Saturday, December 13, 2014

Siesta Key Does it Again with Toasted Coconut

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     Drum Circle Distilling has done it again with their new Siesta Key Toasted Coconut Rum. When you open the bottle it is like opening a...
Friday, December 12, 2014

The Hawaiian Shirt is Back Again and Again Today

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Bahama Bob in 2000      It its all about the way that I dress that spawned the nickname "Bahama Bob" and the Aloha style shi...
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Thursday, December 11, 2014

Heavy Drinker vs Alcoholic

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     In Florida it is illegal to serve only two groups of people.  Under aged and "known alcoholics".  The first is easy to detect...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Two Days on the Water

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     All of the repairs and stuff is taken care of this week and I'm headed out on the water for a couple of days.  My plans call for a ...
Tuesday, December 9, 2014

Professor Cornelias Ampleforth's "Rumbullion Navy Strength"

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           A Silver Medal winner in the 2014 Rum Master's Tasting, this rum is a very unique spiced rum.   Professor Cornelias Ample...
Monday, December 8, 2014

Prohibition Era Cocktail: Mary Pickford

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     The Prohibition era produced many very nice cocktails.  One of these is the Mary Pickford, named       The Mary Pickford Cocktail is a ...
Sunday, December 7, 2014

Mangroves, the Place to Find so Many Treasures

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It never ceases to amaze me what I find as I float through the mangroves around the Key West area.  These Mangroves act as a filter for the...
Saturday, December 6, 2014

Origins of Human Alcohol Consumption Revealed

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This is an interesting article tracing the beginning of the human consumption of spirits.  I hope that you find this to be as interesting as...
Friday, December 5, 2014

Repeal Day 2014

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     December 5th marks the 81st anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition in the United States.    The 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constituti...
Thursday, December 4, 2014

Sergeant Classick Rums

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     Last September I was in Mountain View, California for my 50th high school reunion, but I forgot that there was a rum distillery just a ...
Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Revisiting Foxy's on Jost Van Dyke

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     The little island of Jost Van Dyke has so many legendary establishments for such a tiny island of the British Virgin Islands.  One of m...
Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Bahama Bob's Faux Egg Nog

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     Christmas time is rapidly approaching and the time of the year that we get to enjoy all of the fun Christmas libations.   I love my ...
Monday, December 1, 2014

St. Nicolas Abbey in My Mind

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Entry to the Main House      It has been three years since I last visited the Abbey, and the Warren family in their fabulous plantat...
Sunday, November 30, 2014

Sunset on November

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The Sun is Setting on November, bringing to an end another month.  As we look ahead to December and a fun holiday season, I like to think of...
Saturday, November 29, 2014

History of The Zacapa Bottle Band

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This is an interesting history that I came across the other day and I felt you might find it interesting as well.  Enjoy.      Early Zac...
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Friday, November 28, 2014

Black Friday: What Were they Thinking?

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     I've really got to wonder what has happened to our holiday season.  It is nothing about time with friends and family and all abou...
Thursday, November 27, 2014

Happy Thanksgiving to One and All

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     I'm glad to be wishing all of you a Happy Thanksgiving and hope that you are getting to be with the ones you love.   For me, I'...
Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Cracking the American Spirits Market

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     People often ask me why I don't carry the great rum that had while they were in the Caribbean, but it is really expensive and tim...