If you’re looking to put an island twist on this year’s holiday soundtrack, check out Christmas Greetings from Studio 1. Jingle Bells has never sounded so good! _____________________________________________________ Christmas is just a few days away and that means it’s time to break out your collection of holiday records and CDs. If you’ve been following Rum [...]
Find The Best.com pulls together data from the industry’s most trusted experts and awards Smart Badges to the top 10 alcoholic beverages. __________________________________________________________________________ Rum Lover’s Top 10 FindTheBest, an unbiased data-driven comparison engine, just released the Smart Badges for the highest rated alcoholic beverages—beers, brandy, champagne, wine, gin, rum, tequila, vodka, and whiskey— just [...]
Dim the lights and cue the 1970′s era porno music because there’s a big love-fest going on over here for the one and only Painkiller cocktail. _______________________________________________________________________ Yesterday you read about our visit to the Soggy Dollar Bar and what fun we had relaxing and sipping great rum cocktails on the beautiful shores of [...]
The final stop on the British Virgin Islands slice of our rum research trip brought us to the world famous Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke. Check it out. _____________________________________________________ At just 3 square miles, Jost Van Dyke is no more than a tiny speck of land in the British Virgin Islands. It has [...]
Get into the holiday spirit with a little help from Don Q. The Snowy Day Punch is a rum-packed holiday libation with a hint of the islands. Enjoy! ____________________________________________________ If you’re looking for an interesting cocktail to serve your guests at this year’s holiday party, look no further than the Snowy Day Punch. Our friend Esteban [...]
MSNBC’s segment by Today Travel checks out the history, culture, art, architecture and rhum scene on the beautiful island of Martinique. _____________________________________________________ Click here for the full story.
Food and drink culture in Jamaica, a new Bacardi distillery & visitors center in Nassau, rummy gift requests for Santa and more in this week’s rum news. _____________________________________________________ Holiday gift buying time is running short so order your Rum Connection T-Shirts today! They make great gifts and are sure to put a smile on the face [...]
Of all the interesting characters in the BVI, Foxy Callwood may be the most memorable. He serves drinks, plays island songs and even tells jokes. Enjoy. _______________________________________________________ Foxy Callwood opened his bar on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands more than 40 years ago. This hot spot is packed day and night with [...]
Looking for a holiday gift for your favorite rummy? Check out Micro-Distilleries in the US and Canada by David Rehner. It’s 300 pages of liquid inspiration! ___________________________________________________ Enjoying fine spirits is an experience to be savored. Micro-distilleries understand that, and their atmosphere provides you with an experience as unique as their spirits. Until now, no [...]
Another day of rum exploration in the BVIs finds us at another classic waterfront drinking establishment. This time we check out the legendary Willy T. _____________________________________________________ Norman Island sits just seven miles south of Tortola at the southern tip of the British Virgin Islands. It is 2.5 miles long with a total land mass of [...]
Two new rums from Plantation hit the UK. Trinidad 1999 Banyuls Finish and Barbados 5 Yr Old Pineau des Charentes Finish have been released in ltd. editions. ____________________________________________________ Bibendum has launched two limited edition Plantation Rums exclusively to the UK market. The new single cask bottlings see two of Plantation’s finest rums finished in the casks of [...]
Joey is a south Florida-based cane spirits enthusiast, collector, blogger and the guy with the coolest name in the Rum XP group. Here’s our interview. _____________________________________________________ How and when did you become interested in rum? Growing up in a Cuban household in Miami, I followed in the old man’s footsteps and became a Scotch drinker. [...]
New York Times stumbles upon the beautiful island of Barbados for a weekend of good food, stiff drinks and a stop at the annual Food, Wine and Rum Festival. _____________________________________________________ Click here for the full story.
Hemingway Bar opens in DC, Huffington Post is in love with Plantation Guadeloupe, new distillery write ups, rum reviews and more in this week’s news. ____________________________________________________ Forbes Magazine looks at how Destileria Serralles, makers of Don Q, is changing the culture of rum production with a strong focus on the environment. Plantation 1998 Guadeloupe Single [...]
For exotic rum cocktails at a tiny island bar in the BVIs, you’ve got to check out the super laid back vibe at Saba Rock. You may never leave… _____________________________________________________ The North Sound waters of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands are as tranquil a setting as they come. These picturesque waters are popular [...]
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