2-ingredient drinks are great, especially when they’re as refreshing as the Dark ‘n’ Stormy. Here’s the right and wrong way to build a D’n’S from the Chicago Tribune. . Click here for the article.
Caribbean foodie, Judith Harris, first discovered rum in the ’70′s. After penning a series of cookbooks she enters the world of cocktail manuals with Rum Drinks. . Click here for the Nola.com story.
Bacardi releases The Apothecary, the third installment of their “short film” series, True Originals. Once again, nicely done, fellas. Click here to see the full video.
Check out the new website from Elements 8 Rum. Learn about their products, how they’re made and how to mix them. All set to a cool soundtrack. Check out the new E8 site here.
On a quiet stretch of Michigan Ave. in Chicago’s South Loop sits The Weather Mark Tavern, an unassuming place with a laid back vibe and impressive rum-cred. The Weather Mark is just a short stroll from Soldier Field in a part of town where you would expect to see a sports bar rather than a [...]
The Caribbean island of St. Kitts has a lot to offer: beautiful beaches, great weather, friendly people and apparently, a pretty awesome bar scene. Enjoy! Read the entire article here.
Chip Dykstra takes on Downslope White Rum, yet another new high-end small batch spirit from Colorado. How does it rate? Read the entire review here. _______________________________________________________ DownSlope Distilling White Rum . DownSlope Distilling White Rum 78/100 a review by Chip Dykstra (Aka Arctic Wolf) . DownSlope Distilling, Inc. of Centennial, Colorado was incorporated in May of [...]
Great Lakes Distillery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is set to launch a maple syrup flavored, American white oak barrel aged rum known as Roaring Dan’s. . Click here for the scoop on Roaring Dan’s Rum.
The Atlantic reprints The Old Man and the Daiquiri, a Wayne Curtis piece that follows Hemingway’s boozy path through the streets of Havana Cuba. . Click here for the full story from Wayne Curtis.
The guys at Bourbon Blog get a sneak preview of 85 Lashes, the new small batch dark rum from St. Louis-based Amalgamated Distllers. . Get the skinny at Bourbon Blog.
Just in time for patio weather, Rialto in Boston’s Harvard Square, whips up a simple Grapefruit Daiquiri for their summer cocktail menu. Give this one a try. . Boston Herald has the story.
Imbibe Magazine has assembled a list of the “25 Most Influential Cocktail Personalities of the Past Century”…….all of our heroes in one place. . Click here to see the entire list.
Freshly tanned and relaxed from a week of drinking rum in Miami, Chip Dykstra waxes poetic about one of Cuba’s most popular rums, Havana Club 7 Year. ______________________________________ Review: Havana Club 7 – 83.5/100 a review By Chip Dykstra (Aka Arctic Wolf) ______________________________________ In most of the world, Havana Club rum is associated with the [...]
Concern for the environment and simple economics push Ron Mulata in Cuba to make a switch from diesel powered generators to bio-fuels at their main plant. Read the article here.
Zane Lamprey discovers the rum shop scene in Barbados as Three Sheets heads to the Caribbean. Check out the full episode on Hulu.com. Click here to watch.
