Koloa Rum debut raises spirits on Kaua'i (Honolulu Advertiser)After nine years of development and up to $5 million invested, a Kauai company is making rum from locally grown sugar cane. As of last week, Koloa Rum sells by the bottle in a company store on the Kilohana Plantation grounds and by the drink at more than a dozen Kaua'i bars.

Seven Tiki Visits Uncharted Waters (Beverage World)From the South Pacific comes Seven Tiki Spiced Rum, a Fijian rum with spices and other natural flavors. From the South Pacific comes Seven Tiki Spiced Rum, a Fijian rum with spices and other natural flavors.

Wine/Spirits (Beverage World)Sobieski Launches Two New Flavors Sobieski Vodka, which launched in the US in 2007, is now offering Sobieski Cytron and Sobieski Vanilia. Seven Tiki Visits Uncharted Waters From the South Pacific comes Seven Tiki Spiced Rum, a Fijian rum with spices and other natural flavors.

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.

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 ...

36 Hours in Bermuda (International Herald Tribune)Four hundred years ago, an English sailing vessel was shipwrecked on this mid-Atlantic archipelago, giving birth to an island nation that's now in full-swing party mode.

"Eh, **** It, Dude, Let's Go Bowl" (NBC Washington)Openers the Black Diamond Heavies make this Lebowski Fest sweeter than a white Russian.

NJ woman charged with stealing man's liquor after he collapsed, died during fight (Daily Record)NEW BRUNSWICK — A homeless woman has been charged with endangering and robbing a man of a bottle of rum after he collapsed and died on a city street during a fight.

Sunday, Sept. 27, Varsity Scoreboard (Rapid City Journal)Area College Football Game Summaries S.D. Mines 48, Mayville State 28 S.D. Mines 10 14 7 17 — 48

Everyday Cook: Cooking from the garden (Traverse City Record-Eagle)Food is at the foundation of the Letizio family. In fact, it's hard to tell where family leaves off and food begins. Most meals are an outgrowth of Tony Letizio's Italian heritage and upbringing. His grandfather, an Italian immigrant, was a cook during World War I. His mother was also an avid cook, which made his house a popular place while he was growing up.

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