The label used the Rum Runner office upstairs from the club as its official address. Michael and Paul Berrow were Duran Duran's managers, and formed the Tritec Music company (named after the triangular-themed bar inside the club). ![]() In 2006 John Taylor and Nick Rhodes released a compilation album entitled Only After Dark, featuring their favourite songs from the Rum Runner playlist. After playing their 1983 charity concert at Villa Park, they held the afterparty at the Rum Runner. The group became the resident band at the club. In 1978 local band Duran Duran brought in a demo tape, and were offered a rehearsal space and jobs around the club: drummer Roger Taylor working as a glass collector, guitarist Andy Taylor cooking and maintaining the interior, bassist John Taylor working as a bouncer, and keyboardist Nick Rhodes DJing. In the late 1970s the club was renovated by Paul and Michael Berrow, sons of the club's founder, based on ideas drawn from a visit to Studio 54 in New York City. Actors and staff from the nearby Central TV Studios also frequented the club. Regular late night clientele were Black Sabbath, Roy Wood, Quartz and other notable Birmingham bands calling in after local gigs. Occasionally other live acts played such as Quill and Jigsaw. They left the club in 1975 to play their own material of melodic rock. One of its first house bands, playing popular cover versions, went on to become the worldwide acclaimed UK Arena band Magnum featuring Bob Catley and Tony Clarkin. This reminds me of that scene in Pirates of the Caribbean where Jack walks around looking for the entrance to the buried stash of alcohol.Originally a casino, by the 1970s the Rum Runner had become more of a conventional club. It was named for the bootleggers that smuggled rum during Prohibition, and later to avoid paying taxes. Legend has it that this tropical rum drink was created at the Holiday Isle Tiki Bar in Islamorada, Florida in the 1950's. If you do not have a cocktail shaker, simply pour all ingredients into and glass, stir to combine and serve.To make a frozen rum runner drink, blend ingredients in a blender with crushed ice, pour into glass and float with dark rum.For a spicier drink substitute spiced rum for the float.I used Bacardi Dark as a float, but Bacardi 151 would give you an even bigger kick!.Garnish with a pineapple wedge, orange slice, blackberry and a straw. Strain cocktail and pour into an ice filled hurricane glass. To be honest, this drink tastes like an adult version of Hawaiian Punch.and it packs a punch! I loved it!! What is a Rum Runner made of?Īdd white rum, blackberry liqueur, banana liqueur, orange juice, pineapple juice and grenadine to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Wouldn't it be glorious to be sitting on a beach somewhere with a Rum Runner Cocktail in your hand? For most of us that is not an option, so this recipe is the next best thing! Looking for more fruity rum drinks? Check out the Tropical Rum Drinks page! ![]() This recipe is packed with fruity and refreshing banana, blackberry, pineapple, and orange flavors for a smooth tropical drink that is perfect for entertaining!! Let me show you how to make the Best Bacardi Rum Runner Cocktail.
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