Nixon's chosen cocktail and other things you didn't know about rum (The Japan Times)* Captain Morgan was a real person. Sir Henry Morgan was a rather bloodthirsty 17th-century Welshman who blurred the line between privateer and pirate, plundering ships in the Caribbean. * Vice Admiral William Penn, whose son later founded Pennsylvania, was the first captain to make rum a daily ration on his ship. By the late 17th century, a sailor with England's Royal Navy received half a pint ...

Seven Tiki Takes Spiced Rum into Uncharted Waters (Beverage World)Miami – From the South Pacific comes Seven Tiki Spiced Rum, a Fijian rum with spices and other natural flavors. This premium spiced rum is made from the molasses of choice Polynesian sugar cane, exotic spices and virgin water drawn from deep beneath the Fiji's volcanic highlands.

Grocery robbed of rum twice in one day (Trinidad Express)TWO bottles of puncheon rum were the items of desire for two men, on separate occasions, last Friday. Ralph Ramlal was disenchanted he was unable to go on an excursion with his friends. So he walked into an MS Food City supermarket in Debe, picked up two bottles of the rum and walked out.

Behind Bars: Cathy O'Clarke's Gidget Hastings (Naples Daily News)Bartender Gidget Hastings loves serving up Mai Tai's behind the bar on Marco Island. “Dark rum. Light rum. Tropical juices shaken to perfection. Topped with a pineapple cherry garnish. It's smooth, but it has a nice punch to it,” Hastings explained of the drink. But traditional specialty cocktails served at the Cathy O'Clarke's Irish Pub and Grille and the adjoining Fat Pelican include Irish ...

The Coppell Police Department responded to the following incidents (Coppell Gazette)3:39 p.m. Theft reported in the 600 block of Phillips Drive. Unknown suspect stole victim's wedding ring. 1:03 p.m. Hit and rum accident reported in the 100 block of N. Moore Road . Unknown suspect backed vehicle into unattended motorcycle and left without leaving information.

36 Hours in Bermuda (New York Times)Newstead Belmont Hills Resort is a popular spot for happy hour. BERMUDA has lots to celebrate in 2009. Four hundred years ago, an English sailing vessel was shipwrecked on this mid-Atlantic archipelago, giving birth to the island nation of Bermuda, one that is now in full-swing party mode.

National Archives gets historic Alexander Hamilton 'liquor' letter (CNN)A 219-year-old document that stemmed from alcohol tariffs to pay off Revolutionary War debts -- and signed by Alexander Hamilton -- became the property of The National Archives on Thursday.

On Stage, 9/25 (The San Angelo Standard-Times)SAN ANGELO, Texas — Today Alligator Dave This Austin Indie band's fourth album, “I Drink,” “goes good with coconut rum, chicken stir fry, whiskey, females, ocean or lake-type atmosphere,” according to the band's myspace.com page. Steel Penny Pub 2412 College Hills Blvd. 10 p.m., $5 cover charge --- Seventh Rize The Deadhorse 210 S. Chadbourne St. 10:30 p.m., $5 cover charge 21 and ...

Muni Yields Plummet to 42-Year Low as Issues Slow, Funds Grow (Bloomberg)Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Benchmark borrowing costs for highly rated state and local governments dropped to a 42-year low this week, as the pace of new municipal-bond issues slowed and cash flowing into mutual funds accelerated to a record.

Froth, fun at Señora's (Miami Herald)The cozy upstairs bar at Sra. Martinez, Michelle Bernstein's Design District tapas spot, is a lab for inventive cocktails like the Mulata Daiquiri, a delightfully frothy rum drink with a lime tang.

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