Nelson’s blood and the origin of “grog” and “rumbullion.” Rum history, myth and legend is tested by our friends at The Times Colonist. Check out the full story here.
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Happy 2010!!!!
45-4-3-2-1….Happy New Year!!. The Rum Connection team thanks you for another great year of cane spirits geek-ery. Keep drinkin’ RUM!
Ho Ho Ho!!!
3Happy Holidays from your friends at Rum Connection. May there be peace, joy and fine spirits awaiting you around every bend. Cheers!
Rum Thieving Monkeys
2The Vervet Monkey population on the island of St. Kitts seems to have acquired a serious taste for rum and the BBC has the video to prove it. Click here to watch the Rum Thieving video.
Rum Gifts?
10We want to know what you are giving your rum-loving friends this holiday season. Let’s hear what’s in your Santa bag. Comment here.
Holiday Gift Guide-Rum
0Wayne Curtis pulls together a holiday gift guide for those of us with rum-loving friends and family. Get the details here.
Rum Runners & Johnny Walkers
0Take a look at this super-insightful T&T Express article about rum culture and history in Trinidad and Tobago, New York and beyond. Click here for the full story.
Rum In a Bag
2Nothing says “quality” more than shots of rum sold for $0.89 in a bag from your local liquor store. Hurry down to Tropical Liquors in Key West for this one!!
Hellfire Bitters
2“A drop or two of bitters can add herbal depth to cocktails. But when steeped with chiles, so-called Hellfire Bitters also impart a punch of heat.“ Hell yeah!! Get the recipe here.
Rikki’s Zombie
1Rikki Broderick lights up a Zombie for adoring fans at London’s Trailer Happiness. Thanks to Robert V. Burr for the slick videography! Watch the fiery action here.
Spirit of Mount Vernon
2A set of George Washington Distillery Straight Rye Whiskey and Martha Washington Colonial Rum fetches $12,000 at the DSC’s annual spirits auction. Click here for the details.
HC Treasure Hunt
0Havana Club launches a Twitter treasure hunt. The grand prize is two VIP tickets to Gilles Peterson’s album launch in Paris. Start the hunt!
Origins Of Spiced Rum
0An armchair fan of spiced rum sets out to find its origin. She turns over data on grog and bumbo along the way, not to mention a few nice recipes. Click here….it’s a good read.
Strange Rum Facts
1JFK’s favorite rum drink, the real Captain Morgan and traditional quotes and toasts. Check out these strange facts about rum.
Who is Stan Jones?
2A Mountain of Crushed Ice gives props to Stan Jones, cocktail guru, writer and mixology icon. Take a look.
