Category: spirits

Rum is made from Sugar; So are Bourbon, Vodka & Tequila

A recent article in Harper’s, The Rise of Rum Part 2: Reaching…

rum, spirits
An Exclusive Tasting of Rare Pierre Ferrand Cognacs, Tales of the Cocktail 2016

Cognac Ferrand’s Paradise at Tales of the Cocktail 2016

You know you’ve got a good seminar on your hands when David…

Brandy, Cognac, Tales of the Cocktail
Ultimate Lagavulin Seminar, Tales of the Cocktail 2016

Lagavulin Brings its Ultra-Rare Whisky And Stories to Tales of the Cocktail

The early bird catches the worm. It’s day five of Tales of…

Events, Scotch whisky, spirits, Tales of the Cocktail
Paul McGee & Scotty Schuder, Tales of the Cocktail 2016

Plantation O.F.T.D. Overproof Launch Party in Pictures

It’s Wednesday, July 20th, the first full day of Tales of the…

Events, rum, Tales of the Cocktail
Bacardi National Daiquiri Day Bar Crawl 2016 - Cafe Henri

Inside Bacardi’s National Daiquiri Day Bar Crawl at Tales of the Cocktail 2016

The powers that be (whoever they are—curiously, no one ever seems to…

Events, rum, Tales of the Cocktail
Luca Gargano, When Is a Rum Not a Rum session at Tales of the Cocktail 2016

OMG!  O.F.T.D. and Other Rummy Happenings at Tales of the Cocktail 2016

Mrs. Wonk, ever-perceptive as she is, spotted it first. We’d just taken…

Events, rum, Tales of the Cocktail
Plantation Rum OFTD Overproof

Plantation Launches New Blend – O.F.T.D. Overproof (Old Fashioned Traditional Dark)

In the lead up to (a particularly rum focused) Tales of the…

News, rum
Stalking the TTB - May - June 2016

Stalking the TTB:  Upcoming U.S. rum releases from Plantation, Hamilton, Samaroli, El Dorado, Rational Spirits and more!  May and June 2016

Continuing my episodic pillaging of the TTB site for new releases, the…

rum, TTB