Saturday, December 3, 2011

Sint. Maartin - St. Martin the Smallest Sea Island Divided by Two Nations

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    Phillipsburg, St. Maartin ( Dutch Side) where we disembarked from the cruise ship, and started this adventure.     The Dutch side of the...
Friday, December 2, 2011

Prohibition and "The Pelicans" in the Florida Keys

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     Prohibition provided  the United States gave us a lot of gangland  names that have become synonymous with rum running, crime, and speak...
Thursday, December 1, 2011

St. Lucia: Rum and Fun

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     The island of St. Lucia is one of the mountainous gems of the Caribbean, nestled between St. Vincent, Barbados and Martinique, this gem...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The Walled City of Old San Juan

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     One of the most beautiful historic cities that we visited on our recent Caribbean excursion was the Walled City of San Juan.    It'...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Barbados: Sugar, Rum, Beaches, and Beauty

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     The Bajan country side is a thing of beauty, every where you look all you see is historic and beautiful countryside.     Let me take yo...
Monday, November 28, 2011

"The Spirit of Miami": The Revival of a Family Rum

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    Distileria Caneca, a family business located in the Wynwood neighborhood of Doral, will be offering the first bottles of rum for sale to...
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Sunday, November 27, 2011

The Freedom of Flight

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The ability to just sit on the veranda of your condo overlooking Water Bay and watch the fabulous show of the birds as they fly and dive int...
Saturday, November 26, 2011

The Rum Shops of Barbados

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     One of the highlights of our two week rum excursion was a visit to several of the famous Bajan Rum Shops along the western and southern...
Friday, November 25, 2011

Antigua: Scooters to Devil's Bridge

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     The Island of Antigua has some of the most beautiful scenery in the Caribbean.     Our scooter trip to the Northeastern part of the isl...
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Thursday, November 24, 2011

Brugal 1888: Celebrating 120 Years of Rum Making

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     The Dominican Republic's Brugal celebrated 120 years by five generations of the family masterfully making rum with the introduction...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Frozen Day in the Rum Lab

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The Rum Lab suffered from Thanksgiving preparation yesterday, in that many of the usual mice were unable to attend.     We proceeded with th...
Tuesday, November 22, 2011

After Missing Two Weeks: Rum Lab Today!!!

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     Traveling for the past few weeks, I've really missed working in the Rum Lab.     Today we will be back experimenting  again.     I...
Monday, November 21, 2011

Boating in the Virgin Islands: Day 1

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    The Virgin Islands offer a unique opportunity for boating unlike any other area.     Recently a group of four of us rented a 29' Fou...