Booking a Flight at Plainfield’s Tailwinds Distilling Company
Tagged: Chicago, illinois, plainfield, rum, taildragger rum, tailwinds distilling
Tailwinds Distilling Company, located in the Chicago suburb of Plainfield, offers its customers a chance to escape the notorious Midwest winters (and any season for that matter) with a visit to its tasting room. Situated along a railroad in what resembles a former industrial complex which now houses retail and other outlets, Tailwinds produces rum and 100% agave spirits. Either will afford you the opportunity to warm yourself up from...
BVI’s Foxy Callwood Set To Appear In New England
Tagged: boston, bvi, foxy callwood, ocean mist
Foxy Callwood, a popular beach bar/business owner and personality on the island of Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands, will be making a couple appearances this weekend in the New England region, according to an announcement on the Facebook page for Foxy’s Tamarind Bar. The self proclaimed “Emperor of Tourism” for the BVI and subject of Kenny Chesney song lyrics, Foxy is set to appear in Boston this Friday,...
13 Images of Rum Ruling the World to Help You Celebrate National Rum Day
Tagged: cocktails, national rum day, rum
It’s National Rum Day here in the good ol’ US of A and while I didn’t get the day off from work to celebrate, I did get tomorrow off. That means tonight I can celebrate without having to face the consequence of having to get out of bed early tomorrow in an effort to pull it all together and be somebody. That’s thinking ahead, people. Let’s face it – this blog probably wouldn’t be as fun and fascinating as it is if rum wasn’t around....
Kenny Chesney, Beach Bars and My Love Affair With Both
Tagged: beach bar, kenny chesney
I’ve been on a bigger-than-normal Kenny Chesney kick lately. With his new album, “Songs for the Saints,” just coming out and the first single, “Get Along,” on constant rotation on the airwaves and around our pool (listen to my playlist), it’s hard to ignore him. There’s a certain appeal that members of his No Shoes Nation certainly get. Trying to explain that to people who aren’t fans of his music might be difficult – sometimes you...
Beach Bar Bums Online Store Goes Live
Tagged: beach bar, beach bar bums online store
With the tremendous success of the recent fundraiser featuring merchandise for Anguilla’s Sunshine Shack, the decision was made to continue to utilize the capabilities of Teespring and launch a permanent Beach Bar Bums online store. The store, along with featuring Beach Bar Bums merchandise, will continue to sell the Anguilla Strong Sunshine Shack items that were previously available. Note that 100% of the proceeds from the sale of...
14 Minutes of a Grand Cayman Sunset
Tagged: caribbean, cayman islands, grand cayman, seven mile beach, sunset
I was perusing YouTube the other day looking for Caribbean sunsets to take me away from the onset of winter and stumbled upon the above video from Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. Besides the obvious beautiful scenery, I was amazed that Seven Mile Beach could ever be this calm. The world famous beach, located on the western edge of the island, is packed to the gills with resorts and the tourists who occupy those...
