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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