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