Monthly Archives: March 2010

The Three R’s

The Three R’s

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Our friends at GlamNest practice the three “R’s” on the beautiful island of Barbados: rest, relaxation and recreational drinking.  Check it out. Click here to read the entire article.

Travel Channel Features Tortuga

Travel Channel Features Tortuga

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Travel Channel is set to give their viewers an inside look at Grand Cayman’s own Tortuga Rum Company.  The segment will air on May 15th. Get the “where and when” at Caymen Net News.

Sailor Jerry Responds

Sailor Jerry Responds

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After mixed reviews of their recent Spiced Rum formula change, the Sailor Jerry UK Team responds to critics. Here’s what they had to say.

Matusalem Gran Reserva

Matusalem Gran Reserva

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Drinkhacker sips on Matusalem Gran Reserva 15 Year Rum.  What did he think? Read the entire review here.

Grapefruit Bitters

Grapefruit Bitters

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The Real Food Made Easy blog pulls together an overproof rum-based bitters recipe that is sure to liven up any cocktail.  Enjoy! Click here for details.

Barbancourt Rebuilds

Barbancourt Rebuilds

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As Haiti struggles to recover from the devastating January 12 earthquake, Rhum Barbancourt makes plans to rebuild business to pre-quake levels. Reuters has the scoop.

Appleton 21 Review

Appleton 21 Review

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Chip Dykstra, The Arctic Wolf, goes a round or two with Appleton Estate 21 Year Old Rum.  What did he think?  Read the entire review here. Appleton Estate 21 Yr Old Rum 86.5/100 a review by Chip Dykstra (Aka Arctic Wolf) ______________________________________ Appleton Estate reaches for the high rungs on the Appleton Estate ladder with [...]

Don Q & Universal Ink Deal

Don Q & Universal Ink Deal

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Don Q Rum seeks to gain a larger piece of the US market by partnering with Universal Pictures.  The deal will integrate Don Q brands in movies, premiers and events. Click here for details.

Polished Palate Awards

Polished Palate Awards

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More from the world of prize winning spirits…..Central American rums get major respect at the 5th annual Polished Palate International Rum Competition. Click here to check out the winners.

Inner Circle Scores Big

Inner Circle Scores Big

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Inner Circle Green Dot rum has won the prestigious “Spirit of the Year” award at the 2010 World Spirit Awards. Get the skinny at Shout.com

Tommy Bahama Takes Gold

Tommy Bahama Takes Gold

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Tommy Bahama takes a gold medal for their White Sand and Golden Sun rums at the 2010 San Francisco Spirits Competition.  Nicely done Tommy B! Peep the results here.

Rum Punch

Rum Punch

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In need of a mental transport to the Caribbean, our friends at the Beach Eats Blog put together a nice rum punch recipe.  Enjoy! Check ‘em out at Beacheats.blogspot.com.

Sink The Sailor

Sink The Sailor

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A full fledged revolt against the Sailor Jerry formula change is in effect.  SinkTheSailor.co.uk has started a campaign to bring back the original recipe. Click here to join the campaign.

TFRS View on Sailor Jerry

TFRS View on Sailor Jerry

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After Sailor Jerry up and changed the formula of their spiced rum, we were curious about what people were saying.  Here’s The Floating Rum Shack’s perspective. Rum Connection We reported recently that the UK has a new flavour profile to Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, but we are seeing that it’s not been received with open [...]

Nothin’ But Net Punch

Nothin’ But Net Punch

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This is not some sissy bridal shower punch. A bit tart and not overly sweet, this spiced rum punch will be the hit of your March Mania hoops watch party. Get the recipe here.