Rum news for March 1, 2013

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New white rum in Brooklyn: Guided by Ghosts of the Speakeasy

Intoxicating tour of Appleton Estate

Rum made in Texas: Cocktail Hour: Treaty Oak Platinum Rum in Austin

310-Year-Old Mount Gay Comes Out With a Spiffy New Rum

Is rum shaking off its party spirit image?

Rum Runner Press to offer Fairly Trade Organics rums in US

Drinking in Kerala: Rum, rum everywhere

Select Brands plans to enter rum market. Distributer for El Dorado, Stolichnay, and Glenfiddich plans to have it's own brand of rum either by a contract with a current distiller or by distilling their own.

Rum Journal features some great rums: Rum Journal: The Dominican Republic’s Ron Barceló Imperial and Rum Journal: Guyana’s El Dorado 15


Articles on tiki bar revivals:

Yo ho ho and bottles of rum at Lucky Joe's

Rum's the word

Iconic Bahooka Tiki Bar Closing For Good

Tiki Iniki, a new Kauai bar

Weekend Cocktail: Tropical flavors gone tiki

Miguel Cabrera homered over the tiki bar in Clearwater

Finally: Whiskey spill sends Scotch into sewer