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29 Jul

Black Tot Day! 31 July 1970-2010 RIP

Ian Williams, Rumpundit, commiserates Black Tot Day. Saturday  31 July is the 40th Anniversary of Black Tot Day when the Royal Navy abandoned the daily grog ration for its sailors. Do hoist  a dark rum to mark the occasion. The British decision to abandon a centuries-old tradition of high octane fighting spirit and replace it [...]

28 Jul

Appleton 30 hits UK

Appleton launches 30-year-old rum

27 Jul

July 27, 2010 Dancing Pines Distillery to release spirits in August By Carl McCutchen Loveland Connection Kimberly and Kristian Naslund are supporters of hands-on quality craftsmanship. They like the results that a little extra handling and meticulous crafting can provide. That’s why when their new distillery, Dancing Pines Distillery, 1527 Taurus Court, No. 110, opens [...]

26 Jul

Guam Rum!

Made In Guam: Local distillers hope to find niche in island’s alcohol industry By Erin Thompson • Pacific Daily News • July 15, 2010 // Valentino Perez knows first-hand what a tricky art distilling alcohol can be. The owner of Guam’s Own distillery, Perez has spent months perfecting the recipe for rum and whiskey. “There’s [...]

12 Jul

New old Canada Rum

Charlottetown pub offering unique brand of Island-made rum AL MACLEOD The Guardian The Merchantman Pub in Charlottetown is selling its own unique brand of rum called Merchantman 1897. It is distilled by Prince Edward Island Distillery in Hermanville, near Souris. From left are Julie Shore, master distiller, Donna MacNeill, pub customer, and owner Peter Hyndman. [...]

08 Jul

Rum Ratings in USVI

One hopes for the VI’s sake that the rating agencies are more accurate with this than mortgage-backed securities! Rumpundit Fitch Affirms Virgin Islands Cruzan Matching Fund Bonds at ‘BBB’; Outlook Stable NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings assigns the following ratings to the Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority’s (VIPFA) subordinated revenue bonds: –$42.2 million (Virgin Islands matching [...]

07 Apr

Little White Lamb, who made thee?

I grew up on Lamb’s Navy Rum, so I have a sentimental attachment to the brand! _ Rumpundit. Lamb’s White Rum listed in Tesco Tuesday, 06 April 2010 Halewood International, leading drinks manufacturer and distributor, has announced further success for its recently launched Lamb’s White Rum with new listings in just under 200 Tesco stores [...]

11 Jan

Indian Risky!

So, if you add Indian “whiskey” production to their rum-making, which under EU and US law you could, it must easily confirm India’s position as the world’s number one rum producer. I offer my own marketing solution..Indian makers of molasses based “whiskey” should sell it as “Risky” and enhance the sense of adventure.. Rum Pundit. [...]

29 Dec

Ord River Rum rows upstream.

Big boys give liquor man a rum deal in the cities * Tony Barrass * From: The Australian * December 29, 2009 12:00AM RAYMOND Bernard Dessert III, better known around the east Kimberley town of Kununurra as Spike Dessert, doesn’t want to sound paranoid, but he’s certain there are forces out to get him. The [...]

11 Dec

Novia Scotia Rum

A safe harbour for N.S. rum Lunenburg distiller to make traditional and new libations By CHRIS LAMBIE Business Editor Fri. Dec 11 – 4:46 AM A Lunenburg couple opening the South Shore’s first distillery this spring had not planned, at first, to make rum. But in a town built on the trade of salt fish [...]

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