Wow, seriously? It’s been a year? I didn’t even prepare a speech or anything. It’s true, RumDood.com turns 1 year old today. It’s been a crazy year too. When I started this blog, I didn’t really know what I wanted to do with it. My first post was about breaking both of my arms the [...]
This month’s Mixology Monday may turn out to be the most tragically hilarious collection of drinks ever. Stevi from Two At The Most has selected a topic that will pull back the polished veneer of elitist perfection that the cocktail blogosphere loves to wrap itself in when it comes to drinks. This month we expose [...]
I know I know…there’s no write-up for Tiki Central’s Tiki Crawl 8 Day 1. That’s because unlike certain slackers, I had to actually work on Thursday, so I missed the South Bay Day. I did make it up for Day 2’s crawl through the city, and now I have to run to catch the bus [...]
I don’t often write about specific cocktails unless I’m working on a Mixology Monday post (one coming next week!) or if it’s part of a rum review – and it’s exceedingly rare that I post about a RumDood original cocktail. This week, however, has seen me rather busy with work and preparations for the dizzying [...]
I received an email today from Craig Mrusek (better known as Dr. Bamboo), informing me that the Queequeg chapter of the Fraternal Order of Moai is currently selling 200 special edition tiki mugs to raise money and awareness for MS. For $40US, you get a 12 ounce tiki mug, of which only 200 will be [...]
Hundreds of thousands of people traveled to Bavaria last week for the opening ceremonies of what is perhaps Germany’s most famous celebration: Oktoberfest. While I wasn’t able to make it to Munich for the festival this year (you win AGAIN, Responsibility!), I was lucky enough to spend an afternoon wending my way through an excellent [...]
At long last we come to the tearful ending of our journey through the Old New Orleans Rums. Having started with the Crystal, spent time with the Amber, and rejoiced in Cajun Spiced‘s embodiment of the holidays, it is now time to discuss the final offering from Celebration Distillation: Old New Orleans 10 Year Old [...]