Tastings of the world’s rarest rums. Cocktail parties on the beach. Spectacular villas. Up-close meetings with the Caribbean’s premier rum-makers. Michelin-level gastronomy. There’s nothing quite like the Caribbean Rum Awards St Barth, the competition and festival that celebrates the very […]
It’s the Caribbean outpost of the three-Michelin-star Die Librije in Holland, and the Brass Boer restaurant in Bonaire has quickly risen to become the best restaurant in the Caribbean. Indeed, the Brass Boer (which also just opened a location in […]
The Caribbean’s coolest rum festival is a weeklong celebration of premium rum on the Dutch Caribbean island in Bonaire. As this year’s Bonaire Rum Week approaches, we’ll be highlighting some of the biggest events of the festival. That includes the Rum […]
They call it the Rum With a View. It’s a mix of Lovango sorrel rum, elderflowers, passion fruit agave, lemon and egg white. It’s the kind of colorful, creative, funky cocktail that exemplifies what we all love about St John. […]
The Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire has been one of the hottest destinations in the Caribbean this year, continuing a trend that began last year. In the first quarter, Bonaire welcomed even more visitors than it did in the same […]
Lisa carefully places tiny purple flowers on the top layer of ice in a Big Major Smash She slides over the drink, served with jeweled ice inside a pink porcelain pig, a new twist on’ iconic Goombay Smash cocktail. It […]
The iconic Red Stripe brand is getting into the rum punch business. In a nod to the growing popularity of ready-to-drink cocktails, Red Stripe is launching its first-ever rum-based drinks: Red Stripe Rum Punch and Red Stripe Rum Mojito. The […]
A rum-on-the-beach party. A rum-infused lunch at an overwater restaurant. Outdoor tastings at oceanfront hotels around the island. A final dinner at a restaurant with a three-Michelin-star pedigree. This isn’t like any rum festival you’ve ever been to — and […]
It’s always been one of the nicest airports in the Caribbean: the Poles Caraibes Airport in Guadeloupe. And now, thanks to a dramatic transformation project, it’s getting even cooler. Poles Caraibes is in the midst of a $283 million investment […]
Bacardi has named a new executive to lead its global rum push, Caribbean Journal has learned. The spirits giant has tapped Roberto Ramirez Laverde as the new senior Vice President for Bacardi rum, based in Bermuda. Ramirez, who previously worked […]
If you’re a fan of rum from the Dominican Republic, you know Oliver & Oliver. The family-owned boutique rummaker produces a diverse range of Dominican brands: you might be familiar with rums like Opthimus or Rum Punta Cana — these are […]
Travel to the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire continues to surge so far in 2023. Bonaire reported 15,811 stay over visitors in February, a 15.4 percent increase over the same period in the record-breaking year of 2019. That included 7,882 […]
Bonaire’s annual celebration of rum and culinary culture is back again this summer, with Bonaire Rum Week 2023 set for June 12-17. And another one of the island’s top resorts has launched a special program for travel during the week. […]
