Happy 1st birthday to our friends at Team Cocktail. Be sure to check out all of the cool contests and giveaways they have planned to celebrate this milestone. ________________________________________________________ I would argue that Team Cocktail is more than just a booze inspired clothing line, it’s a lifestyle. We’ve had the pleasure of meeting and hanging [...]
From a nationwide search to a Top 20 then Top 10 – now the Final 5 Tommy Bahama Rumologist hopefuls have been announced and voting is in full swing! _______________________________________________________ After reviewing the Top 10 applicants’ new videos and essays, the judging panel had a difficult choice based on the amazing array of talent, personality and [...]
After receiving hundreds of applications from across the country, Tommy Bahama announces ten finalists in the search for their first-ever Rumologist. __________________________________________________ . Tommy Bahama Rumologist Search Continues with Ten Finalists . When the Top 20 finalists were announced for the first-ever Tommy Bahama Rumologist Search on August 30th, the online public voting began and the Tommy Bahama [...]
Rum Bar owner and well-known cane spirits aficionado, Adam Kanter, is in the Tommy Bahama Rumoligist finals!! Read our interview, then go vote!! ____________________________________________________ How and when did you become interested in rum? I suppose my first trip to the Caribbean had to be the start. On a family cruise, my mom booked me an [...]
A few of our personal friends and drinking buddies have been chosen as finalists in the Tommy Bahama Rumologist search. Be sure to show them your support. ___________________________________________________ . When Tommy Bahama speaks, people listen. The well known casual clothing line and restaurant chain put out a call for applications for a staff rum expert [...]
Do you know the difference between a swizzle and a shrubb? Do you dream of Mojitos? If so, Tommy Bahama has an opportunity for you! ___________________________________________________ Tommy Bahama Seeks Rum Expert Tommy Bahama has announced the search for the first-ever Tommy Bahama Rumologist™. They are scouring the country via a distinctive social media campaign [...]
USBG announces the winners of the Bacardi sponsored Pina Colada Competition held last week at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans. ________________________________________________________ Debbi Peek Wins With “No Passport Required” Tales of the Cocktail hosted the United States Bartenders’ Guild (USBG) Pina Colada Competition on July 22, 2011, in New Orleans, challenging 17 of the [...]
Appleton Estate prepares for the 2011 edition of their Remixology Cocktail Competition. Here are the details with a look back at some of the 2010 action. _______________________________________________________ Calling All Bartenders… There are ‘cocktail competitions’ and then there are COCKTAIL COMPETITIONS!!! Appleton Estate Remixology has quickly become one of the biggest and best contests in the [...]
Our friend Rum Shop Ryan has teamed up with the Key West Express ferry boat to give away two round trip tickets from Ft. Myers to Key West. Here’s the deal. ___________________________________________________ Set Sail on the Key West Express Can you make a good cocktail? Have you ever wanted to take a ’3 hour tour’ [...]
Tales of the Cocktail is set to host the US Bartenders Guild-BACARDI Pina Colada Competition next month in New Orleans. Here’s the scoop. _______________________________________________________ If you like Pina Coladas, you’re going to dig this. The United States Bartenders Guild, BACARDI Rum and In the Mix Magazine are organizing a drinks competition to be held next month [...]
Hot on the heels of having their fan base select its next flavor, Malibu Rum is now allowing them to potentially create its advertising. ___________________________________________ If you’ve ever wanted to be in the director’s seat, now is your chance. Malibu Cranberry-Cherry, chosen by fans to be Malibu’s newest flavor addition, is searching for an inspired [...]
The Hukilau honors its 10th anniversary with an epic contest featuring an iconic tropical drink and a panel of acclaimed rum experts. Don’t miss it! ________________________________________ The Hukilau presents The Master Mixologist Rum Barrel Challenge In 2010, The Hukilau introduced the Master Mixologist Cocktail Challenge, a high-octane bartending contest in which participants raced the clock [...]
Following two months of contest entries, Barritt’s Ginger Beer announces the winners of their Bermuda Getaway contest. Check out these great cocktails. ___________________________________________ Every year, Barritt’s Ginger Beer hosts a cocktail competition called the Barritt’s Bermuda Getaway. The rules are simple – create the next great cocktail using Barritt’s Ginger Beer as one of the [...]
We received nearly 1000 entries for our Rum Ren. VIP giveaway. The winners have been selected, notified and are readying for a week of fun and rum in Miami………… If you didn’t win, you should still attend Rum Renaissance next week. This year’s celebration promises to be bigger and better than ever before with a [...]
If getting the royal rum treatment next week at the Miami Rum Renaissance Festival sounds like fun to you, don’t forget to sign up for our VIP giveaway contest! ________________________________ Click here for details.