Sunday, August 18, 2013

Tranquility in August

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   The Dog Days of Summer are upon us and tranquility is the order of the day.  ;o)
Saturday, August 17, 2013

Morning in Havana

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     One of the best parts of visiting Havana is waking up early and watch the progression of night time into daytime.   The changes in th...
Friday, August 16, 2013

National Rum Day: A Day to Celebrate the Spirits of the Sugar Cane

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     August 16th is National Rum Day here in America, giving us a chance to celebrate and enjoy the wonderful varieties of rums available to...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

Your Weight and Your Drinking Habits

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     An article in the Wall Street Journal by Sumathi Reddy feels that there is more involved than just the drinking.     It seems that the ...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Havana Club Offeres a Reformulated Anejo Especial

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     According to "The Spirit Business", Cuba's Havana Club announced that they have developed a new recipe and bottle for the...
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

School on the Horizon and Summer is Waning

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Waning Summer and the prospect of fighting all of the "back to school" shoppers is not a pretty one.  I have a fun solution, sit o...
Monday, August 12, 2013

Monday is Back

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    The weekend has slipped away again, and it is a back to work Monday for so many of you.    For me every morning is a back to work mornin...
Sunday, August 11, 2013

Sunday's Dawning

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    Sunday's dawning means the start of a new week, a week that no one really knows what will occur.  The exciting part of a new week i...
Saturday, August 10, 2013

Big Doin's Lobsterfest in Key West

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     Today is the annual Lobsterfest Street Fair.   The 100 thru 500 blocks of Duval Street have been closed and the lobster grilles, souven...
Friday, August 9, 2013

Taking Rum Cocktails from So So to So Great

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     As I stand behind  the Rum Bar in Key West making cocktails for my guests, I find myself wondering why they are so happy with their coc...
Thursday, August 8, 2013

Two Cuban Historic Barmen

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   I ran across an article I just had to share with you today about two very famous Cuban barmen. What was in the Catalonian air 120 yea...
Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Finca la Vigia and Pilar

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     No visit to Havana would be complete without a trip of about 10 mile outside of Havana to San Francisco de Paula and the home of Ernest...
Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Ian Burrell' The Rum Experience University.

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     This is first of it's kind course to train Spirits ambassadors.   Rum Ambassador Ian Burrell is to launch a five-day immersive Rum ...
Monday, August 5, 2013

Key West survived the 20th annual Battle of the Bars

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     The 20th annual event drew many of the teams from all of the best bars in Key West.   They had to chug margaritas, run obstacle courses...
Sunday, August 4, 2013

Sky, Beach and the Ocean

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     It seems that summer has finally made an appearance here and the time for life out on the water has arrived.   The beaches in Grand Cay...
Saturday, August 3, 2013

August: Outdoor Cocktail Time

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     August is the warmest month of the year and a perfect time to get the blender out on the patio and make some of those fun frozen cockta...
Friday, August 2, 2013

Back to the Thirties and the Tropicana

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    Dinner and a show, what a concept.  I've forgotten how much fun it is to go out for and evening that includes a five course dinner...
Thursday, August 1, 2013

Tipping: A Curious Practice

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   In the late 19th century some wealthy Americans brought home the practice of tipping home from Europe upon returning from vacations,   ...
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