Gifted Rum Tasting Events
Miami is America's most tropical city, and one aspect of that you may not have considered but should certainly sample when you visit is its devotion to the finer examples of rum.
WIth the Caribbean and its leading island distilleries anywhere just a short hop of an hour to three hours away, it is no surprise that Miami has a powerful connection to the business and pleasure of rums. While a name like Bacardi may have permeated the popular imagination, you can be truly on your way to becoming a genuine connoisseur by getting up close and personal with some of the smaller but now burgeoning labels at the Gifted Rum Tasting Events held in the Coral Gables area.
As you will learn on your own personal voyage at one of these rum tasting seminars, a "gifted" rum is considered several degrees higher in the hierarchy of the rum universe thanks to the intricate distilling, aging and refining processes that you'll hear about. Each month, a different gifted rum is profiled and discussed, and of course tasted for its fine attributes, all under the masterful eye and guidance of leading rum expert Rob Burr, who also edits the Gifted Rums Guide, a new print resource on the topic that you should definitely take away with you if the rum experience fires you up to explore even further. Rum certainly has a renewed cache in the twenty-first century, and not just with older aficionados of fine spirits, but with a younger hip crowd that are discovering the distinct features of the smaller elite labels now finding a foothold beyond their island origins into the American market.
Gifted Rum Tasting Seminars take place in a relaxed and casual setting at Hoja Nueva Restaurant, located in the Westin Colonnade Restaurant at 180 Aragon, Coral Gables. Scheduled so far for these interactive tastings during the first half of this year are exceptional rums from Venezuela, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica. Call ahead for details on dates, events and advance reservations: (305) 443-7973, or check their website at www.GiftedRums.com