On May 12 the island of St. Croix celebrates the grand opening of a brand new craft beer brewery. Leatherback Brewing Company has been months in the making with hard…
Rum and Stuff. Posts
Bill’s note: take the age statements below with a grain of salt; these are “solera” rums which means only a portion of the rum in the bottle is actually that…
So my local pusher…uh, I mean my licensed retail alcohol sales proprietor, contacted me today. “Hey, is this Bill, the rum guy?”, he asked. “Yes”, I replied. Instantly flattered, of…
Matt Pietrek whipped up this new drink called the Jungle Doctor which feature’s Michigan’s own Two James Spirit’s Doctor Bird Jamaican rum. Anything by Matt is always worth the read,…
While it’s unfortunately that hipsters have discovered Irish Whiskey driving up the price of it for old school American Irish, one good thing to come out of that is the…
Bacardi has nutritional labels for most of their expressions listed on their corporate website. These labels include the sugar content. The values given on the page are for 1.5 oz…
The first-ever Caribbean Rum Awards was held in Saint Lucia this weekend, and the winners have been selected. The awards, curated by Caribbean Journal and a team of nine judges,…
While going through some old philatelic items today I ran across a little booklet that came with Zenith radios, dated March 29, 1941, that came from my great grandfather. It…
This recipe is from our friends at Topper’s Rhum in St. Maarten. Whether a holiday party or a small family gathering, this ‘White Christmas Mojito’ is sure to be a…
Many people have observed that Arcadia’s Barrel Aged Shipwreck Porter tastes a bit sour this year. Mike Ricken in the Michigan Craft Beer Enthusiasts Facebook Group noted this, and asked Arcadia about it.…