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Fire Brings Heat

Hawaii gets its first high-end rum bar at the Sheraton Waikiki. Rum Fire is a sure hit with 101 rums on the menu and a perfect view of Diamond Head. Click here for details.

Reinventing Trader Vic’s-Chicago

Chicago tiki-heads celebrate the big re-opening of Trader Vic’s. After 48 years at the Palmer House, TV’s has a new spot on State St. Hooraaaayyy!! Get the scoop at Chicago Tribune.

A Smokey Rum Bar Survives

A rum bar in Dallas, Texas wins an exemption from the statewide ban on indoor smoking. The Havana Social Club specializes in Cuban food, rum and cigars. Click here for the details.

There are many factors that make up a good rum bar: selection, staff, location, atmosphere. Let me tell you, Rum Runners Bar in Key West has it all covered. This five barstool bar sits in a tiny space on the ground floor of the Speakeasy Inn on the quiet end of Duval Street, Key West’s [...]

The Next Big Thing

Here’s yet another article about rum being “the next big thing.” Fortunately, this one focuses on some of the best rum bars in London. Click here to check it out.

Mojitos Restaurant

If you find yourself in Pasadena, CA anytime soon, swing by Mojitos Restaurant & Rum Bar. They have 45 rums on the shelf, great food and a lively happy hour. Click here for details.

Skeeterz

There’s no better place to enjoy a Bounty Rum than at Skeeterz, a classic beach bar on St. Lucia. They’ve got a great website too, to get you in the mood.

Merkato 55…

a swank new bar and restaurant in New York’s meat- packing district, boasts a selection of crazy infused rums including lemon grass, date and curry leaf. NY Times has the full story.

New World Record

Lobby Lounge at the Marco Polo Hotel in Hong Kong has won the distinction of “bar with the world’s most varieties of rum” by Guinness World Records. Click here to check it out.

Tiki Ti

This 12 barstool tiki bar in LA has become world famous since opening in 1961. Drop in for 1 of over 80 menu drinks and hang with the wonderfully weird regulars. Click here for details.

Big Sugar

After discovering high-end rums in South America and the Caribbean, Warren Belford helps Big Sugar become one of the best new rum bars in Florida. Click here for details.

Embrace The Dark Side

Bars on Toronto’s Queen Street push dark rum drinks at their annual Cuban festival. The Culto a la Vida was a big hit. Get the recipe here.

Golden Monkey

…has a variety of rum that tops 40 brands, a crew of master bartenders and an ultra-hip opium den vibe. Give them a try next time you’re in Melbourne. Click here for the where and when.