June 2008 Entries
I've noticed over the past few months, as the number of readers of my blog have gone up, so have the number of emails and comments. I really enjoy this. I like hearing that someone enjoyed my review or is going to try a cocktail recipe I wrote about or that they agree that such and such rum is fantastic - or even that they disagree with me vehemently (although that hasn't happened yet). It's great to know that people are reading and (hopefully) enjoying the site, as well as (again, hopefully) finding it useful.
The most common question I find...
posted @ Monday, June 30, 2008 11:14 AM |
My how the months do fly by. It seems like I can't go a week without it being a month later these days. It seems it was only yesterday that I was writing my rum entry for Mixology Monday...but maybe that's just because I write about rum all the time. Nah, that can't be it.
This month's topic, hosted by the Scofflaw's Den, pushes me a little further from my comfort-zone: bourbon. Yes, that United Statesian of United Statesian spirits, forged in Kentucky from the corn of the gods who sit upon Mount Sometallmountaininkentucky. Bourbon...it's what real men drink...when they're not...
posted @ Monday, June 16, 2008 11:31 AM |
I'm not sure when exactly it happened, because I know I tested the new layout here in Internet Explorer before publishing it a month or so ago, but many thanks to Dan from Temptryst for pointing out to me that the layout of the blog has been...um...wonky in IE for a while now. I use Firefox as my browser of choice, so I hadn't noticed.
I've got it somewhat sorted, but I know it's still not 100% correct yet (I'm thinking the RumDood logo should probably actually be visible in that big blue space on the top-right). I'm still working on...
posted @ Saturday, June 14, 2008 12:38 PM |
Just a short, quick note today.
I'll be in Las Vegas for the weekend of the 21st of June for a party at a friend's house. I like parties. I like hanging out with bunches of people, chattering, dancing, and - of course - having a cocktail or two.
For this particular party (a birthday party of sorts), I figured I'd do something special. Seeing that the guest list would be rather heavy with people of the female persuasion, and knowing that our hostess is a fan of flavored rums, AND being inspired by the explosion of fresh, beautiful berries and other...
posted @ Wednesday, June 11, 2008 9:40 AM |
A few years ago, I was a rum neophyte. I was a babe in the rummy wilderness, knowing only that I had tasted good rum, and I wanted to taste more. My collection? What collection? I probably had about 3 or 4 bottles of rum...mostly consisting of 2 or 3 bottles from St. Lucia and probably a bottle of Captain Morgan.
Then one day a new bottle entered the fold. A gift was brought unto my household in the form of a squat little bottle from Venezuela, hidden inside of a leather sack. The rum, of course, was Ron Pampero Aniversario...
posted @ Wednesday, June 04, 2008 1:04 PM |