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JetBlue Is Bringing More Flights to a Caribbean Island Famous For Green Mountains, Chocolate, and Romantic Vacations 

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You don’t just dive into Saint Lucia. You discover it, glimpse by glimpse, layer by layer. The first view is usually green — impossibly green — as rainforest folds into volcanic ridges and then drops toward the sea. By the time you reach the coast, the island has already shifted your pace. Mornings stretch longer […]

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A New Caribbean Cocktail Recipe

How to create a festive drink whenever By Nigel Spencer CJ Contributor I always try to come up with a signature drink at the restaurant that reflects the season to create a more festive mood. This year I decided to call my creation “Better Mus’ Come” which echoes the sentiment resilient Jamaicans embrace with regard […]

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This Is Your Next Caribbean Cocktail

Finding a stormy cocktail for a calm afternoon By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Hurricane season is finally behind us but at Aruba’s Bucuti & Tara Beach Resort, they’re still serving up the only kind of stormy weather guests enjoy! Made with two types of rum and poured to match the colors of the sand, […]

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VIDEO: How to Make the "Boricua" Cocktail at the W Vieques

Sure, you’ve had rum punch. But why not have one with a little extra passion? We traveled to the W Vieques Retreat and Spa to find out how to make the property’s signature “Boricua” cocktail, a rum punch with a passionfruit twist. Watch the video to learn how to make it yourself.


This Is Your Next Caribbean Cocktail

Sure, you’ll find a lot of recipes for hot buttered rum this week, or perhaps an early egg nog with spiced rum. But why not go grand? That’s where our favorite new recipe comes in: the Creole Royale, a French Caribbean take on the classic Kir Royale champagne cocktail. It’s a mix of classic champagne […]

A Coqui Nightcap in Puerto Rico

Sipping in San Juan after dark By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor In Isla Verde, San Juan’s Intercontinental hotel offers conveniences for every type of visitor: Leisure travelers will appreciate the beachfront location and full resort amenities. Its prime position, less than 10 minutes drive from the capital’s financial district, makes it ideal for business […]

How to Make a Coquito — Puerto Rico’s Christmas Cocktail

A sweet wintertime treat By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor The pina colada is Puerto Rico’s national drink but at this time of year tastebuds are tempted by another rum-and-coconut concoction, coquito. Made with white Puerto Rican rum and coconut cream it’s a sweet and potent punch traditionally served at Christmas time, when it is […]

This St Barth Hotel’s New Cocktails Are Inspired By Perfume

By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s a new kind of Caribbean cocktail. The Cheval Blanc St Barth Isle de France hotel has is launching a new selection of cocktails inspired by the property’s relationship with French perfume house Guerlain. The hotel has debuted two such cocktails, one inspired by the Nuit d’amour perfume that honors […]

A Ghostly Cocktail from Jumby Bay

By the Caribbean Journal staff With Halloween coming up, one of the Caribbean’s leading resorts, Jumby Bay, A Rosewood Resort, has unveiled a cocktail inspired by a local ghost. It’s called Sam’s Cocktail, inspired by the Antigua resort’s resident “Jumbie,” the Antiguan term for spirits of people who have been trapped in a state of […]

James Bond’s Caribbean Cottage

Searching for 007 at Half Moon, Jamaica By Alexander Britell MONTEGO BAY – This time there is a cigar, and there is rum.  The soft burn of a Romeo y Julieta Short Churchill and some Blackwell, a Jamaican rum with a hint of vanilla. “There are moments of great luxury in the life of a […]

A Barbancourt Cocktail from Haiti’s Marriott Port-au-Prince

Haiti’s classic rum in a fresh fruit cocktail By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor It’s one of the great exports of Haiti — rum. And, more specifically, the country’s famous Rhum Barbancourt. That brings us to the Marriott Port-au-Prince, where the hotel’s clientele sip on this fruity refresher made with Haiti’s own Rhum Barbancourt. Featuring […]

Rum Journal: Why This is the Caribbean’s Greatest Cocktail

Above: a Ti’ Punch in Terre de Haut, Guadeloupe (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell No matter where you are in the West Indies, you will find rum punch. And it is almost always perfect, except when a few too many bitters steal their way in. In Puerto Rico, the Pina Colada is king, […]