“After 3 days of history, glorious beaches and rum, I’ve realised that there is a great deal more to Puerto Rico than gaudy casinos and burger chains.” Daily Mail ___________________________________________________________ Love for Puerto Rico from DailyMail.co. Click here for the full story.
Sammy Hagar talks rum, a look at Callwood Distillery, Leblon launches in Australia, strong cocktails at Seabright and more in this week’s rum news. ____________________________________________________ The Sun reports that Sammy Hagar continued the roll out of his new Beach Bar Rum at a star-studded event and tasting at the Cabo Wabo Cantina in Las Vegas. Carl [...]
New York’s Shingo Gokan tops a field of 26 of the world’s best bartenders to win this year’s Bacardi Global Legacy Cocktail Competition. _____________________________________________________ United States Bartender Shingo Gokan from New York City is the winner of the 2012 BACARDI Global Legacy Cocktail Competition (BGLCC) hosted by BACARDI. Gokan emerged from a field of 26 [...]
Our floating pub crawl continues, this time on the beautiful island of Ambergris Caye in Belize. First stop, rum cocktail sampling at Rojo Lounge. Here we go! _____________________________________________________ Our first-ever floating pub crawl last October was so much fun that we decided to do it again, this time in Belize. Much like our research trip [...]
Following a series of qualifying rounds, Angostura hosted their Global Cocktail Competition in Trinidad to crown this year’s mixology grand champion. _____________________________________________________ Mixologists from the US, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Russia, China, South Africa, Malaysia, India, South America, the Caribbean and Trinidad and Tobago gathered in Port of Spain earlier this month for the final [...]
Another ready-to-drink cocktail is set to hit the market. Gosling’s plans to launch their canned Dark ‘n Stormy in select cities this month. ________________________________________________________ The national drink of Bermuda is coming to American shores ready to drink, in a stylish new 8.4 oz./250 ml can. A deliciously refreshing blend of Gosling’s Black Seal Rum and Gosling’s Stormy Ginger [...]
Become an encyclopedia of useful (and occasionally pointless) booze knowledge with a little help from one of our favorite books, Alcoholica Esoterica. ____________________________________________________ Finally, there’s a book that’s almost as much fun as having a couple of drinks. Alcoholica Esoterica presents the history and culture of booze as told by a writer with a knack [...]
“As the bright sun beat down, melting the ice cubes of yet another rum punch, I lay half asleep by a hotel pool.” Globe and Mail gets lazy in Grenada. ___________________________________________________ Click here for details.
Louisiana Spirits gets the green light, Plantation Rum preps for 2012 expansion, 8 Speakeasies reviewed and much more in this week’s rum news. ___________________________________________________ Moodie Reports on another win for Atlantico Rum! ”Monarq Group has reached an agreement with Miami-based Alebrand Spirits Company LLC, for the management, distribution and marketing of Atlantico Rum in Latin [...]
2200 entries have been narrowed down to 24 finalists for the Outstanding Bar Award from the James Beard Foundation. Here are the finalists. __________________________________________________________ Campari has announced that it will be the presenting sponsor of the James Beard Foundation Awards’ first-ever “Outstanding Bar Program Award.” The debut award category breaks new ground by recognizing a restaurant or [...]
Those unusual looking bottles of rum and cachaca are flying off the shelves!! SXLiquors is set for a major national and international expansion. Here’s more. _____________________________________________________ SXLiquors, a unique startup company headquartered in Fort Lauderdale and launched in Miami, is expanding rapidly across Florida and plans to enter additional states and select international markets in the coming months. The company [...]
What do you get when you combine high-octane white rum and a live snake? Viper Rum! I figured this was just a bit of Central American lore…wow, was I wrong. ______________________________________________________ Most Central American countries claim a wide array of bizarre alcoholic potions and home grown concoctions. Belize is no different. After listening to endless [...]
Who says a cocktail has to be complicated to be tasty? This one has two ingredients and has long been a Belizean favorite. Enjoy!! ____________________________________________________ The Panty Rippa may as well be the national cocktail of Belize. They’re served everywhere and in mass quantity. Tourists like them, locals like them, they’re inexpensive and taste great. [...]
The third annual Manhattan Cocktail Classic prepares to host thousands of festival goers for five days of cocktails, culture & pure fun. Here’s the scoop. _____________________________________________________ The Manhattan Cocktail Classic, New York City’s annual five-day celebration of cocktails and culture, is gearing up to ignite the city once again for the third annual festival, taking [...]
The Montreal Gazette breaks out beyond the beaches and tourist shops of Barbados to discover the history and tradition of rum at St. Nicholas Abbey. ______________________________________________________ Click here for the full story.
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