Cottons Review: The Rum Trade Is the Whole Story
Cottons Review: The Rum Trade Is the Whole Story | Rum is a by-product of sugar, sugar was made by enslaved people, and the drink exists because somebody found a use for the waste
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The Brig Review: A Brig Is a Ship and Also a Prison
The Brig Review: A Brig Is a Ship and Also a Prison | Two masts, square-rigged, fast – and the name transferred to the cell below decks, and only the cell survives
Doghouse Distillery Review: Spirits Made on the Premises
Doghouse Distillery Review: Spirits Made on the Premises | A working distillery with its own bar, making its own gin and rum – and a cheeky name from the phrase for being in trouble
Turtle Bay Review: A 4.8 From Six Thousand People
Turtle Bay Review: A 4.8 From Six Thousand People | One of the biggest numbers in this survey, and it belongs to a chain, and we have to explain that
Rum Kitchen Review: 4.9, and Twenty-Two People Is a Rumour
Rum Kitchen Review: 4.9, and Twenty-Two People Is a Rumour | We have refused this number in every district and we are refusing it here, and the reason is a matched pair
Cubanista Review: Rum, Revolution, and the Cuba Libre
Cubanista Review: Rum, Revolution, and the Cuba Libre | Cuba gave the world rum cocktails, the mojito, the daiquiri, and a revolution. The name carries all of it.
Embargo Republica Review: The Cuban Club and Rooftop of the King’s Road
Embargo Republica Review: The Cuban Club and Rooftop of the King’s Road | A vibrant Cuban-inspired club on the King’s Road entered through a cigar shop, with the largest rooftop terrace in SW10, 20-plus rums, live Cuban bands and DJs
Tapping the Admiral Review: They Drank From the Barrel He Was In
Tapping the Admiral Review: They Drank From the Barrel He Was In | Nelson came home from Trafalgar in a cask of brandy, and the sailors are said to have drilled into it
Cottons Review: Rum Was the Waste Product
Cottons Review: Rum Was the Waste Product | Molasses is what is left when the sugar is taken out, and nobody knew what to do with it
TwoRuba Review: Eleven Reviews, and Rum Built and Ruined the Atlantic
TwoRuba Review: Eleven Reviews, and Rum Built and Ruined the Atlantic | A spirit made from the waste of the sugar mill, and the sugar was made by enslaved people
Troy Bar Review: A Caribbean Welcome Under an Ancient Name
Troy Bar Review: A Caribbean Welcome Under an Ancient Name | A 4.4 Caribbean bar named Troy, a warm community hub for music, rum, and Caribbean culture in the city