Tag Archives: Distraction

Rum for Mum

Rum for Mum

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Mother’s Day is this coming Sunday and is set to be a boozy holiday around Rum Connection headquarters.  Here’s our official Gift Guide.  Cheers. ____________________________________________________ About 5 years ago, I introduced my mother to rum.  After being a lifelong teetotaler, I was astonished that she took to it with such enthusiasm.  She’s no party animal, [...]

Free Stickers

Free Stickers

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Yes, the free Rum Connection sticker giveaway is back!  Can you believe it?  Click for details. _____________________________________________________ For a limited time and while supplies last, you can get a super-cool Rum Connection sticker for absolutely free.  Send a self addressed, stamped business-sized envelope to the address below and we’ll get one out to you.  Stick [...]

Still Drinkin’!

Still Drinkin’!

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You might suspect that tough economic times would hurt the liquor and bar business, right?  A new study reveals quite the opposite.  Here are the details. ______________________________________________________ Hard Times Call For Hard Drinks Have you ever wondered how the economy effects the trends in alcohol consumption and liquor sales.  Well, there are people who actually [...]

Happy 2012

Happy 2012

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5-4-3-2-1…..Hap-py New Year!!!  Thanks for spending yet another boozy year with Rum Connection.  Stay tuned for an action packed 2012.  Cheers!!

Hangover Cures

Hangover Cures

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If you’re planning on ringing in the New Year with a full-on party this Saturday night, you may need a hangover remedy Sunday morning.  Here are our favorites. _______________________________________________________ So, the original plan was to meet a few friends at your local watering hole for “one, maybe two drinks.”  By 4am you’re stumbling home, singing [...]

YO HO HO!!

YO HO HO!!

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Happy Holidays from your friends at Rum Connection. May you enjoy good friends, good cheer and good spirits throughout the year.  Cheers!

Painkiller LOVE

Painkiller LOVE

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Dim the lights and cue the 1970′s era porno music because there’s a big love-fest going on over here for the one and only Painkiller cocktail. _______________________________________________________________________   Yesterday you read about our visit to the Soggy Dollar Bar and what fun we had relaxing and sipping great rum cocktails on the beautiful shores of [...]

Jokes with Foxy Callwood

Jokes with Foxy Callwood

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Of all the interesting characters in the BVI, Foxy Callwood may be the most memorable.  He serves drinks, plays island songs and even tells jokes.  Enjoy. _______________________________________________________ Foxy Callwood opened his bar on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands more than 40 years ago.  This hot spot is packed day and night with [...]

Sailor Survey

Sailor Survey

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To celebrate the first-ever Bartender Appreciation Day, Sailor Jerry Rum raises a glass to mixologists by revealing Americans’ tipping habits.   _____________________________________________________ With the arrival of the holiday season, so starts the busiest time of the year for the hard-working bartenders throughout the USA.  Tomorrow marks the first-ever Bartender Appreciation Day  and, to recognize those [...]

Bunn’s Musical Taxi

Bunn’s Musical Taxi

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A designated driver is always in order during a good bar hopping session, even in the BVIs.  If you’re lucky you’ll get a ride from Bunn, the musical cab driver. ____________________________________________________ So, I was spending a lazy afternoon with some drinking buddies at Foxy’s Bar on Jost Van Dyke when I had the urge to [...]

Holiday Drinking

Holiday Drinking

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Happy Thanksgiving!  Today will surely be filled with hours of football watching, turkey eating and quality time with loved ones.  So, what are you drinking? _____________________________________________________ This time of year I always find myself trying to find an appropriate holiday cocktail to serve at parties and family get-togethers.  It can be tough.  Does anyone really [...]

Gang of Rummies

Gang of Rummies

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A week of rum and beach bar research in the Virgin Islands takes a lot of planning, preparation and the right crew of traveling buddies.  Meet mine. _____________________________________________________ When planning my recent research trip to the islands, I developed a list of priorities – things that I wanted to do and see to make the [...]

Captain Morgan’s Ship Found

Captain Morgan’s Ship Found

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A research team funded by the Captain Morgan Spiced Rum brand has discovered the wreckage of a ship that once belonged to the actual Captain Henry Morgan. _____________________________________________________ A team of leading U.S. archaeologists have discovered the wreckage of a ship they believe to be part of Captain Henry Morgan’s lost fleet at the mouth [...]

Bottling Cruzan

Bottling Cruzan

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For your Thursday entertainment we present a look at the bottling line at Florida Caribbean Distillers in central Florida.  Warning: This could make you thirsty.  Enjoy! _______________________________________________________ On a recent trip to Florida Caribbean Distillers in Auburndale, Florida we were treated to an insider’s tour of their gigantic facility.  It was wonderful, high tech and [...]

National Hammock Day

National Hammock Day

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That’s right, July 22nd is National Hammock Day.  Kick up your feet, grab a beverage and give a salute to the most comfortable of all backyard furniture. ___________________________________________________ A Day to Celebrate Relaxation The work week comes to an end with another weird holiday, National Hammock Day.  The Rum Connection crew seems to identify with [...]