Seven Fathoms Rum snags a silver medal from the International Review of Spirits Competition. Not bad for a brand that was launched in May. Click here for details.
The certified organic food movement started years ago, now the trend takes hold of the liquor industry. David Wilkening writes about its impact. Read the full article here.
Rum 101 and then some from the gang over at Coolthink. _____________________________________________
Bacardi opens its first store on Bay Street in Nassau, Bahamas. The highly stylized store will sell clothing, accessories, household items and, oh yeah, rum. Click here for details.
What did the folks at Santa Teresa Distillery do when 500 poor families set up a squat village on company land? Offer them jobs, land and health care, of course. Washington Post has the full article.
There’s a top ten list of rum in Forbes Magazine (gasp) and you know what…..they just about got it right!! Click here to check out the Forbes list.
As ethanol becomes more common at the corner filling station, a debate about the best use of sugar is getting heated. Rum, ethanol and priorities. Click here for details.
The popularity of rum has hit a new level when you can buy a $2000 bottle of Havana Club’s Maximo Extra Anejo from one of those slicked up gadget magazines! Click here to check it out.
The value of rum exported from Barbados last year was 1.5 times more than their other top commodity, sugar. Check out the entire article in The Advocate…
Vinopolis, the booze mecca of London’s South Bank, has opened a new section devoted to our favorite spirit. Check it out here.
In case you missed it, the Mojito has become THE drink of 2008 and the folks at Bacardi have launched a world-wide media campaign to help spread the gospel. Click here to check it out.
By Ken Ritter – ASSOCIATED PRESS – A federal court has ordered a Nevada businessman to stop using the “Cohiba” name on cigars and rum…. Click here for the full story.
We’re not huge fans of flavored rum around here, but this new Guava batch from our friends at Cruzan makes a great summer cocktail. Click here to read all about it.
