Local Brewery Breathes New Life into a Caribbean Classic.
The guys at Outer Banks Distilling are turning out some great rums, and doing it all with a great, positive attitude. Check out this story from Russ Lay as he goes behind the scenes for OBX Live.
“It was the drink of pirates and the greatest pirate of them all—Blackbeard—called the Outer Banks home. In virtually every nation and territory in the Caribbean and Central America local rums are produced and the spiritous liquor stands either alone, or alongside locally brewed lager beer as the ‘national’ drink. When locals leave these parts you often find them flocking to such locales. Face it, we love our beaches!
For others, whether oceanside or poolside, taking a cruise, visiting anywhere warm, or pulling up a stool at a tiki-themed bar anywhere in the world, rum-based drinks such as pina coladas, daiquiris, Mai Tai’s and hurricanes are likely part of the scenario. And if we can’t be in such an environment we catch ourselves dreaming of such—almost always with a rum drink in one hand. Or both!”
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