Flip Flops, Bug Bites & Drinking With A Hangover While in the Florida Keys at a bar a friend owned, I "kidnapped" one of his waitresses and we went bouncing around the restaurants and bars along the Overseas Highway. The more we drank, the more we laughed, and together we came up with this list of how to know when you've caught the local fever known as Keys … [Read more...]
Rooftop LA Rum Fest Set For End Of August In DTLA
If you say "mmm" when you think of rum, then the LA Rum Fest is for you. Also known as the California Rum Fest SoCal Edition, it takes place Thursday, Aug. 29 at the Haas Building DTLA Rooftop. Put on by TheRumLab.com, it is an event featuring two seminars and a rum tastig, along with music from a DJ. All of this is infused with the skyline of downtown Los Angeles. “Rum … [Read more...]
Winding Down With Rum Drinks At A Naples Florida Tiki Bar
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Editor & Publisher The week after the intensity of a weekend in Tuscaloosa for the Third Saturday of October, the annual Alabama-Tennessee college football game, PubClub.com photographer Jack Fleming found himself relaxing at a tiki bar in Naples, FL. Kick-back Jack wandered into … [Read more...]
Red Rocker Sammy Hagar’s Favorite Summertime Cocktail Recipes
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); If anyone knows as much about cocktails as PubClub.com – heck, maybe even more – it's Sammy Hagar, the Red Rocker. After all, he's got a song called "Mas Tequila." And as someone who loves living in the sunshine getting a tan and tossing back a few, he naturally has a few personal favorites for the warmest time of the year. … [Read more...]
Attention Dark ‘n’ Stormy Lovers: Uncle Waithley’s Ginger Beer Is REALLY Good
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Blogger As any sailor knows it's good to avoid stormy seas. Except when it comes to the Dark 'n' Stormy cocktail, of course. Created in storm-heavy Bermuda in the 1800s, this drink has a connection to the sea and the men and women who work and play on it. For the ginger beer to use, Uncle … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day Cocktail Recipes For Mom Other Than Champagne & Mimosas
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Mother's Day is a May tradition that honors mom, of course, and all good children help her celebrate by sending her flowers, perhaps some chocolate, taking her to a lunch or brunch or some other form of appreciation. Since it is a celebration, champagne and mimosas are often a part of it, but there are cocktail … [Read more...]
Golden Monkey Tiki Lounge Is A New Tiki Bar On The Las Vegas Strip
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There is a new tiki bar in town and this one is the only tiki bar on the Las Vegas Strip. The Golden Tiki Lounge is one of 15 bars and lounges at Resorts World Las Vegas on the north end of the Strip. Replacing the Genting Palace Lounge, the Golden Tiki Lounge has tiki decor and, of course, the wild and exotic drinks … [Read more...]
National Rum Day Is Aug. 16 And Here’s The Mai Tai Recipe
By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Senior Rum Blogger Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Or rum in a cocktail. A boat drink, as Jimmy Buffett fans call them. National Rum Day is Aug. 16, and while that's enough to bring out the pirate and wench in some souls. In2022 it it falls on a Tuesday. So ditch Taco Tuesday for a week. Make it a day/evening and/or night of rum … [Read more...]
Cool Rum Drinks & Recipes Featuring Ron Barcelo Dominican Republic Rums
These Boat Drinks Will Take You Sailing To The Caribbean Get by a boat – or, if you've got access to one, get on a boat – and turn on the Eric Stone or Jimmy Buffett music. It's time for some rum drinks. Using the excellent, high-quality Ron Barcelo rums of the Dominican Republic, here are recipes for three creative drinks that will cool the soul as well as put you … [Read more...]
Go Bananas With This Rum Drink From Ron Barcelo
Viejo Dominicano Combines Plantain Syrup With High-Quality Rum In a nod to its Dominican Republic heritage, Ron Barcelo rum has created a new cocktail called Viejo Dominicano. And you may just go bananas over it. That's because it contains plantain syrup to give it a banana flavor. Mixed with the high-quality Ron Barceló Imperial rum, it's a taste of the … [Read more...]
A Rum Drink Recipe Inspired By Movember Mustache Month
'The Doctor' Is A Frothy Cocktail To Make Anyone Feel Better By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Cocktails Blogger November is the month when men grow mustaches and beards to raise awareness of men's heath issues. Known as Movember it even has its own organization. And now it has it's own cocktail, of sorts. The Doctor is a drink created by Villa Azur Restaurant … [Read more...]
The Best Places To Have Rum Drinks In The Caribbean With Local Rums
Drinking Destinations In Barbados, Curaçao, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts & Virgin Islands Rum and the Caribbean go together like the area's blue water and sailboats and are paired together in concoctions like the Pain Killer and the ever-present rum punch. Here's some places to enjoy drinking various types, styles of rum and creative cocktails while cruising through the … [Read more...]
November Is Half-Priced Navy Grogs At Rock ‘n Fish Manhattan Beach
Strong Rum Drink A Salute To The South Bay's Tradition In a salute to the traditional drink of the South Bay Beach Cities, Rock 'n Fish in Manhattan Beach features half-priced Navy Grogs for the entire month of November. They cost $7 ($14 regular price) and pack a pretty good wallop of alcohol. What is a Navy Grog? It's a rum-based concoction that is a very … [Read more...]
British Virgin Islands Bars By Boat Is A Dream Realized
Pain Killers at the Soggy Dollar Bar, Feeling Fine at Foxy's and Getting Naked at Willie T's All Part of the Ultimate BVIs Sailing Experience It has always been a fantasy of mine to bar hop – by boat – to the bars in the Virgin Islands. The appeal is obvious – rum drinks on tropical beaches. Warm weather, the water right there to jump in and cool off, and beaches in … [Read more...]
Premium Rum Consumption On The Rise
Tiki Bars & Drinks Not Part Of This Spirits Trend There are always shifts in the spirits industry when one liquor becomes the trendy thing to drink. Recently it was bourbon. And now it's rum. High-end rum. According to the IMSR, a liquor and wine information source, high-end rum sales increased by 7.7 % to just more than $2 billion in in 2014. IWSR predicts this … [Read more...]
Rum Should Be the Next Trendy Spirits Liquor
With All The Vodka, Tequila and Whiskey Available in Bars, This Blogger Wants to Know Where's The Rum!? Blogger's note: This was originally published a couple of years ago and guess what - it's happened! Go to any bar – be it a dive or a high-end nightclub – and brands and kinds of vodka are plentiful, there's a choice of tequilas and there is likely also a variety of … [Read more...]
Dockside Tropical Cafe Florida Keys Top Live Music Bar
TropRock Tunes In Marathon There's a bar that's just not by the dock, it actually is the dock. It has doors that don't lock – as well as a few that do – and there's music not just playing on the radio, but also on the stage. And, like Trop/Rock artist Eric Stone's song says it's "Somewhere South of Somewhere." Mentally, anyway. It's Dockside Tropical Cafe in Marathon, … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Florida Keys Driving Guide From Miami To Key West
The key to fully experiencing Key West is not contained in some local bar or in a moment at sunset on Mallory Square. Instead, it is located some 100 miles to the northeast at the beginning of what is known as the Overseas Highway, a scenic two-lane road with water on both sides, 43 bridges and enough diversions to properly delay any trip to the Conch Republic. Here's the … [Read more...]
Best Bars in Avalon, Catalina Island: Nightlife, Rum Drinks & Karaoke
Looking for the best bars in Avalon on Catalina Island? This PubClub nightlife guide covers the top Avalon bars, signature rum drinks, karaoke spots and where to party. Updated July 2026 By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger There's this One Particular Harbor, So far and yet so near... This song by Jimmy Buffett is not about Catalina Island, but the words … [Read more...]
Visiting Barrachina, The Original Piña Colada Bar In Old San Juan
One Of Two San Juan Bars That Claims To Have Invented The Piña Colada Ask where the Piña Colada was invented and you'll probably start an argument in San Juan. Two bars claim to be the birthplace of Puerto Rico's signature cocktail. PubClub.com visited Barrachina to taste its famous version and see why it continues to make the claim. By Kevin Wilkerson, Editor & … [Read more...]
The Signature Rum Drinks of the Virgin Islands: Painkillers, Bushwackers & Rum Punches
The BVIs & USVI's Official Cocktails Looking for the signature rum drinks of the Virgin Islands? From the original Painkiller at the Soggy Dollar Bar to creamy Bushwackers and strong island rum punches, here’s PubClub’s firsthand guide to the British Virgin Islands’ most famous cocktails. By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Cocktails Blogger As one would have beer in … [Read more...]
A Night In A Los Angeles Tiki Bar With A Big Rum Drink
Curing Island Fever At The Purple Orchid Tiki Lounge In El Segundo Whenever I get island fever and can't get to an island, I go to a tiki bar. And when I go to a tiki bar, I can't help but having the most potent, rum-laced drink on the menu. And when I have the most potent, rum-laced drink on the menu I can't stop having it, at least not until my eyes start acting … [Read more...]
Kenny Chesney Drink Recipes For National Rum Day Aug. 16
Singer Who Lives In Virgin Islands Launches His Own Line Of Rums National Rum Day is Friday, Aug. 16. And Kenny Chesney – who walks around beaches in his music videos and lives in the Virgin Islands – has just launched a personal line of spirits called Blue Chair Bay Rum. The product (White, Coconut, Coconut Spiced) is not a celebrity endorsement. It's his own creation … [Read more...]
Tiki Bar Drinks And Talking Tiki Bars With Frankie’s Tiki Room Owner
Taking A Liquid Vacation With P Moss And Toasting His Book I had a few moments with the master, and it was like sitting down with Tommy Lasorda talking baseball or discussing trop/rock music with Jimmy Buffett. The subject was tiki bars and the drinks in tiki bars, and I was in the company of P Moss – or just simply Moss – who owns Frankie's Tiki Room in Las Vegas. He's … [Read more...]
Bahamas Breeze Drink Recipe And Swimming With A Shark in ‘Jaws’
Rum Kept Film Crew Buzzing During Spring Break And Filming Of Movie Guest Blog Post By Walt Clayton, Author, The Strykes Buns Guide www.bunsguide.com/ JAWS The Revenge, filmed on location in Nassau – dat be in da Bahamas, mon – was a terrible flick but a terrific gig to work on for us crew members. For three sweltering months I toiled as part of the underwater film crew: … [Read more...]
Mai Tais At The Waikiki Royal Hawaiian Lacking Original Rum Punch
Scratch The Old School Drink; The New One Is Not As Good Or Strong Perhaps I was spoiled. Well, I was spoiled. And I freely admit it. But when you get used to something and then it changes – and not for the better – you get a little bit out of kilter. I am referring to a changes to the signature drink at the Mai Tai bar at the Royal Hawaiian. That's where I usually … [Read more...]