Saturday, September 21, 2013

How to Sweeten a Tart Cocktail

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Honey Orgeat      There is a dilemma that come up anytime that you need to make a cocktail sweeter.  How do I do it?   Sugar, Honey,...
Friday, September 20, 2013

El Presidente, a Prohibition Era Cuban Cocktail

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     During the years of American Prohibition, many thing happened in order for Americans to enjoy their tipple.  Some resorted to "moo...
Thursday, September 19, 2013

Bike Week Gets Underway Today in Key West

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     The 41st Annual Phil Peterson's Key West Poker Run and Key West Bikeweek all start today.   Running through Sunday there is a full ...
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Vintage 1930's and 1940's Cocktails with a Rum Touch

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Clark Gable and Constance Bennett in Office After Hours      The idea of revisiting the 1930's or 1940's through cocktails is a ...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Color Season is Fast Approaching

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Gatlinburg In Fall      If there is one thing that I miss living in the perpetual land of summer is the beautiful vistas of fall in Nort...
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Monday, September 16, 2013

Like Fine Wine, Hangovers Get Better With Age

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     I ran across this great little article in "The Huffington Post" and thought you might enjoy reading all about it. Ma...
Sunday, September 15, 2013

Big Sails on the Waters

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     I had some friends by yesterday at the Bar and the thoughts of sailing season started coming to mind.   I member a day out on the water...
Saturday, September 14, 2013

Adding Rum to the Vintage Cocktail Recipe

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     Most of the pre-war vintage cocktails are based upon Gin, Whiskey and Vodka, but with the properly selected rum, you can create a moder...
Friday, September 13, 2013

Friday 13 September, 2013

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    Friday the 13th,  with a second 13 in it.    This should be an interesting day, I'm not really superstitious, but a double 13 on the...
Thursday, September 12, 2013

How Does Rum Present Itself?

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     The world of rum dredges up nautical and adventuresome images, that is what the "Madison Avenue" types are focused on when th...
Wednesday, September 11, 2013

9-1-1

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     September 11, 2001, a day that to this very day really haunts me.   I can't believe as I was measuring a chassis that would be driv...
Tuesday, September 10, 2013

A New Artisan Louisiana Rum

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     Rank Wildcat Spirits  from Acadiana, Louisiana is hitting the ground running as one of the newest artisan rum producers. Founded in the...
Monday, September 9, 2013

Flor de Cana Introduces 25 year Slow Aged Single Estate Rum

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    There is little or no information available as to the taste of their new expression.   It is available globally, but only in the trave...
Sunday, September 8, 2013

Just Before Sun Rise, So Peaceful

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    One of the things I love the most about wandering the docks before sun rise is the reflections in the water as the first signs of dawnin...
Saturday, September 7, 2013

Clouds and Sunshine Mornings

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     This time of year down here in the Keys there is a blend of clouds and sunshine every morning.  This morning it was particularly inte...
Friday, September 6, 2013

The El Floridita Daiquiri

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El Floridita Havana      For a lot of people that visit the El Floridita is try the "Papa Doble", but what really made the El ...
Thursday, September 5, 2013

4th Annual Caribbean Rum and Beer Festival Coming in November

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     From the "Spice Isle" of Granada comes the 2013 Caribbean Rum and Beer Festival running November 22 - 23, 2013.  This is the ...
Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Red Sails and a Beautiful Sunset

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    In these "dog days of summer" down here in Key West, there isn't many things prettier than watching the boats in the harbo...
Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Oronoco: Discontinued Brazilian Rum will be Missed

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     In or about September of 2010, Diageo made a decision to discontinue the Oronoco brand.   We sold off the last of our available stock y...
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Monday, September 2, 2013

Labor Day: A Perfect Day to Put the Labors Aside

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     This is a day that is meant to kick back and relax.  I'm not going to be any exception to this rule, I'm taking it easy to...
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Sunday, September 1, 2013

The Beach Morning at Dunns River Falls

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     There is something about a beach early in the morning before all the people arrive with the sea lying there calm and the ebb and flow o...
Saturday, August 31, 2013

What Made a Bar Attractive in My Youth?

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     As a college brat in the late 1960's in a little town in Northern California I found my favorite bar to be a little place just of...
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