Rum Club boasts a murderer’s row of some of Portland’s best bartenders — and we’re not just talking about the folks behind the bar. The best mixologists from throughout the city can often be found sitting at the dim, packed horseshoe bar, slugging back dealers’ choice rum cocktails or the kind of daiquiris that Hemingway dreamed of, probably while drinking slightly-less-delicious daiquiris and writing sparse prose. Considering you’re likely to spot the face of a mixologist who’s written a book among the thirsty, happy patrons of this no-bullshit spot, that’s a pretty good sign. Even better, it’s a stone’s throw from one of Portland’s best dives, The Slammer, which also counts half the service industry as its groggy patrons at last call.