Yo ho ho and a bottle of...

AUGUST 15, 2007

That's right, kids. August 16 is National Rum Day. Which is why the Weekend section on Thursday contains a rum-addled line-up of Pinellas beach bars. Think I missed the best one? Bring it...

But before we get embroiled in beach bars, I'd like to pause a moment to consider rum.

First, best use of rum in a refreshment?

Mojito
Daiquiri
Mai Tai
Zombie
Piña Colada (thank you, Rupert Holmes)
Hot buttered rum
Cuba Libre

Rum refreshments I like the sound of but have never seen personally (you bartenders out there, think about bringing some of these old chestnuts back):

Barkis is Willing
Blighter Bog
The Immaculata
Elephant Lips

New rum product that piques my curiosity:

267 Infusions mango- or pineapple-infused Barbados plantation virgin rum. It evidently won a Gold Award at the 2007 World Beverage Competition. That sounds like a seriously good spin on a mojito.

Alright, now, about those beach bars. What did I get wrong?

Posted by Laura Reiley at 3:47:04 pm on August 15, 2007 in

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