Best Spiced Rum: Siesta Key Distillers Reserve Spiced Rum
It’s getting to the point where we might have to change the name of this category to Siesta Key Rum of the Year. Three years, three wins by the boutique distillery in Sarasota, Fla. This year, distiller Troy Roberts unveiled an even smaller-batch rum, Distillers Reserve, a solera-aged rum that achieves something almost unheard of in the spiced category: it’s so good you can drink it neat.
Pinel Island, St Martin It’s just a minute or two to reach this place from mainland St Martin, but when you arrive you’ll be convinced you’ve traveled on a transatlantic flight to Ibiza. The vibe is sleek and cool, with […]
Bonaire Snorkeling, diving, rum, tasting menus, music. For a little island, there’s a considerable amount to do here, and that’s why travelers have been flocking here of late. And the summer is just as good: some of the Caribbean’s best-value […]
When Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort opened in 1987, it made sense for the hotel’s restaurant to be built in the shape of a boat shipwrecked on the sand: while Eagle Beach didn’t exactly resemble a desert island back […]
The food is fresh from local farmers. When you arrive, you’re given a choice of local spices, which then find their way into tea bags — used to prepare your evening tea each night before bed. There is even an “earth […]
Norwegian Cruise Line is adding a new homeport next year: Jacksonville, Fla, Caribbean Journal has learned. The company has signed a three-year agreement to homeport its Norwegian Gem cruise port in Jacksonville, beginning in November 2025. The 2,394-guest-capacity ship will […]
You may not know that Marina Cay, the beloved eight-acre island off the coast of Beef Island in the BVI has relaunched. Now run by Mainsail, it’s home to the Marina Cay Bar and Grill, a popular yachting and day […]
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