Bahamian Alcohol & Cocktail News

Bahamian alcohol is its own small world, and it starts with rum. The islands have been distilling, blending and drinking it for centuries, and today that history sits alongside a growing craft scene: small-batch island rum, Bahamian gin, locally brewed beer and the fresh-fruit cocktails that define a night out in the Out Islands. Add coconut water, sour orange, guava and pineapple to the mix and you get a drinks culture that tastes like nowhere else in the Caribbean.

This is where we write about it. You will find tasting notes, cocktail recipes, distillery history, food pairings and guides to what people actually drink here, from Sky Juice on a Sunday afternoon to a well-made rum old fashioned at the bar. If you are visiting Exuma and want to know what to order, or you simply want to understand Bahamian spirits a little better before you do, start here.