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Rum Journal: One of the World’s Best Rum Bars Gets a New Look

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - October 20, 2014

Above: RUMBAR at the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne (All photos by CJ)

RUMBAR, the famous rum bar on the island of Key Biscayne off the coast of Miami, has a new look.

The bar, which Rum Journal named one of the world’s best rum bars for 2014, recently underwent a renovation project.

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While the bar has retained much of its original charm, from the ceiling fans to the arched rum lockers, it has a new vibrance.

That’s come in the form of a brand-new floor, new furniture, an extended, horseshoe bar and the addition of far more seating space.

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The rums have even gotten a boost, with the rum count rising to 102 rums on the menu, from Barbados to Martinique to Trinidad.

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Above: a glass of Rhum Depaz from Martinique

And it’s all still under the supervision of mixology experts Anthony Buddle and Alex Rodriguez.

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Walk in and you’ll still feel immediately transported to Hemingway’s Havana.

— CJ

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