Friday, May 3, 2013

Fording the "Duval River" in Key West

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   Key West experienced an onslaught of rain against a high tide yesterday resulting in street flooding on Duval Street a...
Thursday, May 2, 2013

Ron and Don Part II

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     The ever active Don Pancho Fernandez has joined up again with Ron Jeremy to create a new Spiced Rum.    The original collaboration prod...
Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Sailing Around Key West

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     The waters around Key West are perfect for sailing, there is almost always a good breeze and the waters open enough to have some room t...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Debonaire Coffee Rum

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Phillip S. Zanghi III      Debonaire Rum and Debonaire Cigars are two of the finest anywhere.   Phillip S. Zanghi III has brought his Ci...
Monday, April 29, 2013

The Real McCoy: The Rum and the Man.

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    William McCoy, born in Syracuse, New York in 1877.   This is the man, son of a brick mason, Civil War Union Navy man and he graduated to...
Sunday, April 28, 2013

Sunday Morning's Pastels

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   Sunday Morning  just as the sun begins to rise here in Key West always provides us with some amazing colors to brighten my day    ...
Saturday, April 27, 2013

Who has $1200 for a Bottle of Rum?

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   Papa Andres is a fabulous Rum named for the founder of Brugal.  There are only 500 decanters of this fine rum produced a year and are sol...
Friday, April 26, 2013

Something about My Friend: Francisco "Don Pancho" Fernandez

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Francisco "Don Pancho" Fernandez Perez.     It is an honor to be able to call Don Pancho my friend.   This is a gentleman that...
Thursday, April 25, 2013

The Varied Moods of the Sea

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Absolutely beautiful as she awakens in the morning     My world is surrounded by water.  I find it to be a very warm and wonderful place...
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Rum From the Far East?

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Map of sugarcane proliferation around the world.      Sounds strange I know, but when you hear the rest of the story, it all makes sense...
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

A Candid Discussion with Richard L. Seale

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Richard L. Seale      There has been a lot of discussion and debate over the use of the "Rum Cover-Over Rebates", a law that h...
Monday, April 22, 2013

Oh the Morning After!

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    Like so many other things in life, It is now behind me, but 2013 Rum Renaissance was the best ever.   There were too many fun and ...
Sunday, April 21, 2013

2013 Miami Rum Renaissance: Day 6

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     Today's big event was the Grand Tasting.   This is where the public come in and gets the opportunity to converse with all of the ru...
Saturday, April 20, 2013

2013 RumXP Competition Results

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       The Judging is over and the results have been tallied, now the final results published.  This is are results from three days of blind...

2013 Miami Rum Renaissance: Day 5

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    Yesterday started the Grand Tastings in the main arena.   This is a special day where members of the trade get the opportunity to conver...