Doc Ford’s customers win rum barrel infusers, flight boards in celebration of National Rum Day

Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille hailed all things rum during National Rum Day, selling hundreds of Doc’s Old Fashioned Mojitos and dozens of rum flights, and awarding rum barrel infusers and flight boards to lucky winners at its four locations. Customers who ordered the mojito or rum flight during the Aug. 16 celebration received raffle tickets for the prizes.
“National Rum Day was a huge success and a great opportunity to highlight our exclusive rum selections and create a new mojito for the event,” said Joe Harrity, a partner with HM Restaurant Group, which owns and operates Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille. “Many people don’t realize there are premium rums meant to be sipped and savored, and National Rum Day allowed us to introduce the concept to new connoisseurs.”
The Fort Myers Beach restaurant sold 52 Doc’s Old Fashioned Mojitos and nine rum flights, closely followed by the St. Petersburg Pier location with 49 mojitos and eight rum flights. Borrowing from its whiskey relative, the old-fashioned-meets-mojito features premium Flor de Cana aged rum muddled with lime, mint, orange, bitters and simple syrup, and soda water.
Flor de Cana Rum in partnership with Republic National Distributing Company created the tabletop rum infusers, small wooden aging barrels designed to add personalized flavor to rum. Ideal for rum enthusiasts, users age the spirit for several days or weeks to develop enhanced character and complexity for a custom-aged experience. The accompanying rum flight boards showcase multiple rums for tastings and entertaining. The barrels and rum flight boards were branded with the Doc Ford’s logo.
The winners at each restaurant location were Brad Sitton, Sanibel; Chad Gehrs, Fort Myers Beach; Michael Mendoza, St. Petersburg Pier; and Miranda Porterfield, Jungle Terrace St. Petersburg.