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how can i know her?
http://www.rumrunnersusa.com/asp/corporate/grfx/aboutus_girl.jpg

another reason to go to havana

i don't know wtf is going on here but i like it

http://www.toniburlap.com/uploaded_images/r.rum-791439.jpg

post information about how to buy kegs of rum here!

should i buy this shirt:

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/TEE_JOEB/PIGJW~Women-s-Pirates-Girls-Just-Want-to-Have-Rum-Posters.jpg

?

http://static.flickr.com/150/419670054_10a9030e20.jpg

still with the crap no-label whalers!

wtf is sharecroppers? i've never seen that one before

and Malibu, I C U HIDING:)

silly. that's a picture from last summer... sharecroppers is an interloping bottle of wine. and the whalers is long gone by now. as is the one barrel, sadly. that malibu may still be hiding there in the back.

catalog of yr shelf now plz

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/473277046_f8ff9bd378.jpg?v=0

except that bottle of mt. gay is significantly emptier now.

lol at the light cruzan. was david over again?

what's the one on the left?

no, i bought it. it's okay when you want something super light. you never even tried it! you don't know!

on the left is saint james.

i had completely forgotten about the barbancourt. there's another almost empty bottle of goslings back there, and that fucking sailor jerry's. and the poor little wee bottle of malibu still: the neglected little sister of the rum cupboard.

and jim beam? wtf?

you will be amused to know that i had to stand on a chair to take that picture.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/230/475128603_5b29666a85.jpg?v=0
this is the rum i am appreciating tonight

in a jar even! be still my heart

http://www.polishedpalate.com/images/goslings-rum.jpg
this is what's on for monday: i still haven't washed the dishes so it's a jar again tonight for me. good thing i have lots of jars.

i bought a tough bottle of rum last night, can't even remember the name, left it at the party. but! i got good and drunk until the soda ran out and I introduced this girl Mikaela to the pleasure of rum rickeys and she got sauced. the headache today is worth it.

i don't know how i missed that link to the havana rum museum till now. according to Lonely Planet Cuba, they also give excellent dancing lessons at the museum. let's go!

(children get in free. this is amusing me all the livelong.)

it's payday so i bought 4 bottles of rum and a carton of cigarettes. what a happy happy thing.

and since i know you're going to ask, i will save you the trouble and just tell you:

mt. gay, goslings, flor de cana 7 year, cockspur, benson & hedges

the latter i will save for your homecoming.

haha, the latter rum, that is. i'm smoking them b&h whether you come home or not, brother.

ha

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/6/63/200px-Flor_de_Cana_rum.JPG

L O V E

i've been drinking DER GUTE POTT lately. cheap but decent

http://www.czajkus.friko.pl/Gin,%20Rum,%20Tequila%20i%20inne/Der%20Gute%20Pott.jpg

but the 40%, not the 54

oop

http://www.rum.cz/galery/eur/de/pott/img/de~29.jpg

thumbs up to the good pott

gute pott + good pot = good times

(or would equal good times, if i had both)

i've sure managed to appreciate the rum this week. pick of the week has to be cockspur. mmm good.

Matusalem you are a treat.

http://www.thedrinkshop.com/images/products/main/1400/1400.jpg

Never underestimate the goodness of Cruzan Black Strap.

otm

now how you feel about the cruzan light? good, huh?

begrudgingly good

barbancourt 15 year HERE WE COME

what would you say your ten essentioa rums are, if you had to construct a liquor cabinet? (i'll write mine now but not post until you do)

great question!

Cruzan Black Strap
Mt. Gay Eclipse
Flor de Cana 7 year
Goslings Black Seal
Cruzan Light
Cockspur 12
Ron Matsusalem Clasico
One Barrel
Mt. Gay Extra Old
Ron Matsusalem Gran Reserva

essentioa essentioa essentioa

when did you learn portugese?!

eu ensiná-lo-ei que todo que eu sei sobre a vida e como viver ele traduzindo no português em todas as vezes. você é uma senhora especial. mantenha-o acima!

...as to live it translating the Portuguese in all the times.

lol!

10 cane
cockspur
cruzan dark
mt. gay regular
flor de cane
one barrel (the cause of it all)
matusalem
barbancourt
goslings (essential even if i'm a little sick of it)
pyrat

rm, i apppreciat ou.

barbancourt 15 - STRONG

strong and surprisingly wrong

mt gay u r a treat

los jergins están ELM

hai guyz, tonight it's gin, but I can has rum?

lxy that blackstrap wz nom nom nom

u has rum with us any time. yes, blackstrap = yum

AND fill your cupboard with rum. you will not regret.

therez mt. gay in there and some myers's dark, but it din't know what to mix it with? Milk? can u mix w Roses Lime? Basil mojitos are crap :(

milk. that's uhh thread material if i ever (luv u jaq:)

http://www.dovesongdairy.com/pictures/milk%20glass.gif

i'm adding Old Mill to my list. it is custom made on the Spanish Main, so....

much rum was appreciated last night. along with much wine, some beer and a bottle of seagrams. no one drank the lemon hart poison, but the mumbling dum dum malibu is finally gone!

this evening i was surprised to find that there was still a good amount of old mill left in the cupboard. why did this not get drunk at our party? did we put it away?

regardless, i was happy to find it, and was / am / will continue to be happy to consume some of it.

it was even out, and no one went for it

i'm up for appreciating some rum tomorrow

ME TOO!

we got lots of the cockspur left. but not the 12, unfortunately.

thx black strap. nice to meet you again.

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this is peter:

http://www.rum.cz/petr.jpg

he looks as pirate-y as I anticipated :)

i haven't been appreciating the pyrat much. it's gone now though

i found this in the cupboard and am trying it now. 151

http://www.drinksdirect.co.uk/acatalog/Lambs_Navy_Rum_70cl.jpg

woah.

how was the lamb's?

it gave me a headache like 151 does. i didn't have much though

time to check out the friday harbor liquor store. will report back

i got the last bottle of cockspur!

there's mt. gay regular and a couple of cruzans--not the light--and that's about it. no special shelf.

also: 10 cane. no gosling's (don't care)

yum cockspur!

it may be the best one of all.

http://www.bokaseattle.com/news_news.html

This month BOKA renames Happy Hour. Five lanes of pain equal five lane sof gain for those who aren't ready to endure the commute. Enjoy the signature cocktail the Traffic Jam, a delectable combination of Bacardi Rum, fresh muddled raspberries(red for stop), and mint ( green for go); with a citrus sugar rim (yellow...you get the idea) for $5 for the duration of Rush Hour, which, during the month of August will extend to 8pm. Plenty of time for the traffic to ease up.

Rush Hour: Monday - Friday from 3pm - 8pm

we should go... bar menu (half price during happy / rush hour) sounds good.

me: matsusalem
you: ?

way too much cockspur

and some of that whiskey

thanks for buying that brazilian stuff, jergy, even though i don't think i can drink it. maybe we can make syrup out of it?

oh yeah, i took that 'what drink are you' quiz that someone posted on the rum poll thread. apparently i am

***Sex On the Beach***

When comes to drinking, you like it to go down smooth.
You really don't like the taste of alcohol - just its effect on you.
So, you're proud to get drunk on fruity, girly drinks.
Because once you're liquored up, the fun begins!

hahaha.

so not true you like tough drinks

do u rate http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2006-08-03/goods_drinkup-1.jpg

always liked the label and bottle shape but never tried it

lol screech

http://www.screechrum.com/images/screech_bottle_full.gif

haven't tried that appleton, no, but have had another variety (cheaper); it was okay.

what's up with canadian rum?!

how do you drink your rum, am0n?

with coke (boring)

what about
http://www.rum.cz/galery/cam/vg/pussers/img/vg~1.jpg

not boring if it's what you like though, eh? if i liked coke i'd probably drink rum and coke, too. instead, it's soda-lime for me.

(tru confession: when i first drank rum i drank it with TAB!!!1 LOLOLOLLLOOOOOLLLL!!! probably why i hated rum for long time??!)

(uhh, that makes me seem v v old, doesn't it. but i guess i am, so....)

i think we had a different kind of pusser's before, but not that variety. jergins, do you recall? i think the name is off-putting.

have you had this one?

http://www.weimax.com/images/Pyrat.gif

oh shit that looks good. i like the dark rums

british navy = ghey

when i first drank rum i drank it with TAB!!!

EW

I KNOW!

do you like the goslings black seal?

we had pusser's once i can't remember how it tasted; i just laughed about the name

okay, we're going to try that appleton tonight.

no. i need to buy gosling. is pyrat good?

http://www.tourhardincounty.org/images/BufordNews13.jpg

that pyrat isn't quite as dark as it looks in the picture, but it's a pretty good one.

the packaging cannot be denied, though. i'm a sucker for the swank.

i wasn't too taken with the appleton last night. it was fine but not great. come to think of it, the cockspur didn't really do anything for me either. what is going on?

jesus, am i going to have to start drinking bourbon full time??? makes me feel weird just to say it.

http://www.weimax.com/Zaya_Rum_Bottle.gif

Zaya: inchoative verb form meaning flat, as in

Extraña, esta soda del club es zaya.

you're joking, right?

Pyrat Cask 23 review

can i both hate foodies and get into reviews like that?

booze v food

damn i wanna try that ron zacapa 23 like right now

do it!

and then report back.

found that ron zacapa at $38 a bottle (klwines.com) + shipping which is actually a little less than i thought it'd be.

you tried it yet? doubt my local spots will have it. probably have to make a trip to here

http://www.lacompagniadelcavatappi.it/catalog/images/DemeraraElDorado15Anni.jpg

haven't had zacapa, at least not to remember. maybe at a bar once.

what about that el dorado? have you had it? the word demerara scares me. i'm curious if they all seem like poison, or if it's lemon hart.

^or if it's just lemon hart.

we bought a hell of a lot of rum this last couple of days.

i had bacardi gold 2nite :------------------(

yow

from the back of the mount gay barbados sugar cane rum bottle:

Homage to the Cane
With sugar cane having been for so long the lifeblood of Mount Gay, and, one might suggest, of Barbados as well, it's fitting that a great rum should commemorate its qualities. [...]

Consistently smooth. Full-bodied. Unique. A homage to the cane.

i do not think i appreciate Rogue Hazelnut Spiced Rum.

it might be good in banana bread, but it's not good with soda and lime.

aw that's too bad. thanks to jj anyway

oh yes, i should clarify: i appreciate the gift of the rum. it just doesn't work in a rickey.

j passed along the suggestion of making a dark and stormy with it. we should try.

tonight i am going to enjoy some rum, but i don't know yet what kind. options in the cupboard are:

rogue
mount gay
cruzan light
barralito
cockspur 12
flor de cana 7
lemon hart
cachaca

flor de cana

flor de cana it is!

Cruzan Amphitheatre formerly Sound Advice Amphitheatr West Palm Beach, FL

as corporate sponsors go, i approve of this more than most

it's someplace tropical, so it makes better sense. if only the drinks were cheap. you know they're not though

also amphitheatre morelike assitheatre

yes. amphitheatres more like armpittheatre

LOL like actually out loud!

hahaa

sea wynde more like i'd rather pee in the wind and try to drink it

ok it looks nice but not 13$ a snifter nice
http://www.beveragewarehouse.com/images/products/3765.jpg?PHPSESSID=3e47b2b1e5a538f340ca8fd9254918c9

fuck a unsubtle 'wynde'

Sea Wynde is an astonishing marriage of five pure pot still rums from these countries.

seems fucked up that they'd have to combine so many. what does that say? ONE BARREL

need a reggae song about one barrel

these countries are jamaica and guyana which don't even touch

rum defying the laws of geography

you can't make it yourself why you gotta fly it in?

and then mix it? it's like they don't believe in themselves

lingbert dropping in on the 21year flor de cane like boom and me not even knowing it

the one and only pum pum appreciation thread

max and niney - international pum pum

rum, tomorrow i am going to appreciate you

what are other rum drinks to order at bars? rum+coke is tired 4 me. i had appleton recently which was good

sea wynde more like i'd rather pee in the wind and try to drink it

-- jergins, Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:05 AM (2 weeks ago)

lol

cannot recommend enough to try:

rum and soda with lime (ask for two at a bar, cut a quarter for yourself at home).

try cockspur, mt. gay, flor de cana.

report your findings, please.

(by soda she means club soda)

drinking rum with soda water strips away external flavors and leaves you with the four basic elements. the ice matters, but the amount is mostly personal preference. the soda water has to be fizzing, not flat. the lime is an overlooked element. gotta be juicy. good rum makes such a difference with this drink, since it has to stand so tall.

i always said shot glasses were for pussies but i've changed my tune. the shot glass has allowed me to get scientific

(okay upon a re-read the first part of that is totally obvious but maybe i had to write it out to realize it? of fucking course a lime has to be juicy. of course you don't want flat soda water. i guess this is what i think through as i make them so yeah)

i will try this next time.

i forgot i ordered a shot of some other kind a few weeks ago that was good and i don't remember what it was -_-

"i always said shot glasses were for pussies but i've changed my tune. the shot glass has allowed me to get scientific"

now you're a scientific pussy

http://a240.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/123/m_f933007093bb7c3aeb9af847d75d5d47.jpg

http://hartfordreggae.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=204

WANT

like the color

let us not forget about ron santa teresa http://www.ronsantateresa.com/

http://www.klwines.com/images/skus/1011620l.jpg
good stuff! nice packaging! thirty eight dollars!

pampero aniversario omg

http://www.refinedvices.com/newsimages/rum/thumb/pamperoant.jpg

omg otm

WANT NEED club soda maker
http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13553_1-9995805-32.html

ive had 3 dark and stormies so far today

goslings?

awesome

in the house: goslings black and club soda

XD

i like it

with lime?

no lime or ice

hardman style

balls out

no pants

i didn't have ice made and forgot to buy limes. its ok though, its pretty smooth

i hate filling ice trays.

since jergins is gone for a few days guaranteed i will be buying a bag of ice.

wait till you run out of soda but you've drunk enough that you think tap water will be just as good. at that point you will be right.

or you don't have lime so you use lemon. instead of calling it a rum rickey, you should please call it a rum lxy.

because i invented it.

i hate filling ice trays.

lol

the soda is already flat >_<

http://www.woodysrumbar.com/

Welcome TO WOODY'S RUM BAR and ISLAND GRILL located in Historic Fell's Point. We offer Island cuisine, a great RUM selection, CARIBBEAN brews, top shelf RITAS and plenty of delicious frozen libations. View Baltimore's tugs and sailors make their way through the harbor while relaxing to BOB, Jimmy and many other favorites.

http://baltimore.metromix.com/content_image/full/106789/560/370

k

haha it's named after a dog. have you been there?

soda: a chronic problem in this house. but not for long because soon we will have this:

http://www.sodaclubusa.com/images/tvoffer/machine.gif

xp if those two think they're hiding their cigarettes from the camera, they are mistaken

i haven't been there. why did do they call the dead dog their "son"??

rate these liquor store prices
pyrat $32
10 cane $37
barbancourt i don't remember, they had 4 and 8yr

also sailor jerry's - shit or the shit?

why did do why did do

woody's might be cool in a cheesy way

http://www.fellspointbar.com/_images//happyhour.gif

those prices seem on par to our liquor stores.

maybe estela can give us some perspective on the dog question. certainly no one in this house can. also, isn't woody a weird name for a dog?

that said, i would go to woody's, yeah, totally.

sailor jerry's is SHIT for SURE. do not buy!

ha there was jug of sailor jerrys for cheap which was a red flag imo. also the label looks stupid. also that name.

Woody,our wonderful friend and son was laid to rest on December 23rd 2005.

srsly thought this was a person at first. RIP

maybe in his last moments woody fixed his wise sad brown eyes on them and made them promise they would always call him their son and they said alright.

i had another meyers's dark and stormy last night, this is fast becoming a fave drink, i wish more bars had ginger beer

http://www.refinedvices.com/newsimages/rum/eldorado15t.jpg

haha link http://www.refinedvices.com

ok i can just keep drinking this ain't no stoppin us now

i liked last night's grand harbor or old english or whatever it was. i mean it was not el dorado 15, but that's not really a fair comparison.

english harbour, that's what it is.

oh yeah and then finished the night with aniversario oh my god that stuff is good

ns*: http://www.weimax.com/images/Pyrat.gif

*now sipping

you like?

pretty good, kinda sweeter than i'm used to. the bottle sux! it looks nice but its hard to pour w/out spilling

it does sux! but i am def a fan of the shorty bottles.

i am drinking some of jergins' fancypants el dorado on account of (somehow) feeling like i deserve it because i drove around and around and hither and yon and could not find art primo store and so just came home. so lame.

how do i pour it with 0% spillage? is there a trick or am i stupid

should have got something else with it as this is something i'll probably drink every so often. i was eyeing mt gay, barbancourt, 10 cane and johnny walker

maybe the cloth ribbon is there to catch the spillage and you're supposed to wring it out into your glass

it's a stupid bottle is what.

maybe you're supposed to use the saturated ribbon as a sachet to scent your hankie drawer.

or maybe i should go post on the victorian board, eh?

anyway back to the important topic: you should totally buy mt gay. is tops.

10 cane is super sweet and flowery and it'll make you sugar-high.

barbancourt, okay but not great i guess cause we didn't keep buying it.

i never had johnny walker but jergins likes it.

am0n you try to find pampero aniversario; it is so good.

*should*

(i reminded myself of jamiee stewart just now)

http://www.boozebasher.com/images/rum/Anniversario.jpg

looks good. that cruzan black strap upthread looks good too. liking the pyrat xo, didn't realize patron made it.

Mixed drinks with Tab: According to a reader, Rum and Tab is a 
good twist on the classic Rum and Coke. I have formulated some of my 
own soda-mixtures including Tab. If you are fortunate enough to be 
able to get Moxie and/or Mr. Pibb in your area, here are some good 
combinations to try (these are just what I've tried; experiment with it!):

 



Name



Tab Content



Moxie Content



Mr. Pibb Content



Comments





Toxie



1/2



1/2



--




Like Moxie, but without the aftertaste.





Mr. Toxie



1/3




1/3



1/3



Refreshingly different.






Mr. Tab



1/2



--



1/2




Tastes rather like vanilla. Fairly good.


― amon, Sunday, 31 August 2008 18:51 (fifteen years ago)  link

the lol/important part is According to a reader, Rum and Tab is a good twist on the classic Rum and Coke.

it is precisely because of dumb college drinking of rum and tab that i couldn't drink rum for years and years. probably also had a lot to do with the quality of the rum. and college. and dumb.

cruzan black strap is good. one of the best values you can find. seriously, even though it sounds totally corny.

did you make a necklace out of your pyrat buddha medallion?

also lol Tab Soda Web

tab html fixed XD

i don't know if i can throw away the medallion

i forgot i ordered a shot of some other kind a few weeks ago that was good and i don't remember what it was -_-

-- amon, Tuesday, 13 May 2008 05:15

this was pampero! i was at same bar last night and saw the bottle

chub rock bottle rolls around tum yum

my grandparents only drink mt gay

always on the rocks with club soda and a lime, only when its hot out

they are nearly perfect.

am0n, how much was that shot of pampero?

http://www.boozebasher.com/images/rum/Anniversario.jpg

found this at store a block away from my apt. :) $36 (+ tax)

lxy i think the shot was in the range of $4-6 but i could be wrong

hey nice! did you buy some?

y

and you are drinking it now, i hope

Y

THAT FAT LIL BOTTLE DESERVES THE CAPS LOCK

FUCKIN A

iced coffee w/ rum: y/n?

dunno. gonna try it though... sounds good.

if i like it i'll have to start a new thread called the one and only RUM and coffee coffee coffee appreciation thread.

i just threw some anniversario into cup and some seltzer mixed with the remnants of the coffee and ice (more specifically, sweet thai iced coffee). its good!

well jesus, anything with thai coffee is gonna be good, and anniversario, of course.

why isn't there a thai restaurant in my neighborhood???

Iced Jamaican Coffee

An iced version of the popular Jamaican coffee cocktail. It's a nicely creamy iced coffee, with the smooth warmth of dark rum and Tia Maria.
Ingredients:

* 1 oz dark rum
* 1 oz Tia Maria
* 3/4 oz heavy cream
* 4 oz chilled coffee
* Crushed ice

Preparation:
Combine liqueurs, coffee and cream. Partially fill a wine glass with crushed ice, and pour mixture over ice. Serve.

i just made up a recipe:

~8 oz. hot black coffee
1 shot dark rum
half and half to taste

calling it "The Needful."
and now i will do it.

― lxy (lxy), Wednesday, November 22, 2006 7:52 PM

(it's not that good, btw. but it serves the purpose of bridging the gap between "coffee time" and "drinks time.")

― lxy (lxy), Wednesday, November 22, 2006 7:55 PM

your recipe sounds better.

and then i listened to kris kross ha!

http://republicofrum.blogspot.com/

Rum: The Drink of Patriots

buy this
http://wayne.curtis.googlepages.com/rum1.jpg/rum1-custom;crop:0.16,0,0.84,0.99;size:199,199.jpg

...whereby the dozens of rum bottles on display pulled me inward, a phenomenon I believe related to my uncommonly iron-rich blood.

also buy this
http://www.ecookbooks.com/images/PRODUCT/medium/341419.jpg

RIP anniversario. heaven needed a venezuelan rum

anniversario

we polished our bottle of aNiversario last night. apparently heaven needed 2 venezuelan rums.

i am enjoying the cruzan dark (which is really amber) tonight

i am appreciating the shit out of this rum

appreciation is the name of the game

cane cutters, a salute

oak, thanks for existing

appreciation is a feeling

and also more than

to the person that calls a bartender out for being racist because all the rum is at the bottom but then gets cheers from the crowd for saying 'all a joke' I SALUTE YOU

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SHOW CONVERSION PREFS

usic wrote a journal when ilx was down he will sell it for $1000+ in less than 10 years

ns: http://www.missionliquors.com/images/mountgayrum.jpg

now sipping?

^_^

they also had mt. gay extra old but it was $$

cockspur is tasting like a dream tonight

pampero and circumstance

there will be some serious rum appreciation soon, give what is in the cupboard all of a sudden:

flor de cana 18 *never tried!*
depaz *never tried!*
cockspur 12
flor de cana 4

thanks, jergins and pearl specialty shop!

the depaz is beautifully packaged

http://www.uncrate.com/men/images/2007/12/depaz-rhum.jpg

but we did not have much appreciation for the taste

this, on the other hand

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3185/2945280587_0c91000698.jpg?v=0

oh my god

what is it

oic flor de cana 18

co-worker on flor de cana 18: "it tastes like a baby"

(a good thing)

according to her

co-workers drank half the bottle of 5 year

are you drinking fdc 18 at work? i hate you.

(a good thing)

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_LFaQz4qsWkk/RohrtX7sUgI/AAAAAAAAAEI/tVUxpcGfZCM/P6240941.JPG

ah, forbidden rum. exciting! must be cuban.

crown hill store has a pyrat for $235!

(aged 23 years, i think)

i think there's a review linked upthread that talks about that rum and compares it to a $60 bottle that sounds better

also, santa teresa now costs $90. when we had it in may it was $38. wtf!

i'm drinking a mt. gay that i've never had before. can't really tell what its deal is. amber but (maybe) not aged? i don't know. i'm confused by it.

i also bought a bottle of fdc7 and

so yeah i don't really like that mt. gay. switched to the fdc7. much better.

not to liveblog my night or anything

was it mt. gay extra old? i saw that tonite, shorter fatter bottle. went with gosling's black again

http://www.polishedpalate.com/events/irf/2008/brands/

no, not extra old. it's the regular bottle, and the label says mt. gay barbados sugar cane rum. beige with a yellow map. i can't find it anywhere online, even on the mt. gay website.

mt gaie

sandbox meet-up, ybor city, march 26-29, 2009!

it's the regular shaped bottle, i should say.

for clarification purposes, what i consider regular mt. gay is the mt. gay eclipse. white label, yellow map.

this one is called mt. gay barbados sugar cane rum. it was $20, shelved with the fancy boozes. it's gotta be their bottom shelf variety, all sugar and edges.

wiki: Mount Gay produces a "Pure Sugar Cane Rum" occasionally known outside of the US market as "Sugar Cane Brandy".

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Mount Gay Sugar Cane Brandy, a careful blend of specially selected rums of age up to seven years, is a fine product whose link with the sugar cane of Barbados is proudly reflected in its character. Not to be confused with generic 'brandy', the product is entirely rum. The name is a legacy from times when the product contained such a high proportion of double distillate that its organoleptic characteristics were much like those of brandy. In some markets, because of legal restrictions, the name 'Sugar Cane Rum' is used in place of the original name 'Sugar Cane Brandy'. (From the Mount Gay Rum website)

No, you didn't misread. The above title claims this review is for Mount Gay Sugar Cane Rum, but the label calls it brandy. I just learned the hard way that they're one and the same. It seems that in some states Mount Gay is required by law to label their brandy as rum - either way, it ain't rum, and it certainly ain't good. I used it to remove a nasty clog from my drain, and it didn't even do a very good job of that. The flavor was vaguely reminiscent of shoe leather soaked in vinegar. If you think that sounds appealing, give it a shot. Otherwise, I'd stay clear.

wtf kind of law is that, that's lame

http://www.bilgemunky.com/reviews/rum/

lol this guy doesn't like eclipse or cruzan dark either

haha i guess i didn't try very hard. maybe we could make sidecars with that rum-brandy.

yeah, totally stupid law. if it had been labeled properly i wouldn't have bought it.

i have work to do and i'm swigging rum straight from the bottle

― eman, Tuesday, November 4, 2008 8:48 PM

fuck fucking yes

i <3 u, amon tell what rum plz. for america, i mean.

goslings lol

omg you are bad ass for america! kudos!!

flor de cana, always

fuck fucking yes

― omg we are awesome (jergins), Tuesday, November 4, 2008 8:49 PM

in my singlehanded effort to prop up the economy, i ordered five rums. the carribean by way of illinois. here's what:

La Favorite Rhum Agricole Vieux Rum
El Dorado Demerara 5 Year Old Rum
Rockley Still Classic 13 Year Old Rum
Ron Cubaney Rum
Plantation Rum Barbados 1995 1995

http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aach_prd/on/demandware.static/Sites-SamsWine-Site/Sites-SAMS_CATALOG/default/v1226947556035/Detail/1/10029281.jpg http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aach_prd/on/demandware.static/Sites-SamsWine-Site/Sites-SAMS_CATALOG/default/v1226947556035/Detail/4/456434.jpg http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aach_prd/on/demandware.static/Sites-SamsWine-Site/Sites-SAMS_CATALOG/default/v1226947556035/Detail/1/10016775.jpg

http://demandware.edgesuite.net/aach_prd/on/demandware.static/Sites-SamsWine-Site/Sites-SAMS_CATALOG/default/v1226947556035/Detail/1/10036944.jpg http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/ProductImage.aspx?pc=RUM%2FRON6&w=150

tried 3 of 5 so far:

cubaney might be ass
rattan one might be ok
el dorado is good as expected

el dorado 5 year = yum

$17.99!!

plus shipping but still

lol lxy "what kind of perfume do i wear? flor de cana"

dab that shit on ur wrists and ud have the drunks calling in notime

why waste on my arms when i can have it in my mouth

ilx quoted out of context

yi delete delete delete!

flor de cana 4 - ?

they're all great for drinking.

i've only tried fdc 5 as perfume though.

portland's pearl specialty purchases:

el dorado 15
cockspur 12

this el dorado A+ again

i have earthshattering rum news

when you first open a bottle and take a whiff, you may not get an accurate representation of what the rum's like

i guess it's like wine. (fuck wine connoisseurs). let it breathe some and then smell, you get a better idea of what it's going to be like

starting from a really light one and then working my way darker to the blackstrap now makes me think that u get drunk in a different way vs. staying with the same thing all night

this sounds like a fun progression, but i never acquired an appreciation for rum.

yeah, me too except mojitos
but i will appreciate RUM vicariously

i'm not trying to talk anyone into anything, but if you were to try one please try flor de cane 5 year with soda water, fresh and bubbly, a nice juicy lime, and ice. one shot. measure it out. make no quick decisions. pass no judgement until the end of the first. by the start of the second you won't regre it

starting from a really light one and then working my way darker to the blackstrap now makes me think that i will feel like shit the whole next day

xp he's right, you know

may be coming around.

what's up barbancourt. you're my lady

she is a beauty

http://www.afrodomtom.fr/alimentation_exotique_par_pays/martinique/caraibes/haiti/rhum-barbancourt-haiti.jpg

yea barbancourt gis
http://www.photochris.com/images/Barbancourt-8-Basia-noga.jpg

http://www.b-a-bar.com/ficheproduithtml/edvabasecerealeetplante/rhum/rhum.h1.jpg

there was a show on history channel the other day called 'rum runners, bootleggers & moonshiners"

u know j i only like the barbancourt ok--the pyrat pistol was fantastic for sippin tho

word up

i always thought i hated barbancourt. something about the higher proof throws off the careful calibration of drinks.

it's worked this weekend though. the local liquor store is shit!

this guy got encased in rum!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Clark_Monks

worth putting black on white:

santa teresa rum 75 bux canadian

90 here the last time i checked so

no like 54 or so

nah, look:

the one and only RUM appreciation thread

oh yeah!

the $300 pyrat 23 year is for sale at the crown hill store

fdc7 delivers every time

ad bacdrop for world basbeball classic:

TRY THE RUMS OF PUERTO RICO

ok

i would do that

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/130934/thrum1.gif

i thoyght amon posted about vybz's rum but i'm not seeing it. here are more pix.it's kind of a looker.

http://lovelypackage.com/vybz-kartel-rum/

^bad typing.

from kira:

hahaha funny story.

so brian got a job at this new restaurant in town and for some reason, they had to train him to serve alcohol even though he is too young. so i guess he was talking to his coworkers and the bartender about drinks and they were talking about drinks with rum and brian said something about a rum ricky. but i guess no one had any idea what he was talking about and the bartender said he had never heard of that drink before... haha so brian felt really stupid i guess, so he asked me about it and i told him that, yes indeed, it is a real drink. but i thought that was really funny and weird....

fdc7, i love you

ready..................

me too, get home, you

dang girl i gotta go east to go west first though

wend yer way, s'alright. just hope there's some left for you.

jk

http://www.finestandrarest.com/rum.html

fuckin anniversario

been thinking i should swear less, but keep having reasons to swear, such asnow:
FUCK YES ANIVERSARIO

http://www.drinkhacker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/ron-abuelo-7-anos-rum.jpg

the old grandad of the rum world?

yes! same store also had matusalem and cruzan black strap, need to go back

wer

the old grandad of __________

I only just learned when I got basil that old grandad is from basil hayden's grandson, in honor of his grandfather's bourbon legacy.