Angostura’s commitment to producing fine rums has been reinforced after being crowned Rum Grand Master 2011 in London. Read on… ______________________________________________________ Angostura’s portfolio of Pure Trinidadian rum was recognised at the Spirits Master Series, one of the world’s most respected and high profile blind tasting competitions in the industry. The judging panel was chaired by Dominic [...]
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 [...]
Martinique’s Travel Promotion Bureau wins a Silver Magellan Award for La Route des Rhums, a self-guided tour of the island’s tradition of rum distilling. _____________________________________________________ The Martinique Promotion Bureau was recently named among the winners of Travel Weekly’s Magellan Awards. Among the travel industry’s top honors, Magellan Awards recognize the very best in marketing and design [...]
The Caribbean Alcohol Beverage Tasting Competition was held last week during the second annual Rum & Beer Festival in Barbados. The winners are…. ____________________________________________________ White Rum Gold – El Dorado White – Demerara Distillers Silver – Mount Gay Silver – Mount Gay Distillers Bronze – Clarkes Court White – Grenada Distillers Overproof Rum Gold – [...]
The UK Rum Fest and its founder, Ian Burrell, hosted the second annual Golden Rum Barrel Awards last weekend in London. Here are the winners… _____________________________________________________ Rum Distillery of the Year Foursquare Distillery, Barbados Rum Distiller of the Year Richard Seale (Foursquare, Barbados) Rum Blender of the Year Tito Cordero (Venezuela, Diplomatico) Rum Blogger of [...]
The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences proudly bestows its coveted Five-Star Diamond Award to Puerto Rico’s Destilería Serrallés for DonQ Gran Añejo. ___________________________________________________ The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences (AAHS) just doesn’t give its Five-Star rating to any rum; in fact they found only one worthy enough of this honor: Don Q Gran Añejo. This prestigious honor will be [...]
The SIP Awards recently hosted its 2011 competition at the Vin de Syrah Spirit & Wine Parlor in downtown San Diego. Here are the results. ____________________________________________________ Distillers rallied their highest quality spirits to compete for the coveted status as a consumer favorite. The competition, which enlists consumers to form its judging panel, featured 73 judges [...]
The Spirited Awards, the ultimate nod of excellence from the booze world, announce their 2011 nominees. Winners will be awarded at Tales of the Cocktail. ___________________________________________ Tales Announces Award Nominees Nominees have been chosen by a group of esteemed members of the cocktail industry for the prestigious Spirited Awards. The Ceremony will be held in [...]
The Rum XP Tasting Competition was held last week in Miami. Rums were sampled, scored and medals awarded to the finest in each class. The winners are…. __________________________________________________ Rum XP Announces Winners of Tasting Competition by Mike Streeter Being a member of the Rum XP (International Rum Expert Panel) has afforded me several memorable opportunities. I’ve [...]
Congrats to our friends at 85 Lashes for winning a silver medal at the SF World Spirits Competition. Here’s the skinny on this small batch rum from St. Louis. __________________________________________ Click here for more on 85 Lashes.
The results are in. More than 1100 spirits were submitted in this year’s San Francisco World Spirits Competition and some of our favorites won big. ____________________________________________________ Results – 2011 San Francisco World Spirits Competition White Rum Best White Rum, Double Gold, Tøz White Gold Rum, St. Lucia Double Gold Medal, Flor de Caña 4 Year [...]
Some of the world’s finest rums were sampled, scored and awarded this month by the esteemed Ultimate Spirits Challenge judging panel. Here are the winners. ___________________________________________________ 2011 Ultimate Spirits Challenge In the heart of NYC, the panel of Ultimate Spirits Challenge judges sampled hundreds of fine spirits and following multiple stages of competitive judging over [...]
Australia’s Holey Dollar Rum continues to gain recognition for their unique lineup. The Spirits Masters Series awards them three medals this week. ____________________________________________________ Holey Dollar – No Ordinary Rum Arguably rum is one of the most diverse spirits around, with examples coming from all over the globe including the Caribbean, Philippines, Venezuela, Cuba, and Trinidad [...]
The Caribbean Alcohol Beverage Tasting Competition was held last week during the first annual Rum & Beer Festival in Barbados. The winners are…. _______________________________________________ The 2010 Caribbean Alcohol Beverage (CAB) Award Results White Rum GOLD – Allen Alleyne White (R.L. Seale, Barbados) SILVER – Elements 8 White (St. Lucia Distillers) BRONZE – Appleton White (Appleton [...]
Angostura brought the carnival spirit to London when they held the European Finals of the International Angostura Cocktail Challenge at UK Rumfest 2010. __________________________________________________ Angostura Crowns European Cocktail Champion Angostura brought the carnival spirit to London when they held the European Finals of the International Angostura Cocktail Challenge at UK Rumfest 2010. German mixologist Wolfgang [...]
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