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This Caribbean Island Is Hosting a Rum and Lobster Festival
The tiny Dutch Caribbean island of Saba is set to launch an impossibly appetizing culinary event: a rum and lobster festival. The first-ever Saba Rum & Lobster Fest will run from Nov. 6-12, with culinary experiences, music, art and a […]
Rum Journal: Pusser’s Rum, a Caribbean Legend
“A British tar is a soaring soul,As free as a mountain bird,His energetic fist should be ready to resistA dictatorial word.His nose should pant,and his lip should curl,His cheeks should flameand his brow should furl,His bosom should heave,and his heart should glow,And his fist be ever ready for a knock-down blow!” “A British Tar,” HMS […]
Rum Journal: The Rum Awards — 2018
It’s hard to believe that this year is the seventh annual edition of the Rum Awards, a celebration of rum that was one of the earliest innovations of Caribbean Journal. And it’s just as remarkable how much rum has changed […]
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 […]
How to Stay in Jamaica’s Blue Mountains Right Now
By Alexander Britell It’s a rare Caribbean property: tucked high in Jamaica’sBlue Mountains, set above Kingston. This is Strawberry Hill, an Island Outpost property with a unique collection of cottages and villas with simply astonishing views. It isn’t just a […]
Rum Journal: In Trinidad and Tobago, the Art of the Rum Shop
By Jamie Gangoo Rum Journal Contributor Rum shops have offered a lot — a haven for the broken-hearted, a podium for aspiring leaders, and a round table for discussions on current affairs and bacchanals (i.e. gossip). They are the place […]
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 […]
Rum Journal: A Sweet Memory of St Lucia’s Ladera Resort
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Contributor I HAVE fond (albeit fuzzy) recollections of this citrus-spiked creeper from a trip to St Lucia’s Ladera resort a few years ago. As I gazed at the Pitons – which, from my mountaintop perch at […]
Rum Journal: Novo Fogo Barrel-Aged Cachaca From Brazil
FAR SOUTH of the Caribbean, past Martinique, past Barbados, miles away from the cane fields of the West Indies, there is another kind of cane spirit. It’s called cachaca, a sugar cane distillate that, like the French Caribbean’s rhum agricole, […]
Rum Journal: A Secret Jamaican Rum
Above: Smatt’s white and gold rums APPLETON. J Wray and Nephew. Myers’s. These are the undisputed heavyweight champions of Jamaican rum. For a fine sipping rum, it’s Appleton (we like the 12 year). For a powerhouse white rum, it’s J […]
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: Hawaii’s Koloa Rum
IT HAS beautiful beaches, warm water and soft sand. It’s a natural place to make rum. Except this isn’t the Caribbean — it’s a burgeoning rum hub called Hawaii. Thanks to rich, volcanic soil and a largely tropical climate, Hawaii […]
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: 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: The Science and Art Behind Guatemala’s Ron Zacapa
Above: Lorena Vasquez Making Guatemala’s Ron Zacapa 23 is as much a science as an art. And its story starts, naturally, with chemistry. Lorena Vasquez always had a gift for identifying aromas and flavours, even as a child. As she grew […]
The Caribbean’s Hottest Destination
Above: Wotten Waven, Dominica (All photos by CJ) By Alexander Britell WOTTEN WAVEN — It’s hot here. Yes, it’s the Caribbean. And yes, the sun is heavy. But there’s another source of heat; something beneath my shoes. You can see […]
In Montego Bay, the Caribbean’s Best Villa Resort Is Getting a New Look
You wake up to a freshly-prepared breakfast of ackee and salftish, fried dumplings and fresh papaya juice. Then it’s time for a choice: a day at the pool, gazing out at the sea; or perhaps a wellness journey. Your butler […]
The Best Caribbean Islands to Visit This Summer, From Antigua to St Croix
We’ve been saying it for years, and we’ll keep saying it: in some ways, the Caribbean is even better in the summer months. The water is warm. It’s a bit less crowded, a little bit quieter. At night, the trade […]
Journeying to Francis Ford Coppola’s Rainforest Lodge in Belize
The barman at the Jaguar Bar is happy to tell you the recipe for Jaguar Juice. It’s simple, so he says: One Barrel rum; pineapple juice; and a local liqueur called Nanse that’s made from a Belizean fruit called craboo. […]
At These 13 Resorts, You Can Take the Perfect Adventure-Filled Vacation in Belize
Belize, a Caribbean travel destination full of natural wonders that also happens to have some of the coolest adventure resorts on the planet, from top-flight jungle hotels to luxurious river lodges and just about everything in between, whether you’re seeking […]
When the Caribbean Island of Montserrat Was the Center of the Pop Music World
Legendary Beatles producer Sir George Martin’s dream was not just to build a recording studio in a Caribbean paradise, but to raise up the fortunes of an island he dearly loved in the process. On Montserrat, for a brief but […]
This is the Best All-Inclusive Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica
It’s set on one of the most beautiful beaches you’ll lay eyes upon anywhere in the Caribbean: the sugar-white sands of Doctor’s Cave Beach in Montego Bay, Jamaica. But the S Hotel Montego Bay is not your typical beach resort: […]
The Best Caribbean Islands to Visit in 2024, From Tiny Beach Towns to Hidden Gems
Maybe you’ve been to the Caribbean a dozen times. Maybe you’re planning your first Caribbean vacation. The Caribbean continues to reinvent itself, to rewrite its story. The Caribbean just keeps getting better. As the region comes off what was a […]
Why This Caribbean All-Inclusive Is the Ultimate Adventure Resort
It’s the most sought-after all-inclusive resort in Panama: Los Establos Boutique Resort, the sister resort to Antigua’s legendary Hammock Cove resort. But there’s more to the story: the 16-room-and-suite property, set on a working coffee plantation in the mountains of […]
“At Its Roots, Jamaica Is Soul, Rhythm and Culture Come to Life”
“At its roots, Jamaica is soul, rhythm and culture come to life.” – Cedella Marley Assouline’s series of travel books manages to capture the indescribable, inarticulable, essential qualities of a place, distilling a destination’s romance and wonder into a story […]
This is the Most Delicious Road in Puerto Rico
Arguably the best way to get to know the people and culture of Puerto Rico is through the island’s food, and the main road to culinary discovery is called the Ruta de Lechón — the Pork Highway. In Spanish, lechón […]
From Jamaica to Antigua, Hotels and Bars With Music History
Music has always been deeply intertwined with Caribbean culture, from the African rhythms brought over by enslaved people to the lively calypso and soca rhythms that drive the region’s Carnival celebrations. The musical legacy of the Caribbean built to a […]
The Best Boutique Hotels in Belize
Small but mighty, Belize packs everything from Mayan ruins smothered in dense jungle to idyllic Caribbean islands, each home to boutique hotels that put guests in direct touch with the country’s vast natural beauty. We’ve scoured Belize’s beaches, cays, rivers, […]
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