Monday, September 19, 2011

Bikers Hit Key West to Roar

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   Last weekend was another of the fun events in Key West.    The annual poker run to Key West for the bikers.     This event brings the roa...
Sunday, September 18, 2011

Ahhhhhh Yes Sunday Morning

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I just love the sunrise here in Key West
Saturday, September 17, 2011

Friday's Productive Rum Lab

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     Yesterday afternoon was another really productive Rum Lab, this time working with Prichard's Crystal Rum.     The rum was one of th...
Friday, September 16, 2011

The Rum Lab is Working Today

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Phil Prichard, Master Distiller      Today in the Rum Lab we are working with a Prichard's Crystal Rum.     This is one of the fine A...
Thursday, September 15, 2011

Siesta Key Spiced Rum Receives a Warm Welcome at the Rum Bar

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     The long awaited Siesta Key Spiced Rum has received a nice warm welcome since it's arrival at the Rum Bar in Key West.   The really...
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011

The Rum Lab Lessons

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     The Rum Lab has given us a new perspective of what can be mixed with rum.   We've found that rum loves to jump in where other spiri...
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Summer Doldrums Slowly Disappearing

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     The slowness of summer finally hit the Keys a couple of weeks ago and thankfully the don't seem to be staying around this year.    ...
Sunday, September 11, 2011

September 11, 2011 Ten Years Later

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Do you remember where you were and what you felt ten years ago?
Saturday, September 10, 2011

Rum an American Commodity

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     America has rum so deeply embedded it to it's history that it is not hard to understand why we are the biggest consumer of rum in t...
Friday, September 9, 2011

Bundaberg: A Down Under Rum

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     Bundy as it is known in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, the Bundaberg Distillery rose up in 1888 as a way for the town of Bunderberg...
Thursday, September 8, 2011

Why do People Believe Old Rum is Better Rum?

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     I guess that it comes from the days of blind listening to the makers and purveyors of liquor telling us that the most expensive is al...
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Abuelo Centuria Has Arrived in the United States

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     Abuelo Centuria has made it's arrival in the United States and is currently be distributed by Republic National distribution.    ...
Monday, September 5, 2011

What are You Looking for in a Rum?

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     Rum is the hardest of the spirits to get to know, in not just by the large number of them, but they all seem to have their own unique...
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Sunday, September 4, 2011

I Just Love Sunday Sunrises

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There is just something special about getting up early on Sunday morning and seeing the sun making it's appearance fro...
Saturday, September 3, 2011

Labor Day Saturday, What to Do?

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     This is it the last long weekend of the summer, and what am I going to do?     Well I can have a back yard bar-b-que, go fishing, take ...
Friday, September 2, 2011

Which Rum Should I Try?

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     From my perch at the Rum Bar I get this question all of the time.     Most people who have not ever tried a fine rum, are hesitant on t...
Thursday, September 1, 2011

Watching the Approach of Labor Day

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     The approach of Labor Day 2011 is dotted with strange weather patterns, none of which are very appealing.     Hurricane Katia in the ce...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Summer is Really Coming to an End.

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     Today it finally dawned on me as I had to stop behind a school bus as it picked up the kids that summer is about to come to an official...
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Monday, August 29, 2011

Artisan Rums from America

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     There has been a surge of growth here in America of some very high quality artisan rums in the recent years.    These "mom & p...
Sunday, August 28, 2011

Sunday Morning

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 Sunday Morning Sunrise in Key West This is what makes my days here in Key West so special, to have this picture greet you in the ...
Saturday, August 27, 2011

Post Tidbits

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     Nothing earth shattering going on down here, but the folks on the coast of the Carolinas are feeling the wrath of Irene, but the good n...
Friday, August 26, 2011

Funny Happened at the Bar Yesterday.

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     It was a day of relief and just a few breezes blustering about trying to remind us that we had just missed what could have been a prett...
Thursday, August 25, 2011

Today Marks the Arrival of Siesta Key Spiced Rum at the Rum Bar

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    Today marks the long awaited arrival of the Siesta Key Spiced Rum at the Rum Bar in Key West.     This rum is a wonderful infusion of re...
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Return to the Bar with Some New Rums

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     Today is the day that I've been waiting for for a few weeks, the receipt of out new Plantation Overproof Trinidad/Tobago Rum.     T...