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	<copyright>Copyright &#xA9; Panama Hats 2012 </copyright>
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		<title>Derby Day Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 23:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow is the first Saturday of May, which means only one thing: It&#8217;s the Kentucky Derby! When I was a kid we always had a party &#8212; it is, as far as my dad (and I imagine any Kentuckian) is concerned, one of the most important days of the year &#8212; and I have fond memories of the occasion. Here&#8217;s your guide to throwing a great Derby Day event: Drinks: Naturally, you&#8217;ll want to serve mint juleps. There are multiple methods to prepare them, but let&#8217;s focus on the two main options. Option 1 (Traditional Preparation): Muddle mint and sugar together in the bottom of either a silver julep cup or a tall highball glass. Add finely crushed ice and good Kentucky bourbon. Optional: add a bit of water. For a variation on this method, see this now famous letter from 1937 on the subject. Option 2 (BBB&#8217;s method): Prepare a simple syrup by bringing 1/2-3/4 of a cup of water to a boil, then adding as much sugar as can be dissolved (this is a huge quantity of sugar). To this, add at least two large handfuls of well washed fresh mint. Boil a couple of minutes, then turn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rum Punch Recipe Showdown, Entry 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week's entry is a Planter's Punch recipe originally from Beachbum Berry Remixed found at Serious Eats: 3 ounces Coruba dark Jamaican rum (if you can't find Coruba, substitute another dark, heavy rum) 1 ounce simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water, mixed until dissolved) 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice 3 dashes Angostura bitters It's interesting that this recipe features dark rum, as most rum punch recipes tend to use light rum.]]></description>
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		<title>For everyone who has ever dreamed of swimming in a pile of money</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At last, someone has answered the question on all of our minds: exactly how much money do you need to have to be able to swim around in your own personal ocean of gold coins, just like Scrooge McDuck? Based on the assumed height of Scrooge as being roughly equivalent to that of an actual duck (I would quibble with this interpretation, but whatever) and a little calculus, Matt Powers of The Billfold estimates that you&#8217;d need $31.2 to be able to dive around in your mountain of gold like a porpoise (naturally you would need significantly less to be able to toss your coins up and let them hit you on the head; in fact, with $20 worth of Sacajawea dollars you could do this right now, which you totally should, and post a video of it to YouTube*). My dad loves Carl Barks&#8217; comics, and they were a huge part of my childhood. That image of swimming around in money always stuck with me. I won&#8217;t deny that there have been times when I&#8217;ve been about to deposit a paycheck in my bank account and I&#8217;ve thought to myself &#8220;I could totally convert this into dollar coins or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rum Punch Recipe Showdown, Entry 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that there are a truly absurd number of recipes for rum punch? Go ahead and do a Google search, I&#8217;ll wait. &#8230; There, see? Crazy. Something needs to be done. We need a definitive guide to rum punch! In the interest of helping humanity, I have decided to apply myself to the problem. Step 1: collect a bunch of rum punch recipes. Step 2: Prepare them, taste them, and review them. Step 3: Who needs a step 3 when step 2 is so much fun? Maybe I&#8217;m getting ahead of myself a little. For now, I&#8217;m going to post some promising rum punch recipes, one a week for the next several weeks. Incidentally, the Wikipedia entry on punch is surprisingly lovely. I feel the need to make a 17th century punch with tea, and I have a feeling a bourbon punch will appear in my home on the first Saturday in May. The basic Caribbean rum punch follows the rhyming recipe &#8220;One of Sour, Two of Sweet, Three of Strong, Four of Weak,&#8221; i.e. one part lime juice, two parts simple syrup, three parts rum, and four parts water. (This is sometimes called &#8220;grog.&#8221;) To this bitters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Havana Style in the Cold North</title>
		<link>http://www.brentblack.com/panama-hat-blog/2012/04/havana-style-in-the-cold-north/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time for a customer story, this time from a happy client in Canada enjoying his Havana Fedora. &#8212; Laurel Hey Brent, What can I say. You know you can read all the descriptions, look at all the pictures and analyze all of the customer reviews, but only when you have the hat in hand can you appreciate the uniqueness and allure of the Panama. I know this may be old &#8220;hat&#8221; to you but my introduction to your hats came as a complete surprise. The intricate weave and the softness was totally unexpected. With my hat being on the low end of the price range, I can&#8217;t imagine what the pricier models must be like. It fits perfectly and the blocking is top notch. Thank you for that. I&#8217;m wearing at home right now watching the Stanley Cup playoffs. Not exactly a Havana hangout but I&#8217;m lovin&#8217; it. Anyway, just wanted to say how impressed I am with my fedora and to thank you for everything, mahalo&#8230; Glenn (Canada)]]></description>
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		<title>Featured Style: Keeneland</title>
		<link>http://www.brentblack.com/panama-hat-blog/2012/03/featured-style-keeneland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 03:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BBB</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Keeneland was created for a client who lives on a tropical island off the coast of China. He didn’t say whether he has it all to himself. He did say the sun is strong. He wanted a special style. One he could wear to the club for lunch or to Hong Kong for a meeting. Elegant without being formal. A style that would look good with a cigar. After some discussion, we agreed on a Monte Carlo crown. After some experimentation, we agreed on a relatively short Aficionado brim. As soon as we saw the combination we knew it was a winner. Fortunately for Andy, he’s not my size. If this hat had been my size, I would have been sorely tempted to start on a new hat for Andy. The moment I stepped back from the finished hat to take a look, I wanted to put it on and go watch thoroughbreds thunder down the home stretch at Keeneland on an Indian Summer afternoon perfumed by horses, bourbon, and burgoo. But that’s just me. Andy probably took it out of the box, put it on, and went to the beach. Specs: Brim: 2 ¾ to 3 ¼ inches [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warm Weather Cocktail of the Week: the Gingersnap</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not a rum drink this week, I hope you&#8217;ll forgive me. I&#8217;m still aching for better weather, though, and trying to capture the spirit of a nicer season through festive cocktails. Credit for the development of this drink is shared with my dear friend F.V. Fill a highball glass with ice, and add 1.5 oz ginger liquor. Fill remainder of glass with a mix of freshly made lemonade and iced tea (ie an Arnold Palmer). Stir. Garnish with a lemon wedge.]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s what&#8217;s on the inside that counts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some Swiss watchmakers are moving away from &#8220;just&#8221; decorating the outside of watches with precious stones and metals and started upgrading the actual watch components with high-tech, high-functioning materials. Increasingly, luxury watches feature silicon components, or gold-ceramic alloys, to add additional functionality to their timepieces. Read more from Bloomberg (in the SF Gate). I think this is great &#8212; making something worth more by making it better (rather than simply coating it with bling) is really appealing to me. It&#8217;s not style vs substance, it&#8217;s substance with style.]]></description>
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		<title>Rum Drink of the Week: The Black Mojito</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently I&#8217;m still in the mood for tiki drinks, probably having something to do with it being Thursday and me desperately wanting it to be Friday. Here&#8217;s another tasty one for you to try, recently suggested to me by my dad and taste-tested last weekend (it was quite good!) I&#8217;ve seen other drinks called a Black Mojito, but this one is far simpler: you simply make a mojito, but replace the granulated sugar with brown sugar and the white rum with dark rum. My favorite for this is probably Cruzan Black Strap, it&#8217;s got a great robust yet mellow flavor. If you feel like changing things up even more, you can add a bit of freshly grated ginger root for an extra kick. Any favorite rum drinks to share?]]></description>
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		<title>Back and Better than Ever</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[BBB has been back from Ecuador almost a week. Big things are brewing. We&#8217;ll keep you posted.]]></description>
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