Summer Cocktails from RA Sushi

Beat the heat with a trio of summer sips from RA Sushi. For a limited time, the Midtown Atlanta restaurant will serve three cocktails that are reminiscent of warm weather treats and beach vacations. The Orange Dreamsicle, Coconut Mojito and Key Lime Martini will be available from from July 1st through August 15th and will [...]

Holiday Rum Cocktails

Spice up your seasonal celebrations with some holiday-inspired rum cocktails! These recipes come from mixologists with Mount Gay Rum.  The distillery has been producing rum on Barbados since 1703, making it the oldest rum brand in the world. Each cocktail calls for Mount Gay Eclipse, a medium-bodied rum that has notes of ripe banana and [...]

Rum Renaissance Returns to Miami

The Rum Renaissance Festival is under way!  From May 5th through 9th you’ll be able to sip and celebrate some of the best cane spirits from the New World. Now in its second year, the festival features a rum tastings and exhibitions, celebrity seminars and workshops, rum competitions and VIP parties. A highlight of the [...]

Mojito Tuesdays at La Epoca

You’ve made it through the first two days of the work week, why not celebrate with a refreshing mojito? Best of all — it’s free! Every Tuesday at La Epoca, downtown Miami’s boutique department store, you can enjoy free mojitos and live music.  It’s a great chance to meet the people who live, work and [...]

Highlights from the Grand Tasting

If you’re looking for more wines, beers, spirits and small bites than you could ever hope to taste in one afternoon you’ll find it at the New York City Wine & Food Festival’s Grand Tasting. This year’s event featured an impressive selection of familiar labels and brands as well as new or less well-known ones.  [...]

MIA vs NYC at Rum Mixology Contest

A rum showdown will be shaking things up in Miami! Top U.S. rum mixologists will face off next Thursday at the first-ever Ron Abuelo and Rum Jumbie Mixology Contest at The Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne.  The contest will take place at the resort’s RUMBAR, known for its impressive rum selection that includes more than 50 rums [...]

A Rum For Your Lifestyle

After three days of sipping rum with experts, mixologists, collectors and people who enjoy a good cocktail at the Rum Renaissance Festival, it’s clear that rum is more than just a drink — it’s a lifestyle. What exactly makes a rum right for your lifestyle?  That of course depends on your taste.  As UK Rum [...]

Rum Renaissance Kickoff Party

If your only real experience with rum is drinking daiquiris or mojitos, you’ve barely scratched the surface of this spirit. From light to dark, flavored to spiced, the flavors of rum can vary greatly.  At this weekend’s Rum Renaissance in Miami you’ll have the opportunity to try them all. Last night the rum celebration kicked [...]