Sunday, November 29, 2015

The Day the Sky Caught Fire

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     The day the sky caught fire,  the late afternoons looking west from the dock.  Life on the boat brings you views that a lot of people n...
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Saturday, November 28, 2015

Westerhall 10XO Premium Rum

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     One of the highlights of the Caribbean Rum and Beer Festival in St. Maartens was the Westerhall Distillery booth.   Westerhall is a leg...
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Friday, November 27, 2015

Black Friday: Great Day to Change it Around to a Black Rum Friday

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     If you are as tired of the mega merchandising media blitz bombarding you with their get something for nothing rantings.  I've got a...
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Thursday, November 26, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

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     This is a day that is as American as American can be.  It is a day to share with your friends and your family.  It is a day of reflecti...
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Celebrating a Friend and Sharing Fine Rum

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     Windy and blustery, but one of the best tastings yet. So many fabulous rums and so little time. With only seven of us it was a cha...
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Winter has Actually Arrived in Key West

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     Rainy day in Key West.  So many things planed and now I'm here in the marina.   I've got a number of projects that need doing, ...
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Monday, November 23, 2015

Papa’s Pilar Introduces a Limited Edition Dark Rum

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      Papa’s Pilar Rum has put together a very special new expression.   This is a limited production rum that takes the previously finish...
Sunday, November 22, 2015

Old Havana From the Bacardi Building

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     There is a awe inspiring 360 degree view from the top of the Bacardi Building in Havana.  You can see from the harbor to the hills of t...
Saturday, November 21, 2015

The Battles Over Cocktail Names Continues

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     It seems that the spectrum of where you must not use names that are"confusing" to the public anywhere.  Even blogs are receiv...
Friday, November 20, 2015

Proposed California Initiative Would Lower Drinking Age to 18

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“But group says 21 minimum drinking age has saved thousands of lives.”      You've heard it before, "Why can you join the mi...
Thursday, November 19, 2015

Don Q Wants to Make Rum Responsibly

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Sixth generation rum maker and Ph.D. candidate, Roberto Serralles talking about the intersection of distilling and the Environment.      ...
Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Diageo Says It's Testing New Methods Of Distilling Aimed At Improving Productivity And Efficiency

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     This is the second part of the story that I ran yesterday.   This is the response from Diageo  in relation to the allegations made b...
Tuesday, November 17, 2015

St. James Hors D`Age Rhum Vieux Agricole

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     Rhum St. James is one of a group of rhums that are known as "agricoles".   This is a French style of rhum making that like o...
Monday, November 16, 2015

Department Of Justice Investigating Whether Diageo USVI Breached Contract

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     A story has broken in St. Croix that there is an issue with Diageo and what is transpiring at the plant in St. Croix.  This is an artic...
Sunday, November 15, 2015

November, Sunshine, Umbrellas and a Palm Tree

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     Fall in the Keys can be so wonderful, 80 degree days, lazy clouds, blue skies.  Just give me an umbrella under a palm tree and ...
Saturday, November 14, 2015

Barbados by Night

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Looking for a new way to enjoy Doorly's XO, try this Idea that I worked out the other afternoon in the "camper".     It has a ...
Friday, November 13, 2015

Friday the Thirteenth: What is That All About

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It's Friday the 13th, and millions of people are on edge, fearing a calamity with personal or global repercussions-a broken leg, a stoc...
Thursday, November 12, 2015

The Rum Journal's 2015 Rum Awards

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     Each year the Caribbean Journal names its Rum Awards.  Here are the winners for 2015.   I think that you will find all of these to be...