Saturday, September 1, 2018

What Country Drinks the Most Alcohol?

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     There is a misconception about how much Americans, British or even the Continental Countries drink per capita, but we don’t even get a...
Friday, August 31, 2018

The Thump Keg What It Does and How It Does It!

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Mid 1700's Caribbean Double Thump Keg Pot Still        While generally associated with the backwoods whiskey still, the thump keg,...
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Thursday, August 30, 2018

Shaken Drinking with James Bond and Ian Fleming

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     Johansson, Hiddleston and Weil, who founded acclaimed London bar Swift along with Rosie Stimpson, collaborated with The Ian Fleming E...
Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Making a Rum Sour

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     Sours are an old favorite classic cocktail.  Whiskey is the usual spirit found in sours, but rum makes a wonderful one as well.  Here i...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Here is a New Taste for Whiskey Drinkers

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Bacardí Ocho      There has been a lot of people that have become something of “whiskey snobs” in the past years, be here is a rum that ...
Monday, August 27, 2018

Jamaican Rum Apple Pie

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     There is a great recipe that comes from the mountains of Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee called Apple Pie Shine.   I've had ...
Sunday, August 26, 2018

Port of Spain, Trinidad from the Mountain Hotel

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     Port of Spain as viewed from our Hotel atop the mountain in 2012.  There was a lot of damage to the buildings in Port of Spain as a res...
Saturday, August 25, 2018

Venezuelan Earthquake Hits Trinidad and Tobago Hard

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The University of the West Indies Seismic Research Center reported that there were at least seven aftershocks from the earthquake, about o...
Friday, August 24, 2018

The Algae Blooms Are a Real Problem, Even for the Keys

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A/C Filter Filled With Algae This year we have had an additional amount of algae down here in the keys.  How do I know, the best scient...
Thursday, August 23, 2018

Walking Dead’s Tom Payne to Star in Kraken Rum Ad

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Tom Payne      The Kraken Black Spiced Rum has launched a new campaign to celebrate “epic storytelling” starring  The Walking Dead act...
Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Making Your Booze from Spontaneous Fermentation

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     Spontaneous fermentation is what happens when a distiller leaves the inoculation, the moment when yeast and bacteria come in contact ...
Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Depaz VSOP Reserve Speciale

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     Depaz VSOP Reserve Speciale is noted as being a complex agricole, perhaps the taste of the reddish brown rhum deriving from the Plant...
Monday, August 20, 2018

London Rum Week Arrives This October

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Ian Burrell      The organizers of RumFest have launched London Rum Week, a week-long celebration of the spirit across bars in the cap...
Sunday, August 19, 2018

Haitian "People Jams"

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     Haiti is one of the more interesting countries that I have visited.   People jams crowd the streets during "rush hour" instea...
Saturday, August 18, 2018

Adam Devine is Captain Morgan’s “Chief Party Officer”

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Adam Devine      Captain Morgan rum has recruited comedian and actor Adam Devine for the latest iteration of its Live Like a Captain c...
Friday, August 17, 2018

Bacardi is Pushing Apple for a Mojito Emoji

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     Whisky, wine and beer lovers can all express their preferred tipples with the click of an emoji, but if you’re partial to a Mojito yo...
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Thursday, August 16, 2018

Happy National Rum Day America and Tenth Anniversary of The Speakeasy Inn and Rum Bar

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     In addition to it being National Rum Day it is the Tenth Anniversary of the Speakeasy Inn and Rum Bar.  What a perfect Combination. ...
Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Diageo Has Launched a Series of Flavored Edible Straws

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      Drinks giant Diageo has launched a range of flavored, edible straws to accompany its line ready-to-drink canned serves, as drinks and ...
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Here is a Summer Cooler Just for You

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     As we head into the dog days of summer and the hot August nights, here is a cooler that is refreshing and a real thirst quencher.  Base...
Monday, August 13, 2018

Strong Demand for Rum in the United Kingdom Gets Cornish Distilling Company to Open Rum Distillery

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      UK-based Cornish Distilling Company has started work on a new distillery in Cornwall to increase its rum production.   Cornish ...
Sunday, August 12, 2018

Early Morning in Havana

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     One of my favorite times during my visits to Havana was walking around town early in the morning.  On this particular morning, it was o...
Saturday, August 11, 2018

Official Guidelines Are Based on Morality, Not Evidence So Will Never Admit That There May Be Benefits to Drug or Alcohol Use

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     I found this to be a very important article,  I also find it interesting that there could be such a cover-up of truth in this day of s...