Sunday, January 26, 2014

Good Morning Grenada

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     The early mornings looking down from the steep hills that rise from the beaches of Grenada are some of the most breath taking any where...
Saturday, January 25, 2014

Venezuela Through the Windshield

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Barquisimeto      Like so many of the other countries and islands that I have had the opportunity to drive through, Venezuela is one of ...
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Friday, January 24, 2014

Legal Rum in Key West

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     It has finally happened, a rum distillery in Key West.  Paul Menta and his partners have jumped through all of the legal hoops and open...
Thursday, January 23, 2014

The Red Mount Gay Regatta hats are Back in Key West.

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     Yesterday I was the guest of Mount Gay Rum on the America 2.0 for a day on the water watching the Quantum Key West Sailboat Races.   It...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Rum Idea from the 50's

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     I love to look back on the old cocktail recipes from bygone eras and come up with new spins on them.  Today I ran across an old recipe ...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Race Week Key West

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     The annual Key West Regatta gets underway tomorrow.  They have been out there practicing all week, but the races start tomorrow.  I hav...
Monday, January 20, 2014

I'm Being Replaced by a Robot!

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Source: Daily Mail By Sarah Griffiths   A U.S company has created a personal robotic bartender that it claims 'serves the perfe...
Sunday, January 19, 2014

The Morning has Arrived: Still Chilly, but Beautiful

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     This morning has arrived, but it is still a bit chilly around here.  The temps in the low sixty's and clear.   It is always so beau...
Saturday, January 18, 2014

What is up for the Tropical Bar Scene in 2014?

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    As a bartender, I have noticed that the quality and uniqueness of the cocktails is still one of the things of interest to the customers...
Friday, January 17, 2014

I'm Feeling Lucky Today

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     This day almost has three strikes against it, but I feel lucky today and headed out any way.  It is a full moon, freezing cold (by Key ...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Simple Three Item Cocktail!

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     One thing that I always hear these days from the home mixologists is "I need a good three item cocktail".  Here is an idea fo...
Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Rum in 2014: Where are we Going?

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     With the Miami Rum Renaissance Festival just around the corner April 25 th thru 27 th , the rum category’s health in 2014 is an im...
Tuesday, January 14, 2014

St Lucia through the Windshield

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     St Lucia is another of the Caribbeans beautiful mountainous islands.   The thick jungle vegetation and all of the fruit plantations mak...
Monday, January 13, 2014

This is a Morning That is so Worth Seeing

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     I stepped off of the boat this morning to an absolute calm that I haven't felt in quite some time.   There was no wind, the sun was...
Sunday, January 12, 2014

Sea Oats and Sugar Sand

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     With the sunshine back and the temps in the warm zone I tend to let my mind drift to the eastern side of the Bahamas and the Sea O...
Saturday, January 11, 2014

El Dorado 25 Year Old Vintage Rum

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     From the Diamond Distillery located on the banks of the Demerara River in Guyana come one of the finest El Dorado Rums ever.   The bra...
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Friday, January 10, 2014

From a Fort to an Insane Asylum to a Bar

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Fort Matthews      Fort Matthews in Grenada has one of the strangest histories of any place that I have ever been.  It started life as a...
Thursday, January 9, 2014

"Hot Toddy" Time!!!

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     These past few days down here in the Keys have brought out the need for a new "Hot Toddy".   I gave it some thought yesterday...
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Debonaire 15 Year Grand Reserve

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  "Don Pancho" Fernandez     Debonaire Rums are distilled in Panama and blended by Mr. ‘Don Pancho’ Fernandez, Master Blen...