Category Archives: Rum

Rum and all things about it.

5 Surprising Island Rum Drinks

Posted on October 26, 2011 by bcarney

Missed the deliciously indulgent Rum Renaissance Festival in Miami this year? To help tide you over until the next time, Islands magazine had handpicked five of the event’s most mouthwatering – and surprising – drink recipes for you to mix … Continue reading →

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“El” Drinks

Posted on December 13, 2010 by bcarney

Various drink recepies that start with “El” from Gaz Reagan: El Floridita There are more than a couple of formulas for the Floridita.  This one is fairly unusual–the chocolate notes from the cacao peep through the other ingredients and provide … Continue reading →

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Here’s a recipe from Diageo’s World Class competition in Greece, 2010.

Posted on December 6, 2010 by bcarney

Lagrimas de Oro (Golden Tears) Glass: Old fashioned wine glass/Martini Garnish: Spritzed with orange and lemon zest, then orange zest left in the glass Method: STIR ingredients with ice, rest while glass is smoked with cinnamon stick, strain into cocktail … Continue reading →

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Brinley Gold “Shipwreck” Spiced Rum

Posted on July 20, 2010 by bcarney

The Brinley family, producers of award-winning Brinley Gold flavored rums, proudly announces Brinley Gold “Shipwreck” Spiced Rum the first Spiced Rum that uses a premium 4 year aged rum! Natural orange, vanilla, nutmeg, clove, and exotic Island spices are masterfully … Continue reading →

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Plantation 20th Anniversary Extra Old rum from Barbados

Posted on June 23, 2010 by bcarney

From Examiner.com From the birthplace of rum, Barbados 20th Anniversary Extra Old aged rum is a complex blend of select marques aged in American Bourbon barrels at least twelve years before a second maturation in French cognac casks in the cool cellars … Continue reading →

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Appleton-Ting – the best of Jamaica

Posted on June 1, 2010 by bcarney

INGREDIENTS:1.5 oz Appleton Estate Reserve Rum Juice of half a lime Agave nectar Ting (Jamaican grapefruit soda) Garnish: Grapefruit skin Glass: Highball PREPARATION:Add all the ingredients to a highball glass filled with ice. Stir. Top with the Ting and garnish … Continue reading →

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Do you have a grand to drop on a bottle of rum? Didn’t think so.

Posted on May 21, 2010 by bcarney

Black Tot rare reserve rum to debut on Black Tot Day The last remaining stone flagons of the original rum once served to the British navy have been gathered, re-blended and bottled as Black Tot “Last Consignment” British Royal Naval … Continue reading →

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RnD Rum Reviews: Zacapa Straight From The Cask

Posted on May 5, 2010 by bcarney

Heaven from a barrel. http://www.rndrumreviews.com/RnDRumReviews/Zacapa_Straight_From_The_Cask.html

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They’ll drink to that: Haitian rum maker endures

Posted on May 5, 2010 by bcarney

Rhum Barbancourt, Haiti’s signature rum, is bouncing back from quake damage and will bottle and ship soon. PORT-AU-PRINCE — It has survived 19 coups, military rule, hurricanes, and even a three-year embargo. But in the Jan. 12 earthquake, Haiti’s best-known … Continue reading →

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“Killed” by St. Lucian rum

Posted on April 20, 2010 by bcarney

From the BBC: Deadly ‘rum’ smuggled into Gatwick was liquid cocaine A man died after unwittingly drinking liquid cocaine concealed in a rum bottle, a court has heard. Lascell Malcolm, 63, a father of two, accepted the bottle as a … Continue reading →

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