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5 Classic Cocktails to Celebrate Repeal Day

Repeal Day.

Just the very mention of the word “repeal” suggests setting something behind, to leave it in the past, and what better day to leave something in the past than December 5, or Repeal Day, which celebrates the day Prohibition ended and the modern age of drinking really began.

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5 Great Ways To Use Fresh Herbs In Your Craft Cocktails

5 Great Ways To Use Fresh Herbs In Your Craft Cocktails
Photo by Flickr user Michael Korcuska

Nearly everyone has been to their local garden store and ogled over the varieties of fresh herbs that you can grow on your windowsill garden. Who knew there were so many different kinds of basil? And how about all that mint? Are there enough days of growing season left for every different kind of mint, pared with all those incredible bourbons on your groaning shelves?

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Rum Festival Weekend News

Rum Renaissance Festival

Rum Festival Weekend News

10th Annual Rum Renaissance Festival This Weekend

It’s rum festival time again. Time to meet up with friends to discover all the best rums from the Caribbean and beyond at the two day Rum Renaissance Festival tasting event at Fort Lauderdale Convention Center this weekend from 2 to 7pm. More than 150 rums will be displayed, plus a host of great seminars and master classes presented by notable rum experts of the world.

In addition, the VIP Tasting Bar offers rum connoisseurs and collectors an opportunity to sample exquisite, rare, vintage and limited edition luxury rums. “We’re excited that Rum Renaissance is celebrating its tenth anniversary of bringing the world of rum to South Florida. We’ve been visiting to all the rum producers to gather an incredible collection of fine rums to sample for this two day grand tasting event. It’s an opportunity for rum enthusiasts to enjoy their favorites and discover some delightful new expressions, gain a greater appreciation and share the enthusiasm of these fine spirits with friends,” said host Robert Burr.

“South Florida is the number one rum market in the world and its only fitting that we present the largest rum tasting program in the United States once a year in this location. Its also a chance for the international rum community to come together, from the islands of the Caribbean and the Americas to Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and beyond.”

“Rum Experts from near and far are presenting informative and entertaining seminars and master classes for those that wish to increase their knowledge and appreciation of rum. There is a lot of excitement among producers with many new and interesting products coming to market and many new developments in the world of rum.”

Tickets

Tickets are available online, by calling 877-855-3378 or at the door, starting at $75 for unlimited rum samples.

VIP Perks

VIP admission, beginning at 1pm, includes a special rum tasting glass, plus complimentary access to seminars and VIP tasting bar samples.

The Convention Center

It all takes place at the modern Fort Lauderdale Convention Center located on the waterfront at the 17th Street Causeway, just aroud the corner from Fort Lauderdale’s famous sunny beaches and vibrant nightlife.

The Host Hotel

The host hotel is the Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina resort, located on the water right next to the convention center. Here is the hotel concierge’s local map and recommended restaurants to visit.

Local Transportation

Convenient shuttle service between the hotels, the convention center and the beaches is provided by the Sun Trolley Beach Link (daily) 9:30am to 6:30pm. http://www.suntrolley.com

Visitor Discounts

Get your free visitors guide and maps and special 2 for 1 summer savings cardshttps://www.sunny.org/ways-to-play/summer/

The Water Taxi

The Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi lands right on the dock at the Hilton Hotel, offering delightful waterfront tours and convenient access to all the best waterfront locations in the area. https://watertaxi.com/


Complete details are available on the Rum Renaissance Festival web site at http://www.rumrenaissance.com

For more information about types of rum, see Rob’s Rum Guide tutorials.

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Recommended Reading with Food Book Fair

Today on Recommended Reading with Food Book Fair we explore the world of culinary cannabis with two leaders in the field — Warren Bobrow, author of Cannabis Cocktails and Jennifer Shelbo, former pastry chef turned expert in cannabis farming and sustainability.

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The Rum Renaissance Festival

Looking Forward to being a judge at the Tenth Anniversary Rum Renaissance Festival set for June 9-10 at the Fort Lauderdale Convention Center.

Come join me there!

RUM!

Rum Festival Tickets can be purchased here

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The Romantic Taste of Amaro

amaro

My first experience with the romantic taste of Amaro came in Rome, when I was traveling in Italy with my parents. They would pull my sister and me out of school for a month or more at a time to see many of the European countries. My parents liked the best things that life had to offer — and rather than stick us on an impersonal tour bus, they would immerse us in local food, wine and museums.

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Mystery Talk Video!

Please watch the Mystery Talk I was fortunate to participate in at SXSW – “Learning how to make the most of Leisure Time”

Watch the Video HERE!

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Columbus, Ohio-World Class Cocktails and Spirits

Warren Bobrow: iPhone X

Travel just about two hours by airplane- due West from the New York/Metropolitan region, and be prepared to find great ice! (As shown above) And much, much more! There is a craft spirits, culinary and craft cocktail revolution- ‘not so quietly’ reinventing itself in Columbus, Ohio. The finest culinary and alcoholic ingredients in the land are no longer only being only shipped to the big cities to the north and on both sides of this ‘fly-over’ city. Local cooks and mixologists are raising the bar on what is delicious- and what has not been discovered yet by the rest of the country. New money and massive amounts of raw, entrepreneurial creativity is gushing into this former rust-belt town. Each passing day is creating great pressure on existing bar and restaurant businesses- to ‘raise the bar’ and to do it really quickly or be left behind by changing tastes. There are gleaming new restaurants, distilleries, micro-breweries and craft cocktail bars all over town- some of them carved into former bank building lobbies, as if the employees of the bank just got up at the end of the day and their places were immediately replaced, not by investments, but by toothsome food and drink.

Warren Bobrow: iPhone X

Detail of Former bank lobby

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Monk Elixirs: Ultra-Luxe Mocktail/Cocktail Augmentation

Warren Bobrow

Deliciousness Encapsulated

The market for botanically enriched, “health” drinks have exploded over the past few decades or so. There are hundreds of products on the market that promise wellness and health, but nothing could prepare the consumer for the coming wave of micro-dosed; CBD and THC liquids made specifically for wellness. It’s true! All that is required is a healthy thirst and the desire for something different. Case in point with the Monk line of drinking botanicals. This ultra-luxury line of tiny 4 oz bottles are scientifically calibrated to micro-dose just the right amount of CBD/THC to the careful imbiber. Careful because the dosage of CBD/THC is in the micro amounts- nearly undetected after enjoying the scant few sips of this ‘magical’ elixir. What each bottle represents are flavors and health-giving qualities similar to the days of the early apothecary, when fragile herbs and spices made their way into preparations that the pharmacist concocted to order. Not unlike the early preparations that made their way to the cocktail bar with drinks meant to heal the gut, like the famous Sazerac, or perhaps you’d be interested in knowing why Angostura is so helpful when you have a stomach ache, or are seasick? It all comes around again with the deep desire to write the first book about creative mixology that uses cannabis.   There is a large distinction between non-Cannabis augmented health drinks and quality products like Monk’s Drinking Botanicals. What we have here is a modern framework, one that is more flavor-driven as opposed to effect-driven, with varieties like the brightly aromatic and refreshing grapefruit/cayenne. This delicately spicy, yet not overly sweet concoction is precise and carefully combined to offer amusement, candor and excitement into every careful sip. Careful because the cayenne element is not overwhelming, but it is right there in front of the brightly delineated richness of the pink grapefruit juice. The combination resembles a fine craft cocktail- especially with the balance and the depth of the ingredients. They almost taste as if the grapefruit was freshly squeezed and infused with the cayenne peppers.

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First Friday at Partition Street Wines!

Today, I’ll be at Partition Street Wine Shop at 6:00 pm signing books with my good friend Brendan Edwards!
Address102 Partition St, Saugerties, NY 12477