Included in our trip to Virgin Gorda with Dive BVI was a stop at Coco Maya Restaurant for lunch. Coco Maya describes itself as an “open concept, beachfront Latin Asian Fusion restaurant with new tasty cocktails and a casual funky vibe.” It has some of the most interesting combinations I’ve seen both with regard to food and drink. A perfect example is the Raspberry Chili Cocktail, a blend of raspberry vodka, cointreau, lime, and cranberry. The jalapeno chili provides just a touch of zip to the drink. For more on Coco Maya and our visit to Virgin Gorda, read our trip report here. For our entire five-part report on our trip to…
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This colorful rum punch comes to us courtesy of the Salt Mills Cafe and Diner, located in the Salt Mills Plaza, Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands. I couldn’t help but take a few sips before taking a this photo! Decorated in bright primary colors, the diner serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and offers vegetarian and gluten free dishes. For more photos and journal entries from our trips to Providenciales, click here. Cheers! Update: Sources tell us the cafe has now closed. Oh well, you can still enjoy our travel photos from Providenciales! And if you’re looking for a bite to eat, check out Hole in the Wall! or Da Conch Shack!
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While visiting the Library Bar at the Four Seasons Nevis, our bartender, Candy, mixed up quite a few cocktails, including this Ting with a Zing, made with CSR, cane sugar rum from St. Kitts, and Ting, a delicious grapefruit soda from Jamaica. Or is it a “Ting with a Sting?” I guess it just depends upon how strong it is! For more of the delicious cocktails mixed up by Candy, and more on our stay at the Four Seasons Nevis, read our trip report here. Cheers!
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Red Stripe was first brewed in Jamaica in 1928, first as a dark brown ale, and a few years later as the golden lager which we know today. Red Stripe has a connection to another favorite brew, Guinness. Red Stripe is currently owned by Diageo, a company formed in 1997 through a merger of Guinness (yes, that Guinness), and Grand Metropolitan. Diageo’s brands include Red Stripe, Guinness, Smithwick’s, Kilkenny, Harp, Tusker, Satzenbrau, Senator, and Windhoek. Hooray Beer! Cheers! SaveSave SaveSave
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Our favorite rum punch on Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands, can be found at Hemingway’s, located in The Sands, a resort right on Grace Bay Beach. You can see a nice float of Myer’s Dark Rum along the top. Cheers!
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Almost too pretty to drink are the flavored rums at SandBar, located in Sandy Ground, on the island of Anguilla. Perfect to accompany the tasty small plates of 4-Diamond Award winning Executive Chef Denise Carr, formerly the Executive Chef at Cusinart Resort and Spa, who in 2007 she managed the National Culinary Team of Anguilla. She and her husband, Lenox “Joash” Proctor, are your hosts at one of our favorite spots on the island. Pull up a chair, or a hammock, and take in the fabulous sunsets, while watching the sailboats bob in the harbour. For more of our visits to SandBar, read our report here. Cheers!
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The story of Rhum Barbancourt starts in 1862, when Dupre Barbancourt, a native of France, perfected his double distillation process for making rum, a process utilized in the making of fine cognac. When he died, the company passed to his wife’s family, and the rum has been produced by generations of the Gardere family ever since. In the early 1950’s, the company began producing rum from the sugar cane on its own estate, Domaine Barbancourt, and in the 1960’s, the company began to offer its finest rum, Barbancourt Reserve, to the public. The rum, aged 15 years, has been the recipient of many accolades. This is not a rum for…
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Rum has been distilled and blended by the Callwood family for more than 200 years in Tortola. Callwood produces sugar cane rum, aged in oak barrels. It claims to be the Caribbean’s oldest continuously operating pot distillery. If you visit between March and August, you may have a chance to see the full distilling operation. However, the distillery is open year-round to tour the grounds and purchase some of Callwood’s rums from the mild “Panty Remover” to the 10-year aged rum. For more on our visit to Callwood, read our Tortola trip report here. Or if you want more of the British Virgin Islands, read our five-part BVI trip report…
