was it mt. gay extra old? i saw that tonite, shorter fatter bottle. went with gosling's black again
― amon, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 02:18 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.polishedpalate.com/events/irf/2008/brands/
― amon, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 02:21 (fifteen years ago) link
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.
― lxy, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 05:17 (fifteen years ago) link
mt gaie
― jergins, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 05:18 (fifteen years ago) link
sandbox meet-up, ybor city, march 26-29, 2009!
― lxy, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 05:21 (fifteen years ago) link
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.
― lxy, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 15:27 (fifteen years ago) link
wiki: Mount Gay produces a "Pure Sugar Cane Rum" occasionally known outside of the US market as "Sugar Cane Brandy".
!
― amon, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 15:56 (fifteen years ago) link
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)
― amon, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 15:58 (fifteen years ago) link
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
― amon, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 16:01 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.bilgemunky.com/reviews/rum/
lol this guy doesn't like eclipse or cruzan dark either
― amon, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 16:11 (fifteen years ago) link
haha i guess i didn't try very hard. maybe we could make sidecars with that rum-brandy.
― lxy, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 16:21 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, totally stupid law. if it had been labeled properly i wouldn't have bought it.
― lxy, Tuesday, 28 October 2008 16:23 (fifteen years ago) link
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
― omg we are awesome (jergins), Wednesday, 5 November 2008 04:49 (fifteen years ago) link
i <3 u, amon tell what rum plz. for america, i mean.
― good luck usa (lxy), Wednesday, 5 November 2008 04:53 (fifteen years ago) link
goslings lol
― amon, Wednesday, 5 November 2008 07:32 (fifteen years ago) link
omg you are bad ass for america! kudos!!
― lxy, Wednesday, 5 November 2008 08:27 (fifteen years ago) link
flor de cana, always
― lxy, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 03:57 (fifteen years ago) link
― omg we are awesome (jergins), Tuesday, November 4, 2008 8:49 PM
― jelky, Wednesday, 12 November 2008 04:03 (fifteen years ago) link
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
― jelky, Tuesday, 18 November 2008 03:44 (fifteen years ago) link
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
― jelky, Tuesday, 18 November 2008 03:52 (fifteen years ago) link
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
― jergins, Tuesday, 18 November 2008 03:54 (fifteen years ago) link
tried 3 of 5 so far:
cubaney might be assrattan one might be okel dorado is good as expected
― jergins, Tuesday, 18 November 2008 03:56 (fifteen years ago) link
el dorado 5 year = yum
― lxy, Thursday, 20 November 2008 05:18 (fifteen years ago) link
$17.99!!
― lxy, Thursday, 20 November 2008 05:19 (fifteen years ago) link
plus shipping but still
lol lxy "what kind of perfume do i wear? flor de cana"
― jelky, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 06:19 (fifteen years ago) link
dab that shit on ur wrists and ud have the drunks calling in notime
― jergins, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 09:13 (fifteen years ago) link
why waste on my arms when i can have it in my mouth
― lxy, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 09:20 (fifteen years ago) link
ilx quoted out of context
― jergins, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 09:20 (fifteen years ago) link
yi delete delete delete!
― lxy, Tuesday, 25 November 2008 09:22 (fifteen years ago) link
flor de cana 4 - ?
― amon, Wednesday, 26 November 2008 04:01 (fifteen years ago) link
they're all great for drinking.
i've only tried fdc 5 as perfume though.
― lxy, Wednesday, 26 November 2008 05:43 (fifteen years ago) link
portland's pearl specialty purchases:
el dorado 15cockspur 12
― lxy, Tuesday, 2 December 2008 03:27 (fifteen years ago) link
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
― jergins, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 04:48 (fifteen years ago) link
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
― jergins, Thursday, 11 December 2008 05:54 (fifteen years ago) link
this sounds like a fun progression, but i never acquired an appreciation for rum.
― tehresa, Thursday, 11 December 2008 06:11 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, me too except mojitosbut i will appreciate RUM vicariously
― t. silaviver, Thursday, 11 December 2008 06:19 (fifteen years ago) link
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
― jelky, Sunday, 14 December 2008 08:47 (fifteen years ago) link
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
― jelky, Sunday, 14 December 2008 08:50 (fifteen years ago) link
xp he's right, you know
― lxy, Sunday, 14 December 2008 09:52 (fifteen years ago) link
may be coming around.
― tehresa, Monday, 22 December 2008 06:19 (fifteen years ago) link
what's up barbancourt. you're my lady
― jergins, Friday, 2 January 2009 04:41 (fifteen years ago) link
she is a beauty
http://www.afrodomtom.fr/alimentation_exotique_par_pays/martinique/caraibes/haiti/rhum-barbancourt-haiti.jpg
― lxy, Friday, 2 January 2009 04:48 (fifteen years ago) link
yea barbancourt gishttp://www.photochris.com/images/Barbancourt-8-Basia-noga.jpg
― jergins, Friday, 2 January 2009 05:15 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.b-a-bar.com/ficheproduithtml/edvabasecerealeetplante/rhum/rhum.h1.jpg
― jergins, Friday, 2 January 2009 05:20 (fifteen years ago) link
there was a show on history channel the other day called 'rum runners, bootleggers & moonshiners"
― amon, Friday, 2 January 2009 17:53 (fifteen years ago) link
u know j i only like the barbancourt ok--the pyrat pistol was fantastic for sippin tho
― max max max max, Friday, 2 January 2009 18:18 (fifteen years ago) link
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!
― jergins, Saturday, 3 January 2009 01:58 (fifteen years ago) link
this guy got encased in rum!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Clark_Monks
― jergins, Saturday, 14 February 2009 01:07 (fifteen years ago) link