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Article: In the pink in Bermuda's miniature heaven
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- The Irish Times
- Article date:
- August 8, 2009
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GO BERMUDA: It is far from cheap, and it hasn't been a
fashionable destination since the days of mahogany suntans, but this
chain of islands is ultra-relaxing, writes ALANNA GALLAGHER AS THE
CLOUDY ginger beer swirls around the dark rum and you squeeze in the
juice from a wedge of lime to sharpen its smoky spirit, you hold in
your hand a tempest of a cocktail, a tropical combination that
tweaks the dark side of your taste buds. This is a dark 'n' stormy,
a Bermuda classic made with local black rum. It is this island
country in a glass, a place that needs to have its surface scratched
to really get a flavour of its personality.
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