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Green and Gold Cooler

By Ben Schaffer Feb. 25, 2019

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Manolito's Maggie Morgan and her blenders.

Manolito: Frolicking in Frosty Focus

By Ben Schaffer Feb. 12, 2019

As cocktail revivalists have sought to rebuild their temples to temptation, they’ve necessarily delved into …

Blackwell Rum on the GoldenEye patio. Courtesy Blackwell Rum.

Chris Blackwell: An Oracabessa of the Mind

By Ben Schaffer Dec. 11, 2018

“There’s definitely a kind of magic about Jamaica,” Chris Blackwell told me as we sat in the front room of his …

After the conference.

Announcing the Rum Reader’s Advisory Board

By Ben Schaffer Nov. 15, 2018

The launch of the Rum Reader as a new voice for rum is an ambitious project, and we’re gratified for all the …

Track workers installing a length of rail. Photo by Sofie Warren.

Rum and Rails in Barbados

By Ben Schaffer Oct. 9, 2018

When I was no more than four, I accompanied my mother to the Farmers’ Exchange in our semi-rural town of …

Green and Gold Cooler

By Ben Schaffer Sep. 24, 2018

This drink appeared in "Foursquare's Other Gems," on September 24, 2018. Green and Gold Cooler Makes 2 …

Foursquare distillery, emblazoned with the Old Brigand logo, Barbados.

Foursquare’s Other Gems

By Ben Schaffer Sep. 24, 2018

In recent years, Barbados-based Foursquare and its outspoken leader Richard Seale have sprung to to the …

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