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In our fourth episode for the celebration of Women's History Month, we are on location at the  Ronin Taiko / Taiko Academy in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Our guest is Marina, a member of the  Japanese Drum Troupe, Ronin Taiko who practices and performs the art of taiko. She shares what taiko is, the culture, the comparison of traditional drumming vs Japanese style, and the physicality of drumming.
https://womenshistorymonth.gov/

The opening music was taped at the academy and performed by Marina and Sensei Roy.

• In Four Beats or Less:
  • Who's on Marina's Mt Rushmore of drummers?
  • What is something that most people don't know about her?
  • What kind of Spinal Tap moments have they had while performing?
  • Where is your favorite tiki bar?

Check out Marina's links:

•  http://ronintaiko.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/ronintaikodrumtroupe

Visit Club Tiki at   https://www.clubtikico.com/ to order rum-based cocktails in a can. Use promo code "DRUMSANDRUMS" to receive a discount and free shipping when you order 2 four packs or some merchandise.

Do you take care of your tattoos? Check out Lucky 13s Tattoo Aftercare. https://protectyourink.com/ Use our PROMO code "DRUMSANDRUM" to get 35% off your order.

This podcast is brought to you by Embroidery and Sew More, makers of Drums and Rums apparel.
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Check out  our good friend Brad Brock's Jams ' N' Cocktails Podcast live every Wednesday at 8:pm EST
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In our third episode for the celebration of Women's History Month, we go across the pond to the UK. Our guest is Cirara (Keer-Ra) who's a fellow drummer and podcaster, an educator, touring drummer, and mom.  She talks about the moment the spark for wanting to play the drums to past and current projects while raising a family. Ciara performs with the French indie pop/electronic band from Paris, The Penelopes. I also learn about her custom cymbal sponsor Nicky Moon Custom Cymbals. Also, she's the co-host on the Drummer Mamas and Drum Education Live podcasts. 
https://womenshistorymonth.gov/

• In Four Beats or Less:
  • Who’s on your Mt Rushmore of drummers
  • Which do you prefer, recording in the studio or performing live
  • Other than your own podcasts, what’s your favorite
  • What do you use in your rum punch

Check out Ciara's links:

• https://www.instagram.com/ciaradrums/
• https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/drummer-mamas/id1567365785
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdulk7fn_sbvp-eZPoCKnQ
• https://www.youtube.com/user/ciaralavers

Visit Club Tiki at   https://www.clubtikico.com/ to order rum-based cocktails in a can. Use promo code "DRUMSANDRUMS" to receive a discount and free shipping when you order 2 four packs or some merchandise.

Do you take care of your tattoos? Check out Lucky 13s Tattoo Aftercare. https://protectyourink.com/ Use our PROMO code "DRUMSANDRUM" to get 35% off your order.

This podcast is brought to you by Embroidery and Sew More, makers of Drums and Rums apparel.
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The opening track is  Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad Brock
Check out Brad Brock's Jams ' N' Cocktails Podcast live every Wednesday at 8:pm EST
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Our second episode for the celebration of Women's History Month was taped for a live podcast on YouTube. https://youtu.be/UmQQePeQ0WQ
Our guest is not a drummer but is a rum singer/songwriter, our guest is Sara Maatouk aka "Soulful Sara". A fellow Florida Rum Society member told me about Sara and I immediately downloaded the track "Rum" and contacted her to come on the podcast. She always knew she had what it took to create memorable songs, but she kept her passion a secret until she finally showed her mom one of her songs and that helped her gain confidence in her talent. Not only is she a singer/songwriter, but juggles being a small business owner, mother, and wife.  In this episode,  she performs three of her songs "Metro", "Mermaid" and Rum". https://womenshistorymonth.gov/

• In Four Sips or Less:
  • Neat or on ice
  • What artist would Sara want to collab with
  • Would she audition for American Idol
  • Who's her band from the '80s

Soulful Sara is an independent artist, so please support her by buying her music. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/sara-maatouk/1436421540?ls=1

Visit Club Tiki at   https://www.clubtikico.com/ to order rum-based cocktails in a can. Use promo code "DRUMSANDRUMS" to receive a discount and free shipping when you order 2 four packs or some merchandise.

Do you take care of your tattoos? Check out Lucky 13s Tattoo Aftercare. https://protectyourink.com/ Use our PROMO code "DRUMSANDRUM" to get 35% off your order.

This podcast is brought to you by Embroidery and Sew More, makers of Drums and Rums apparel.
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The opening track is  Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad Brock
Check out Brad Brock's Jams ' N' Cocktails Podcast live every Wednesday at 8:pm EST
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Check out Sara's links:

• https://saramaatouk.com/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2QbZHSE8bauPHkvYgxjtjg
• https://www.instagram.com/saramaatoukmusic/

Don't forget to check out our site and links
Drums and Rums website
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In our first episode for Women's History Month, I learn about how she went all in and made some bold moves to pursue their passion for making rum.  She talks about being a woman in which has been a typically a boys club. Taped live on location in Miami Beach while attending the Florida Rum Society Rum Takeover weekend, I got a chance to sit down with Judith de Bie, owner/distiller for the Netherlands-based company Rummie Club. Taping podcasts outside does present some challenges, so you will experience some of those Miami nuances. Judith also talks about making it through the pandemic which was challenging for any start-up business.  https://womenshistorymonth.gov/

• In Four Sips or Less:
  • Neat or on ice
  • What is something most people wouldn't know about Amsterdam
  • What did she think of the show "Lilyhammer" 
  • What Olympic sport is her favorite

Visit Club Tiki at   https://www.clubtikico.com/ to order rum-based cocktails in a can. Use promo code "DRUMSANDRUMS" to receive a discount and free shipping when you order 2 four packs or some merchandise.

Do you take care of your tattoos? Check out Lucky 13s Tattoo Aftercare. https://protectyourink.com/ Use our PROMO code "DRUMSANDRUM" to get 35% off your order.

This podcast is brought to you by Embroidery and Sew More, makers of Drums and Rums apparel.
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The opening track is  Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad Brock
Check out Brad Brock's Jams ' N' Cocktails Podcast live every Wednesday at 8:pm EST
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Check out Rummie Club's links:

• https://www.rummieclub.nl/en
• https://www.facebook.com/Rummieclub

Don't forget to check out our site and links
Drums and Rums website
FOLLOW us on Facebook, YouTube,  Instagram

Send us Fan Mail

Where the backbeats meet the spirits. Podcast #85. This would have been a recap of the Miami Rum Congress, but due to covid concerns, the event was rescheduled for March. Not needing an excuse to get together the Florida Rum Society decided to keep on track for that weekend and hold our own event. Thus the FRS Miami Takeover was born.

This podcast is brought to you by Embroidery and Sew More, makers of Drums and Rums apparel.

Visit Club Tiki at   https://www.clubtikico.com/ to order rum-based cocktails in a can. Use promo code "DRUMSANDRUMS" to receive a discount and free shipping when you order 2 four packs or some merchandise.

Do you take care of your tattoos? Check out Lucky 13s Tattoo Aftercare. https://protectyourink.com/ Use our PROMO code "DRUMSANDRUM" to get 35% off your order
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The opening track is  Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad Brock
Check out Brad Brock's Jams ' N' Cocktails Podcast live every Wednesday at 8:pm EST
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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode.

• The recap of the events such as the  sampling of rums, trivia, and the happy hour at some of the coolest places in Miami
• Backstory on the four companies that participated:  Plantation, Privateer, Grander, and Clairin
• My best version of a Yelp review for bars/restaurants we visited: Esotico, Swizzle, and La Trova
• The opportunity to interview a guest for March's podcasts for Women's History Month.
• How to buy all of these rums from the Florida Rum Society shop

Check out these links that were mentioned in this episode:

• Florida Rum Society
• Plantation Rum
• Privateer Rum
• Grander Rum
• Clairin Rum
• Swizzle Rum Bar & Drinkery 
• Esotico Cocktail Bar & Restaurant
• La Trova Cafe

Don't forget to check out our site and links
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What's a global drum ambassador? Someone who has traveled to over 60 countries spreading drumming knowledge and love through clinics and performances. Also, someone who was a trendsetter as the first to use the world wide web to teach through the internet. In this episode, our guest started playing professionally at 12 and learned from some of the greats like Jim Chapin and Joe Morello. Our guest is the Global Drum Ambassador, Dom Famularo.

PICK UP some rum-based hard seltzer, Club Tiki. Visit them at   https://www.clubtikico.com/ to order the Pina Colada and Blue Hawaii. Use promo code "DRUMSANDRUMS" to receive a discount and free shipping when you order 2 four packs or some merchandise.

Do you take care of your tattoos? Check out Lucky 13s Tattoo Aftercare. https://protectyourink.com/ Use our PROMO code "DRUMSANDRUM" to get 35% off your order

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The opening track is  Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad Brock
Check out Brad Brock's Jams ' N' Cocktails Podcast live every Wednesday at 8:pm EST
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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode.

• How does Dom maintain his level of energy and how does he develop his enthusiastic style of playing the drums
• Being the first drum instructor in the world to give lessons via the internet. With everyone having to stay home, how he was ahead of the game when everyone had to scramble to buy cameras, lighting, etc.
• Growing up in the Big Apple and having the opportunity to study under some of the great drummers of our time. Like Jim Chapin and Joe Morello
• Do you see musicians starting to transition on seeing that you can still perform for the love but not give away your product, themselves?
• Also the importance of being diverse and keeping a few irons in the fire
• He's written many instructional drum books, but an interesting one is “The Cycle of Self Empowerment” for even the non-drummers
• In Four Beats or Less:
  • What’s one thing that you think makes a good music/drum teacher
  • What’s something people don’t know about you
  • Who’s on your Mt Rushmore of drummers
  • Listening to other interviews/podcasts, you are very close with your family, so what’s your typical Sunday dinner?

Check out Dom's links:

• VISIT their website: https://www.domfamularo.com/
• FOLLOW them on social media: Instagram,  Facebook
• SUPPORT this cause that was discussed on this episode https://www.yorkie911rescue.com/

Don't forget to check out our site and links
Drums and Rums website.  FOLLOW us on Facebook, YouTube,  Instagram

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 Want to know what a rum enthusiast is? It’s someone who lives, breathes, immerses themselves into everything rum, from traveling to where rum is made near and far to having a home tiki bar with over 600 different rums. I taped this episode at the home bar of Joe and Myssi, The Rum Traveler.

PICK UP some rum-based hard seltzer, Club Tiki. Visit them at   https://www.clubtikico.com/ to order the Pina Colada and Blue Hawaii. Use promo code DRUMSANDRUMS to receive a discount and free shipping when you order 2 four packs or some merchandise.

Do you take care of your tattoos? Check out Lucky 13s Tattoo Aftercare. https://protectyourink.com/ Use our PROMO code "drumsandrum" to get 35% off your order

NEED anything embroidered? This podcast is brought to you by Embroidery and Sew More, makers of Drums and Rums apparel.
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The opening track is  Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad Brock
Check out Brad Brock's Jams ' N' Cocktails Podcast live every Wednesday at 8:pm EST
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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode.

• Joe  & Myssi's rum journey started in the early 2000s when visiting the island of St Vicent in the Caribbean
• Turning their blogging of rum and travel to becoming media correspondents for the "Tales of the Cocktail" event in New Orleans and being judges at rum festivals
• Working for rum companies doing tastings for Blue Chair Bay 
• What is a rummlier
• How they plan their trips not just around rum but also learning about the local culture
• Travel plans The Rum Traveler has in store for this year
• In Four Sips or Less:
  • Neat or on ice
  • So in your favorite cocktail the daiquiri, what rum
  • Joe - Where’s somewhere you want to visit but haven’t yet
  •  Myssi - As a big music fan of both Kenny Chesney and Prince, Kenny or Prince?

Check out the Rum Traveler's links:

• VISIT their website: https://rumtraveler.com/
• FOLLOW them on social media: Instagram,  Facebook
• SUPPORT this cause that was discussed on this episode https://pawbvi.org/

Don't forget to check out our site and links
Drums and Rums website
FOLLOW us on Facebook, YouTube,  Instagram

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Where the backbeats meet the spirits. Podcast #82. They canned the tropics so you don't have to. Our guest on the podcast is Elliot the founder and owner of a new rum-based hard seltzer. Just on the market for a few months now and Club Tiki already is creating a buzz (no pun intend) not just in South Florida, but all around the US. You can order their Pina Colada and Blue Hawaii on their website with two new cocktails in a can coming soon.  Use promo code, DRUMSANDRUMS.

This podcast is brought to you by Embroidery and Sew More, makers of Drums and Rums apparel
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The opening track is  Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad Brock
Check out Brad Brock's Jams ' N' Cocktails Podcast live every Wednesday at 8:pm EST
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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode.

• Challenges they experienced during the pandemic
• Their cocktails in a can or inspired by the tiki cocktail culture
• Taking on some of the bigger hard seltzer companies
• Making a big splash at the Las Olas Food and Wine Festival
• In Four Sips or Less:
  • Neat or on ice
  • Originally from NY, has he been to the top of the Empire State building
  • What beach would he be on drinking some Club Tiki
  • What's his favorite rum

Check out the Club Tiki Co

• VISIT the Club Tiki website and when you order use the promo code DRUMSANDRUMS to get a discount and free shipping when you order 2 four-packs.
• Follow the party on Instagram

Don't forget to check out our site and links
Drums and Rums website
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Where the backbeats meet the spirits. Podcast #81, I had the opportunity to meet our guest through podcast #40 guest. Anton Riestra shares the history of the Arechabala company where it all started with his great-great-grandfather Jose Arechabala over 140 years ago. Most people are familiar with their rum, Havana Club. 

This podcast is brought to you by Embroidery and Sew More, makers of Drums and Rums apparel
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The opening track is  Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad Brock
Check out Brad Brock's Jams ' N' Cocktails Podcast live every Wednesday at 8:pm EST
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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode.

• How it all started over 140 years ago
• Some of the challenges the Arechabala company faced such as hurricanes to government regimes changes
• How everything changed when Castro's revolution happened in 1959
• Disputes over the Havana Club brand 
• The Arechabala Family wanted to pay tribute to its patriarch, Don José Arechabala Aldama by creating the Ron Arechabala 140 Aniversario with a legendary blender who originally worked for the family prior to 1959
• In Four Sips or Less:
  • Neat or on ice
  • As an 80's music fan, what's his favorite band
  • Somewhere Anton would like to travel to
  • What's something most people would not know about the Arechabala company

Check out the Arechabala website to learn more about the history and where you can purchase

• VISIT the Ron Arechabala website

Don't forget to check out our site and links
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• Where his podcast has come since he was the last one the podcast back on episode 15
• The evolution of his one man band show
• Cohosting on the Johnny Ringo podcast 
• He drops a few exclusives about the new season of his show and the new studio
• In Four Sips or Less:
  • Favorite curse word
  • Least favorite taste
  • What’s his favorite rum
  • What guitarists and drummers he’d put on his Mt. Rushmore

• VISIT his website Brad Brock Music 
• FOLLOW their JNC podcast on Instagram and Facebook
• FOLLOW Brad's One-man Band on Instagram and Facebook
• WATCH the weekly show and past episodes on YouTube