Less than 48 hours in Martinique and intoxicated by its nature and the spirit of Agricole it yields, quite literally, I begin again. Today, we were off to see the harvest at Rhum J.M; those robust agricole legs viewed inside my glass last night, now, firmly underneath me. The journey up north is post card perfect; spectacular cliffs and ocean views to your ...
California has the Napa Valley. France has Bordeaux. The French Caribbean island of Martinique has the Route des Rhums. In what just might be the rum capital of the Caribbean, Martinique, which specializes in rhum agricole, or rum made from sugar cane juice, not molasses, has 11 distilleries across a range of terrains, including those in ...
ONCE UPON a time, rum was the most popular spirit in America. Thanks to a number of factors — most notably the detrimental effects of prohibition — interest in the Noble Spirit declined, and for some time, when Americans reach for a spirit — it’s typically vodka or whiskey. That’s starting to change, however. The Mojito has become ...
After at least a decade in the barrel, rums such as Clément Cuvée Homère and Samaroli have gained the character and complexity of the best whiskeys FOR MANY, rum is the stuff of boat drinks and sea legs, the clear and anodyne vodka of the tropics. At summer's peak, that may feel like enough, but this ...
The Rum Collective's mission stated at the beginning of each meeting is: to enhance awareness of and develop appreciation for rum, from the still to the cocktail, in Seattle and beyond. This evening, in our return to Liberty, we did just that...and more. Guests arrived and were properly greeted, not just by the ambience of a room ...
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The rum world is a place of multifaceted beauty, and one of the more captivating styles of the spirit is the category of rhum agricole, traditionally made in the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe...
Trying to find that holiday spirit? Well, it is the season of giving and what better way to celebrate than with rum? TheRumLab and EINNews are sharing ...
The LA area is busting out their Tiki shirts this Labor Day weekend for Beverly Wilshire's Tiki Lounge pop up in the CUT Lounge by Wolfgang Puck. Until ...
Clément Créole Shrubb has been a staple of French West Indian culture for centuries and is truly an experience of the senses, whether in a ...