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Rum Journal: Mount Gay 1703 Master Select

When a company like Mount Gay releases a new rum, there’s a lot riding on it. For the self-styled birthplace of rum, the epicenter of rum-making in the English-speaking Caribbean, a new rum has to honor, celebrate and, ultimately, transcend […]

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US President Joe Biden Begins Caribbean Getaway in St Croix, USVI 

The US Virgin Islands has a big fan in the White House. United States President Joe Biden has touched down at Henry Rohlsen Airport in St Croix for what has almost been an annual vacation dating back to his days […]

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From Jamaica to the Dominican Republic, the Best Golf and Spa Resorts

A majority of luxury resorts in the Caribbean offer spa services; far fewer have golf courses, and the list of resorts with both great golf and top-notch spas is shorter still. For many couples, though, these kinds of resorts can […]

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The Caribbean’s Most Anticipated New Golf Course Is Open in Saint Lucia 

It’s the most anticipated new golf course in the Caribbean in decades: the 6,575-yard, Coore & Crenshaw-designed Point Hardy Golf Club at the northern tip of Saint Lucia.  The project, part of the Cabot Saint Lucia development, includes comfort stations, […]

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Small Caribbean Hotel of the Week: A Tiny All-Inclusive in Barbados 

You may have an image of the “Platinum Coast” of Barbados: of champagne breakfasts, torch-lit beachfront cocktails in the evening; indulgent, colorful suites in view of the sea.  It’s all true — but particularly so at one of our favorite small […]

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5 Boutique Hotels to Try in Nassau, The Bahamas

Nassau, Bahamas is home to two of the Caribbean’s most prominent mega-resorts: the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island, and the Baha Mar on New Providence Island’s famous Cable Beach. These big resorts can seem like destinations unto themselves, and are […]

Rum Journal: An All-Inclusive Caribbean Rum Shack in Antigua

Guyana’s El Dorado 15. Trinidad’s Angostura 1787. Barbados’ Mount Gay 1703.  They’re the sort of rums you hardly find together in the Caribbean, iconic West Indian rum expressions that seldom appear on a shelf even at the best of Caribbean […]

Rum Journal: 6 Terrific Caribbean Rums to Try on National Rum Day

Here at Rum Journal, we like to think that every day is National Rum Day. But Aug. 16 actually is National Rum Day in the United States, a day meant to celebrate the glory of rum, the Caribbean’s tastiest export. […]

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The Best Bar in St. Barth

At the short end of a long street in the epicentre of the Caribbean’s last great Creole downtown there is a bar. But it is not just any bar. And it is a bar with big ambitions. It is one […]

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Rum Journal: The Rum Awards 2016

It’s hard to believe we’re celebrating five years of the landmark Rum Awards, Rum Journal’s annual celebration of the best in rum around the Caribbean and the world. A lot has changed in the rum world since then, with awareness […]

Why You Need to Visit This Rum Festival

It’s become one of the most important stops on the global rum circuit: the Miami Rum Renaissance Festival. The festival is hosting its eighth edition this weekend from April 15 to 17 at the Doubletree by Hilton Miami Airport Convention […]

This Isn’t Your Typical Rum Punch

Not the rum punch you’re used to By Sarah Graves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor The typical rum punch is made with orange and pineapple juice. But Bacchus’ Passion isn’t your typical rum punch. “I don’t like to make basic drinks,” says […]

Rum Journal: Pusser’s, Don Q, El Dorado Among RumXP Winners

Above: Lost Spirits rum By the Rum Journal staff It was another solid class at this year’s Miami Rum Festival, which released the winners of its RumXP tasting competition on Wednesday. The competition featured three days of blind tasting trials […]

Rum Journal: Making the Rum Pilgrimage to Barbados

Above: the Mount Gay Distillery in Barbados (All photos by CJ) BARBADOS — This is a rum mecca. And making the pilgrimage to the Mount Gay Distillery on the outskirts of Bridgetown is a religious experience. It’s here that the three-centuries-old […]

Buju Banton’s Motion for New Trial: Attorney Argues a Lack of Substantial Evidence of Conspiracy

We have obtained the motion by Mark Myrie aka Buju Banton filed by attorney David Markus. According to the 18-page motion (attached below), Banton moves for acquittal on several grounds, including Count 3, in which he claims that there was insufficient […]

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