One rum down, three more to go in my quest to complete the entire line of rums from Celebration Distillation. I had planned to do the entire line before the end of August, but that’s beginning to look a tad unlikely. So good news for the New Orleans-o-philes: the August Spotlight will continue to shine [...]
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My reputation as a Crushing Crusher of Rum precedes me. I’m not sure what that even means, but then again I think I’m the one who coined the phrase, so I guess it doesnt’ really matter.On Monday, August 25, the Mixoloseum will be hosting a chat focused on my favorite libation and yours, rum. The [...]
We all make mistakes, and anyone who knows me personally will tell you that I make enough for all of us. This is just a quick mea culpa on the Old New Orleans Crystal Rum review that I posted yesterday. During my distillery tour I had erroneously written down that the Cyrstal rum was barreled [...]
As you and I continue our August Spotlight on Old New Orleans Rum, we come to the first product in their line of offerings, the Old New Orleans Crystal Rum. I say first because I have to start somewhere; and after the distillery tour, why not start with the most basic of any company’s rum: [...]
Is it really time for MxMo again? Really? Didn’t we just do this like 2 weeks ago? I could have sworn I just finished writing about Hurricanes and why Pat O’Brien’s is not where to get them. Well, too soon or not, it’s time for another monthly foray into my pretend-life as a mixologist.This month’s [...]
During Tales of the Cocktail this year, I decided to make a trip down to see Celebration Distillation – home of Old New Orleans Rum. I wanted to get an inside look at how this small American distillery was producing a unique collection of rums that they claim captures the essence of the Crescent City [...]
Having just spent a week in New Orleans carousing with other spirit and cocktail bloggers, listening to various expert panels discuss the past, present, and future of spirits and cocktails, and sampling a few wares from various producers, one might say I’ve got the Crescent City on the brain.I had so much fun in New [...]