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Flip Fan On, Elevate Feet, Sip
In the steamy midst of August, it's hard not to crave escape. Close your eyes and you can almost transport yourself to the tropics. That blessed little breeze? It's wafting in from the sea. That cool, tempting cocktail? Rum, of course.
August 10, 2005artsReviewKingston, Jamaica: Rum, Roast & Royals
The 1,200-square-foot shop has the island’s signature rums, the Royal Jamaica cigar and packages of the much sought after Blue Mountain coffee.
October 29, 2006travelNewsRum Flirts With Bachelorhood but Still Mixes Well With Others
Rum is not a blank slate. It's a spirit that offers plenty of character and personality. Nonetheless, white and amber rums are known as cocktail ingredients, married with everything that Carmen Miranda can offer.
August 10, 2005artsNewsThe Sweet Essence Of Barbados
Every culture seems to have a gathering spot where both local residents and travelers can be themselves, places where all are at ease and visitors are unsure if they're the observers or the observed. In Barbados, those places are the rum shops.
February 9, 2003travelNewsThe 2 Faces of Rum
Rum, that chameleon of spirits, can be the key ingredient in an ice-filled refresher or enjoyed straight, simply poured into a snifter.
May 2, 2001diningNewsDiscovering the Finer Side of Rum
A fellow on the Internet says that he has collected 3,688 different rum labels from 81 countries. If he's correct (and he offers to show his collection to anyone interested), then there are probably more rums than there are brands of beer.
May 17, 2000diningNewsARTICLES ABOUT RUM
Savoring Rum, Fresh From the Cane - Review
The panel tasted rhums agricoles and cachaças, captivating rums distilled purely from fresh sugar-cane juice.
June 21, 2011A Rum Battle, a Tax Hangover
Rum has set off a dispute between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands over a tax the U.S. treasury collects on it.
October 16, 2010The Choices? Rum and Rum
Roneria Caracas, which opened last month inside Caracas Brooklyn, is the latest incarnation of what could be the next new thing in drinking.
December 13, 2009WINTER DRINKS ISSUE; Staging A Rum Rebellion
Trends in cocktail culture include artisanal accoutrements, house-made bitters and wider use of rum; mixologists have been inspired by many new varieties to create new drinks that have gained instant followings; recipes; photos
December 2, 2009Older Isn’t Always Better
Does aging a spirit necessarily improve it? To answer that question, the panel tasted 20 bottles of rum that had been aged for at least seven years.
December 2, 2009The Cuba Libre Clan
The history of a family and its Cuban-born, Puerto Rico-based, now worldwide liquor giant.
October 19, 2008Bacardi, the Puerto Rican Rum That Will Be Forever Cuban
Rum, revolution, romance and modern globalization come together in a pistol-packing salsa dance of modern history in “Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause” by Tom Gjelten.
September 21, 2008Add a Splash of Ad-Lib
Master the pattern for sour drinks and you can mix hundreds of cocktails at home without a book or recipe.
June 25, 2008Following the Rum Into the Wild
Kinka is easy to order and even easier to drink.
March 9, 2008A Fruitcake Soaked In Tropical Sun
Article on Caribbean-style Christmas black cake, made with fruit and rum; recipe; photos
December 19, 2007Outcome of an Ad Contest Starts an Uproar on YouTube
Some YouTube users cried foul when they saw the winning video in a Malibu Caribbean Rum user-generated advertising contest.
June 27, 2007Kingston, Jamaica: Rum, Roast & Royals
The 1,200-square-foot shop has the island’s signature rums, the Royal Jamaica cigar and packages of the much sought after Blue Mountain coffee.
October 29, 2006Hold the Mojito and Margarita, Nicaragua Has el Macuá
Determined to find a drink to call its own, Nicaragua has selected a national answer to Cuba’s mojito and Mexico’s margarita: a fruity concoction called el macuá.
October 5, 2006By the Rum's Early Light
Subtitled "A History of the New World in 10 Cocktails," "And a Bottle of Rum" views America's past through the prism of rum.
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