Chicago Ministry of Rum Festival

[Edward Hamilton]

Saturday, May 30 the Chicago Ministry of Rum Festival will be held at the Volcano Room, upstairs at the Bottom Lounge (http://www.bottomlounge.com/).

Friday, May 29th, the Distiller's Dinner will take place with cocktails served as they are when you're a guest at a distiller's house. Nothing fancy, but oh so good.

I'll post more details in the coming weeks.

[KVH64]

That's close enough to me to try and make it! cheers.gif

[Perkeo]

Any more details about this event?

[RobertBurr]

I'll be in Chicago Friday and Saturday for the event. Looking forward to meeting a few new people. MOR members, drop me a line if you might be there also.

[forrest]

Any more details about this event?

The info is here... (http://www.ministryofrum.com/events/chicago09.php)
i wish i could go, i'm sure this will be an absolute blast!!

[Gecko]

Miami, then San Juan and Chicago the following weekdrooling.gif WOW it really such to have to work. Ed when is NY slated for? I will try to block this now so that I make at least one more MOR event.

Thanks

[RobertBurr]

my commitment: go anywhere, anytime to help someone promote rum -- whenever possible. Yes, Rum is experiencing a renaissance and these events are catalysts to the revolution.

[KVH64]

Well, I may have something going on this Sat.... a bachelor party. Oh well, maybe next time.

[charlie]

unfortunately I'm going to miss the Chicago event
What events should i mark as' gotta be there' !
thanks
charlie

[Gecko]

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[RobertBurr]

Come to Chicago, New York and San Francisco if you can.

If you had to pick only one, I think it's fair to say Miami will likely draw the biggest crowd of professionals, connoisseurs, experts, bartenders and mixologists, importers, distillers and blenders, with the most VIP parties, interesting seminars, bitchin' bikinis and ear-to-ear grins.

I would not miss any rum event that I can get to reasonably.

[Edward Hamilton]

Miami was good, but for quality of cocktails San Francisco set the bar pretty high. Combine an amazing selection of rums with bartenders like Martin Cate making drinks with El Dorado, and he was just one of the bartenders making cocktails that will be remembered for a long time. When you're making cocktails for more than 40 of San Francisco's Bartender Guild you better be good or go home. St George Spirits was very kind allowing us to hold that event there and all indications are that we'll do it again next year.

A lot depends on what you want to see, do and drink. Tomorrow night Claudine Neisson from Martinique will be making 'ti punches in Chicago, unfortunately I haven't found a distributor in Florida for what is considered the best rhum in Martinique, when that happens things will change in South Florida.

[forrest]

So how was it??

i want to live vicariously through all of you!! Tell me... please.