290778 Sun Nov 10 10:38:52 -0800 2002 54 36 Spirits 0 1579728 Does anyone have any favorite brands/varieties? Sun Nov 10 10:38:52 -0800 2002 0 Nick 1 1579745 Whaler's Vanille Rum and Bacardi Select. Sun Nov 10 14:01:22 -0800 2002 1579728 0 scott 2 1579763 Bacardi 5 year old is excellent but not cheap. This is one of the few rums I enjoy by itself on the rocks. Pusser's British Navy rum is also very good as well. Sun Nov 10 17:59:42 -0800 2002 1579745 0 David De Silva 1 1579752 I used to live in the Dominican REpublic. a good rum is a revelation.. Barcelo Gran Anejo. The n in Anejo is an enye...you know the squiggle above it that makes it sound like a cool, special y. peace jill Sun Nov 10 15:35:33 -0800 2002 1579728 0 jill 2 1579996 If you turn Num Lock on on your keyboard, hold down ALT and press 0241 on your keypad, you'll get an enye: ñ Some other characters: ALT 0225 = á ALT 0233 = é ALT 0237 = í ALT 0243 = ó ALT 0250 = ú ALT 0241 = ñ ALT 0252 = ü But back to rum, for sipping I like El Dorado 15 Year Old Guyana and for mixing in fruit-based cocktails Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum. Link: http://www.internetwines.com/rws20622.html Tue Nov 12 14:30:46 -0800 2002 1579752 0 Dancin' Cook 3 3248739 Or, for Mac users, Option-N and then N. Option with any other vowel does other diacritics. But this is about rum. My favorite is Appleton Estate Extra, a 12-year Jamaican. It makes OH-MY-GOD amazing Mai Tais. I use Trader Vic's original recipe, using that, DeKuyper orange curaçao, and Torani orgeat syrup. Seriously, best drink EVER. I also keep Appleton White for basic mixing, Pyrat XO for my gold rum (good balance of quality to value), Myers's and Gosling's Black Seal for darks, and some Bacardi 151 for either added kick on things like a Don the Beachcomber style Zombie, or for setting drinks aflame. Mon Dec 31 02:56:26 -0800 2007 1579996 10996 JK Grence the Cosmic Jester 3 3251193 El Dorado 15 Year Old Demerara Guyana Rum- THE BEST Tue Jan 01 09:49:53 -0800 2008 1579996 19281 2top 1 1579758 There are lots of different ones: For sipping, other poster mentioned Barcelo which is excellent. From the D.R. I also really like the Brugal Anejo. From Puerto Rico, Barillito Three Stars is very good. For giving rum punches and eggnog a good strong rummy flavor, rather than Myers which is a bit too sweet and molassesey I prefer Coruba which is a great dark rum. A bit much to sip on it's own, but great. There are lots of small batch rums coming out these days like all booze. Many of them are good. Good luck. Sun Nov 10 16:42:12 -0800 2002 1579728 0 StriperGuy 1 1579762 check out ministryofrum.com for rum reviews and a rum discussion BBS. very reliable source and expert reviewer. Sun Nov 10 17:51:02 -0800 2002 1579728 0 rumrunner 1 1579769 For sipping neat, I like Ron Zacapa Centenario or Pyrat Pistol. Cruzan Single Barrel is also good--it has a nice clean flavor, almost reminding me of bourbon. For mixing, I have a couple bottles of Mount Gay. Sun Nov 10 19:54:00 -0800 2002 1579728 0 Karl B 2 1579877 Some more info... In the interests of full disclosure, I should note that I found out about Zacapa on the rum message board at egullet.com. I haven't seen Zacapa in liquor stores; I ordered it from Internet Wines and Spirits (internetwines.com). Zacapa has an oddly sweet flavor, but is really quite good and I highly recommend it. Pyrat Pistol is extremely aromatic and it took me a while to decide that I liked it. Another poster mentioned Barbancourt. I've had both the 8-year and the 15-year; I prefer the latter, of course, but both are fine and the 15-year is quite good. For the Mount Gay--it's a good, middle-of-the-road rum; I really just use it for mixing. I have a bottle of their regular stuff and a bottle of the Extra Old. I don't think the latter is really worth it; there are better rums for drinking straight, and there's not much point in paying the extra money for something you're going to mix with other ingredients. I also have a bottle of Angostura rum (I forget what they call it, but it's their good stuff), which I don't really care for. It has a strong woody flavor and I get flashbacks about sucking on clarinet reeds. Mon Nov 11 18:34:50 -0800 2002 1579769 0 Karl B 1 1579773 If you can find it, the Rhum Barbancourt(from Haiti) Five Star(8 yr old) and Special Reserve(15 yr old) are both phenominal, and compared to other spirits of this quality, a real bargain to boot. Yo-ho-ho! Sun Nov 10 22:32:35 -0800 2002 1579728 0 deweyman 2 1581472 I haven't seen it in stores, but have heard there are very few that carry it in the US. I have also heard that you can find it in the liquor stores in the Haitian communities, but they don't display it, and may not sell it to anyone that may get them in trouble! Sun Nov 24 12:59:32 -0800 2002 1579773 0 Rummie 3 1581473 I was mistaken. They are available from a few places listed on a search at http://ministryofrum.com/ but the prices are much more than seen in Miami or the Caribbean. Sun Nov 24 13:17:28 -0800 2002 1581472 0 Rummie 1 1579779 I am no expert on hard liqour, but mixing Captain Jack's spiced rum with a home made Horchata is as good as eggnog about this time of year. Sun Nov 10 22:57:59 -0800 2002 1579728 0 kc girl 1 1579820 Gosling's Black Seal from Bermuda is a great, all purpose dark rum. Excellent in Bermudian Fish Chowder. Mon Nov 11 12:26:06 -0800 2002 1579728 0 TomSwift 1 1579878 I agree with a previous poster...Barrelito (from PR) is delicious. Mon Nov 11 18:36:11 -0800 2002 1579728 0 Tom Whalen 1 1579919 I like the rum in my third Mai Tai better than the rum in my first one. (That goes for Zombies and daquiries too.) Tue Nov 12 00:05:47 -0800 2002 1579728 0 christina z 2 1579962 Flor de Caña from Nicaragua...with OJ...mmmmmmm Tue Nov 12 11:27:39 -0800 2002 1579919 0 Cristina (the other one) 1 1580171 i like appelton jamaican rum. there is another many of my jamaican friends rec but i'm not sure of the name of it. Wed Nov 13 20:18:05 -0800 2002 1579728 0 mrnyc 1 3246788 Nick, One Barrel from Belize. Dan Sun Dec 30 08:30:13 -0800 2007 1579728 153217 danimal57 1 3247473 How do you plan to drink it? Neat, with a dash of water or a couple of ice cubes or do you plan to mix it? Sun Dec 30 13:43:24 -0800 2007 1579728 89493 scubadoo97 1 3247491 Second cristina: Flor de Cana from Nicaragua. Sun Dec 30 13:49:43 -0800 2007 1579728 36661 Sam Fujisaka 1 3248258 St. James from Martinique. Hard to find but wonderful. Sun Dec 30 19:02:39 -0800 2007 1579728 16828 Judith 2 3303739 I'll second this ... tremendous stuff, Saint James, and not terribly expensive. Barbancourt gets raves from friends though I've yet to have it myself. Wed Jan 16 22:17:18 -0800 2008 3248258 23892 NYChristopher 3 3497039 Another Rhum Barbancourt fan here. Sat Mar 15 20:59:39 -0700 2008 3303739 102095 vvvindaloo 1 3248313 Bit of sad news for rummies: Havana Club has discontinued its delicious, all-purpose, corn-colored 3 year. So now its either the mild blanco or the fairly heavy 5 year. (There is still of course the 7 year, and one simply called "anejo"). The 3 year teamed so well with fresh squozen valencias or pinas, or cuba libre's (known as ha-ha's in Cuba; the notion of Cuba being "free" is laughable there). Veggo Sun Dec 30 19:20:01 -0800 2007 1579728 57170 Veggo 2 3248363 Dillon from Martinique, Mount Gay from Barbados, and Havana Club - only in Canada. Pity. It's true that "free" is a joke in Cuba - so why do we keep buying Chinese soy sauce? Sun Dec 30 19:39:16 -0800 2007 3248313 54222 ekammin 3 3248746 Gosling's now has a luscious amber rum - Gosling's Gold. Mon Dec 31 03:11:07 -0800 2007 3248363 11962 Athena 1 3248816 Appleton Jamaican rum: several types. 10 Cane Rum is lovely, lightly colored, very smooth, nice flavor. Mon Dec 31 05:18:04 -0800 2007 1579728 83832 fussycouple 1 3250959 Nice to see an old thread revived. Here are some of my favs from my collection. Any of Clement's rhums or JM's rhums, both from Martinique, are rhum agricole. Absolutely excellent. Santa Teresa and Diplomatica from Venezuela are also excellent. Pussers Cruzan single barrel Vizcaya Plantation Matuzalem Mt. Gay Pampero Anniversario Zacapa 23 or 15 And for a VERY special rum: Any of Murray and mcDavid's special limited release, 1500 bottle or less per, Trinidad, Jamaican, Guyana, or Nicargua rums. All extra aged in several types of barrels. Tue Jan 01 07:56:58 -0800 2008 1579728 10732 JMF 1 3251024 Gosling's Black Seal for drinking (I'm intrigued by this Amber someone mentioned), Myer's dark for recipe uses and Mount Gay gold for mixing. Don't really bother with white rums, although since I was in college in the early '90s, I still have a certain perverse fondness for Malibu, which was ubiquitous then. Tue Jan 01 08:32:07 -0800 2008 1579728 17548 BarmyFotheringayPhipps 2 3251378 I too didn't care for white rums until i tried some really premium ones like the amazingly complex Clement Premiere Canne which is fantastic and Rhum J.M's white as well. The first white rums that I consider sipping rums as well as mixers. Goslings Black Seal isn't really that great a sipping rum, good for mixing though. Their gold is also a good mixer and a better sipping rum as well. Just not great. (I am taking sips of each as I write this to back up my statement.) Tue Jan 01 11:23:03 -0800 2008 3251024 10732 JMF 3 3252107 I should clarify: I don't drink any rums neat. Gosling's is merely my go-to rum for rum-focused drinks. The Mount Gay is for drinks where the rum is one of several flavors, where the heavier Gosling's would be too overpowering. In other words, Gosling's for a Dark and Stormy or a daiquiri, Mount Gay for punches and the like. Tue Jan 01 17:43:14 -0800 2008 3251378 17548 BarmyFotheringayPhipps 4 3252261 Oh my! Gosling's would ruin a Daiquiri. Tue Jan 01 18:49:34 -0800 2008 3252107 19281 2top 5 3252411 Rum, lime juice, simple syrup. How would Goslings "ruin" that? Tue Jan 01 20:14:14 -0800 2008 3252261 17548 BarmyFotheringayPhipps 6 3252556 The Gosling's is too heavy. I have to admit I favor the classics. Some original recipes demonstrate a pure essence constructed to fulfill a basic need. The Daiquiri is a thirst quenching cocktail, crisp and clean. It's a lightly sweetened, light rum based drink that incorporates lime. "a proper daiquiri is a studied balance in harmony. An excess of lime will make the drink bitter, while too much rum is overpowering. It should also be shaken to the point of frothiness." Tue Jan 01 21:39:37 -0800 2008 3252411 19281 2top 7 3252601 Well, I'll be sure not to make you any daiquiris, then. Tue Jan 01 22:28:17 -0800 2008 3252556 17548 BarmyFotheringayPhipps 1 3251555 Ron Zacapa 23-year-old Zaya El Dorado 15-year-old (and 21 and 12) Appleton Estate 21-year-old Flor De Cana 21 (which is not 21 years old) And a few more that I'm missing... http://scottesrum.com Tue Jan 01 12:54:16 -0800 2008 1579728 95422 Scottes 1 3282443 The first Rum to turn me on to the spirit was Zacapa. Very good and very smooth. Came back from the Islands recently. Enjoyed the Mt Gay served straight, though it's a bit strong (evaporated on my tongue with the higher island proofs). However, I came across a delicious brand by chance named Admiral Rodney. Very smooth, definitely taste the oak aging in the finish. Thu Jan 10 14:15:59 -0800 2008 1579728 124704 Icantread 1 3283632 Since I drink most of my non-clear spirits neat or on the rocks, my favorite rums are of the aged category. My favorites(in no particular order) are: Barbancourt 15, Appleton 21, Flor de Cana 12, R.L.Searle 12, and Pyrat XO. When making daquiris, I usually use Mt. Gay. and for punch, Pusser's Navy Black, Thu Jan 10 20:08:20 -0800 2008 1579728 106255 chazzerking 1 3290042 Bacardi Gold for general use and Myers's for added rummy goodness. I'm interested that many speak highly of Gosling's. Never tasted it. I don't have much use for two dark rums in my bar. Anyone care to sell me on dumping my Myers's for Gosling's? Sat Jan 12 23:55:32 -0800 2008 1579728 157001 mmmpointy 2 3290140 Gosling's Amber is very smooth on its own, straight up and on the rocks. Black Seal is best for dark and stormys (BS and gingerbeer), black and Coke, rum swizzles and baking,,,,it wouldn't be Christmas without black seal soaked fruit cake. Is there a store with Gosling's miniatures in your area? Sun Jan 13 04:04:27 -0800 2008 3290042 11962 Athena 3 3290714 Rhum Clement is great. They have an orange based rum called Creole Shrubb thats amazing. Also tried a VSOP which is reasonably priced and one called Cuvee Homere by Rhum Clement, this one is like drinking cognac or a single malt, very nice. Here's the link: http://rhumclement.com/ Sun Jan 13 10:10:47 -0800 2008 3290140 155575 sanman 3 3292510 Thanks!. In fact, I'm just finishing off the last of my Myers's in a rum-and-coke right now. I'll look for a small bottle of the Gosling's and give it a try. Sun Jan 13 22:26:53 -0800 2008 3290140 157001 mmmpointy 1 3299572 Old Monk, from india.... dark and chocolatey with a rich caramel taste Tue Jan 15 19:59:10 -0800 2008 1579728 135229 thew 1 3303237 I go to Jamaica and like Overproof. Can't find it in New Orleans. Reminds me of "Moonshine" I used to buy in the Delta. Wed Jan 16 18:44:40 -0800 2008 1579728 96021 ichabodsdad 1 3496989 Westerhall Plantation Rum is a superb sipping rum. It's not the easiest thing to find, but you'll treasure it when you do.... Sat Mar 15 20:32:55 -0700 2008 1579728 26530 bookhall 1 3505244 old monk from india delicious hints of caramel and vanilla Tue Mar 18 14:58:20 -0700 2008 1579728 135229 thew 2 3574881 Old Monk definitely had a promising taste profile and looked to be a bargain. However, I got one of the worst hangovers i've had in my life from the stuff. And I did not overindulge. Later, the Liquor Board of Ontario issued a recall - not sure if the two were connected, but I wouldn't touch the stuff again. http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/media_releases/content?content_id=759 Tue Apr 08 16:12:35 -0700 2008 3505244 49045 Pantz 3 3577090 i've never gotten a hangover from it. go figure. the recall had to w/ the bottling process not the rum itself Wed Apr 09 09:58:42 -0700 2008 3574881 135229 thew 1 3547602 http://www.macheterum.com/ Among my personal favorite sippers: Zacapa Centenario, Angostura 1919, Gosling's Family Reserve, Zaya Gran Reserva, Pyrat Pistol, Angostura 1824 (too many to list them all)... Mon Mar 31 18:14:12 -0700 2008 1579728 179640 mcmachete 1 3549031 Barbancourt 15 year old, Ron Zacapa Centario, Cockspur, and Ron Barrellito. Tue Apr 01 08:47:28 -0700 2008 1579728 18017 Captain 1 3566008 After a quick glance at all the replies, I didn't see this rum suggested. Sailor Jerry Spiced Navy Rum www.sailorjerryrum.com at 92 proof it's a stronger rum and currently it's under $20.00 a fifth. It's a good tasting spiced rum and well distilled. The name is kinda tacky but it's some good mixing rum. It's what I buy. Cheers Sat Apr 05 23:22:40 -0700 2008 1579728 181130 theginguy 1 3831247 This question will get you a real mish mosh of answers and personal preferences. This will bring you no closer to understanding rum, quite the opposite. At my Rum Project website I attacked this quesion in detail and identified the five basic styles of rum, and chose a reference standard for each. I also created a starter collection for just over $200 composed of 12 of the great rums of the world that cover the five basic styles and then some. Here's the links... The Rum Project: http://rumproject.com/home.html The Rum Project Forum: http://rumproject.com/rumforum/ Tue Jul 01 16:28:21 -0700 2008 1579728 205673 Capn Jimbo