Cruzan 9 Spiced Rum continues to impress. This time, The Stogie Guys give it a taste test and pair it up with a few nice cigars. Check out their entire review.
After traveling thousands of miles and consuming hundreds of cocktails, GQ Magazine names their choices for the top 25 cocktail bars in the United States. GQ Names the 25 Best Cocktail Bars in America NEW YORK, Sept. 22 — To compile and rank the nation’s best cocktail bars for the October issue, GQ traveled over [...]
Mount Gay Eclipse and Eclipse Silver get a new look with an updated label and sleek new bottle design just in time for their 100th anniversary. Nicely done. Click here for the full story.
Following a 5 month renovation, Trader Vic’s in Emeryville, CA will be opening its doors to patrons and guests for dinner Tuesday, September 28th. You’ll be impressed by many new additions to their food and drink menu. Perhaps the most interesting is the Mai Tai Wave, a flight of Mai Tais featuring three flavors: Guava, [...]
Reggae at its best with a pinch of dub, folk and lounge thrown in for good measure. Finley Quaye has been on our Sunday chillout soundtrack for quite some time. _______________________________________________ Every now and then an artist comes along that seems to stay on constant rotation on the Rum Connection iPod. Finley Quaye is that [...]
Looking for a weekend escape in the Caribbean? The Independent has a few ideas of how you might spend 48 hours on the beautiful island of Barbados. Click here for details.
“We went from Carrie and the girls sipping Cosmos to Mad Men downing Old-Fashioneds like they’re going out of style.” Cocktail commentary from NJ.com. Click here for the full article.
From their beginning in 1872 in Cuba to their modern facility in the Dominican Republic, take a look at the Story of Ron Matusalem. Rum history at its best. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not scheduled to open for business until September 27th, The Hurricane Club is already packed. Press, chefs and drink industry VIPs get a sneak peak. Click here for the full story.
Known as Mr. Rum in some circles, Rob Burr has worn out a passport or two traveling the world in search of fine spirits and good times. Here’s our interview. How and when did you become interested in rum? In the early 1970s the official drinking age was 18. I had already decided rum was [...]
Grab your friends, pack up the station wagon and get ready for a Tiki ROAD TRIP!! This book by James Teitelbaum covers every attraction from coast to coast. Get it at Amazon.
Almost a Daiquiri, but not quite. Esquire Magazine rolls out another classic cocktail recipe with a side of wisdom from Dave Wondrich. Enjoy. Click here for the recipe.
“The Caribbean is one of the best regions in the world for beaches, and one of the best for cool bars.” Here are 5 of the best beach bars from SpotCoolStuff.com Click here for the full article.
The heated rum-industry dialogue between leaders in the USVI and Puerto Rico continues. Governor John P. deJongh responds to the latest attacks from PR. ___________________________________________________________ U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS ADDRESSES PUERTO RICO GROUP’S ATTACKS National Puerto Rican Coalition Launches Last-Minute Desperation Attack Based on Lies and Fabrications Economic Leadership Is Needed to Help Puerto Rico, [...]
Chip Dykstra signs in with a review of El Dorado Single Barrel ICBU. This is part of the super-premium (and difficult to find) Connoisseur’s Range from ED. El Dorado Single Barrel ICBU Rum (Savalle Still) (86.5/100) a review By Chip Dykstra (Aka Arctic Wolf) . El Dorado has introduced a Single Barrel rum using only distillation [...]
