CHATHAM ARTILLERY PUNCH: THE COCKTAIL THAT TOPPLED SAVANNAH
The way Joseph Claghorn and his men worked it, back in 1859, was like this: the loader would take the cartridge—an iron ball 3.58 inches in diameter, wired to the end of a linen bag stuffed like a sausage with a couple pounds of gunpowder—and slide it bag-first into the muzzle. Then the sponge man would use the butt-end of the long, wooden swab he was holding and ram the cartridge all the way down the barrel.
WORTHY PARK LAUNCHES INTO THE WORLD OF PREMIUM RUM
Worthy Park has revived its Worthy Park rum brand in Jamaica, with the local launch on Sunday of its premium Worthy Park Single Estate Reserve. The rum, a blend of rums between six and 10 years old, was introduced to Europe last year, but is now available on the local market.
BEST RUMS OF 2019
It’s National Rum Day and we’re celebrating by taking a look back at some of our favourite new finds of the year so far. From slow sippers to heady cocktail ingredients, we’ve had a great time delving deeper into the rum scene and have come up with a couple of beauties we think it’s worth knowing about.
Normally when we hear the term “spiced rum”, we shrink away in fear
HOW LOST LAKE MADE RUM COOL AGAIN
Growing up in a Jamaican family, Alexander Kong learned that rum has many uses. When he had a fever, his grandmother would lay a rum-soaked rag on his forehead. To fight off a cold, the best medicine was rum mixed with honey, ginger and lime. Rum was poured on the graves of the departed, splashed in the corners of a new home to drive out bad spirits, and used to celebrate everything from Christmas to the end of a workday.
WORTHY PARK ESTATE LAUNCHES NEW RUM LINE
Worthy Park Estate Limited, the 100 per cent Jamaican-owned sugar estate and rum distillery, has launched its first Single Estate Reserve Rum, representing the ultimate in premium spirits.
In celebration of 349 years of history and heritage, the newest rum on the Worthy Park line was introduced to a select few…
ZAN KONG: WHAT RUM MEANS TO ME
Zan Kong grew up in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, but so deep was his connection to Jamaica that when he graduated from the University of Guelph after majoring in Hospitality and Tourism Management, he decided to take his first job on the island. Zan spent ten years working in various capacities in the hotel and restaurant industry, touring through Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, and Florida, before joining the Worthy Park team to expand their export market.
A WORTHY RUM EXPERIENCE
Last week, we were excited to be privy to the launch of Jamaica’s newest addition to its premium line of rums – the Worthy Park Single Estate Reserve Rum!
A select few industry experts, distributors, promoters, event planners and entertainers joined in to celebrate and experience an intimate
8 PREMIUM RUMS WHISKEY LOVERS NEED TO TRY, ACCORDING TO THE BAMBOO ROOM’S KEVIN BEARY
Kevin Beary knows rum. One could even say that he’s obsessed with it. The accomplished Chicago-based barkeep cut his teeth at the Chicago Park Hyatt’s chic NoMi Lounge before taking over the beverage program at the bustling River North tiki emporium Three Dots and a Dash in 2015.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MR. GORDON CLARKE, MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CEO OF WORTHY PARK ESTATE LTD.
I am Gordon Clarke, Managing Director and CEO of Worthy Park Estate Ltd., I am also the great grandson of Frederick Clarke who purchased Worthy Park in 1918.
WHAT DRINKS HAVE TO DO WITH TINA TURNER
80 years ago today, Anna Mae Bullock, the future music icon Tina Turner, was born in Nutbush Tennessee. Her rise to fame began in the late 1950s when her sister Allene took Anna Mae to see R&B star Ike Turner perform at the Tinato Club Imperial in St. Louis, and by 1960, as “Little Ann”, with her fearlessly on point yet gritty voice, she recorded
