Mount Gay unveils Master Blender Port Cask rum: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevingray/2020/10/07/mount-gay-master-blender-collection-the-port-cask-expression-pushes-boundaries-for-the-barbados-distillery/#669f7ea422dd This is quite an interesting rum, there was no such a finish at MG in the past. It's a blend of pot and column still. I already knew about port casks that they develop cherry and...

That’s the point: All spirits made from sugarcane are so different, as long they are properly handcrafted. Industrial mass-production mostly tastes the same, like Ba.... and many cheap more. That's the way who makes the rum journey so interesting and you stay curios.. The Velier rums I mentioned before are all molasses rum and extremely different....

Hi guys, I'm a little bit in the same situation. I'm a beginning rum-drinker and was looking for a good way to rate my rums. I found following link which gives me a good indication on how to rate rums correclty: https://refinedvices.com/the-rating-system This will enable me to rate a rum correctly, without any personal preference or whatever....

Caronis were expensive this time at rumauctioneer. https://rumauctioneer.com/lot/6009091/caroni-1996-velier-full-proof-heavy-20cl-vijay-vijay-ranmarine Small Vijay bottle for >500 pounds, that's crazy. Ok, the big one was sold for 1200. We'll see some other prices next year. :)...

Rene and Immiketoo: Thank you so much for the both of you!!! There is no wind at all in the eye of a hurricane, but one cannot stay there for long since the lower eye wall will be soon coming to slap one upside the head. It was a very nerve wracking experience and only a few evacuated because it was not supposed to have gained this much strength this late in the season. Global warming is to be...

Paul, I am happily comfortable here in the Aegean, where we are protected from that kind of craziness! Now, impending war with the Turks, that’s another matter entirely. Curiously, rum helps there too...lol. I have been on a sailboat here in pretty choppy seas, and I hated it. I can’t imagine riding out a hurricane on a boat of any size! (Tips hat in respect)...

I don’t have that many solera rums in my bar anymore. Those that remain are all from Oliver & Oliver, QRM30, Opthimus 25 (Port & Whiskey finish), Unhiq and Cubaney 25-30. They are all quite sweet, but I like them nonetheless. Some other non solera Latin favorites are the Ron Zafra and the Malecon Rare Proof series, the latter are also quite sweet but the high alcohol content of about 50%...

Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it. Destroying history because it offends certain sensitive persons is the first step on the road to authoritarianism. Limiting language and expression is tantamount to limiting thoughts and ideas. You don't need to be George Orwell to understand that....

The rum tasting glass from Total Wines sounds very interesting, but I can also see the issues DFT.TX mentioned, as it seems a bit large. My personal favorite glass thus far is the simple Stolzle "Weinland Whisky small" https://www.stoelzle-lausitz.com/en/100-00-14-whisky-klein (I prefer the "small" to the regular size)....

@kudzey sir. Thank you sir, lucky I am not too lfar from a fruit store and I saw they have a pineapple. Thank you again, much appreciate ...

I have the same question. I'm new to this site and the world of rum. I picked up a bottle of Ron Centenario 1985 and don't seem to be able to find it listed. Any direction or info would be great....

@ vomi1011 Thanks for the suggestion, at least the hydrometer gives it 0-5gpl which is a step forward in my book. So I might give it a try. Dark rums are not a problem at all, but sofar I am not much of a fan of Guyana rums and I think that is the main issue here, apart from the added sugar. So maybe I should get me a dry demerara from Mezan or so first, just to get a better feel for these rum...

Appleton did a brand refresh: https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2020/04/appleton-estate-unveils-brand-refresh-and-new-8yo-rum/ I'm looking forward to taste the Appleton 8. Thefatrumpirate published already a review: http://thefatrumpirate.com/appleton-estate-8-reserve It's available in Europe. https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/55390/appleton-estate-8-year-old-reserve...

Taster said: "My rebuys are: Centenario 20 and Centenario 25, Plantation XO 20th Anniversary . . . (Still looking for the one who deserves a 10)" Interestingly, those are my top rebuys as well (along with the Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva). Since we may possibly have similar tastes (my rum cabinet is sorted in order from my favorite to least favorite), you may want to look at my top ru...

vomi, I'd prefer "material" option for two reasons: you can add sugar cane honey (used by Zacapa and Dictador) and you can list several materials if the final product is a blend. I'd allow the option "unreported" as an initial value for all the categories. In the distillation section, instead of "mixed', i would allow to fill in more than one letter to specify what techniques were used for t...

I have been finding 10 Cane still as well. I try to buy it when I find it....

I found the 12yo increasing from 40% > 43% added a bit of zing to thing. I think 43-46% is ideal for many rums. ...

Kirk & Sweeney is made from Bermudez rum from a distillery on Dominican Republic. DomRep rums are not very heavy, because all three distilleries (Barceló, Bermúdez and Brugal) uses multi-column distillation. What we know about multicolumn-distillation is: "These large factory-sized stills use several columns which typically produce a distillate of more than 95% ABV. Such rums are characte...

Paul I get what your saying and to me this would partly apply to a bottle like milionario XO, but I think your claim is a bit over the top as this is a very subjective matter. Some of best bottle designs (fx. Velier) also, happen to contain some the best rum around. This is my opinion, that others might disagree on, which kinda underlines what I’m trying to say. But props to you for taking up the ...

Plantation has a Peru bottling that I like very much. The 2004 has now been replaced by the 2006. It's not too sweet (around 10 g I guess), about 43% abv and finished in cognac casks....

DFW.TX: In the last few years, I have had to travel long distances, up to 400 miles to get rums that had been previously unavailable where I live. Since Total Wine finally opened a store only 50 miles away, I no longer have to make those rum runnings to buy more than a dozen bottles at a time. I would rate the first 3-4 almost immediately and then do the rest in the following days. No point in ...

vom1011: The Plantation Guatemala XO is nowhere to be found in my area. Actually, the only bottle that I had was bought at a favorite liquor store 200 miles away as the only bottle. My days of driving that far to get hard to find rums are over with. Of course, those gorgeous beaches was my real excuse to make that trip. I have only come across one bottle of Dictador Perpetual and have never...

Maybe you can use a service like this one https://www.mailboxde.com/#hpSekce2...

When I have a rum that is rated six or less it just sits on another shelf until I get invited to the right party, usually a tailgate that is BYOB and bring it and leave it for others. Obviously I won't bring crap rum to a rum party or an evening of fine sipping, but if its a party with a bunch of other people who don't care about their alcohol that is perfect because then they can get lit and the ...

First and foremost - Appleton 12y (Rare Blend) - should cost from 20-30 Euro. Anything from Doorly's line you can afford Wood's Navy Rum Pusser's Navy Rum (Gunpowder blend) Havana Club 3y (white), Havana Club 7y (dark) - the Cuban originals, stay away from Bacardi swill Mount Gay XO, if you want to feel posh...

Mount Gay unveils Master Blender Port Cask rum: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevingray/2020/10/07/mount-gay-master-blender-collection-the-port-cask-expression-pushes-boundaries-for-the-barbados-distillery/#669f7ea422dd This is quite an interesting rum, there was no such a finish at MG in the past. It's a blend of pot and column still. I already knew about port casks that they develop cherry and...

That’s the point: All spirits made from sugarcane are so different, as long they are properly handcrafted. Industrial mass-production mostly tastes the same, like Ba.... and many cheap more. That's the way who makes the rum journey so interesting and you stay curios.. The Velier rums I mentioned before are all molasses rum and extremely different....

Hi guys, I'm a little bit in the same situation. I'm a beginning rum-drinker and was looking for a good way to rate my rums. I found following link which gives me a good indication on how to rate rums correclty: https://refinedvices.com/the-rating-system This will enable me to rate a rum correctly, without any personal preference or whatever....

Caronis were expensive this time at rumauctioneer. https://rumauctioneer.com/lot/6009091/caroni-1996-velier-full-proof-heavy-20cl-vijay-vijay-ranmarine Small Vijay bottle for >500 pounds, that's crazy. Ok, the big one was sold for 1200. We'll see some other prices next year. :)...

Rene and Immiketoo: Thank you so much for the both of you!!! There is no wind at all in the eye of a hurricane, but one cannot stay there for long since the lower eye wall will be soon coming to slap one upside the head. It was a very nerve wracking experience and only a few evacuated because it was not supposed to have gained this much strength this late in the season. Global warming is to be...

Paul, I am happily comfortable here in the Aegean, where we are protected from that kind of craziness! Now, impending war with the Turks, that’s another matter entirely. Curiously, rum helps there too...lol. I have been on a sailboat here in pretty choppy seas, and I hated it. I can’t imagine riding out a hurricane on a boat of any size! (Tips hat in respect)...

I don’t have that many solera rums in my bar anymore. Those that remain are all from Oliver & Oliver, QRM30, Opthimus 25 (Port & Whiskey finish), Unhiq and Cubaney 25-30. They are all quite sweet, but I like them nonetheless. Some other non solera Latin favorites are the Ron Zafra and the Malecon Rare Proof series, the latter are also quite sweet but the high alcohol content of about 50%...

Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it. Destroying history because it offends certain sensitive persons is the first step on the road to authoritarianism. Limiting language and expression is tantamount to limiting thoughts and ideas. You don't need to be George Orwell to understand that....

The rum tasting glass from Total Wines sounds very interesting, but I can also see the issues DFT.TX mentioned, as it seems a bit large. My personal favorite glass thus far is the simple Stolzle "Weinland Whisky small" https://www.stoelzle-lausitz.com/en/100-00-14-whisky-klein (I prefer the "small" to the regular size)....

@kudzey sir. Thank you sir, lucky I am not too lfar from a fruit store and I saw they have a pineapple. Thank you again, much appreciate ...

I have the same question. I'm new to this site and the world of rum. I picked up a bottle of Ron Centenario 1985 and don't seem to be able to find it listed. Any direction or info would be great....

@ vomi1011 Thanks for the suggestion, at least the hydrometer gives it 0-5gpl which is a step forward in my book. So I might give it a try. Dark rums are not a problem at all, but sofar I am not much of a fan of Guyana rums and I think that is the main issue here, apart from the added sugar. So maybe I should get me a dry demerara from Mezan or so first, just to get a better feel for these rum...

Appleton did a brand refresh: https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2020/04/appleton-estate-unveils-brand-refresh-and-new-8yo-rum/ I'm looking forward to taste the Appleton 8. Thefatrumpirate published already a review: http://thefatrumpirate.com/appleton-estate-8-reserve It's available in Europe. https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/55390/appleton-estate-8-year-old-reserve...

Taster said: "My rebuys are: Centenario 20 and Centenario 25, Plantation XO 20th Anniversary . . . (Still looking for the one who deserves a 10)" Interestingly, those are my top rebuys as well (along with the Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva). Since we may possibly have similar tastes (my rum cabinet is sorted in order from my favorite to least favorite), you may want to look at my top ru...

vomi, I'd prefer "material" option for two reasons: you can add sugar cane honey (used by Zacapa and Dictador) and you can list several materials if the final product is a blend. I'd allow the option "unreported" as an initial value for all the categories. In the distillation section, instead of "mixed', i would allow to fill in more than one letter to specify what techniques were used for t...

I have been finding 10 Cane still as well. I try to buy it when I find it....

I found the 12yo increasing from 40% > 43% added a bit of zing to thing. I think 43-46% is ideal for many rums. ...

Kirk & Sweeney is made from Bermudez rum from a distillery on Dominican Republic. DomRep rums are not very heavy, because all three distilleries (Barceló, Bermúdez and Brugal) uses multi-column distillation. What we know about multicolumn-distillation is: "These large factory-sized stills use several columns which typically produce a distillate of more than 95% ABV. Such rums are characte...

Paul I get what your saying and to me this would partly apply to a bottle like milionario XO, but I think your claim is a bit over the top as this is a very subjective matter. Some of best bottle designs (fx. Velier) also, happen to contain some the best rum around. This is my opinion, that others might disagree on, which kinda underlines what I’m trying to say. But props to you for taking up the ...

Plantation has a Peru bottling that I like very much. The 2004 has now been replaced by the 2006. It's not too sweet (around 10 g I guess), about 43% abv and finished in cognac casks....

DFW.TX: In the last few years, I have had to travel long distances, up to 400 miles to get rums that had been previously unavailable where I live. Since Total Wine finally opened a store only 50 miles away, I no longer have to make those rum runnings to buy more than a dozen bottles at a time. I would rate the first 3-4 almost immediately and then do the rest in the following days. No point in ...

vom1011: The Plantation Guatemala XO is nowhere to be found in my area. Actually, the only bottle that I had was bought at a favorite liquor store 200 miles away as the only bottle. My days of driving that far to get hard to find rums are over with. Of course, those gorgeous beaches was my real excuse to make that trip. I have only come across one bottle of Dictador Perpetual and have never...

Maybe you can use a service like this one https://www.mailboxde.com/#hpSekce2...

When I have a rum that is rated six or less it just sits on another shelf until I get invited to the right party, usually a tailgate that is BYOB and bring it and leave it for others. Obviously I won't bring crap rum to a rum party or an evening of fine sipping, but if its a party with a bunch of other people who don't care about their alcohol that is perfect because then they can get lit and the ...

First and foremost - Appleton 12y (Rare Blend) - should cost from 20-30 Euro. Anything from Doorly's line you can afford Wood's Navy Rum Pusser's Navy Rum (Gunpowder blend) Havana Club 3y (white), Havana Club 7y (dark) - the Cuban originals, stay away from Bacardi swill Mount Gay XO, if you want to feel posh...