News The Caribbean's Best Codfish Fritters
Above: Le Kano in Martinique (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell TROIS ILETS — It’s nearly every meal. No matter where you go in the French Caribbean, you won’t be far from a plate of accras de morue, the deep-fried codfish […]
Rum Journal: Rhum Clement's Canne Bleue Rhum Blanc Agricole
Above: Habitation Clement in Martinique (CJ Photo) Local. It’s a word whose meaning has broadened in recent years. Today, it means authentic, it means close by, it means fresh. And while we love rums from all over the Caribbean, an increasing […]
Disney Cruise Line Adding Tortola and Martinique to 2016 Lineup
Above: Tortola (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Disney Cruise Line is adding two new Caribbean destinations to its 2016 lineup, the company announced. Disney is adding Tortola, British Virgin Islands and the French Caribbean department of Martinique to […]
News One Caribbean Island, 11 Rum Distilleries
It’s the rum capital of the Caribbean — at least if you go by the number of distilleries. The French Caribbean island of Martinique has a whopping 11 distilleries, with even more rum brands, each producing the department’s signature rhum […]
American Airlines Significantly Increasing Service to Martinique
Above: Cap-Est in Martinique (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell MIAMI — American Airlines is significantly boosting its service to the island of Martinique. Less than two years after the carrier first launched a single Saturday direct flight to the French […]
Rum Journal: Is This Martinique's Most Creative Rhum Distillery?
Above: Habitation Saint-Etienne in Martinique (CJ Photo) Time after time, Habitation Sainte-Etienne, located in the lush Gros Morne area of Martinique, wows its home island and the rum world. The secret? The barrels. No, its rhums aren’t aged longer. They’re […]
News St Lucia Festival to Celebrate Derek Walcott
Above: Derek Walcott By the Caribbean Journal staff St Lucia’s Folk Research Centre has partnered with the Alliance Francaise to present its annual Music, Storytelling and Poetry Fiesta, which this year will honour Nobel Laureate and St Lucia native Derek […]
Rum Journal: Martinique's La Mauny VO
Martinique, home to more rum distilleries than any other island in the Caribbean. Depending on where you go, in each corner of the island, you’ll find the “local” rhum, rhum agricole to be exact — the standard rum of the […]
Rum Journal: Tasting Guadeloupe's Montebello Vieux Rhum
IT’S NO SECRET that here at Rum Journal we’re big fans of the rhum of the Guadeloupe Islands, which remains largely undiscovered in much of the English-speaking world. While their neighbours in Martinique receive much acclaim (and deservedly), these similarly […]
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