Thursday, October 5, 2017

Diplomático Rum Launches a New Limited Edition Distillery Collection

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Diplomatico Distillery Collection       Venezuelan rum company Diplomático brand is set to release two expressions in a new limited-e...
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Bacardi names Mahesh Madhavan CEO Effective Immediately

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Mahesh Madhaven and Mike Dolan      Mahesh Madhavan has officially taken over from Mike Dolan as CEO of Bacardi, at the same time as a...
Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Bahama Bob's Rum Flyer

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      A post Irma cocktail that is a simple one that really takes off with some good flavor and drinkability.   It is an idea that is a take...
Monday, October 2, 2017

Bacardi Looks to be Hitting Sustainable Sugarcane Target Early

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Facundo Bacardi       Bacardi is on track to sustainably source 100% of its sugarcane derived products by the end of  this year – fi...
Sunday, October 1, 2017

A Little Rain Must Fall

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     After three weeks of staggering heat it is welcome to see a cloudy overcast day cools things down into a comfort zone of the low 80...
Saturday, September 30, 2017

Three Weeks Later, Look What’s Happening in Key West

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     The biggest event of the week was the arrival of the Empress of the Sea Cruise Ship.  This is the first indicator that things are retu...
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Friday, September 29, 2017

Savannah Spirits Distillery to Open in Savannah’s Historic District

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     Savannah Spirits Group is to open a 12,000 square foot distillery in Savannah, Georgia next year, with plans to release two rums.  Th...
Thursday, September 28, 2017

Have You Been Saying These Cocktail Names All Wrong? The Most Commonly Mispronounced Drinks Revealed and How to Get Them Right.

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Bahama Bob at Rum Bar      I found this to be an interesting article that I thought you would enjoy.  As a former barman, the many ways...
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Home Brewing Beer or Wine for Personal Use is Legal, but Home Distilling is Not, Why is This?

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Home Still Available on Amazon       “Just because someone buys a still doesn’t mean they’re out to break the law.  A lot of people are...
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Bacardi Releases One Liter Santa Teresa 1796 in its Global Travel Retail Store

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Santa Teresa 1796       Bacardi Global Travel Retail has rolled out a one-liter format of its Santa Teresa 1796 Single Estate Rum, exc...
Monday, September 25, 2017

High End Rum Up Double Digits in United States Bars

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      While total rum volume sales declined in the United States, in the bar industry during 2016/17, the ultra-premium segment increased ...
Sunday, September 24, 2017

Back Where We were Two Weeks Before

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     Today two weeks ago we were at the Conch Republic Seafood Company in defiance of Irma, and here we are again enjoying our coming out fr...
Saturday, September 23, 2017

Wicked Dolphin Wins Best Craft Rum Distillery! Tailwinds Distilling Takes Second Place

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Sugarcane plantations in the Caribbean began distilling rum during the 17th century from molasses, an inexpensive byproduct of the sugar ...
Thursday, September 21, 2017

A Nation of Shrinking Drinkers

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      Generation Z is growing up with an aversion to alcohol, in part because its members don't want to look wasted when they take self...
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It's the Little Things That Make Such a Difference

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   Several of the hair salons and the Mani and Pedi shops have opened, for many of the women of the island just having their hair or nail...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017

It Keeps Getting Better Everyday

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Uncle Bob Playing at the Bull      Today the activity seems to be centered in getting all of the debris out of yards and on to the stree...
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Another Day and More Thing Getting Back to "Normal"

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     Here we are just over a week after being slammed by Irma and things are starting to get back to some what normal.  The lines to get i...
Monday, September 18, 2017

Today Residents Were Allowed Back Into Key West

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     Today began the return of the residents.  For the first time, those that evacuated were allowed to return to their homes.  There were a...
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Sunday, September 17, 2017

Time for Friends and Decompression , It has Been a Long Week

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     A week later and here we are again with the friends that we started the experience with ant eh Schooner Wharf drinling some good rum an...
Saturday, September 16, 2017

Day by Day Something Else has Come Back to Life here in Key West.

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The Flag is Still Flying over Key West      With the restoration of cell phone and internet service, several of my friends have called ...
Friday, September 15, 2017

Key West is Coming Back Faster than Thought

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     It has been a very quiet few days without telephone, or internet.  It came back on line last night so I figured that my forced vacation...
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