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 ...
Imagine you are on the tropical island of Martinique in the French West Indies. The air is soft and tinged with salt. Puffs of volcanic ash sometimes exhale from Mt. Pelée. The earth is dark black from lava flows that give the earth a very specific terroir. No other place on earth has soil quite ...
This is a take on the classic Martinique drink, Ti Punch, which is short for "petit punch." (Beware: It packs more than a little punch.) Using honey syrup instead of the usual simple syrup makes this version richer, more lush and darker. The original recipe calls for white rhum agricole (from Martinique), such as Clement Rhum Blanc or Neisson Blanc, ...
Henry's not old enough to drink yet. But his dad, a friend of the guys behind Beloved in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, likes his spirits straight. So the Greenpoint bar looked to the Manhattan to toast baby Henry. "I love Manhattan variations," says Beloved bar manager Rene Hidalgo. "It's a simple approach that has a lot of room ...
When our own David Wondrich and Leslie Pariseau discussed the drink of this summer (or the drinks, rather), there was talk of a rum old-fashioned. We'd recommend trying it out, but don't be afraid to throw the dark stuff in a few other classics, perhaps even a Manhattan. Consider it a new summer standard, when ...
Build in glass in order listed. Add ice. Stir approximately 20 times. Express orange peel over cocktail and enjoy!
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...
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 ...
If you want a taste of the Caribbean, rum is the spirit of choice. We're big fans of daquiris and Dark and Stormy cocktails, and ...
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 ...