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09 Jul

Dancing on the Cap’n's Grave?

As Captain Morgan Leaves, Puerto Rico Hopes to Keep the Rum Business Lucrative With New Distillery 0 Comments Published at 1:15 pm, July 8, 2011 Image Photo Credits: As Captain Morgan Leaves, Puerto Rico is Hoping to Keep the Rum Business Going With New Distillery Near San Juan, Puerto Rico, a former pharmaceutical plant is [...]

14 Apr

Pirate Ambush?

A cunning piratical ambush – while Bacardi grapples alongside Havana Club.. Cap’n Morgan swoops in and gets the gold..Rumpundit Diageo aims to take on Bacardi By Robyn Black 14/04/2011 09:14 Diageo has announced its intention to take on Bacardi to become the number one rum company in the world by 2015. Captain Morgan: kick-starting Diageo [...]

12 Apr

Cubans sell 4 million cases! And nary a drop in the US

  Havana, April 12 (IANS) Cuba expects to sell four million cases of its flagship rum Havana Club in 2011, despite a US decision not to renew its marketing license in the country, president of the state-owned Cuban Rum Corporation said here. ‘The Cuban industrial capability is at a very high level,’ president of the [...]

03 Apr

And Did Trelawney (Gold) Die?

“And did Trelawney die” was the song of the Western Men, whose defeated prisoners might well have ended up as indentured labour in Jamaica. Trelawney Gold did die, but who knows it might be coming back – in spirit at least! Rumpundit. Husseys make another half-billion bet on Long Pond Published: Sunday | April 3, [...]

01 Apr

85 Lashes Rum!

 Glazer’s to distribute Amalgamated’s rum across Missouri St. Louis Business Journal – by Kelsey Volkmann Date: Thursday, March 31, 2011, 12:32pm CDT Jesse Jones  Amalgamated Brewing and Distilling Co. said Thursday it reached a deal with Glazer’s to distribute Amalgamated’s 85 Lashes Rum beyond St. Louis to throughout Missouri. Amalgamated, a craft brewer and [...]

31 Mar

Angostora’s Bitter?

It was sold as an attempt to build a regional giant to compete in world markets – but there’s something about financial engineering that takes the heart out of distillation…Rumpundit Exodus from Lascelles’ board McConnell, Bell and Abrahams stepping down BY AL EDWARDS Caribbean Business Report Editor aledwards@jamaicaobserver.com     Wednesday, March 30, 2011   [...]

26 Mar

Bundaberg Bounds Back

Bundy Rum gets a revamp Emily Prain | 26th March 2011 BDC Bondstore staff members Teena Hetherington, Shannyn Smith and Haley Cassady with the new branding. Mike Knott THE city’s famous Bundaberg Rum is going under the knife for a brand makeover aiming to bring more sophistication to its product, and put common stereotypes of [...]

15 Mar

Blood feud Bad business.

Never surrender! Never Give Up! might have worked in Galaxy Quest, but the sound of dead horses being flogged is not good news for efficiency – Rum Pundit.   Bacardi Continues Legal Actions to Protect Its Havana Club Rum Trademark Rights in Spain Businesswire 14 March 2011 HAMILTON, Bermuda — Bacardi Limited, the largest privately [...]

14 Mar

Holey Dollar

Love the headline! Rum Pundit Dollar Strengthens on Divine Intervention Published on Mon, 14/03/2011, 11:43:03 |   By Jordan Gelbart Australian owned rum Holey Dollar has continued its winning streak at international spirits competitions, being awarded ‘Master’ and ‘Gold’ status at The Spirit Masters Series. The series is held by The Spirits Business Magazine with [...]

12 Mar

Privateer Rum opens shop

The Spirit of a Privateer: Privateer International Opens Distillery Posted on 03/10/11 at 11:00pm by webmaster   The Spirit of a Privateer: Privateer International Opens Distillery Andrew Cabot opens rum distillery in Ipswich, MA Ipswich, MA (Vocus/PRWEB) March 10, 2011 It was an economic instigator for the American Revolution. George Washington insisted on having it [...]

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