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Two big rum events this week. In London Ian Burrell’s London Rum Fest concentrates a world of aficionados for a weekend of fun and instruction, including a seminar from me, but more importantly lots of samples and lots of congenial samplers. And A Cork Above debuts my I-video on rum.

Anyone up in the Catskills, a talk on rum, sales of book and a tasting of Don Q rums full range, including their exquisite Grand Anejo, at the Andes Hotel, in Andes, upstate New York from 2 pm onwards Saturday 5th September, rum, reggae band, Caribbean inspired food.. and me. What more could you ask! [...]

ENTERTAINMENTCaribbean Heritage – A Renaissance of Rum If you’re from the Caribbean hemisphere, chances are you got your first taste of rum before you could toddle upright without help… most Caribbean nationals get a hint of the elixir when Christmas comes around as the scents of cured fruits permeate the air in the Black cakes [...]

MEDIA ALERT WHO:                           Centaur Stride, Inc. and Friends WHAT:                         The Chautauqua Bon Vivant- A Luxury Experience of Culinary, Wine & Spirits The Chautauqua Bon Vivant raises funds to support the endeavors of Centaur Stride Therapeutic Riding Programs, a not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) organization.   The event, which serves as a Grand Finale [...]

From Kelly Phoenix Rappa – inimitable importer and promoter of Cuca Fresca cachaça! Cuca Fresca Invites Mixologists to “Shake Their Way To Brazil” In a National Mixology Contest (July 1, 2009) –Cuca Fresca Exports, LLC, makers of a multi-award-winning portfolio of  organic cachaças and ready to drink cocktails has just announced a national mixology contest [...]

GET IN THE FIESTA SPIRIT AT THE WORLD’S PREMIER RUM FESTIVAL AND WIN A TRIP TO THE CARIBBEAN! Tuesday, 07 July 2009 The Rum Experience is bringing the tropical sunshine to the UK for the third year running in London this October. If you fancy yourself as a bit of a cocktail connoisseur, rum lover, [...]

Looking at the rum line up, one can’t help wondering whether there was a shortage of entries! – Rum pundit Tie at the top in 1st NY Spirits Awards Bill Dowd June 27, 11:17 AM NEW YORK, NY — The inaugural New York Spirits Awards were announced today. More than 250 brands from around the [...]

I was jetlagged and flu-ridden from my marathon through rumless Central Asia, but Rob Burr reports that., The Miami Rum Renaissance Festival was: a great variety of rum, lots of rum enthusiasts, plenty of parties, great exposure throughout the media… Our recent Rum Renaissance Festival in Miami Beach surpassed all expectations and served to reinforce [...]

Ian Burrell\’s Rum Fest Ian Burrell just posted a nice little round up of what is definitely the best rum festival in the world, including me of course, bu many many more. Rumpundit