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Novo Fogo: Cachaça & Conservation

It should come as no surprise at this point that the Amazon Rainforest is in dire straits and has been for quite some time now. However, things appear to be at their most bleak. Currently, throughout South America, most notably Brazil, the Amazon Rainforest has been ragingly consumed with record number fires coursing through the landscape. As of the writing of this article, NASA and NOAA satellites are showing an 83% increase in the Amazon from this time this year....

COPPER & KINGS VIA CHICAGO

It is early morning in the Chicago suburbs and I am less than a week out from the Euro Trip that will soon be my life for the next couple of months. As I sit outside with my cup of coffee and bowl of Orlik: Strong Dark Kentucky, the slight chill in the air reminds me that even though it is the “Dog Days of Summer”; fall is right around the corner. So perhaps it is a good time to...

The Real McCoy 5 Year (Distiller’s Proof)

Back in April, I had the pleasure of being able to link up with The Real McCoy Rum Brand Ambassador Joshua Perez while he was in town here in Nashville. Not only was it a personal pleasure to be able to meet him; but the fact that he reached out to me still has my mind spinning. Especially when it was to humbly and sincerely say: “Thank you.” for supporting the brand. A brand I will continue to support because...

The Real McCoy 3 Year

The Real McCoy 3-Year is the first marque in the brand line. Produced in Barbados by Foursquare Rum Distillery; this rum (much like its cousin Probitas) is an ode to rums produced in the early 20th Century/Prohibition Era. A blend of column and pot still rums (and I assume a higher ratio of column still rums given the profile), The Real McCoy Three-Year earns its age statement by spending three years in very old ex-bourbon barrels. It is then lightly...

Foursquare Empery

EMPERY noun pl. em·per·ies Absolute dominion or jurisdiction; sovereignty. In the past two years since I began drinking Foursquare rums, I have been able to enjoy it while planning, executing and celebrating milestones in my life. Criterion was there when I took a work transfer that ultimately allowed me to shape my own professional identity as a sort of “Champion of Rum” in Chicago. Dominus was the first rum I cracked open to celebrate when Erika and I moved to Nashville...