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The 10 Best American Rums – 2019
Hot dogs, apple pie, baseball and the Best American Rums. This is now the seventh annual edition of what has become one of our favorite traditions at Caribbean Journal: compiling the list of the best rums in America to celebrate […]
Rum Journal: The Best American Rums 2018
It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since we first started the Best American Rums. Now in its sixth edition, this July 4 tradition celebrates the best of American rummaking, something that has certainly come a very long way […]
Rum Journal: The 10 Best American Rums – 2016
More and more people are appreciating the wonder of rum. And in America, more and more people are making rum. Yes, there is something of a rum boom in the United States, hearkening back to the colonial period when the […]
The Best American Rums — 2015
Every July 4, Caribbean Journal celebrates America’s Independence Day by rewarding the best rums made in the 50 US States. American rum has been getting consistently better in recent years, as more craft distillers pop up and the American palate […]
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: From Martinique, an Exciting New Trio of Caribbean Rums
It just might be the most remarkable rum distillery in the whole Caribbean: the Rhum JM distillery in Macouba in Martinique, set inside the rainforest at the base of the island’s towering Mont Pelee volcano. For nearly two centuries, Rhum […]
American Airlines Joins Bonaire Rum Week
The Caribbean’s most exciting new rum festival has added a new partner: American Airlines. American Airlines, the world’s largest airline, which operates nonstop service from Miami to Bonaire, is a new partner to the weeklong Dutch Caribbean rum festival. “We’re […]
Rum Journal: America’s Best Rums, 2017
It’s one of Caribbean Journal’s oldest traditions: we mark the Fourth of July with a celebration of the best rummaking in America. Because while you may not know it, rum was central to the American story of independence, and even […]
America’s 10 Best Rums – 2014
As America celebrates its independence, there’s no better way to celebrate than with rum, one of the most important spirits in the country’s history. So for the second straight year, we will mark the Fourth of July with Rum Journal’s […]
Rum Journal: Dos Maderas PX: Guyanese and Bajan Rums Grow Up in Spain
Welcome to CJ Rum Journal, a new feature that examines the world of the Caribbean’s favourite spirit. We begin with a look (and a taste) of a special premium rum out of Guyana and Barbados, by way of Spain: Dos […]
Rum Journal: The Newest Papa’s Pilar Has a Surfing Story
It began with an adventurer. Papa’s Pilar, the rum brand part owned by the Hemingway Estate and crafted in a spirit of adventure, gets its name from Ernest Hemingway, the great American novelist, explorer and champion of adventure. It’s a […]
Rum Journal: A New Limited Edition Rum From Papa’s Pilar
This is a rum we like. Papa’s Pilar, the rum named after Hemingway’s fishing boat and partly owned by the Hemingway family, has a likable story and a decidedly likable taste. The latter led us to name the brand’s dark […]
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: 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: Reaching Cloud Nine With Nicaragua’s Flor de Caña
Above: Flor de Caña (Photo: Compana Licorera de Nicaragua) NICARAGUA’S Flor de Caña has long been a Rum Journal favourite among Central American rums. As RJ discussed last year, Central America has developed into one of the world’s hubs of […]
Rum Journal: Tasting Guatemala’s Ron Botran Solera 1893
GUATEMALA HAS RISEN to become one of the world’s rum production hubs — from Ron Zacapa to Zaya, which was made in the country until moving its production (and Guatemalan recipe) to Trinidad. But a longtime player is Ron Botran, […]
Rum Journal: A Haven for Rum (and Cigars) in the Bahamas
Above: a roller at Graycliff (All photos by CJ) This edition of Rum Journal heads to Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, for a voyage deep into the world of rum and cigars — two pleasures that frequently go hand in […]
The Newest Adults-Only Resort in Curacao Comes With Its Own Village
If it takes a village to make a great vacation, you’ve come to the right place in Curacao’s Kura Botanica Hotel. A boutique property with 46 recently refreshed rooms, the “new” Kura Botanica was carved out of the former Hotel […]
The Cool List: the Coolest Hotels in the Caribbean for 2024
They’re different. They’re fun, they’re colorful, they’re unique. They’re themselves. The Caribbean has no shortage of cool hotels and in this, Caribbean Journal’s 12th annual Cool List, we highlight the places that hit you in a different way, that do […]
Why the Cayman Islands Is a Caribbean Culinary Capital
Many Caribbean islands boast about their culinary scene, but events like the Cayman Cookout demonstrate why the Cayman Islands is a cut above the rest. Hosted by celebrity chef Eric Ripert, this annual food festival staged at the Ritz Carlton […]
You Can’t Travel to Nassau, The Bahamas Without Visiting Graycliff
They say this is the oldest street in Nassau, so old it was here before there was a Nassau. It was here just up the hill from the harbour when this seafront city was called Charles Town, and then when […]
Rum Journal: The Best Rum From Panama
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 […]
The Caribbean’s Most Interesting Rum Is In Grenada
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 […]
The Best Airport Lounge in the Caribbean
It can be the exquisite finish to a wonderful vacation, an oasis in the chaotic world of air travel: the perfect airport lounge. You make your way to the airport, get through security, through customs and immigration and what you […]
The 11 Best Cancun All-Inclusive Resorts for Families
Cancun is a great destination for a family vacation for many of the same reasons it appeals to travelers flying solo or as a couple: nearly endless choices of all-inclusive resorts and entertainment, lots of all-inclusive properties, a resort district […]
Jamaica’s Top Luxury Resort Has a New Limited-Edition Rum
There’s a mural over the bar here by artist Michael Lester. It’s called Junkanoo, and it’s a vibrant, loud, pulsing depiction of Jamaica’s timeless, percussive dance. The bar itself, named for Lester, is a celebration of the Caribbean rum tradition, […]
The 50 Best All-Inclusive Resorts in the Caribbean – 2023
All-inclusive resorts have never been more popular. Major brands around the world have been scrambling to add all-inclusive resorts to their portfolios, a nod to sizzling demand for the all-inclusive concept from travelers. But all-inclusive resorts have also never been […]
Building the New British Virgin Islands
By Alexander Britell It’s been a “wild ride” for the British Virgin Islands in the last half decade, first with a storm and then a pandemic. But one company has been at the forefront of the British Overseas Territory’s reconstruction […]
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