Sunday, January 22, 2012

Soaring Through Life with a Smile

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Saturday, January 21, 2012

100 Years Ago Tomorrow Henry Flagler's Over-Sea Railroad Came to Key West

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     Tomorrow marks the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Henry Flagler's "Little Train that Could".     Building this railr...
Friday, January 20, 2012

Corn 'n Oil: The Cocktail

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One of the highlights of my recent trip to Barbados last fall was the getting to have the seemingly "National Drink of Barbados" C...
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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Renewed Interest in the Daiquiri

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      This classic rum cocktail was named for a beach in the vicinity of Santiago, Cuba. This is made from the simplest of ingredi...
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Sailing around Key West

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     More of a power boater myself, but the sails are all up in Key West this week.    The Mount Gay Sailboat Races are on this week, drawin...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Channel Key on a Windy Day

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     By the time I got all my chores done and got ready to head out on the water the wind had picked up and the temperature dropped, undaunt...
Monday, January 16, 2012

Monday Morning of a New Week

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     This almost seems anti-climatic after the past few weeks.    My friends from Barbados and London have all gone home, Mike from rumconne...
Sunday, January 15, 2012

Describe the Sea to Me, Please

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To Quote Jimmy Buffett, "Don't try to describe the ocean if you have never seen it".
Saturday, January 14, 2012

Waking up in a Fog

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    Did you ever have one of those mornings that you really didn't want to get moving, you know like you are in a fog?       Today is on...
Friday, January 13, 2012

The Rum and the Ecosystem

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     One of the TV series talks about the dirtiest jobs, and goes to a rum distillery in Rhode Island.    This go me thinking about how the ...
Thursday, January 12, 2012

Historic Seaport by Night

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     The Historic Seaport in Key West takes on a new and wonderful life of it's own as you walk along the boardwalk in the evening.    L...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Mother Nature and Rum, What a Concept

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     It never ceases to amaze me what mother nature has to offer as I drift through the seemingly endless waterways around the Key West area...
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

January 2012 on the Beach Life is very Special

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     Yesterday afternoon was one of those very special days.     A flask of Mocambo 20 Year Old rum, chicken, cheese & crackers, and 4 f...
Monday, January 9, 2012

How Shall I Have My Rum?

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     The only question that comes to mind as I sit on the aft deck and ponder what I want to drink, is how am I going to drink it.     Rum i...
Sunday, January 8, 2012

Sunday Morning on the Dock

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I just love walking down the dock just before sun-up and seeing the birds waking up at the same time as I am.
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Saturday, January 7, 2012

Coming to America from Cuba

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     There are literally thousands of Cubans that attempt the journey from Cuba to the Florida Keys every year, many make it many more are i...
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Friday, January 6, 2012

Guana Cay in the Abaco's

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    Great Guana Cay is part of the Abaco group of Cays in the Eastern Bahamas.     This is one of the most exciting cays in the entire chain...
Thursday, January 5, 2012

Centenario About to Announce New 25 Year Gran Reserva

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     Ron Centenario's new Gran Reserva 25 Year Systema Solera is one of the best rums I have tasted in some time.    This new rum is an ...
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Reality has Set In

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     Into every warm and wonderful place a little bit of cold must fall.     Today we dropped to 48 degrees, warm by many standards, but not...
Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Magen's Bay, St. Thomas

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     Like so many other spots in the Virgin Islands, Magen's Bay has the charm and beauty of nature as it's biggest asset.   Sunset ...
Monday, January 2, 2012

2012: Where are We Going from Here?

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     This is the start of a new year and a clean slate on which to carve out a new world for ourselves.     I'm thinking that more trave...
Sunday, January 1, 2012

Welcome to 2012 Take it to the Limit

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Happy New Year to the Rumstyler World, 2012 is going to be our banner year and we will all grow and prosper as a result.     ;o)