Saturday, August 2, 2014

Things You Really Shouldn't Do to a Bartender

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     Working in the bar service industry, I get he opportunity to see many different people.  I find it very interesting to see how they app...
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Friday, August 1, 2014

July 31, 1970 Black Tot Day

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     Yesterday marked the 44th Anniversary of Black Tot Day, the day the British Admiralty removed the rum from the naval ships of the Royal...
Thursday, July 31, 2014

Are You Tired of Being a Bartender at Your Social Events?

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     Here is an idea.  make up some cocktails by the batch in large volumes that you can put in pitchers and let the guests serve themselv...
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Mini Season Ugh!!!

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    At 12:00 am this morning started what for most of the locals here in Florida one of the most dreaded events of the year.  Lobster Mini...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Is This The Secret to Not Getting Drunk While Drinking?

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   I ran across these articles a few months back in Time and Esquire Magazines and though you might find it very interesting.  I'm ...
Monday, July 28, 2014

Hot Hot Hot, Time for a Great Frozen Cocktail

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     The weather down here in the Keys has reached the 90's and that means the frozen cocktails are flying out of the Rum Bar these days...
Sunday, July 27, 2014

Sunset and a Thunderstorm

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     The Keys never cease to amaze me with the beauty of the sunsets and the contrasting thunderstorms.     The other night the sunset sho...
Saturday, July 26, 2014

Rank Wildcat Spirits Introduces Sweet Crude Rum

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    David Meaux and Cole LeBlanc      “Wildcatting” is an oilfield term that relates to a “Hail Mary “ in football in that it is a r...
Friday, July 25, 2014

Flor de Cana Introduces Blanco Reserva 7, White Sipping Rum

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     Flor de Cana Blanco Reserva 7 is their   first super-premium white sipping rum.      Aged for seven years, this new expression fea...
Thursday, July 24, 2014

A Visit to Sand Key Light

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Early Days of the Tower Construction      The day was a bit choppy, and the tide was in so none of the sand bars were showing, but the S...
Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Remembering Your Favorite Bars From Your College Years

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    Ever sit and wonder to those old bar's from your college years, the ones you don't remember leaving, but always return to the ne...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Get Your Alcohol in Vapor Form, What's Next?

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     There is a new and different way to enjoy your cocktails these days being introduced here in the United States.  Vapshot is an interest...
Monday, July 21, 2014

Celebrating the 115 Years of Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)

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1939 Cuba      Today is Ernest Hemingway's 115th birthday.  It makes me think of all the places, people and events that made up this...
Sunday, July 20, 2014

Summer Sunsets at the Hurricane Hole

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     One wonderful thing about the summer is the late sunsets.  I'm off work and at one of my favorite hangouts on the water and get to ...
Saturday, July 19, 2014

National Daiquiri Day

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     Today is National Daiquiri Day here in America.   I really can’t think of a better way to celebrate it than by enjoying an original ...