• Appetite: The very latest in LA cocktails

    By Thursday, May 10, 2012

    LA DESCARGA, Hollywood  is mobbed when live burlesque and Cuban jazz are scheduled, while bartenders in the main bar seemed disinterested and “too cool” to engage. But in an open air back room (appears to be closed but is vented around the ceiling), I encountered two delightful bartenders who knew their rum. Only a couple ...

  • Note To Self: It’s Cinco De Mayo, Write About Tequila

    By Friday, May 4, 2012

    Mixing rum and tequila? Sounds gross, right? But not if you flavor your margarita with Rhum Clement Creole Shrubb orange liqueur, which uses Clement's superlative rhum agricole (meaning rum distilled from cane juice rather than molasses) as a base. It's got a beautiful, zesty orange flavor that's lighter and less sweet than most triple secs, ...

  • Savor The Rare Taste of Rhum Clément

    By Tuesday, April 24, 2012

    There's rum and then there's rhum. And if you had to chose one for your drinking pleasure, then you can't go wrong Rhum Clément, the world’s leading producer of A.O.C. Martinique Rhum Agricole. And this year is a good time to get your hand on this top spirit as it celebrates its 125th anniversary. To ...

  • Clément’s New England Connection

    By Tuesday, April 10, 2012

    Ben Jones knows a good rum when he drinks it. No wonder: his mother’s family founded Rhum Clément on the island of Martinique in 1887. “Growing up we always had a few bottles of Rhum Clément in the liquor cabinet,” Jones says. “My mother would serve guests Créole Shrubb for dessert, over ice cream, with ...

  • Spirit tasting at Chicago Botanic Garden

    By Thursday, March 1, 2012

    The Chicago Botanic Garden will debut Lift Your Spirits: Craft Spirits Tasting at the Garden will take place from 6-8 p.m. March 8 inside the Regenstein Center. The event will allow attendees to savor and understand more about the art of craft spirits. Connoisseurs, novices and mixologists alike can sample an array of spirits crafted by ...