Cockspur Rum wins big at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition scoring a Double Gold medal and being selected as Best Gold Rum. _____________________________________________ The West Indies Rum Distillery, producers of Cockspur Rum, has announced its results in the 2012 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Cockspur Fine Rum, the Distillery’s flagship brand, brought home a [...]
The Vancouver Sun has all the details about pinching pennies while eating, drinking and relaxing your way around the beautiful island of Bermuda. ____________________________________________________ Click here for the full article.
Limited Edition rum from Bundy, a tiki safari in New York, rum and fun in the DR, another great review of Plantation 3-Star and more in this week’s news. ___________________________________________________________ The Breadfruit in Pheonix celebrates spring with a new option on their cocktail menu, the Kiwi Reserve. With Mount Gay Rum, muddled organic kiwi, pineapple [...]
Are you a fan of Sailor Jerry Rum? How about Sailor Jerry tattoos? Well, get on over to the App Store for a taste of both. Enjoy! ___________________________________________________ Rum brands launching smartphone apps is all the rage. Some of them are useful, some are just silly, but most of them are well designed and good [...]
Pernod Ricard, taking note of the US Supreme Court’s trademark decision against Havana Club, announces the Stateside launch of Havanista. __________________________________________________ Havana Club Rum was recently dealt another blow in their trademark fight in the US. The Supreme Court refused to review the controversial decision which prevented the renewal of their trademarked brand name. In [...]
The original 90 year old recipe for Alnwick Rum is rediscovered and inspires the resurrection of an entire brand. Here’s more… _____________________________________________________ Alnwick Rum was first produced in Northern England during the First World War as a unique and complex blend of pot-still and continuous-still rums from Jamaica and Guyana. The brand was originally associated [...]
Plantation Rum brings home an unprecedented nine medals, including 4 Best in Class, from the Rum XP Tasting Competition. Here are the details. ___________________________________________________________ Suntan, snapshots and seashells. That’s what most people bring home from a trip to Miami. But if you are Plantation Rum from producer Cognac Ferrand, you bring home the gold. Gold [...]
“Trinidad is legendary for its joyous, festive, hard-partying Carnival celebrations, but what goes on in Tobago?” Huffington Post goes island hopping. ___________________________________________________ Click here for the full story.
Rum history from Key West, Sammy’s Beach Bar opens in New Jersey, Havana Club launches a chain of pop-up mojito bars and more in this week’s rum news. ___________________________________________________ Havana Club is prepared to launch a series of pop-up ‘Mojito Embassy’ bars in cities across the globe in an effort to introduce new consumers to [...]
Mother’s Day is this coming Sunday and is set to be a boozy holiday around Rum Connection headquarters. Here’s our official Gift Guide. Cheers. ____________________________________________________ About 5 years ago, I introduced my mother to rum. After being a lifelong teetotaler, I was astonished that she took to it with such enthusiasm. She’s no party animal, [...]
Tales of the Cocktail announces the winner of its 2012 Official Cocktail Competition. Dominic Venegas’ “Rum Row” Old Fashioned takes home the gold. ____________________________________________________ Tales of the Cocktail in partnership with Mutineer Magazine has announced the winner of the 2012 Official Cocktail Competition. Dominic Venegas of NoMad Hotel is the winner for his original creation, the “Rum [...]
Learn how to mix 100 tropical drinks and get festive food and decorating tips at the same time. Trader Vic’s Tiki Party is 180 pages of intoxicating fun. ____________________________________________________ The tiki volcano is erupting all over again, and now Trader Vic’s, the legendary purveyor of Polynesian food, drinks, and fantasy, wants to help us bring [...]
It’s cocktail time with a little help from Don Q. Monkey Business is the perfect blend of Puerto Rican rum, Anisette Liqueur and Coconut Milk. Enjoy. _____________________________________________________ It’s a beautiful day and if you’re looking for an interesting cocktail to serve up this afternoon, look no further than the Monkey Business. Our friend Esteban Ordonez, Don [...]
A cocktail expert and a product designer put their love of good drinks and bar tools together to create a better swizzle. Now they need your help bringing it to market. ___________________________________________________ The swizzle, as a drink, is typically rum-based with origins in the Carribean. The island of Bermuda has strong connections to the [...]
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