Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Musical Artists Trying to Ban Their Music for Karaoke

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     Here is some news that really makes me mad, more than 100 artists are pushing for a ban on the use of their material for karaoke.  I g...
Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Jamaica’s Long Pond Distillery Has Resumed Operation

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Long Pond Distillery    Photo by Cocktail Wonk       The Long Pond Distillery located in Clark's Town, Trelawny, Jamaica, resumed o...
Monday, December 18, 2017

Siesta Key Spiced Rum Wins ‘Best Spiced Rum’ in Caribbean Journal’s Rum Awards 2017

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     Drum Circle Distilling is going to need a spare room to show off all of the international awards Siesta Key Rums have won since it ope...
Sunday, December 17, 2017

Our Home Has Been Put on the Hard

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     Marta and I are Temporarily  on our camper for the next couple of months.  Sanity Too has been put on the hard for the next couple of m...
Saturday, December 16, 2017

2017 Caribbean Journal Rum Awards

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Rum Journal’s Rum Awards is now in its sixth year, having grown into one of the world’s most important and influential measures in the ru...
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Our World is Changing Today for the Next Five Weeks or So

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Sanity Too    This morning Marta are moving off of "Sanity Too", our boat that we have called home for the past 12 years.  Fo...

Trader Vic's 115th Birthday Cocktail

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     This month Trader Vic’s in Emeryville, CA celebrates its founder Vic Bergeron on his 115th birthday, December 10, with a very rare and...
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

2017 Key West Lighted Boat Parade

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     This Friday is the Key West Lighted Boat Parade an annual affair that is combined with the Harbor Walk of Lights celebrating the Chris...
Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Koloa Introduces a New Coffee Expression

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     This new expression is Distilled, blended and bottled by Koloa Rum Company Kalaheo, Kauai, Hawaii.  The new Koloa Coffee Rum is made f...
Monday, December 11, 2017

Will This Battle Ever End?

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     Pernod Ricard has accused Bacardi of making “misleading statements” with the introduction of its new “Forever Cuban” campaign for Puer...
Sunday, December 10, 2017

I Guess I'll Take the Thunderstorm Over the Snow

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     I hate it when you guys up north start getting snow, because when that cold front comes through down here in the Keys, it translates to...
Saturday, December 9, 2017

It Could Cost You $10,000 to Fly a Drone While Under the Influence Over New Jersey

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     Lawmakers in New Jersey have proposed a bill that would make it illegal to operate a done while under the influence of alcohol in a bi...
Friday, December 8, 2017

Spirits Proof Down with Water Drawn From the Clouds

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Cloud Water Generator      Hilton Head Distillery in Hilton Head, South Carolina is using a unique water supply for its rum and vodka m...
Thursday, December 7, 2017

Avoid the Holiday Legal Hangovers of This Years Parties

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     This is my annual plea for everyone going to or having a holiday party this year to be aware of the potential for serious liability.  ...
Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Confusing Shipping Restrictions Fall on the Retailer’s Heads

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     People forget just how different alcoholic beverage sales is from the bulk of consumer products. Alcohol, beyond the fundamentals of a...
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Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Happy Repeal Day 2017

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     The thirteen years of Prohibition here in the United States was a dark time.  The criminalizing of alcohol led not only to a rise in c...
Monday, December 4, 2017

What are the Plates in a Still All About?

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Multi Plate Column      Plates or trays as they are sometimes called, are used in distillation to enhance the mixing of liquid and vapo...
Sunday, December 3, 2017

Old Havana, The Parque Hotel

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     From my window at the Telegrafo Hotel on the square in Old Havana you have a beautiful view of the Parque Hotel and the skyline of Old ...
Saturday, December 2, 2017

Plantation Has Released their Extreme No 2 Rum Series

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     The latest expressions being from Maison Ferrand and rum master blender Alexandre Gabriel have been released, two limited edition ...
Friday, December 1, 2017

Bahama Bob's Winter Daiquiri

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     This is a fun Daiquiri that is made with Blonde and Dark Pilar Rum, a Cinnamon Syrup, Lime Juice, Grapefruit Juice and a splash of Camp...
Thursday, November 30, 2017

Say Good By to the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season

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The Map of the Tropical Activity for 2017 Says it All      Today officially marks the end of the Atlantic Hurricane Season for 2017.  Th...
Wednesday, November 29, 2017

The Vanilla Shortage Looks to be Having an Effect on the Spirits Industry

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Vanilla Orchid      Surging vanilla prices are forcing many spirits producers to get creative or eat the costs.  It seems that an unpre...