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Don Q Distillery to Ramp Up Rum Production in Puerto Rico
Above: a bottle of Don Q By the Caribbean Journal staff Destileria Serralles, the producer famous for Puerto Rico’s Don Q rum, will be expanding its rum production in Puerto Rico, Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla announced Tuesday. The Ponce-based distillery, […]
Rum Journal: Tasting Guadeloupe’s Montebello Rhum Blanc
IF YOU love the rhums agricoles of the French Caribbean, you know that the famous Ti’ Punch isn’t just a cocktail – it’s a religion. That’s certainly the case in the archipelago of Guadeloupe, one of the rum-production centres of […]
11 Rum Cocktails For St Patrick’s Day
Whether you’re in Dublin or Dominica, St Patrick’s Day is always a lot of fun. And since it will be effectively celebrated this weekend, we thought we’d offer some help, with a list of 11 great cocktails perfect for a […]
VIDEO: Martinique’s Route des Rhums
California has the Napa Valley. France has Bordeaux. The French Caribbean island of Martinique has the Route des Rhums. In what just might be the rum capital of the Caribbean, Martinique, which specializes in rhum agricole, or rum made […]
Caribbean Plate: A Taste of Abaco
Above: Chef Charles Smith NATURALLY, we love Caribbean food. And while we write about it often, there’s always more to say — and to eat. So our new feature, Caribbean Plate, is an attempt to bring you more of the […]
Rum Journal: Pyrat Rum XO Reserve
For a long time, Pyrat Rum was bottled in Anguilla. Of course, Anguilla isn’t a sugar cane hub — but in recent years, everything has shifted to sugar-rich Guyana. That country, geographically South American but culturally and politically Caribbean, produces […]
Bringing Martinique’s Rhum to America
Above: the Rhum Clement Distillery in Martinique By Alexander Britell ONCE UPON a time, rum was the most popular spirit in America. Thanks to a number of factors — most notably the detrimental effects of prohibition — interest in the Noble […]
A Bio-Energy Future in Guyana?
Above: Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff Could bio-energy be a major way forward for energy production in Guyana? The country’s government has officially opened a bioethanol demonstration plant in Albion, and says there is potential for a bio-energy production […]
Taiwan President: St Kitts and Nevis Has “Great Tourism Potential”
Above: St Kitts (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis has great potential as a tourism destination, Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said during the conclusion of his two-day visit to the federation. Ma was speaking during […]
Mangoes: The True Caribbean Currency
By Nigel Spence CJ Contributor FROM MY YEARS as a youth, to the present — an older youth (no comment), one thing has never ceased to amaze me; the power and value of a Mango. In the Caribbean, mangoes have […]
Rum Journal: The 10 Best American Rums
America has a long and winding history with rum, from the colonial period to the present day. Of course, prohibition largely destroyed what was at the time was a booming rum industry — but in the last decade a number […]
Rum Journal: The Caribbean’s 10 Best Beach Drinks
After Caribbean Journal did a list of the top 10 beach bars in the Caribbean, Rum Journal thought it would be appropriate to do a companion list of the 10 best beach drinks in the Caribbean. Indeed, some of them happen […]
Rum Journal: Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum — A White Rum That Rocks
Above: Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum (CJ Photo) SAMMY HAGAR doesn’t fool around. After conquering rock and roll music and tequila, The Red Rocker’s recent foray into white rum is on its way to a similarly legendary status. Searching for a […]
Rum Journal: A Ting With a Sting From St Kitts and Nevis
Above: St Kitts It’s St Kitts and Nevis’ most famous drink: the Ting With a Sting. The best way to cool down, whether you’re relaxing on Nevis’ Pinneys Beach or making the rounds at the strip on Frigate Bay, is […]
Rum Journal: From the Rainforests of Brazil, an Eco-Friendly Cachaca
Above: the Atlantic rainforest in Brazil CAN DRINKING RUM help save the environment? It’s a pleasant thought for any rum enthusiast — but a new rum from a small town at the edge of Brazil’s Atlantic rainforest may do just […]
Rum Journal: From Guadeloupe, the Spirit of St Barth
THE FRENCH WEST INDIES is a global rum hub — making the world’s best rhum agricole distilled from locally-grown sugar cane. And we’ve long been fans of the wonderful rhums of Guadeloupe. Of course, these rhums are traditionally difficult to […]
Rum Journal: Tasting Costa Rica’s Ron Centenario 20
THIS EDITION of Rum Journal travels to the western border of the Caribbean basin, and a rather interesting rum from Costa Rica. This column has featured a number of high-quality rums from Central America – from Guatemala’s Zacapa to Nicaragua’s […]
Rum Journal: The Dominican Republic’s Ron Barceló Imperial
Above: Ron Barceló Imperial at CJ headquarters in Miami THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC is one of the major production centres of global rum production — from boutique producers like Atlantico to larger outlets like Brugal. Among those is Ron Barceló, which […]
Rum Journal: Colorado’s Dancing Pines Distillery Cask Rum
Above: Dancing Pines Distillery’s Cask Rum at CJ Headquarters in Miami (CJ Photo) MIAMI — THE UNITED STATES is seeing a boom in craft spirit production, with an upsurge in the number of boutique rums now on the market, some […]
Rum Journal: Brazil’s Oronoco
YOU MAY RECOGNIZE the name Oronoco from our 2012 Rum Awards, when Rum Journal gave Oronoco the “Bottle Design of the Year” award. But this white rum, grown from Brazilian sugarcane, is not just a pretty face. Brazil is known […]
Rum Journal: Barbados’ Cockspur VSOR
Above: Bridgetown (CJ Photo) There’s a clear rum celebrity in Barbados — Mount Gay. It’s the rum ambassador for the island and its famous red caps dot many a sailing regatta. But Mount Gay is far from the only rum […]
Rum Journal: A Classic Daiquiri from the Dominican Republic’s Atlantico Rum
Atlantico’s story is the search for the perfect rum, led by two former executives at Bacardi who ended up finding it in the Dominican Republic. And Atlantico is a rum Rum Journal likes very much. What we also like is […]
Rum Journal: The Rum Awards 2012
IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR— award season. When we look back on 2012, it was a strong year for rum across the Caribbean, from Barbados to Martinique, the Dominican Republic to Guyana, and everywhere in between. Rum Journal traveled across […]
Rum Journal: At New York’s Cienfuegos, the Spirit of Cuba
Above: Cienfuegos in New York City Cienfuegos, Cuba was once dubbed the “pearl of the south.” The Cuban port town was a centre for sugar cane and tobacco production — and a haven for rum, particularly in the early 19th […]
Guyana’s Government Signs Bioethanol Contract With London-Based Whitefox
Above: sugar cane being transported in Guyana By the Caribbean Journal staff London-based Whitefox Technologies and its partner, Brazil’s Green, have signed a bioethanol contract with the government of Guyana. The project will install units for a bioethanol demonstration plant […]
Rum Journal: How to Make a Ti’ Punch, Haitian Style
Above: a nice place to enjoy a Ti Punch Kreyol (Photo courtesy of Rhum Barbancourt) THE TI’ PUNCH is one of the world’s classic cocktails — and a must for any serious rum aficionado. A delectable fusion of lime […]
Martinique Officials to Visit Barbados
Above: Fort de France, Martinique (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff A 73-member delegation of officials from Martinique will head to Barbados next week in an effort to learn more about the country’s agriculture and agro-processing sector. The group, […]
Rum Journal: Guadeloupe’s Damoiseau
GUADELOUPE — This edition of Rum Journal heads to the French department of Guadeloupe, just north of Dominica in the lesser Antilles. Perhaps Guadeloupe’s most popular distillery, Damoiseau is located on the northeastern portion of Guadeloupe’s Grand-Terre island (Guadeloupe is […]
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