Friday, March 3, 2017

Bundaberg Names Gyton Grantley to Star in Their New Ad Campaign

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     Diageo Australia has recruited  The Dressmaker  actor Gyton Grantley to star in Bundaberg Rum’s new AU$20 million marketing campaign, ...
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Thursday, March 2, 2017

There Was a Lot More to Prohibition Arrival and Departure, Both Took Some Time

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     Prohibition has always had an interest for me, having been born in 1946,  There was still a lot of people that lived through the ...
Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Mount Gay Introduces the Next in the Mount Gay 1703 Series

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     Rémy Cointreau has added a new expression to its ultra-premium Mount Gay 1703 rums, the new expression is being called Mount Gay ...
Tuesday, February 28, 2017

My Presidential Hero Based on Alcohol Usage

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt      Franklin Delano Roosevelt has become my hero president, as far as related to how and what he did for the ...
Monday, February 27, 2017

The Women are Taking Over the Top of the Rum World

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      There are more and more women being found at the top of the rum companies around the world.  Joy Spence was the first and she is cele...
Sunday, February 26, 2017

Spring Has Popped in North Carolina

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Flowering Plum Tree      Sunday Morning, just one more week up here on this trip and it's back to Key West for a couple of weeks and...
Saturday, February 25, 2017

Angostura Appoints Jodhan as Permanent CEO

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        Rum and bitters producer Angostura Holdings has confirmed its acting CEO Genevieve Jodhan has been made permanent in the role effec...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Rum is Bracing for Falling Volumes Ahead

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     This is from a report that surfaced recently,  It looks like it is time for the rum sector to buckle down and work on it image and g...
Thursday, February 23, 2017

Things are Moving Along Well in Mooresville

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     Two days behind me and a lot of progress has been made.  The exterior of the house has been pressure washed and re stained, paint ...
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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Don Q Releases Oak Barrel Spiced Rum Expression

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     Don Q has finally released its anticipated Oak Barrel Spiced Rum after first announcing plans to release it for a one year now.  “Don ...
Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Jimmy Buffett Lifestyle Community Coming to Daytona Beach

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     I can't believe this hasn't happened before.  Jimmy has been near "retirement" age for a number of years now.  What ...
Monday, February 20, 2017

Lake Norman Here I Come

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     Today is a travel day for me.  I’m heading up to North Carolina to put in some days on the house on Lake Norman.  My long time tenants...
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Sunday, February 19, 2017

Fishing Anyone?

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     The mangroves of the Florida Keys are always willing to unveil new adventures and sights every time you visit them.  These days in the ...
Saturday, February 18, 2017

Only Three Days Left to Attend The 2017 Miami Boat Show Presented by Progressive Insurance

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     2017 Miami Boat Show is underway on Virginia Key at the Historic Marine Stadium.  The show is filled with everything marine and nec...
Friday, February 17, 2017

Bahama Bob’s French Riviera Cocktail

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         A nice cocktail for the evening that offers a warmth with a interesting variety of flavor is what the         evening is calling f...
Thursday, February 16, 2017

Rum Craft Distilling Growing Fast Across the United States

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     Recent changes to state laws have made it cheaper and easier for small upstarts to open  distilleries, sparking the appearance of loca...
Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Falernum is Back

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      On a visit to Barbados about seven years ago, there I was introduced to a very unique liqueur called Falernum.  They make a really go...
Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Happy St. Valentine's Day Cocktail

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           Where we get Valentines day is an interesting story, there are many stories that began  with the execution of St. Valentine on ...
Monday, February 13, 2017

Rum and Karaoke Tomorrow at The Rum Barrel

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     Don't miss the premier of  Gary O'Key with Gary Woods and a Rum Experience with Bahama Bob Leonard on Tuesday 14th of Februa...
Sunday, February 12, 2017

"Don't Try to Describe the Water if You Never Seen It"

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     There is no way to describe the waters of the Caribbean Skies and  Ocean.  It is different in every part of  it you visit.  The blues a...
Saturday, February 11, 2017

Virgin Holiday's New Data Distilled Rum: What a Concept

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     Virgin Holidays created the “world’s first data-distilled rum” by using a super computer to analyze more than 15 million social media ...
Friday, February 10, 2017

Bringing Back a Variation of the Sour

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     Spring and warm weather is promised in about five weeks, so time to look at the cocktails for the patio after work and on the weekend...