12 Aug The Daily Pour Acquires Nation’s Largest Rum Festival

On August 5th, 2026, Mediaite reported The Daily Pour’s acquisition of the Rum Festival & Congress, which hosts events in New York, Miami, Chicago, and California (with more cities in 2027) as well as its media arm, The Rum Lab. This has The Daily Pour on track to host more than 40 events in 2027 as their acquisition across spirits and non-alc categories continues to grow. 

The Daily Pour was founded in 2024 by TV personality and host Dan Abrams, and is the nation’s largest spirits media company. With the Rum Festival & Congress added to its repertoire, The Daily Pour now hosts five festival and event brands: Whiskey Washback, Whiskey Riot, Arte Agave, non-alc leader Drinks with Benefits (recently named a Top 10 Specialty Festival by USA Today), and The Rum Festival & Congress. 

“The Rum Festival & Congress has built something exceptional in the rum space: a loyal consumer base, a strong sponsor network, and a reputation for world-class events,” Dan Abrams told Mediaite. “The Daily Pour has now become the only platform in the country where a spirits or beverage brand can activate nationally, across events, content, and commerce, under one roof.”

The Daily Pour’s reach now spans whiskey, tequila, agave, rum, and non-alcoholic beverages – and that doesn’t even include the company’s media reach. Mediaite reported that “The Daily Pour includes a video creator network with over 2.5 million followers, an AI-powered spirits app with 30,000+ downloads, an industry leading website with 250,000+ monthly visitors, and a 100,000+ subscriber newsletter. The Rum Lab, which is the media arm for the Rum Festival & Congress, will be fully integrated into The Daily Pour, consolidating its rum coverage, reviews, and festival content under one unified platform at thedailypour.com.”

This is the company’s fourth acquisition in under two years, and they don’t plan to slow down any time soon.  

Read the full Mediaite article here.