Pouring Out Paradise

By Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Check out this recent article from Yachting Magazine that gives us a nice look into Martinique's rich culture of Rhum Agricole. “The best rum in the world comes from Martinique,” Laurent Assier de Pompignan insists. The silver-haired connoisseur is Martinique’s largest importer of fine wines, Champagnes and spirits, and he assures me there’s no need to ...

Magnificent Martinique

By Wednesday, April 20, 2016

The crystalline turquoise waters drew us in, and one by one, we submerged in the shallows of Josephine’s Bathtub. The legendary swimming hole off the coast of Martinique is a natural wonder created by a long white sandbar, so named for Napoleon’s empress who reputedly liked to bathe there as a young girl. I was with ...

True Caribbean spirits: Rum distillery tours that rock

By Thursday, October 29, 2015

Nothing beats discovering rum on its home turf. Shaken and stirred with some of the finest spirits in the world, there is no shortage of rum-fueled cocktails and rummy punches in the Caribbean. Although they're popular crowd-pleasers, those familiar fruity watered-down concoctions served in coconut shells can get old. For something a little stronger, head ...

Rum Journal: A Sweet Ti’ Punch in St Martin

By Thursday, August 27, 2015

Another take on a Caribbean classic GRAND CASE — There is another way to make a Ti’ Punch, the simplest, purest, greatest cocktail in the West Indies. The usual way is with brown sugar, lime and rhum agricole blanc. Or, perhaps simple syrup in lieu of the sugar. But Philippe Auger, who has managed the bar at the ...