Thursday, August 2, 2018

Firefly Bicycles Maker Turned Scrap Tubing into Reusable Straws and Sold Out in Hours

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     Firefly Bicycles, a manufacturer in the USA has become an unlikely beneficiary of the drinks industry’s anti-plastic movement after i...
Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Yesterday We Celebrated the 48th Anniversary of Black Tot Day

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     Yesterday marks the 48th anniversary of Black Tot Day.  On July 31, 1970, the Royal British Navy removed the rum from their ships.    B...
Tuesday, July 31, 2018

E&J Gallo to Distribute Diplomático in the United States

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     E. & J. Gallo Winery announced today that it will be the exclusive U.S. importer for luxury rum brand Diplomático, a super-premi...
Monday, July 30, 2018

Tales of the Cocktail Foundation Announces 12th Annual Spirited Awards® Winners

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     Held during Tales of the Cocktail 2018, the Spirited Awards honors the world's top bars, bartenders, writers and cocktail experts....
Sunday, July 29, 2018

Westerhall Distillery on Grenada

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     My visit to Grenada a few years back has left  indelible images in my mind.  The very old and basic distilleries that are on the island...
Saturday, July 28, 2018

Renegade Spirits Has a Groundbreaking New Rum Distillery in Grenada

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Renegade Rum Company        London-based distiller Renegade Spirits has begun work on its groundbreaking new rum distillery in Grena...
Friday, July 27, 2018

Plantation Rum Launches Preservation Initiative

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Home of the Ferrand Plantation Foundation      Plantation Rum has outlined plans for its new center dedicated to the research and prese...
Thursday, July 26, 2018

Bahama Bob's Honey Wind

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     Summertime is for minty fun cocktails.  This is the time for a "sweetart" kind of drink that is refreshing and fun.  Give thi...
Wednesday, July 25, 2018

The Rum Lab Releases the Launch of The Miami Rum Congress

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     The Rum Lab has announced their newest event called the Miami Rum Congress that will take place on February 7th and 8th, 2019. With th...
Tuesday, July 24, 2018

United States Craft Distillery Operations Rises by 26%

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     In 2016 there were 1,315 active distillers in the United States, that has risen to 1,589 in 2017, according to the data compiled by th...
Monday, July 23, 2018

Fire at Long Pond Distillery Destroys 65,000 Liters of Rum Reserves

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     Jamaica’s Long Pond Distillery has lost more than 65,000 liters of rum in a fire which began in the producer’s cane fields.   The fir...
Sunday, July 22, 2018

This Morning, Havana Came to Mind

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I've had Havana on my mind here lately, It has been a while since my last visit to this enchanted city.  I ran across this picture of th...
Saturday, July 21, 2018

Happy Birthday to Ernest Hemingway

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Ernest and Pauline at Home in Key West      Happy Birthday to Ernest Hemingway, the man that Papa's Pilar Rum's back story is b...
Friday, July 20, 2018

What's in Your Rum

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     There is a rum blogger out there known as “The Fat Rum Pirate”, who has taken the time to test a whole load of rums for their sugar...
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Thursday, July 19, 2018

The Drinks Business Joins Forces with The Spirits Business to Launch The Wine And Spirits Show

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The team behind The City Wine Show and Spirited London is thrilled to announce the launch of The Wine & Spirits Show, which will bring...
Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Captain Morgan Surpasses Bacardi as Britain's Biggest Rum Brand

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     Sales across Captain Morgan's portfolio of rums surged by $10,319,371.31 over the past 12  months, our Britain's Biggest Alc...
Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Forget the Caribbean: Was Rum Invented in India?

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        Newly discovered evidence suggests that rum production predates the Caribbean by at least 1,000 years and may began in South East ...