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 ...

All roads lead to rhum in Martinique

By Monday, January 23, 2017

Home to 10 prestigious rum distilleries spread across the 425-sq mile island, it is no wonder why Martinique is a top bucket-list destination for rum lovers. Martinique is generally known as a tropical paradise for sun and sea, but the lush, French Caribbean island is also celebrated as a producer of premium quality rum. Like many of its island ...

The Rum Brands to Watch in 2017

By Wednesday, December 21, 2016

“In 2016, we saw the acceleration of the upward trend for premium and super premium rums,” says Matthieu de Lassus, export director at Spiridom. For him, “super- premium innovations like single casks are driving interest." Rum is set to get funky as pungent agricole rhums take greater strides in the mainstream spotlight. Check out the full ...