Tweet 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 toContinue Reading
Tweet Warren Bobrow Real Rum, not manipulated rum In life there are certain accomplishments that are sometimes quantified by the quality of the spirits that you sip. If you doubt the words of a rum expert, all you need to do is look at the groaning shelves at your favoriteContinue Reading
TweetAround much of Pan America, rum offers a taste of place and a mini-history lesson in every sip. As U.S.-based rum expert and judge Warren Bobrow says, “There is a rum for every island, for every meal, and every dish. Rum is incredibly versatile: it speaks to Cognac and brandy lovers.” There’s infinitely moreContinue Reading
TweetHappy International Talk Like a Pirate Day! To celebrate we’ve got a special interview with author and “Cocktail Whisperer” Warren Bobrow all about rum! 1. How did you get involved with the world of cocktails and spirits? Originally I trained to be a chef- This was back in the mid-1980’S-Continue Reading
Tweet Photo by Sandy Aknine/Getty Images If I was to suggest several must haves for Father’s Day, I would recommend some items that are esoteric, yet attainable on the national market. And why my recommendations? I have, according to many, the abilities as a “taste-maker” so please allow me thatContinue Reading
TweetOr… consider Rum when drinking late Spring cocktails… But first what is Rum? I think a better example is what Rum is and is not. Warren Bobrow • Rum is not made of grain. It is derived from sugarcane. Most Rum on the market is distilled from Molasses. Molasses is the stuffContinue Reading
TweetTuesday February 7, 2017 @6:00 p.m. 495 S 4th Street, Columbus Ohio 43206 CORS in February should be all about the love between two spirits, right? This month we showcase rum’s amazing ability to embrace others… Spirits, that is. In fact, rum and its many styles integrate beautifully in a cocktailContinue Reading
TweetBehold the magic of raspberry shrub and cannabis simple syrup. Real shrubs are for your cocktail glass. And no, they are not the kind that take up room in your front yard. Shrubs are an almost unheard-of combination of both vinegar and preserved fruit and cane sugar syrup. During theContinue Reading
Tweet“I’ve found that the deep cherry notes of both Luxardo and Heering are a great complement and substitute for almond, allspice and passion fruit syrups.” Warren Bobrow, author of books such as Apothecary Cocktails: Restorative Drinks from Yesterday and Today, also points to the sweet nature of tiki cocktails asContinue Reading
Tweet Welcome to rum, the libation understood by Buccaneers, Pirates, Sailors and “Armchair Sailors” the world over, throughout history. Follow the Rhumb line on your sailing chart and let it take you around the globe.Here also is an intoxicating liquid in your hand.This liquid is as ancient as the earlyContinue Reading