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GSN Review: Koloa Kaua’i Coconut Rum

Good Spirits News

In 1778 Kaua`i was the first Hawaiian landfall for Captain Cook whose ship carried barrels of rum for his sailor’s daily ration of grog. On April 1, 2009, Kōloa Rum Corporation was issued the first and only license to distill alcohol on the island of Kaua`i. The rum is distilled 2 times at 160 – 180 ABV.

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New Orleans Bartender Geoffrey Wilson Helps Others Find Power and Purpose

Imbibe Magazine

And he started informally mentoring a young woman who was trying to make her way in the world of hospitality. That invitation—combined with Jeff Berry and Annene Kaye’s offer to work at their tiki bar, Latitude 29—enticed him to return to the Gulf Coast, where he’s lived since 2020. Folkes had just launched Turning Tables.

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Is This Death & Co.’s Most Underrated Cocktail?

Cocktails with Suderman

At the time, this was a fairly novel theory of how news and information would transmit in the digital era, and it captured the way that information becomes almost omnipresent when untethered from physical objects like books, magazines, and newspapers. Like I said—it’s a gin-and-beer-based kinda-sorta-tiki drink.

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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2023! Tropical vs Tiki

Chilled Magazine

Topical versus Tiki was a fun and informative seminar led by Daniele Dalla Pola. A definite passion for rum, life, and all things tropical was evident as Daniele taught us the differences between these two types of cocktails, while also mixing us up a few delicious drinks to sample throughout our class.

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Review: Hampden Rums – “Great House” 2023, Pagos, and 8 Years Old

Drinkhacker

Hampden “Great House” Rum Distillery Edition 2023 – This is the fifth edition of Great House , and these are always outstanding rums. There’s no information on what marks are used in the 2023 except that it is, as always, a blend (which changes every year by design). 114 proof. 104 proof. 92 proof.

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GSN Review: Renegade Unaged Rums – Cuvée: Aura & MicrOrigin: Hope

Good Spirits News

Renegade Rum, the terroir-driven rum project from the Caribbean island of Grenada, has announced the launch of a new flagship range of aged and unaged natural rums that showcase its pioneering methodology to the United States. These latest rums are releasing in December in 700ml bottles.

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Next Wave Awards Bartender of the Year: Garret Richard

VinePair

Raised among the retro culture of Los Angeles and a tiki enthusiast before he was old enough to drink — he came to the culture via exotica music in high school — Richard ditched his focus on a radio career to get into bartending. A year later he started a “Tiki Takeover” series at Prime Meats in Brooklyn.

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