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Flor de Cana 18 currently £33.50 from decantalo.com and they upgraded me to the arty gift pack version with a book of poetry in Spanish. You have to buy at least three bottles to get the post down, but nice price also on posh Havana Club so Xmas sorted.
Also I note Appleton 12yo £28 on amazon
Pussers Navy strength, very tasty and makes your teeth and nose go numb. Excellent
Anyone here doesn't like MG XO and wants to swap for a bottle of Kraken? 🙁
Happy to meet for a swap in Fleet Services....
That Mount Gay XO is £29.50 on Amazon. However I have a free fresh one just arrived from Barbados itself...
The convenience of it dropping in to the trolley more than makes up the difference!
Just received a bottle of Burning Barn spiced rum. It's made in the UK, so not sure what it'll be like.
Current tipple is a bottle of this my brother got me for my birthday. It's surged to the top of the Stoner-favourites list.
http://thefatrumpirate.com/john-frums-cargo-cult-spiced-rum
Apparently available in M&S for those of you who find the risk of bumping into Flashy in Waitrose just too oiky.
Ah, but I'm a regular in M&S these days as well. Their beer range is, as I believe de yoot dem says, off da hook fam!
Tsk, going to the high street and mixing with the scrotes is so 1996...
My friend bought me some Diplomatic Rerserve… Oh my god, it’s lovely. Tastes like Christmas pudding in a glass. Best warm.
I'm not a spirit drinker, just a bottle of Islay over Christmas, but I do like the sound of drinking Christmas pudding. Is this the one? It's about half the price of the malt I usually buy too.
Not a dark rum but one I was introduced to in Atina Kitchen in Chester is Jamaica Cove Black Pineapple Rum. Gorgeous neat over ice.
For those who got the Amazon offer I posted on the previous page, keep an eye on the £5 off bonus purchase list - I got a bottle of Flora De Cana (7yo) for a tenner last week!
Heavy hints dropped for a bottle of English Spirit Company spiced for Christmas.
Whoah, just cracked open the Burning Barn. Talk about spicy, sheesh, it's got chili burn with a white pepper kick. The madras of spiced rums. If you like flavour, I can recommend this badass.
I love the smoothness of Goslings. My friends girlfriends brother lives in Bermuda (where it’s made) & always used to bring him a bottle or 2 when he came over here - which my mate duly gave to me. He hasn’t been over for a couple of years now 😭
Cloven hoof best rum I have ever had definitely worth a try
Dark matter - I'll be buying some tomorrow
I’m not a spirit drinker, just a bottle of Islay over Christmas, but I do like the sound of drinking Christmas pudding. Is this the one? It’s about half the price of the malt I usually buy too.
Yep, 9 months old and it's still stunningly lovely. Smooth, deep, dark and rich. Om nom nom.
It's what Kraken should taste like, but is too cheap to. (BTW I drink Kraken more than Diplomatico, to save it for more special occasions).
Definitely recommend buying some, if you like your rum a little sweet and dark.
whop, whoop
PSA Black Barrel down to £22 @ Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mount-Gay-Black-Barrel-Rum/dp/B00M1Q9UA2?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camelanonalerts-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00M1Q9UA2
Cheers Stoner...
Another batch of spiced rum and intense rum produced by my mate at beachcraft spirits. Ideal for a wee festive tipple or two!
I have currently working my way through another bottle of El Dorado 12 Year Old Rum.
Very pleasant.
This ones definitely made my Christmas list
I've been told for the last 6 years it's the next big thing, it never materialised, waste of time stocking a premium range unless you're in the city.
I've just come back from the Seychelles and brought back some Takamaka St. André. Very nice. Master of Malt sell it here...
Bit more local...
Daymark 1683 has just been added to my rum collection.
Very, very pleasant stuff.
I’ve said it before, so I’ll say it again...
El Dorado, an excellent tipple.
Especially this 21 year old.
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StefMCDef has the correct answer in my book.
Diplomatico Reserva is lovely but it's a teeny bit burny, then also a teeny bit too sweet and these 2 kind of net off to being very good. Santa Teresa Solara for me is the perfection that all other rums are compared against. Worth the extra few quid.
Maybe not in the "for sipping" category and definately falls into the "chavvy" category, but Tesco own brand with Old Jamaica ginger beer, ice and slice of lime works for me. So does Kraken.
I must be uberchav
just bringing this thread back to life to ask a question......
i like rum but struggle to drink it neat, when im out its always with diet coke.
however, i really like Lambs spiced, and between me and the missus, we drank a whole bottle last night. neat, over ice. lovely.
can anyone identify what the difference is between Lambs spiced and say Morgans or Kraken? i cant drink those neat, only Lambs. it surprises me how much more i like that one brand, so just wondered if anyone could tell me why, and even point me in the direction of others that i may like neat too.
thanks
Sadexpunk... This one... ? https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/21720/lambs-spiced
If so, it has a lower alcohol content of 30 percent compared to the 40 odd of kraken. That could be it?
i like rum but struggle to drink it neat
Neat, and/or room temperature is bad. Spiced is bad.* Try a good rum over three large ice cubes.
Lots to recommend from the thread, but I keep going back to Mount Gay XO.
*Fite mee!
Anybody tried the brewdog rum yet? Usual hipster posturing doesn't give much of a hint of what kind of rum it even is.
Forgotten this old thread. Had rum for the first time in ages at New Year - pirate themed party ☠️ - and was looking for ideas to broaden my rum horizons...
Didnt see it mentioned, but couldnt be bothered reading all the replies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroh
This is all you need. Stroh. 80% by vol, 160 proof.
I had a tiny bottle of this I brought back from Austria and it lasted about 10 years.
Sip with care and dont let it spill, it takes the coating off anything.
SelecciÓn de Maestros; singe ice cube; perfect - about £55/bottle.
If your wallet is particularly well endowed you could try Máximo Extra Añejo at more than £1,200/bottle!!
There are couple of options in between these two.
Next time you're in Havana, I strongly recommend you go to a tasting at the distillery in the old town.
If you think Havana Club is 'mainstream' try something from Santiago de Cuba, the spiritual heart of the island.
Sadexpunk… This one… ? https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/21720/lambs-spiced
If so, it has a lower alcohol content of 30 percent compared to the 40 odd of kraken. That could be it?
thats the one. mebbes i just cant hack the hard stuff then 😀
Neat, and/or room temperature is bad. Spiced is bad.* Try a good rum over three large ice cubes.
when i say neat, i do have it over one big ice cube.....
Lots to recommend from the thread, but I keep going back to Mount Gay XO.
ive had both mount gays before, i like them, but with coke 😀 cant drink em neat like i can with the lambs.....
i like them, but with coke
I used to like you.
No mention of Ninefold? Starting to roll out cask aged dark rum. It's a thing of beauty all round.
https://twitter.com/ninefolddistil/status/1269321218672517123?s=20
DrP falling from grace, and REALLY liking the Aldi "seadog" rum!
it's no way near as mature a taste as the posher ones, but I've been off the run for a while, so getting back into it!
plus, £15.....
(hey... I've a divorce to pay for 😄)
DrP
I would hope it has already been stated but the answer is Zacapa.
Great minds DrP! Was just about to write about the virtues of Seadog. Very sippable indeed and at £15 a throw definitely worthy of a punt.
Mount Gay have just recently changed both the Black Barrel and XO so need to try them again
I discovered Black Balla recently. Wow. It's like black treacle. Imagine Diplomatico Reserva if it was reduced down a bit.
I also bought a bottle of Dark Matter, holy crap, that's awful. It's just like someone's thrown a bag of cloves in the cask.
I'm enjoying this lately
That Plantation 5yr old is great. However concur with Dark Matter comment above, mouthwash!
Don Papa is odd. I really like it but can understand the doubts about its provenance and what exactly has been added..
Got my eyes on a bottle of RL Seale 10yr, apparently it's the bees.
PSA: If you haven't been watching, Mount Gay changed the recipe of Black Barrel so its now left in Bourbon barrels for longer and has older/ pot stilled content.
Anyway, its currently reduced on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mount-Gay-Black-Barrel-Double/dp/B085WJY6K2/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=black+barrel+rum&qid=1598296107&sr=8-1
Plantation (pineapple dark rum)
£44 per bott mind with a free Admiral J's mug
I also bought a bottle of Dark Matter, holy crap, that’s awful. It’s just like someone’s thrown a bag of cloves in the cask.
Its not a sipper thats for sure.
But chuck in some fresh lime juice and a splash of ginger beer and its bloody fantastic.
I went to Costa Rica at the beginning of the year and drank some lovely rums. Brought back a bottle of Centenario 30yr old which the most sippable rum I've had.
I can't find it anywhere back here though so I'm having to ration it until I can afford to go back to Costa Rica!
Bloody hell! I bought the 30yr, 25yr and a 20yr together for £118 in San Jose airport.
St Nicholas Abbey is one of the best I have had. The St Lucia distillers 1931 is also good. Week on week is the m and s bajan rum, really nice for the price, quite sweet as opposed to delicate.
I know many purists lamented the original Sailor Jerry recipe but I never tasted it, so perhaps I'm fortunate for not knowing the difference between the original and the current version. But I am a big fan of the current version. I find it very balanced and easy to drink neat. Obviously I'm not a purist or rum snob, it just tastes good to me. Cheers! 🥃
Dead Mans Fingers is my go to rum for drinking straight. Lovely stuff.
Kracken wasn’t that great, Twin Fin was all hype and tastes a bit like Malibu.
Newbie as far as rum is concerned but OH got me a bottle of Salford Dark Spiced for my birthday and it’s bloody lovely over ice. Keep meaning to look for a decent ginger beer (Fentimans?) to try with it.
I basically know nothing about rum. But bought a bottle of this on a whim
https://www.scdogs.co.uk/scdogs-shop/bruce-christopher-honey-spiecd-rum-70cl
And it’s actually bloody lovely. Normally a single malt whisky fan but this is as nice, but different.
No idea why everyone rates Mount Gay. The stuff tastes like TCP, smells like it too 😕
Anyone tried this?
https://www.damhile.co.uk/shop/p/organic-rum
Looks a lovely colour, and like the overall sound of it.
No idea why everyone rates Mount Gay. The stuff tastes like TCP, smells like it too
Well, it won a few World Rum awards lately across different blends and vintages.
Currently on Diplomatica Reserva, I find it goes down well as both a mixer and happy to sip it, but my god do I get a hangover. Probably a bit sweeter than I like but it’s still drinkable.
Any suggestions for a similar smooth sipping rum that doesn’t have me in bits the next morning? It’s that bad I can’t drink it on a school night. Budget up to around £50.
I got a bottle of this a few weeks back. There's not a lot left. I don't always spend this much on Rum, usually it's £20 tops for Dead Man's Fingers or similar.
https://www.masterofmalt.com/rum/la-hechicera/la-hechicera-serie-experimental-no-1-rum/
@w00dster just over budget but very nice. Got a bottle from my best man as my wedding present.
https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/14049/havana-club-seleccion-de-maestros
@CaptainFlasheart tried a number of homegrown rums but they’ve been universally awful. Small distilleries jumping on the bandwagon to try to grow sales.
I'm currently on Flor De Cana 12yr, which is normally £35 bottle, but got it in asda for a reduced price of £26, a fair saving .
Taste - very delicate, no great burn, more warming i find. Certainly one you can enjoy without grimacing.
I still rate Stroh as the best(read most dangerous) stuff I've ever drank. They do a spiced now 😀
Found a YT vid and 2:09 is best first taste reaction.
Recently discovered my second favourite dark rum. Greedy Fox.
Tastes like burnt caramel and honeycomb.
Anyone tried this?
https://www.damhile.co.uk/shop/p/organic-rum
Looks a lovely colour, and like the overall sound of it.
On the basis of your question I bought a bottle a couple of months back. It’s good, but unusual. Has the distinctive initial flavours of a young spirit (think ethanol) but then rounds out nicely into a deep cane sugar and light citrus treacle after taste. It’s surprisingly decent (far better than Mount Gay which is “thin” in comparison) but don’t expect the kind of maturity you get from Penny Blue etc. I’d say with a bit more experience they could be onto something of a winner.
This is mighty fine from Kit of these parts. I'm no connoisseur but it's the tastiest rum to have slided down my gullet (and profits to charidee).
http://www.ninefolddistillery.com/shop/nith-inshore-rescue-rum
This is mighty fine from Kit of these parts. I’m no connoisseur but it’s the tastiest rum to have slided down my gullet (and profits to charidee).
at £100 a bottle 😮 i think this goes without saying....
Only one bottle per person/home address.
https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/14049/havana-club-seleccion-de-maestros
Save yourself some money - don't pay £50+ at the whisky exchange; Waitrose have this at £10 off their normal price of £49 so now...£39!
Absolute bargain.
Just finished a Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva following a recommendation on here, very tasty and not as heavy? as Kraken.
Keen to continue expanding my Rum tasting, any update on the previous recommendations / bargains out there.
many thanks
Holy Moly. I've been going through a spiced rum phase, and at the weekend I discovered this:
For anyone thats familiar with the Caribbean, Chairman's Reserve is very good, but with the spiced version they've managed to create it with overtones of Rum Punch, yet its not sweet or sickly. It just become my new favourite sipping beverage and is currently on Amazon for £25. I implore you to give it a go.
Currently on this - Banditti club, Glasgow spiced rum. 44% £27/500ml
" Banditti Club Glasgow Spiced Rum is named after a band of ardent spirits who would meet in Glasgow’s local public houses in the late 18th and early 19th century; singing, eating and playing music late into the night.
Matured and spiced in Glasgow, Banditti Club is made using rum distilled from freshly pressed sugar cane juice on the Island of Madeira. Aged for 12 months in oak casks, Banditti is spiced with a selection of fresh tropical fruit and exotic spices, including pineapple, orange, cacao and allspice.
Natural sweetness and warm spice on the nose, Banditti Club opens up to toasted pineapple and orange on the palate with notes of clove and anise that lead to a long spicy finish.
This is a truly handcrafted spirit of the highest order with no added sugar, no colouring or any artificial flavours. Banditti Club Spiced Rum is an all-natural product that is best mixed with ginger beer or cola with a wedge of fresh lime."
Dark Matter 🙂
A friend bought me this as a wedding present last year which I'm looking forward to trying:
