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Make Mine a Piña Colada Royale

PUNCH

It was how I felt back in 2019, at the Ave in Grand Cayman, when I first tasted the Escape (If You Like Piña Coladas) for the first time. The Escape is made with a house blend of white rums infused with pineapple skins and coconut, all vigorously shaken with Coco Lopez, pineapple and lime juices, then lengthened with Champagne.

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Chillin’ With Neb Chupin

Chilled Magazine

His acting career includes roles in films such as “Mindcage” (2022) , “The Fanatic” (2019) , and “The Poison Rose” (2019). Jack Daniels, Maker’s Mark, Hendrick’s Gin, Belvedere Vodka and a fine selection of rums. I like to sip Jack on the rocks when I light up a cigar at home.

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Review: Mount Gay Rum – Eclipse Navy Strength and Master Blender Selection – Coffey Still

Drinkhacker

Barbados’ Mount Gay has recently graced us with two new expressions of its rums, one for (relatively) mass consumption, the other extremely limited. Mount Gay Eclipse Navy Strength Rum – This high-test rum is matured two to four years and reportedly contains a higher portion of older pot still rums.

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The Top 10 Rums of 2023

Drinkhacker

Top shelf rum is becoming easier and easier to find — and harder and harder to pin down into a cohesive top 10 list. Sadly, many of the price tags on these rums are fairly luxe — with bottles nearly 30 years old, single barrels, one-off experiments, or all of the above. 500 [ BUY IT NOW FROM RESERVEBAR ] 3. 99 proof. $75

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Mount Gay Reveals 2024 Master Blender Collection Rum

Cheers

This release is the first coffey still release by Mount Gay since the still was recommissioned in 2019. This years Master Blender Collection is meant to offer a glimpse into how rum was made back in the 19th century when the coffey still was invented. The result is a floral and round rum. size for a $240 suggested retail price.

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New Orleans Bartender Geoffrey Wilson Helps Others Find Power and Purpose

Imbibe Magazine

She was a candidate for the program at Turning Tables , a New Orleans–based nonprofit founded in 2019 by Touré Folkes. Berry organized Resistance Served in 2019, a two-day symposium held in New Orleans “to celebrate and contextualize the contributions of the African Diaspora to the world of hospitality.” “I thought, wow, he’s rude.”

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The Art of Mixology: Fat Washing

Chilled Magazine

In 2016, I opened ROKC (Ramen Oysters Kitchen Cocktails) in Hamilton Heights, and following its success, I opened NR (’N ROLL) on the Upper East Side in Fall of 2019. It’s made with Ethiopian coffee rum, creme de banana, allspice dram, pineapple, orange, lime, and nutmeg. Talk to us about your beverage program.

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