It started with a single drink. I sat in the dining room of Luau in Beverly Hills as the waitress handed my companion and me our drinks. I was eager to try mine. Jeff “Beach Bum” Berry designed the bar menu, and this being our second round of drinks, I was prepared for another excellent [...]
Rum
I’m skating in behind the deadline and probably not in the round-up, but I will NOT miss Mixology Monday this month. I had originally written up what we’ll all just assume was my greatest work ever on this site, only to have my computer crash and Windows Live Writer refuse to open my draft afterward. [...]
The Appleton Estate line of rums, from the simple gold and white all the way up to their 21 year old and Master Blender’s Legacy, are truly spectacular. I’ve made no secret of the fact that the collection of rums carefully crafted by Joy Spence – Appleton’s Master Blender – is probably my favorite overall [...]
The Mai Tai is probably one of the better-known rum cocktails – right up there with the mojito and the daiquiri. It’s practically the King of Tiki or Tropical drinks. Anyone that’s ever been on a vacation to a tropical island or locale has probably ordered one at some point. And the sad fact of [...]
Sandeman Port was the most recent sponsor of the Mixoloseum’s Thursday Drink Night. On December 18th a collection of cocktail bloggers, bartenders, and other cocktail enthusiasts signed in to the Mixoloseum’s Bar and spent the evening mixing cocktails with a rarely-used ingredient: port. Port, of course, is a Portugese fortified wine that is often served [...]
“The time has come,” the Dood did say, “to talk of many things. Of rums and spice and MxMo posts – of muddlers and slings!” Once again Mixology Monday has crept upon us. This month’s installment (round THIRTY FOUR) is being hosted by Craig Herman at Tiki Drinks & Indigo Firmaments. Craig, being something of [...]
Ron Matusalem Gran Reserva is billed as being the “Spirit of Cuba.” The frequent gold medal-winning rum has a long and storied past that stretches back to 19th Century Spain and Cuba.Founded in 1872, the Matusalem company has been made by the same family for generations. The company originally took root in Santiago de Cuba, [...]