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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An Introduction to Ti’ Punch

By Tuesday, July 28, 2015

The rum world is a place of multifaceted beauty, and one of the more captivating styles of the spirit is the category of rhum agricole, traditionally made in the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe. Our July/August issue touches on a few ways talented bartenders are using rhum agricole in cocktails, but this flavorful type ...