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March 20, 2018 Patrick Smith

Rum Style Guide: Navigating the Caribbean Through Your Sipping Glass
I’m a rum drinker. I think we should all be rum drinkers. More and more people are becoming rum drinkers every day. As one of my favorite bottles, Skipper Rum, says right on the label, “It’s a rum world wherever you look”. However, there is still a lot of trepidation and misunderstanding about this impending new rum order.
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January 24, 2018 CJ Best

You'll never believe how wasteful bartending is: Reduce, Reuse, Reflavor with Trash Tiki
I had the privilege last month to attend the Trash Tiki pop up in Seattle. If you’re not familiar Trash Tiki is a pop up and online platform focused on reducing the mass consumption of single-use items in the booming craft cocktail scene. They've been on a global tour to spread their message through a series of keynotes and pop ups.
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January 22, 2018 Meredith Lantz

What to mix when it's time to find a new planet: Saturn Cocktail Recipe
The calendar says winter is coming, but the chill might turn to a permanent freeze based on yesterday's Presidential nuclear declarations. We're hoping to keep our drinks on the rocks, but our planet neat. As professional merrymakers, we've got the perfect way to stay optimistic and keep your glass half full.
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January 22, 2018 CJ Best

Viking Cocktails : How is this not a thing?
Since attending a Viking themed Tiki party and having some friends visit Sweden and Norway I’ve become enthralled with my ties to the region and baffled by how little of its culinary wonder has penetrated the American landscape.

Two of my Great-Grandparents immigrated to America from Norway and Sweden. I can still remember my Great-Grandfather singing the Swedish National Anthem at his 100th birthday.

But besides great genetics I don’t see a lot of other imports from the Northern European countries especially in the cocktail scene. Which is a shame because there are so many fun flavors to play with.

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January 19, 2018 Joe Barwin

Make a hogo-licious Appleton Rum Jungle Bird & Pineapple Negroni
Jamaican Rum is the classic example of hogo, a term derived from a French phrase describing slightly decayed meat, "haut gout". Hogo represents a highly aromatic and heavier style of rum brimming with molasses, fruit, and funk. The name is inspired by the overripe, strong flavor and smell of that funky fruit, like an old banana whose aroma has intensified and concentrated. Counting 265 years of history and the lion’s share of the local market, the J. Wray & Nephew distillery is the hometown favorite. Its J. Wray and Appleton branded Rums offer options from affordable to super-premium, for cocktailers and connoisseurs alike.
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January 19, 2018 Joe Barwin

Mix a Trader Vic approved Original Mai Tai with Lemon Hart and Coruba Rum
The SF Chronicle has always had a talent for tiki spotting. Back in 1941 Herb Caen gushed over the original Trader Vic’s, proclaiming that “The best restaurant in San Francisco is in Oakland.” The brand would continue to grow over the 50’s and 60’s, with 25 additional restaurants opening around the world. Tiki’s fortunes faded in the 70’s, reaching something of a low point in 1989 when Donald Trump made the decision to close the Trader Vic’s at his newly purchased Plaza hotel because it had “gotten tacky.”

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Rum Style Guide: Navigating the Caribbean Through Your Sipping Glass

You'll never believe how wasteful bartending is: Reduce, Reuse, Reflavor with Trash Tiki

What to mix when it's time to find a new planet: Saturn Cocktail Recipe

Viking Cocktails : How is this not a thing?

Make a hogo-licious Appleton Rum Jungle Bird & Pineapple Negroni

Mix a Trader Vic approved Original Mai Tai with Lemon Hart and Coruba Rum