Island in the Net by Khürt Williams
Technology and Photography Musings. Established circa 2000.
The base rum used in Kraken is from Trinidad and Tobago, distilled from molasses made from local sugar cane.
I bought Bhavna something special for her birthday. I bought her a bottle of single malt scotch aged for 14 years in Caribbean rum casks. We both enjoy scotch but I prefer rum. While I was in the store I bug myself an inexpensive bottle of rum. Kraken rum served over an ice ball.
The base rum used in Kraken is from Trinidad and Tobago, distilled from molasses made from local sugar cane. The rum is aged 12 - 24 months and then we add a mixture of spices including cinnamon, ginger and clove.
The quenepa is a tree-grown fruit found in a gigantic swath of the tropics: From Florida to Mexico it grows, and across the Caribbean and Central and South America. It is my favourite fruit, by far, because it is a bit like candy. That is why kids adore it, as do virtually all adults who grew up with it, as I did in San Juan, Puerto Rico.Julio Ojeda-Zapata
In the English-speaking Caribbean aka British West Indies where I grew up this fruit is known as guinep; a tasty treat sold at the market. On weekends my mom would return from her shopping trip with a bunch. My brothers and I would eat the bunch as quickly as they were handed to us. The last time I ate guinep was in 1998 in Antigua.
I didn’t take this photo but I like the composition. I did some trickery in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom to get this faded image. I handed my camera to the subject’s daughter and asked her to document the event; a Caribbean backyard BBQ. I think the title is appropriate given that he was very tired and had a headache after being out in the hot sun — squinting — all afternoon.
