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Rum Journal: Bacardi Has a New Rum and It’s a Major Step Forward
JetBlue Set for New Nonstop Flights to the French Caribbean
JetBlue Airways is set to launch its newest Caribbean route at the beginning of next month. The New York City-based carrier is launching its first-ever flights to the French Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe beginning Feb. 1, 2020. The airline’s new …
Rum Journal: The Best Rums of 2019
In 2012, Caribbean Journal’s Rum Journal first launched the Rum Awards — a unique celebration of the best rums of the year. And after seven previous incarnations, the annual Rum Awards morphed into a full-fledged rum event in St Barth, …
A Taste of the Caribbean’s Hidden Sugarcane Mecca, Marie-Galante
It’s a quiet land of waving cane fields and serene beaches, ti’ punch and accras, shaped like a pancake and flat like one, too. And the casual observer might mistake this merely for a serene Caribbean paradise. But Marie Galante …
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Rum Journal: A Vibrant New Rum From Guadeloupe’s Longueteau
While Guadeloupe’s lovely rhum agricole still largely tends to live in the shadow of its kindred spirits in Martinique, one of the French Caribbean department’s rum brands has been working to change that: Rhum Longueteau. The Sainte-Marie product has been …
Helping Abaco, One Bottle of Rum at a Time
As Abaco continues to work on its recovery from the impact of Hurricane Dorian, there’s a new way to chip in. Rum company Papa’s Pilar has partnered with the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation to create “Papa’s Pilar Relief & Rebuild,” …
St Barth to Host 2020 Caribbean Rum Awards
The Caribbean’s leading celebration of rum is returning to St Barth next year for another week-long festival featuring the best of Caribbean rum and rhum agricole. The Caribbean Rum Awards, a partnership of Caribbean Journal and the Saint Barth Rum …
The Winners of the Caribbean Rum Awards in St Barth
GUSTAVIA — It came down to a rum-off. For the first time, the most exclusive rums in the Caribbean went head-to-head in a blind tasting competition at Caribbean Journal’s Caribbean Rum Awards in St Barth, and a team of seven international …
Rum Journal: Another Exceptional Rum from Papa’s Pilar
It isn’t easy for a rum brand to get the one-name not of approval from rum aficionados. It takes time, it takes energy and it takes a product that is as consistent as it is But travel to rum hubs …
From St Barth to Punta Cana, 5 Caribbean Places to Visit in November
November is one of our favorite times of year to travel to the Caribbean. The weather is glorious, the crowds are less and the deals are plenty. But it’s also close enough to peak season that you’ll still get much …
The 10 Best Negril All-Inclusive Resorts
Negril, the bohemian hideout that has grown into one of Jamaica’s top tourist destinations, has a diversity of hotels and resorts unmatched anywhere else on the island. And that includes all-inclusive resorts, where you can pay one price for lodging, …
Club Med Expanding French Caribbean All-Inclusive
All-inclusive brand Club Med is in the midst of a significant expansion of its resort on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. The company is investing around $44 million on a major transformation and expansion project at the resort, which …
The Caribbean’s Most Exclusive Rum Event Is Coming to St Barth
The Caribbean’s most exclusive island is the new home of a major Caribbean rum event. Caribbean Journal’s Caribbean Rum Awards, the region’s leading celebration of premium rums, is coming to St Barth from Nov. 6-10. The second edition of the …
In Barbados, The House on Rihanna Drive
This one-way street on the outskirts of Bridgetown has two lines of colorful houses just across Spring Garden Highway from the sea. But it’s the green-and-yellow one three quarters of the way down the road that brings the pilgrims. Robyn …
Rum Journal: A Sherry-Finished Rum From Puerto Rico
The growth of cask-finished rums has skyrocketed in recent years, as more and more distillers look to add new personalities and characters to rums. It’s a reminder of the power of the barrel to imbue flavor, of the importance of …
An Iconic Caribbean Rosewood Resort Is Returning in 2020
By Alexander Britell One of the Caribbean’s most legendary resorts is making its long-awaited comeback in the first quarter of 2020, Caribbean Journal has learned. The historic Rosewood Little Dix Bay resort on Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands …
Jamaica Has a New Hotspot in Negril
By the Caribbean Journal staff One of the coolest bars in New York has officially opened its doors in Jamaica. Miss Lily’s, the Jamaican eatery from Manhattan, has opened a new outpost at the hip Skylark Negril Beach Resort. The …
Why BVI Food Fete Is a Must-Visit Caribbean Culinary Event
By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean has no shortage of great culinary festivals, from St Barth to Barbados, all showcasing the marvelous diversity of Caribbean food. But one of the Caribbean’s most popular destination food festivals has a rather …
Ponce Could Be Puerto Rico’s Next Big Destination
By Alexander Britell While San Juan has long been Puerto Rico’s undisputed tourism hub, the island’s efforts to ramp up tourism development have meant a look at new destinations for growth. That’s what has taken developers to Ponce, the second-most-populous …
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