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This is a
question that a lot of bartenders and customers shave asked me over the
years. This is a tough question for many
people who like rum and want to be better educated about them. This is what I spent most of my career as a
barman doing for people that would come through the door. Today this is a more difficult job because I
don’t have the tools or the “podium” to speak from every day.
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Today I have to
rely on tastings for specific brands to put the message across, but I can only
do this one brand at a time. What I am
doing now is putting together a twice monthly program where I can talk rum with
people that are interested. I am planning
a twice monthly event that combines two of my favorite things, rum and
karaoke. This is in the final stages of
planning, and will begin in the middle of February.