Best New Rhum Agricole
Guadeloupe’s Rhum Damoiseau is poised to make a mark in the US, and to do so it’s launched Damoiseau VSOP, a rum aged in former bourbon barrels aged for a minimum of four years. Its flavour profile is delightful — slightly sweet, with hints of cappuccino, dried fruits and marzipan. A terrific rhum agricole.
Long Bay, Antigua We often remind people that Antigua and Barbuda has 365 different beaches. Choosing one is not just difficult, it’s impossible. But we’ve always been fond of this lovely stretch on the northeastern corner of Antigua, as long […]
Turtle Inn, Belize While Francis Ford Coppola’s rainforest retreat in Belize’s Cayo District, Blancaneaux Lodge, may be better known, the legendary filmmaker also has a beauty retreat in Belize’s stunning Placencia. There are just 25 rooms, most either on the […]
Green Hotelier of the Year: Gregor Nassief, GEMS Dominica
It’s a Panamanian rum with a Cuban soul. This is La Marielita, a boutique rum blended by the legendary Cuban master ronero Don Pancho that just so happens to be his best post-Cuba expression. The rum is the brainchild of […]
It’s hiding in plain sight: a world-class rum bar just off the edge of the lobby at the luxe Silversands Hotel in Grenada. And yet, it’s still very much a secret, even for aficionados of Caribbean rum. This is Puro, […]
GRENADA — Can a rum have a terroir? It’s a question we’ve been answering in the affirmative for years, focused on the artisanal rummaking of the French West Indies, where the connection between rum and the soil of the sugarcane […]
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