Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille customers win

Sep 2, 2025 2 min read

The Fort Myers Beach Doc Ford's Rum Bar & Grille restaurant sold 52 Doc’s Old Fashioned Mojitos and nine rum flights to lead all four Doc Ford's locations on National Rum Day on Aug. 16. Photo provided

Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille awarded rum barrel infusers and flight boards to lucky winners at its four locations on National Rum Day Aug. 16. Customers who ordered the mojito or rum flight during the Aug. 16 celebration received raffle tickets for the prizes.

“National Rum Day was a huge success and a great opportunity to highlight our exclusive rum selections and create a new mojito for the event,” said Joe Harrity, a partner with HM Restaurant Group, which owns and operates Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille. “Many people don’t realize there are premium rums meant to be sipped and savored, and National Rum Day allowed us to introduce the concept to new connoisseurs.”

The Fort Myers Beach restaurant led the way of the four locations by selling 52 Doc’s Old Fashioned Mojitos and nine rum flights, closely followed by the St. Petersburg Pier location with 49 mojitos and eight rum flights. The old-fashioned-meets-mojito features premium Flor de Cana aged rum muddled with lime, mint, orange, bitters and simple syrup, and soda water.

Flor de Cana Rum in partnership with Republic National Distributing Company created the tabletop rum infusers, small wooden aging barrels designed to add personalized flavor to rum. Ideal for rum enthusiasts, users age the spirit for several days or weeks to develop enhanced character and complexity for a custom-aged experience. The accompanying rum flight boards showcase multiple rums for tastings and entertaining. The barrels and rum flight boards were branded with the Doc Ford’s logo.

The winner at the Fort Myers Beach location Michael Mendoza, while Brad Sitton was the winner at Sanibel.

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 – and 15 sipping rums, available in flights.

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.

Doc Ford’s is open daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.