The Rum Bus is packed to the roof and patiently idling in front of Rum Connection headquarters. The road trip to Miami for Rum Renaissance starts right now!! ____________________________________________________ We’ve been talking about it for weeks and the time has finally come to pack up our cameras and computers and make our way north to [...]
Jimmy Buffett wasn’t the only star in Key West last Friday. Centenario 7 Años stole the show on the other side of the island at a packed Rum Bar tasting! ___________________________________________________ Last Friday was the perfect day to introduce Key West to a new rum. The skies were clear, the sun was shining and the [...]
Centenario 7 Años from Costa Rica has quickly become one of our favorite Central American rums. Stop by the Rum Bar in Key West tomorrow to see why. _________________________________________________ There’s no time to recover after a week of Fantasy Fest madness in Key West. Parrotheads from across the country invade the island this week for [...]
It has been a great year for Denizen Rum. They’ve scored a gold rating from the BTI and have a rebellious nature in a traditional industry. Here’s their story. ________________________________________________________ A White Rum For The Liberated Spirit There’s a quiet side street in Amsterdam. There’s not a lot of traffic and nothing particularly exceptional to [...]
A blend of aged rum from Trinidad and pot still rum from Jamaica, Denizen is one of the most distinct and complex white rums on the market. Here’s the scoop. _____________________________________________________ The Noble Blend Denizen is a rebellious blend of three different styles of rum from Trinidad and Jamaica that have been meticulously selected by [...]
A 300 year old Royal Navy tradition came to an end on July 31st, 1970 when the last daily rum ration was served to enlisted sailors – Black Tot Day. ________________________________________ Click here for the full story.
The Rum XP Tasting Competition was held last week in Miami. Rums were sampled, scored and medals awarded to the finest in each class. The winners are…. __________________________________________________ Rum XP Announces Winners of Tasting Competition by Mike Streeter Being a member of the Rum XP (International Rum Expert Panel) has afforded me several memorable opportunities. I’ve [...]
Laine Doss of the Miami New Times joins in on the Rum Renaissance fun at the XP Tasting Competition. Check it out. _________________________________________________ Click here for the full story.
We received nearly 1000 entries for our Rum Ren. VIP giveaway. The winners have been selected, notified and are readying for a week of fun and rum in Miami………… If you didn’t win, you should still attend Rum Renaissance next week. This year’s celebration promises to be bigger and better than ever before with a [...]
London Cocktail Week and the UK Rum Fest team up this year for 7 days of non-stop cane spirits action. Here’s a glimpse at just some of the festivities. Monday, October 11th Ron Zacapa Rum Seminar Time: 2:30pm – 4pm Venue: Reserve Bar at Selfridges 400 Oxford Street Cocktail Hour with Ron Zacapa Time: 5pm [...]
“It was 40 years ago today, The Navy took the rum away. But it’s never gone out of Style, Black Tot’s been around a while.” Ian Williams at a Black Tot tasting. Check out the full article at Rum Pundit.
Our luck in Philly continued last Friday when we were summoned to a belated Black Tot Day celebration and tasting of the super-rare Black Tot Rum. _________________________________________________________ Drinking History by Mike Streeter . A 300 year old Royal Navy tradition came to an end on July 31st, 1970 when the last daily rum ration was [...]
The UK Rum Fest is moving! In its fourth year, the ever-growing party celebrating all things cane spirits will set up shop at the massive Olympia 2 Grand Hall. Click here for details.
Now that Rum Renaissance and Tales of the Cocktail have come and gone, make plans to be at the next big event of the year – Rum Week in Philadelphia. Here’s the scoop: Wednesday, August 18th Paul Yellin, The Rhum Chef, brings his Caribbean culinary mastery to Rum Bar in Philadelphia and prepares dishes using [...]
“Rum is not taken seriously” declares Andres Garcia Ricard of the Four Seasons Hotel in Miami and he is out to change that one tasting session at a time. Click here to read the full article.
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