What's your latest rum purchase? - Tiki Drinks and Food

A AceExplorer Grand Member (8 years) Deep in the Jacksonville Flori-duh jungle. Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 2564	A AceExplorer Posted posted on Tue, May 26, 2015 6:21 AM Rum buyers take note -- http://ferryexpress.com offers round-trip passenger ferry tickets to the Bahamas from Port Everglades at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. You can arrange an 8am departure from Fort Lauderdale, spend 8-10 hours in Freeport (NOT the most glamorous island city) but it has some decent rum shopping. (Rum prices are a few dollars lower in Nassau, according to a recent trip report from a friend.) The trip home is that evening, or you can spend one or more nights on the island. This is an opportunity to have some fun in the Bahamas, AND to do some rum shopping in a non-embargo country. US Customs has historically been quite "friendly" to tourists, so you can bring back at least one litre of your favorite rum. Hint, hint... Check into it, especially if you're going to be at or near the Mai-Kai. Boo on you if you come back with a bottle of something you can buy in the US for $3 or $4 per bottle more... When in the Bahamas, always consider buying something you cannot buy at home. This detail is lost on many US tourists, so it's up to folks like us to help travelers become more educated. This is a public service message for the benefit of your liver. Life is too short to drink bad rum!

Rum buyers take note -- http://ferryexpress.com offers round-trip passenger ferry tickets to the Bahamas from Port Everglades at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. You can arrange an 8am departure from Fort Lauderdale, spend 8-10 hours in Freeport (NOT the most glamorous island city) but it has some decent rum shopping. (Rum prices are a few dollars lower in Nassau, according to a recent trip report from a friend.) The trip home is that evening, or you can spend one or more nights on the island. This is an opportunity to have some fun in the Bahamas, AND to do some rum shopping in a non-embargo country. US Customs has historically been quite "friendly" to tourists, so you can bring back at least one litre of your favorite rum. Hint, hint...

Check into it, especially if you're going to be at or near the Mai-Kai.

Boo on you if you come back with a bottle of something you can buy in the US for $3 or $4 per bottle more... When in the Bahamas, always consider buying something you cannot buy at home. This detail is lost on many US tourists, so it's up to folks like us to help travelers become more educated.

This is a public service message for the benefit of your liver. Life is too short to drink bad rum!

Post #743647 by AceExplorer on Tue, May 26, 2015 6:21 AM