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Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum: August 16th is National Rum Day. (Here’s the pirate song, inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island.) Many thanks to Pat Croce’s Rum Barrel sports bar and grill in Key West (now closed, alas) for much of this information. WHAT IS RUM? Everyone who knows the word…
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How about a great bottle of rum for Father’s Day? Take a look at Appleton Estate rums, a line so fine that the brand doesn’t even make an unaged white/silver rum*. Most Americans have only known about rum since Prohibition, but in the Caribbean it’s been around since the 17th century. It’s light and cheerful,…
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August 16th is National Rum Day. Rum can be a confusing spirit for the everyday consumer. What’s silver versus white rum? What’s silver versus gold rum? Which one should you use for a rum cocktail? It starts with distilling molasses. A BRIEF HISTORY OF RUM Sugar cane grew wild in parts of Southeast…
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The Caribbean is home to rum, a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugar cane. The clear distillate is then aged in oak barrels for various lengths of time, the process that creates the different types of rum. Your acquaintance with rum may be via a Daiquiri, Hurricane, Mojito, Piña Colada or Rum and Coke (a.k.a.…
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[1] Drink a Pumpkin Passion for dessert (recipe and photos #1 and #2 © Frangelico Hazelnut Liqueur). [2] Frangelico hazelnut liqueur is delicious for straight sipping, over vanilla or coffee ice cream, in coffee and hot chocolate. [3] Flor de Caña dark rum (photo © Flor de Caña). For Halloween, Thanksgiving, or any time…
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