Margaux 

The next Bacardi Legacy Cocktail that we are pleased to feature is by Pete Jeary (Head Bartender at the Hawksmoor).  Pete has reached the UK finals with his homage to Margot Hemingway – the granddaughter of the one any only Ernest Hemmingway.

Your Chance to Win: A Bottle of Banks 5 Island Rum 

Each month we like to say something along the lines of “We are revisiting Barbados” or “This month we are on the South American mainland”, but this month we are actually spread halfway across the globe with this rum, from the Caribbean to Indonesia…

Valentine’s Day Cocktails 

TheFloatingRumShack.com is renowned for its romantic behaviour – just ask my wife…  I always make sure that Pauline has at least £3 to spend on the Valentine’s Day card of her choice!  But there’s no denying that Valentine’s Day does present a challenge.  Staying home and being all romantic can work really well: candles, schexy muzak, take away pizza and some booze on which to get squiffy!  Before you know it - its l'amour (all over the front room) - winner!

Go one stage further this Valentine’s Day and really impress your loved one by whipping up Pink Pigeon Rum’s delicious (and fiery hot) A Pink Peck (On The Cheek) cocktail!

Silver Ghost 

With the Bacardi Legacy finals fast approaching, TheFloatingRumShack.com is dedicating ourselves to featuring all of this year’s entrants.  We’ve already covered El Momento Perfecto and La Corona de Cuba out of the seven finalists and now we are proud to bring you: Silver Ghost – created by Gordon Purnell, of The Voodoo Rooms in Edinburgh.

Grenada, Guyana, Trinidad, Panama, Jamaica… 

I was recently presented with the opportunity to visit Eaux de Vie HQ to taste and discuss first hand their range of Mezan branded rums.  I’m pleased to say that I’ve met both Olivia and Philip before when we’ve been out and about on our travels, but never on their home patch!  So what to expect?  Well, first glimpse of the office space may not have revealed anything out of the ordinary, excepting the odd cardboard box containing products of an alcoholic nature.  But descend a level into the tasting area and that’s another story all together!  Three words sum it up: WALL OF BOOZE!  You need to be there to understand…  But this really did look like it was going to be a fun afternoon!

A Taste of Carnival 

We’ve been passed the detail of an event that we’d like to share with you all.  It’s a tutored rum tasting hosted by Paul McFadyen of Bibendum Spirits, enhanced with a cocktail and a range of Caribbean canapés.  In short it sounds like there’s a great evening’s entertainment to be had so read on to find out how you can be involved.