Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille celebrates National Rum Day with the chance to win a tabletop rum barrel infuser and Doc Ford’s branded rum flight board. Customers who order the featured Doc’s Old Fashioned Mojito or a rum flight receive raffle tickets for the grand prize during the Aug. 16 holiday.
“We love putting our own spin on national days like National Rum Day, National Mojito Day and National Yucatán Shrimp Day, and offering customers a special experience and contests,” said Joe Harrity, a partner with HM Restaurant Group, which owns and operates Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille’s four locations. “This year we’re partnering with Republic National Distributing Company for a tabletop rum barrel infuser and Doc Ford’s is offering the rum flight board, which is branded with the Doc Ford’s logo. They’re unique keepsakes, something rum lovers will appreciate.”
The tabletop rum barrel infuser is a small wooden aging barrel designed to add personalized flavor to rum. By pouring rum into the barrel and allowing it to infuse over several days or weeks, the spirit develops enhanced character and complexity for a custom-aged experience. The accompanying rum flight board is designed to showcase and sample multiple rums in style, making it a perfect pairing for rum-lovers’ tastings and entertaining.
Patrons who order the Doc’s Old Fashioned Mojito or the rum flight will receive one raffle ticket. Winners will be selected at each location and notified by phone or email Aug. 17.
Doc’s Old Fashioned Mojito features premium Flor de Cana aged rum muddled with lime, mint, orange, bitters and simple syrup, and soda water.
Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille, a popular venue for Caribbean Rim-inspired cuisine, offers a variety of rums and rum-based cocktails – from classic rum punch to rum runners and mai tais. Its premium sipping rums, available in flights, include 15 select Caribbean and South American brands.
The award-winning, family friendly restaurant features food with a unique balance of flavors and is known for its sauces, spices, passion and signature Yucatán shrimp served daily.
Beloved by locals and visitors alike as a spectacular seafood restaurant delivering a legendary guest experience, Doc Ford’s is open daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Established on Sanibel in 2003, Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille has expanded from its original location to Fort Myers Beach, the St. Petersburg Pier and in Jungle Terrace in St. Petersburg. The restaurant is a perennial Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice winner. The pier location was named the country’s No. 1 restaurant for Best of the Best Restaurants for Everyday Eats in 2023.
Philanthropy and community outreach are engrained in HM Restaurant Group’s company philosophy. Proceeds from specialty cocktails at Doc Ford’s have raised over $133,000 to support children’s hospitals in Southwest Florida and St. Petersburg. HM Restaurant Group also supports local nonprofits dedicated to conservation, community, education and the environment. The “Ding” Darling Doc Ford’s Tarpon Tournament has donated over $1.57 million for conservation and water-quality research at Sanibel’s J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge since its inception in 2012. The 14th annual tournament is May 15, 2026.
