The stout cocktail scene in Portland, Oregon is about to get another rum-infused option. Hale Pele erupts onto the local scene this fall! ____________________________________________________ This Fall, Portland’s newest watering hole, Hale Pele, will open with a bevy of tropical wonders for its patrons. Located on NE Broadway, in the former space of Thatch Tiki Bar, Hale [...]
The Sailor Jerry team heads to London to open a rum bar, music venue, gallery and clothing store all under one roof. Here are the details. _____________________________________________________ We’ve been hearing whispers about it for weeks and the official word has finally come in. London is getting its very own Sailor Jerry pop-up bar, gallery and [...]
The world famous Bomba Shack in the British Virgin Islands has been named one of the Top 10 Beach Bars in the World by AOL Travel. Bravo!! __________________________________________________ Bomba Shack Among Top Beach Bars When it came time for AOL Travel to choose the World’s Top Beach Bars they looked at location, view, character and [...]
The legendary stateline-straddling roadhouse known as the Flora-Bama is back in business following a post-Hurricane Ivan renovation. Here’s more… ____________________________________________________ April 2012 will be an unprecedented month for the Flora-Bama Lounge. This world famous “Last Great American Roadhouse” on the Florida/Alabama state line has completed renovations. Restorations to this iconic establishment include rebuilding the original Main Room [...]
Our tour of the Belizean beach bar scene continues with a trek to the tip of an island for rum and jerk chicken, but we don’t find exactly what we’d hoped. ______________________________________________________ No surprises here: good food and drink have a tendency to play a big part in the lives of the Rum Connection team. [...]
Montanya Rum Distillers of Crested Butte, Colorado was named “Best Après Adventure Bar” in Outside Magazine’s 2012 Global Travel Awards. ____________________________________________________ Montanya Distillers of Crested Butte, CO has been selected by Outside Magazine as a recipient of its first-ever Active Travel Awards. Montanya Distillers was honored as Best Après Adventure Bar. The full list of award winners will be [...]
Our research takes the Belizean floating pub crawl into uncharted waters with a jaunt toward the Mexican border in search of the super-elusive Aquarium Bar. ____________________________________________________ The Belize leg of the floating pub crawl started off with a bang. The cocktails and atmosphere at Rojo Lounge cannot be beat, and we will definitely be back [...]
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 [...]
Still thirsty? Here’s the second installment of Bars with Big Kahuna. This time around he brings us from Key West back to his home turf of Colorado. Enjoy. _____________________________________________________ Since you’re already in Key West, you might as well hit up the folks at Captain Tony’s. Again, not a beach bar, but as historically significant [...]
Confessions of a landlocked rummy… Hold on as our Colorado-based friend Big Kahuna takes us to some of his favorite watering holes. Enjoy! _____________________________________________________ With a cold rum drink in my hand, a beautiful lady by my side and the ocean lapping at my toes, I have to wonder if life gets any better than [...]
After a week of bar analysis in Jamaica, we just happened to find a little neighborhood spot that stood out above the rest. Say hello to Sunset Bar. ____________________________________________________ As a popular Jamaican tourist destination, Montego Bay is a playground of bars. It seems like there are hundreds of them. They come in all shapes [...]
MMMMmmmm! Rum drinks, fresh seafood and a view. Sound good? Get on down to Conch Republic Seafood Company. You won’t regret it. _______________________________________________________ Directly on the harbor at the end of Greene Street in Key West sits an old turn of the century ice house. In this tourist town, ice manufacturing is a thing 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 [...]
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 [...]
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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