Friday, January 11, 2013

Thinking of Some Really Nice Rums

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</    Sitting her in the office this morning with some really nice rums on my mind.   It came to my mind what a fun collection of premi...
Thursday, January 10, 2013

Hemingway's Pilar

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</      Pilar was Hemingway's famed 38 foot fishing boat that he acquired on April 18, 1934 for the price of $7495.00.  Hemingway w...
Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Bahama Bob's Vizcaya Daiquiri

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  Wednesday Cocktail Time brings out an old favorite on mine.  Vizcaya Cask 12 Rum and J. D. Taylor Velvet Falernum.   Daiquiri's are on...
Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Bacardi Purchases St-Germain liqueur

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By Bacardi Limited HAMILTON, BERMUDA, JAN. 8, 2013   — /PRNewswire/ -- Bacardi Limited, the largest privately held spirits company i...
Monday, January 7, 2013

Rum for All Enters Second Year

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Source: Spirit Journal, Inc January 7, 2013 Spirit Journal, Inc.'s Rum For All, the groundbreaking Rum advocacy initiative, is ...
Sunday, January 6, 2013

The Fog Rolls Into Key West

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     Fog rolling into Key West is an unusual sight, but yesterday morning it rolled down the Gulf of Mexico like something out of a Steve...
Saturday, January 5, 2013

Finca la Vigia: Hemingway's Cuban Home

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   This is a part of the trip to Cuba in September that I have not taken the time to write about yet.   The home that Ernest Hemingway spe...
Friday, January 4, 2013

Diplomatico on My Mind

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iv>      I'm sitting here thinking about a nice rum, and Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva has come to mind.   It has been a while sinc...
Thursday, January 3, 2013

The United States Extends Cover Over Subsidy

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Diageo Grand Opening of Rum Distillery in St. Croix       "It is U.S. policy to tax rum producers like Diageo and Bacardi nea...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

The Holidays are Finally Over

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   The coming of the new year means that it is time to take down the colorful lights and just go back to the "drab" colors of ev...
Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Happy New Year: A Chance to Get Closer and Enjoy the Rum World

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     The New Year is here, and a chance for everyone to get closer together and learn a bit more about the exciting world of rum.     There ...
Monday, December 31, 2012

Happy New Years Eve: Bring on the Party

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     This is it the sunset of 2012, a year that I have to say was a very interesting one.  Politics Hurricanes, and so much more.  The imp...
Sunday, December 30, 2012

The New Day has Risen

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  The final Sunday of 2012 has risen and the day has begun.   Today should be a fun one, one I'm looking forward to.  It has been a grea...
Saturday, December 29, 2012

Phillip Greene: "To Have and Have Another"

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Phillip Greene      Phillip Greene, author of the book "To Have and Have Another" will be at the Rum Bar in Key West on Sunday...
Friday, December 28, 2012

I've Put Another Year Behind Me!

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     This is a day that I can look back and say WOW!!!   I've been to Cuba, Venezuela, Trinidad, Mexico, and Miami;  all of these dest...
Thursday, December 27, 2012

The Home Bar According to Facundo Bacardi

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I ran across this article the other day in the Wall Street Journal and found it to be very interesting.   It is my belief that a well eq...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

At What Cost a DUI

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     At what cost are you going to drive home this week from the party or your trip to the local watering hole.    The saving of a $15 to $3...
Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Christmas in Key West

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A very Merry Christmas to all on this beautiful December 25th, 2012.     My hope is that all is well with all of you and your families thi...
Monday, December 24, 2012

Christmas Eve: Eggnog

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Eggnog is one of the great holiday drinks that you only get to enjoy once a year.    To make the eggnog yourself is best I guess , but you h...
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Sunday, December 23, 2012

Winter Morning in Key West

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   I know all of you up North with the snow and below freezing temperatures don't feel for us down here in the tropics when we have a co...
Saturday, December 22, 2012

The Source of the Rum: Sugar Cane

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Slaves Cutting Cane in Trinidad Wind Powered Cane Crusher The history of rum ties itself to the history of sugar cane.   You go back...
Friday, December 21, 2012

The Beginning of a New Cycle: Hopefully and Improvement

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     A lot has been bantered around about the world ending at 6:11AM EST, but it is after 8 and I can no longer procrastinate writing toda...
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