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Rum Journal: The Best Lobby Bar in Aruba

It’s been quiet, but it hasn’t gone unnoticed. Over the last few years, Marriott has been on a push to redefine the Caribbean hotel lobby — to make it a place worth congregating, a place worth admiring, a place, well, […]

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Jamaica’s Appleton Estate Is Making Changes

By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon Brace yourselves, Jamaican rum lovers, because there are about to be some changes to your favorite tipple. Appleton Estate, distillers of Jamaican rum since 1749, is changing the nomenclature of three of its most popular blends. Appleton […]

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Reggae. Rum. Racing. Why You Need to Try the Kingston City Run

A must-visit Caribbean race By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Training for fall races is currently in full swing for runners around the world. But after you’ve crushed New York and Chicago, here’s a Caribbean event to consider that combines […]

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Rum Journal: A Very Good New Rum From Grenada

The minute you leave the airport in Grenada, you notice something. There’s an aroma. The air there is different. It’s because of the spice. Grenada is one of the world’s leading producer of Nutmeg, and it hasn’t just led to […]


Rum Journal: The Best Rum Bar in the British Virgin Islands

A great little rum bar on Cooper Island It’s a trend we like. More and more hotels are starting to celebrate the glory of rum by creating bars tailored around the spirit. That means rums not just from local distilleries […]


Rum Journal: Martinique’s J Bally Reserve de la Famille

IT’S ONE OF the world’s most famous rum bottles: J Bally’s “pyramide,” the pyramid-shaped bottle containing the dark amber-coloured rhum agricole from Martinique. Of course, it’s also one of Martinique’s best rums, whether in the seven year or the twelve year […]

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How to Make the Nisbet Plantation's Signature Rum Punch

A classic rum punch from Nevis By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Nevis’ Nisbet Plantation is celebrating its’ 25th anniversary, and the island’s only beachfront plantation resort has found a novel way to mark the occasion all year long. Each […]


There’s a Major New Caribbean Rum Shop at This Airport

A big new rum portal By the Caribbean Journal staff There’s a major new rum shop in the Caribbean — and it’s inside an airport. The duty free area at Barbados’ Grantley International Airport has opened a new “Caribbean Rum […]


A Coconut Cloud Cocktail From St Lucia

Cocktail cloud nine in St Lucia By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Considering the hotel’s name and the fact that it has six bars (one of which is dedicated exclusively to rum) it shouldn’t come as a surprise that this […]

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Rum Journal: A Sweet Ti’ Punch in St Martin

Another take on a Caribbean classic GRAND CASE — There is another way to make a Ti’ Punch, the simplest, purest, greatest cocktail in the West Indies. The usual way is with brown sugar, lime and rhum agricole blanc. Or, perhaps […]


The Signature Rum Punch at Antigua's Jumby Bay

How to make the rum punch from Jumby Bay By Dana Niland CJ Contributor This Sunday is National Rum Punch Day in the United States. For a refreshing summer celebration with a twist of Caribbean flavor, look no further than the Signature […]


Tasting the Summer Scene in St Lucia

Tasting summer at St Lucia’s Calabash Cove By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor August is National Rum Month, so to celebrate we’ll be featuring a series of rum recipes from resorts around the Caribbean. First up: St Lucia’s Calabash Cove […]


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