With the Angostura Bitters shortage in full swing, bartenders get creative when making one of the classics, the Manhattan.
The Calgary Herald goes straight to the source of rum culture, Barbados. There, they discover how cane spirits are woven into the fabric of everyday life.
Wow!! Jeff “Beachbum” Berry’s new book, Remixed, is so cool that it has its own slick Hollywood-style trailer. Watch it.
Nelson’s blood and the origin of “grog” and “rumbullion.” Rum history, myth and legend is tested by our friends at The Times Colonist.
Let’s face it, the last ten years have been difficult economically and politically, but the NY Times deems the ’00’s a “golden age” for drinking.
Alun Hill of TV Travel Channel.com gets a sneak peek at the legendary Mount Gay Rum distilling process.
The Mount Gay Distillery Tour makes Reuters list of top things to do during a weekend holiday in Barbados.
Take a journey through the world of Ernest Hemingway courtesy of PBS. His rummy exploits in Key West and Cuba are a key feature.
Lower the lights and cue the porno music…. the Kraken Black Spiced Rum gets all cuddly with the Bitter End Blog team.
Cane spirits history, regions, and categories explained by the Burlington Free Press.
David Embury’s classic drinks manuel is available in hard back once again (actually, since 2008.) This is pre-Prohibition mixology at its best.
Planter’s Punch and other easy to make tropical drinks from our friends at T&T Newsday. Enjoy!
From Time Out-New York….”There are many quality rums on the market—here are five worth trying neat, up or on the rocks.”
Dr. Bamboo gets his vitamin C on with an Embassy Cocktail – a tasty combination of Brandy, Cointreau, Jamaican Rum, lime and bitters.
Pauline Holland is one half of the crew at The Floating Rum Shack, the UK’s premier cane spirits blog. Check out our interview.
How and when did you become interested in rum?
To be honest I don’t actually remember becoming interested in rum. It’s always been there, what with having a Bajan mum and a Vincy dad, [...]
