rum shop

noun

Chiefly Caribbean.

1. a tavern or shop selling liquor.

Example Sentences

Similar to pubs in London, a kabawé is the Creole name for a local rum shop or watering hole that’s often the center of social activity.

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Antiguan rum shop owner Bert Kirchner says the secret to its popularity is its versatility.

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In 1932, a handful of independent rum shop owners amalgamated into Antigua Distillery which today produces the multi-award winning English Harbour Rum with varieties aged up to 25 years.

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This 200-seat restaurant, owned by Peter Best, who has places in Brooklyn and Atlanta, and Malissa Browne, who has worked for his company, has three sections, including a speakeasy-style Rum Shop for late-night drinks.

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Records show that the honour might actually belong to Brazil, but Barbados is the unrivalled champion of the rum shop scene in the Caribbean – they have been part of our landscape for more than 300 years.

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