J.M RHUMBLE – 2017 Highlights

By Thursday, October 5, 2017

On September 20th Rhum J.M paid tribute to the Garden State’s hardworking and creative bartenders while Cellar 335 celebrated its one year anniversary, with the first ever J.M RHUMBLE. New Jersey’s emerging cocktail scene has been often overshadowed by their neighbor across the river. However, this past week SPIRIBAM continued to offer bartenders a creative platform ...

The Caribbean’s Greatest Rum Shop

By Sunday, March 5, 2017

Calling all rum lovers, aficionados, and Caribbean tourists alike- Your rum haven has been discovered and, nonetheless, it is located in Martinique. True “rum shops” are few and far between — stores where one can savor the diversity of the regional spirit and peruse bottles from across the Caribbean the way one would in a fine wine shop. But ...

The Cocktail Cure for Spring Fever

By Monday, February 27, 2017

Spring is upon us! Cue lighter and brighter cocktails, including our favorite Caribbean staple, the Ti' Punch. ‘Ti Punch, if you’re not familiar with it, is the characteristic short drink of the French Caribbean, and has been at least since the 1880s. While its name, “Petit Punch,” or “Little Punch” in Kriyou (the local dialect of ...

5 French Style Rums you Need

By Sunday, February 5, 2017

French styled rum, commonly identified as rhum agricole (yes, rum with an H) is inescapable when seeking out rum options at your local bar, restaurant, or liquor store.  AOC Rhum Agricole, hailed from the French West Indies of the Caribbean, undresses a category of rum bursting with bold and funky flavor profiles that cannot be imitated anywhere else in ...

The Caribbean’s Best Beach Rum Bar

By Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Calling all rum lovers! CaribJournal is bringing to you your next bucket list destination - The Caribbean's Best Beach Rum Bar. Martinique’s Le Petibonum beach bar has debuted a full-fledged rum bar on the sand in the increasingly cool beach town of Carbet. . .The Rum Bar, has a striking collection of AOC rums from Martinique — with ...