No problem in the EU, much more releases and seldom rum marks than the year before....

Hi Paul, why so angry against single-cask drinkers ? ;-) I also prefer single-cask rum, but am not averse to mixing.  For Tiki drinks (punch) I found a rum book something that very likely every bartender knows: -One of sour -Two of sweet -Three of strong -Four of week -Five drops of bitters and nutmeg spice -Serve well chilled wit lots of ice. Now my mixtures are not that complex, althoug...

Toni...

When Papa's Pilar rums were first introduced, both got bad reviews from me. I also recommended that they get a new master blender. Well, they either got a new master blender or the first one has learned his or her lesson. This latest release is a good one, albeit for $100 US! The problem with craft rums in the USA is that each company feels compelled to come up with something different from what ...

On the picture are examples of my favorite rums. After trying a bottle I bought the second one to my cabinet. ...

Stefan, absolutely, some bottlings are really overpriced. But if I now compare the Savanna HERR 57 (64€) with the Velier Savanna HERR bottling (62.5%)(75€) the price difference is no longer so serious. I look at the prices a little differently. The question is how much is a rum worth to you personally? I prefer to take a Velier Hampden 10-yo C<>H than a Diplomatico Ambassador Selectio. Whe...

For me, rum should come from the Caribbean. I have never tried any Plantation rum and I don't plan to. I am not a woke SJW like Cap Lee, and I know the meaning of the word "plantation" without trying to read something into it. I just don't want French rum, no matter how good it is....

RumGuy1: Spec's is about 400 miles to my west and I no longer drive that way. I used to make it a habit to stop at their Beaumont store, although the selection in that one is not as good as the ones in Houston. Those were the days when I had geographically undesirable girlfriends. St. Lucia has passed up Colombia as my top rum producer....

@vomi I will ask you for samples again then :)...

Henrikhaa: None of these rums are cheap, which is what the first poster asked for....

I usually keep the rums in the original bottle but when I make cocktails to go I use old rum bottles. Screwed caps are more practical than corks so my choice is limited. I think I reused the bottles of Kraken and Appleton 12yo rare blend for this purpose at least several times. ...

I think your rum should be clear like your other rums. Ther sometimes some "sediments" on the bottle bottom, you see them will by turning around the bottle. It's usually a part of the colour and sugar. After a few hours, the sediments settles and the rum will clear again, if there will not the rum is gone. I had this with a nearly empty bottle of Millonario Aniversario Reserva....

It's a local (Australian) website/ supplier (of a worldwide co.) with pictures of the product (so when I say near me I meant shipped to me within two days 😂) they have photos of the two products but I can't make out the abv clearly but they have specified 40 and 43 albeit on different sized bottles. They are an overseas reputable company so thought maybe there is an older variety out there but pro...

Kevin: Being that you are an avid sailor, you probably already view the weekly videos from SV Delos. I am not a sailor, but have been watching their videos since 2018 and live vicariously through them.   I made 200 dives on scuba from 1988 to 1998, which was all over the Caribbean, Florida, Hawaii, and the Louisiana oil rigs.  I let my passport expire in 2001 and no longer travel out of the USA. ...

Stefan: I only wish the rhums from Guadeloupe were available where I live in Louisiana. I have never seen any on the shelves. I have only visited that island once, way back in May of 1989....

Thank you guys. I have both versions but haven't tried them yet....

High ester rums are always expensive. They are actually made for blending or more often for the flavor industry. Since a few freaks started drinking this neat the range has grown.Hampden, Long Pond and Worthy Park produce such rums. A long fermentation is necessary (up to three weeks) and so-called dunder and a pot still. I should also mention New Yearmouth, but it's almost impossible to get that...

vomi1011; I should have included El Dorado 8, but since it is always my top ranked rum at my rating of 7 because it is not a sipper, it got left out.  I always keep these on hand because it is the main ingredient for my Caribbean Cofee (3 TBS ground Central American Arabica Dark Roast to 2.5 cups of spring water). Then I add Demerara Sugar, creamer, and ED 8. No other rum makes a perfect Caribbea...

Bourbon barrels are cheap (half the price of virgin oak), this is a by-product of the bourbon production, they can't use them twice. Virgin oak has a strong effect on the distillate, you have to monitor the casks more often and you can't age the rum in these casks for a long time (light distillate up to 6 months, then you must refill into used barrels). Otherwise you get too much wood/vanilla and ...

Earl: It is always great to hear from you and sorry about the supply chain. Lucky me lives near a major port city of New Orleans, so we have no shortage of anything. I am so lucky to still have access to any rum that I want. Still holding off on my COVID-19 booster shot and being lucky to still be alive....

@PaulWe have different strategies for dealing with spending on rum. I don't use price limits and I take the refinancing approach. I share rum bottles and costs with others and I save good rums for later. In fact, I bought all the samples last year when the prices weren't that crazy.An absolute price limit would limit the quality of rum that I can buy. Because if necessary, I also buy very expensi...

I think you can still get Royal Navy Tiger Shark and El Dorado Skeldon under 200 USD. These are my two favorites...

There is no supply of the reserve cask anymore. This rum has been discontinued and replaced by the triple cask....

I haven't tried neither but I've heard that the Velier's Caroni are much different than the original Tate and Lyle from 50s and 60s. If reopened, I doubt the products of the distillery will be "the same". However, if one reopens the distillery, they would have a lot of attention, which makes this business probably worth it any it will happen eventually. There is an ongoing attempt of recreating t...

Thanks Stefan! A picture is worth a thousand words. So now rum is like women. Never judge either one by their legs....

No problem in the EU, much more releases and seldom rum marks than the year before....

Hi Paul, why so angry against single-cask drinkers ? ;-) I also prefer single-cask rum, but am not averse to mixing.  For Tiki drinks (punch) I found a rum book something that very likely every bartender knows: -One of sour -Two of sweet -Three of strong -Four of week -Five drops of bitters and nutmeg spice -Serve well chilled wit lots of ice. Now my mixtures are not that complex, althoug...

Toni...

When Papa's Pilar rums were first introduced, both got bad reviews from me. I also recommended that they get a new master blender. Well, they either got a new master blender or the first one has learned his or her lesson. This latest release is a good one, albeit for $100 US! The problem with craft rums in the USA is that each company feels compelled to come up with something different from what ...

On the picture are examples of my favorite rums. After trying a bottle I bought the second one to my cabinet. ...

Stefan, absolutely, some bottlings are really overpriced. But if I now compare the Savanna HERR 57 (64€) with the Velier Savanna HERR bottling (62.5%)(75€) the price difference is no longer so serious. I look at the prices a little differently. The question is how much is a rum worth to you personally? I prefer to take a Velier Hampden 10-yo C<>H than a Diplomatico Ambassador Selectio. Whe...

For me, rum should come from the Caribbean. I have never tried any Plantation rum and I don't plan to. I am not a woke SJW like Cap Lee, and I know the meaning of the word "plantation" without trying to read something into it. I just don't want French rum, no matter how good it is....

RumGuy1: Spec's is about 400 miles to my west and I no longer drive that way. I used to make it a habit to stop at their Beaumont store, although the selection in that one is not as good as the ones in Houston. Those were the days when I had geographically undesirable girlfriends. St. Lucia has passed up Colombia as my top rum producer....

@vomi I will ask you for samples again then :)...

Henrikhaa: None of these rums are cheap, which is what the first poster asked for....

I usually keep the rums in the original bottle but when I make cocktails to go I use old rum bottles. Screwed caps are more practical than corks so my choice is limited. I think I reused the bottles of Kraken and Appleton 12yo rare blend for this purpose at least several times. ...

I think your rum should be clear like your other rums. Ther sometimes some "sediments" on the bottle bottom, you see them will by turning around the bottle. It's usually a part of the colour and sugar. After a few hours, the sediments settles and the rum will clear again, if there will not the rum is gone. I had this with a nearly empty bottle of Millonario Aniversario Reserva....

It's a local (Australian) website/ supplier (of a worldwide co.) with pictures of the product (so when I say near me I meant shipped to me within two days 😂) they have photos of the two products but I can't make out the abv clearly but they have specified 40 and 43 albeit on different sized bottles. They are an overseas reputable company so thought maybe there is an older variety out there but pro...

Kevin: Being that you are an avid sailor, you probably already view the weekly videos from SV Delos. I am not a sailor, but have been watching their videos since 2018 and live vicariously through them.   I made 200 dives on scuba from 1988 to 1998, which was all over the Caribbean, Florida, Hawaii, and the Louisiana oil rigs.  I let my passport expire in 2001 and no longer travel out of the USA. ...

Stefan: I only wish the rhums from Guadeloupe were available where I live in Louisiana. I have never seen any on the shelves. I have only visited that island once, way back in May of 1989....

Thank you guys. I have both versions but haven't tried them yet....

High ester rums are always expensive. They are actually made for blending or more often for the flavor industry. Since a few freaks started drinking this neat the range has grown.Hampden, Long Pond and Worthy Park produce such rums. A long fermentation is necessary (up to three weeks) and so-called dunder and a pot still. I should also mention New Yearmouth, but it's almost impossible to get that...

vomi1011; I should have included El Dorado 8, but since it is always my top ranked rum at my rating of 7 because it is not a sipper, it got left out.  I always keep these on hand because it is the main ingredient for my Caribbean Cofee (3 TBS ground Central American Arabica Dark Roast to 2.5 cups of spring water). Then I add Demerara Sugar, creamer, and ED 8. No other rum makes a perfect Caribbea...

Bourbon barrels are cheap (half the price of virgin oak), this is a by-product of the bourbon production, they can't use them twice. Virgin oak has a strong effect on the distillate, you have to monitor the casks more often and you can't age the rum in these casks for a long time (light distillate up to 6 months, then you must refill into used barrels). Otherwise you get too much wood/vanilla and ...

Earl: It is always great to hear from you and sorry about the supply chain. Lucky me lives near a major port city of New Orleans, so we have no shortage of anything. I am so lucky to still have access to any rum that I want. Still holding off on my COVID-19 booster shot and being lucky to still be alive....

@PaulWe have different strategies for dealing with spending on rum. I don't use price limits and I take the refinancing approach. I share rum bottles and costs with others and I save good rums for later. In fact, I bought all the samples last year when the prices weren't that crazy.An absolute price limit would limit the quality of rum that I can buy. Because if necessary, I also buy very expensi...

I think you can still get Royal Navy Tiger Shark and El Dorado Skeldon under 200 USD. These are my two favorites...

There is no supply of the reserve cask anymore. This rum has been discontinued and replaced by the triple cask....

I haven't tried neither but I've heard that the Velier's Caroni are much different than the original Tate and Lyle from 50s and 60s. If reopened, I doubt the products of the distillery will be "the same". However, if one reopens the distillery, they would have a lot of attention, which makes this business probably worth it any it will happen eventually. There is an ongoing attempt of recreating t...

Thanks Stefan! A picture is worth a thousand words. So now rum is like women. Never judge either one by their legs....