If it comes to Rhum Agricole, you shouldn’t be surprised that I think that Habitation Clément is the best in the game. You can read more about their history and all of the wonderful things that they are doing in a previous write up I did here. So, when I found out that I was going to be able to get my hands on a single barrel selection of one of their rhums, I became all the more excited. Even...
Sometimes it is hard to not look back at the could’ve should’ve beens and wonder how things could have been different. That is exactly how I feel right now as I hold this bottle of Rhum J.M. Single Barrel Rum Reserve Speciale Rhum Agricole Vieux. To think that a year ago, with the help of my Rhum buddy (Rhummie? Rhumddy? Rhum BFF?) Melissa Pinkerton, I pulled together the Evening of Funk-n-Rhum in Chicago before departing for Nashville. Never once did...
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed. It is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead For those of us that love and admire history and cocktails, the past 15 years has been an everchanging landscape. We have seen the Appletini and Cosmo fall to the wayside as drinks like the Sazerac, Old-Fashioned and Manhattan break pop culture barrier after barrier. Which is what makes Probitas so exciting. A collaboration...
Ever so often you come across a spirit that catches you off guard and seemingly; captures your heart. One of those for me is the overly pungent and striking Doctor Bird Jamaican Rum bottled for Two James Distillery in Detroit, Michigan. Named for the national bird of Jamaica (Red-Billed Streamertail); Doctor Bird is a heavy pot still rum produced by Worthy Park Distillery. While I do not have the exact numbers on hand; from what I have found out, it...
Wow. Sorry for the lackadaisical posting folks. Nearly two months since my last post is pretty inexcusable; regardless of how busy I may or may not have been throughout the month of April. Turns out that even when you are writing about something you love; there can still come a feeling of monotony. I will try to be better about that going forward. It has been a week since I was at the Chicago Rum Festival. I have to say...