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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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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