Rum Week

Rick really enjoyed Rum Week this year. 

This is the second annual Rum Week on Bonaire.  Rum makers from throughout the Caribbean (one from the Netherlands) bring rum to the island for us to taste. Every night of the week they have events at the resorts where you can drink (I mean taste) rum for free!

Rick tasted everything...a number of times.  We really liked the blonde Rum, sherry cast Rum and the coconut Rum. We liked the coconut Rum so much that we had seconds, thirds, fourths....you get the idea.

Rick talked to the distillers, organizers and everyone else. He sampled everything many times and made friends with all the servers.  He was the life of the party.

 

The venues were spectacular with views of the sea and sunsets. Our local distillery, Cadushy, sponsored a rum tasting and featured their premium Rums.  We tasted them all and stayed for dinner at the resort. By this time Rick was a little off and drank water most of the evening.

By the end of the week Rick was out.  He gave it his all and then crashed.  We got him home and he crawled to the chaise lounge and spent most of the night outside trying to recover from having such a good time.

To remember this momentous event, he purchased a ball cap, t-Shirt and poster after drinking many, many, many samples. 

We had a great time at Rum Week and look forward to next year.  I think we can only live through this event once a year.