Bacardi promised a year of 150th anniversary parties and they weren’t joking. The stars came out in Miami last weekend to honor rum’s biggest brand. _____________________________________________________ On Saturday, January 28, Robert Furniss-Roe, Regional President of Bacardi North America, along with Facundo L. Bacardi, Chairman of Bacardi Limited and great-great grandson of Company founder Don Facundo Bacardi Masso, [...]
Mark your calendars, it’s nearly time for cane spirits aficionados from around the world to invade Miami for the week long celebration that is Rum Renaissance. _________________________________________________ The fourth annual Miami Rum Renaissance Festival, the largest gathering of rum experts and professionals in the world, will commence April 16 to 22 in South Florida. Rum [...]
Bacardi makes plans to celebrate their 150th birthday in 2012 with a year of parties, promotions, retail exclusives and a brand new limited-edition rum. _____________________________________________________ Bacardi declared today that 2012 will be its most innovative year since the creation of BACARDI rum in 1862. Throughout the year, Bacardi will host one-of-a-kind birthday parties, launch special [...]
Mark your calendars because the date is set and planning has started for the second annual Key West Bar Crawl to benefit Reef Relief. Don’t miss it. ______________________________________________________ Conched in Key West – Round 2 What started off as a group of friends getting together for some fun in Key West has evolved into an [...]
Two weeks of parties in KW means the official beginning of tourist season. How did we celebrate? By introducing a few hundred people to good rum and cocktails. _____________________________________________________ What a week it was. Thousands of Parrotheads invaded Key West for the annual Meeting of the Minds music conference. Every day was packed with concerts, [...]
The next stop on the Rum Connection European Vacation was London, where Cocktail Week and the UK Rum Fest were on tap. ____________________________________________________ As I rode the Heathrow Express into central London, my head was filled with memories of the events of the last four days in Berlin. I wondered how London Cocktail Week and [...]
It has taken a week to catch up on sleep and readjust to Eastern Time, but the Rum Connection European Vacation was a blast. Here’s the rundown. ____________________________________________________ I’m still not quite sure how it all came together, but the stars aligned, I was blessed by the rum Gods and off I went on a [...]
Following a rebranding of the entire line, Costa Rican distiller Ron Centenario releases their latest drop to rave reviews from loyal fans of the brand. ____________________________________________________ Añejo Especial Costa Rica is a bridge between the cultures of the Americas, a small piece of land surrounded by two oceans. Its huge biodiversity and tropical weather are [...]
Rum Renaissance is about to set sail on a week-long Celebrity Cruise with stops in 6 of the top rum producing islands in the Caribbean. Who’s going!? _____________________________________________________ RUM RENAISSANCE TOURS CARIBBEAN DISTILLERIES ABOARD CELEBRITY CRUISE Robert and Robin Burr, rum enthusiasts and hosts of the Miami Rum Renaissance Festival have collaborated with Celebrity Cruises [...]
Our boozy European vacation continues in London this weekend with a sampling of more than 400 rums at the fifth annual UK Rum Fest. Here’s more…. ___________________________________________________ The Rum Experience Rum is not just a drink; it’s a way of life. For two days rum-lovers will have their taste buds tantalised by the world’s most exclusive [...]
The 2nd annual Rum Fest in Trinidad attracted thousands in search of knowledge, history and a cocktail or two made with the locals favorite, Angostura. ___________________________________________________ Rum Festival Highlights Angostura Angostura, the company that produces the world famous Aromatic Bitters and premium line of rums held its second annual Rum Festival at their facilities in [...]
After four amazingly rummy days in Berlin, we are off to London for a taste of Cocktail Week, a 10 day celebration of the city’s drinking culture. ___________________________________________________ LONDON COCKTAIL WEEK – YEAR 2 Bigger, Better, Extended In its inaugural year, London Cocktail Week welcomed trade professionals from Europe, America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. [...]
RUM, a millennia-old tradition, will receive special honor this weekend in Berlin with its very own trade show….and we’ll be there. Here’s more….. _______________________________________________ For the first time ever, the GERMAN RUM FESTIVAL will take place on October 8th and 9th in Berlin. For two days, the noble spirit will be winding up the capital [...]
Visitors to the sun-drenched island of Barbados are in for a treat this November at the second annual Barbados Food & Wine and Rum Festival. __________________________________________________ In partnership with Travel + Leisure Magazine, Food & Wine, Departures and Executive Travel brands, Barbados unveils the schedule of events for the four-day epicurean extravaganza taking place from [...]
The first-ever Conched in Key West charity bar crawl was a huge success. We visited 9 bars and raised more than $1500. Here’s a look at some of the action. __________________________________________________ Seriously Conched Drinking for charity can be hard work. Nearly a week has gone by since the Conched in Key West charity bar crawl [...]
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