Jamaican rums, Cana Rum Society details, Playboy’s Bar Guide with Dr. Bamboo, two rum festival in Barbados and much more in this week’s rum news. ____________________________________________________ Rum Connection gets a shout out in Imbibe Magazine for taking home the Golden Rum Barrel Award for Rum Blog of the Year (America). Wooooo!!! Following a press trip to [...]
What a week for RUM! Big press in the WSJ, reviews in the National Post, Ron Jeremy talks booze, we meet Uncommon Caribbean in Berlin and much more. ______________________________________________________ Rums to Savor. The Wall Street Journal reviews 5 of our favorite sippers – 1888, Zacapa, 1796, Atlantico, and Plantation 20. Read on. Uncommon Caribbean reflect on [...]
Modern day rum running, Havana Club sales figures, “low toxin” small batch spirits, Mojito Olympics and other oddities in this week’s rum news. _____________________________________________________ Shouldn’t a Rum Connection t-shirt be part of your fall wardrobe? Yes, it should!! Buy one today! Vancouver Sun reports that modern day rum runners made off with $200,000 worth of [...]
The greening of the spirits industry, new brands launched and reviewed, an interview with Ron Jeremy and more in this week’s rum news. Check it out. _____________________________________________________ Seattle’s Pour Fool has his first sip of Mount Gay Eclipse Black. What does he think of this 100 proof Bajan wonder?! Tune in to find out. “For years the courts have [...]
An American liquor brand markets rum history, details about the VI rum scene, London’s most stylish bars and much more in this week’s news. Check it out! ___________________________________________________ Help support the drinking and travel habits of the Rum Connection crew. Buy one of our super-stylish t-shirts!!! Local liquor lore sells rum. Charleston City Paper reports [...]
Rum, rum, rum, RUM, rum, rum, rum, rum, rum, Rum, rum, rum and rum. You get it? Here’s what happened this week in the world of……………. ____________________________________________________ Inside Scoop SF chronicles the steady increase in cocktail prices at many of San Francisco‘s top bars. Thankfully, they find that most are worth the cost. Cigar Aficionado [...]
Bars, movies, cocktails, brands, awards and reviews. Here’s what’s been going on in the peculiar world of cane spirits during the week of September 4th. _____________________________________________________ School is back in session and all the cool kids are wearing Rum Connection Tees. Don’t be a nerd. Buy one right now. The weather is starting to change [...]
Everybody’s talking about the Tommy B Rumologist contest, Labor Day cocktails, the Rum Diary movie trailer and high end white rums in this week’s news. ____________________________________________________ Famous blogger, mixologist and rum enthusiast, Matt “Rum Dood” Robold, is one of the Top 20 finalists for the Tommy Bahama Rumologist position. Click here to see why he deserves [...]
Coverage of Bacardi’s Oakheart launch, High Liquors rolls out a line of craft spirits, bar openings, drink recipes and much more in this week’s news roundup. __________________________________________________ “Bacardi is hoping “Oak and Coke” will be a drink order heard across the globe as it launches its new Bacardi Oakheart.” Brand Channel covers Booze Newz. Rum [...]
National Rum Day, a high profile brand launch and several good rum reviews had everyone talking about cane spirits this week. Click here for the details. ___________________________________________________ Offerings from Barcelo, Barbancourt, Papagayo, Leblon and Clark’s Court make a list of top rums assembled by The Montreal Gazette. Bacardi Spices Up Range – Drinks Business.com reports [...]
The U.S. Court of Appeals dealt Havana Club a serious blow last week when they ruled in favor of Bacardi in their ongoing trademark case. ____________________________________________________ Pernod Ricard USA pledged to continue to fight against a competitor’s use of the “Havana Club” name in the United States for non-Cuban rum following last week’s controversial ruling [...]
The Forbes rum list, discussions about tropical drinks, must-see distillery details, rum reviews and Trader Vic’s opens. The week’s rum news starts right here. __________________________________________________ The River Antoine Rum Distillery tour makes the must-do list for your next trip to Grenada. Yorkshire Post has the details. Our friends at Seattle’s Rum Collective have announced their [...]
Rum, rum, RUM, rum and more rum. The first week of August was an exciting one in our boozy community. Here’s all the news. ___________________________________________________ Brugal and their mobile Rum Shack hit the UK summer festival scene to promote their brand. Here are the details. First Coast News reports that a group of thirsty thieves [...]
The Rum Gods have blessed us again. This week we find ourselves touring Puerto Rico. Stay tuned for updates from the “Rum Capital of the World.”
High profile rum coverage in Cigar Aficionado, a micro-distillery inks a big distribution deal, love for Caribbean cocktails and much more in this week’s news rundown. _____________________________________________________ With stops in Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, and Puerto Rico, the first Rum Cruise should be on every rum nerd’s travel schedule this year. [...]
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