KiT, or Kuenta i Tambu — "Stories and Drums" — takes music from the Caribbean island of Curaçao, merges it with European dance-floor music and kicks it all into high, sweaty gear.

Rum (the sugarcane-based, distilled spirit) is delicious un-aged, aged (dark rum), or spiced on its own. But, it really shines when it’s used to make cocktails. In the world of rum-based drinks ...

Roël Calister launched his career in the Netherlands playing tambú, a genre traditional to his native Curaçao, the Caribbean island near the Venezuelan coast. Originally sticking to an all ...

The Blue Hawaiian also has blue curaçao, light rum, and pineapple juice, but swaps vodka for cream of coconut, and replaces ...