Expanding my Rum Horizon...

Sancho · 04-20-2008, 04:49 PM

Cant search for rum sadly due to the length, I've worked my way through some of the better rums available to me such as Pyrat XO, Pyrat Pistol, Mount Gay Eclipse, Mount Gay Extra Old, Cruzan, etc.

Anyone got some good suggestions on what else to try?

icehog3 · 04-20-2008, 04:54 PM

Centenario 20year Special Edition Rum....wonderful stuff, Chris.

newcigarz · 04-20-2008, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Sancho

Anyone got some good suggestions on what else to try?

You can try this at the Herf on Saturday.

JordanWexler · 04-20-2008, 06:37 PM

Yea, unfortunately i developed a bit of a taste aversion to rum!
First time i got sick was when i had half the bottle to myself, stupid, stupid, stuff... But is there anything like a ''mild'' rum?

replicant_argent · 04-20-2008, 07:34 PM

I need to find a good retailer to order Havana Club, Zacapa, and Centenario, but lost my bookmarks for them, I will try to find them again. Finding a great rum around here is difficult, to say the least. I need a little love from the brothers down south to give me a hand on sources if I don't find them.

hova45 · 04-20-2008, 07:44 PM

Diplomatico, zaya, neisson, zacapa, havanna club, edmundo dantes.

tzaddi · 04-20-2008, 07:47 PM

pnoon · 04-20-2008, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by newcigarz

You can try this at the Herf on Saturday.

Yes, please!

My favorites are Zaya and Ron Zacapa 23yr.

04-20-2008, 09:18 PM

Appleton Estates makes a mighty tasty 21 year aged rum. I have only found it at a single store, and the owner special orders it. runs around $40 here. Probably NOT in the same class as some I see listed before my suggestion, but I can't find any of those here, either. Bama's ABC board has a tight control, and we basically get access only to those bottles that someone is paying kickbacks to get on the state's ABC list. [SIZE=1](spoken from experience from a time in the past that my father was trying to get a Honduras Rum on the list so he could be the importer. Still a lot of graft in Alabama Politics - I know that surprises everyone!!)[/SIZE]

Mark C · 04-20-2008, 10:01 PM

I'm really liking Ron Pampero Aniversario lately, and Ron del Barilito-3 Star is an all-time favorite. Ron Zacapa, Zaya, and Diplomatico are sweeter than most rums, usually easier for people to drink neat because the sugar seems to soften the alcohol burn. The Pampero and Barilito are a little drier, and a bit heavier on the oak flavors.

When I think 'mild' rums, I go to Puerto Rico (Barilito). Cruzan Single Barrel Estate or Black Diamond is pretty 'mild' also. It's still an 80 proof liquor so it's got a bit of a burn, but the flavors aren't overwhelming at all. I like this in the summer time, somehow the lighter flavors suit me more, while in the winter I like the heavier rums like Zacapa.

Rhum Agricole (La Favorite, Neisson, etc) is somewhere in between. It's rum, but it tastes so different it gets a unique category in my book. Tends to have a more 'floral' flavor. Definitely NOT the typical molasses tastes you'll get with most other rums, not as sweet or full-bodied as Zaya/Zacapa, not as mild as Cruzan, but still on the lighter end of the spectrum. Another summer rum for me.

I usually avoid white rum, but I was pleasantly surprised by 10 Cane. It's overhyped and slightly overpriced (mine was gifted), but I'd be happy drinking it on ice, and I'll bet it'd be great in a mojito. White Rhum Agricole isn't bad either, but I'm not a fan of most 'bar' rums.

Almost forgot, grab a bottle of Gosling's Black Seal Rum. Different flavor altogether. Heavy and full-bodied, not very sweet, not too harsh, excellent on the rocks or mixed, and affordable. Heavier on the molasses character, but easy to drink. Avoid Myers, Gosling's is the only black rum that matters.

pnoon · 04-20-2008, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark C

I'm really liking Ron Pampero Aniversario lately, and Ron del Barilito-3 Star is an all-time favorite. Ron Zacapa, Zaya, and Diplomatico are sweeter than most rums, usually easier for people to drink neat because the sugar seems to soften the alcohol burn. The Pampero and Barilito are a little drier, and a bit heavier on the oak flavors.

When I think 'mild' rums, I go to Puerto Rico (Barilito). Cruzan Single Barrel Estate or Black Diamond is pretty 'mild' also. It's still an 80 proof liquor so it's got a bit of a burn, but the flavors aren't overwhelming at all. I like this in the summer time, somehow the lighter flavors suit me more, while in the winter I like the heavier rums like Zacapa.

Rhum Agricole (La Favorite, Neisson, etc) is somewhere in between. It's rum, but it tastes so different it gets a unique category in my book. Tends to have a more 'floral' flavor. Definitely NOT the typical molasses tastes you'll get with most other rums, not as sweet or full-bodied as Zaya/Zacapa, not as mild as Cruzan, but still on the lighter end of the spectrum. Another summer rum for me.

I usually avoid white rum, but I was pleasantly surprised by 10 Cane. It's overhyped and slightly overpriced (mine was gifted), but I'd be happy drinking it on ice, and I'll bet it'd be great in a mojito. White Rhum Agricole isn't bad either, but I'm not a fan of most 'bar' rums.

Almost forgot, grab a bottle of Gosling's Black Seal Rum. Different flavor altogether. Heavy and full-bodied, not very sweet, not too harsh, excellent on the rocks or mixed, and affordable. Heavier on the molasses character, but easy to drink. Avoid Myers, Gosling's is the only black rum that matters.

The 10 Cane really shines in a mojito.

BengalMan · 04-23-2008, 11:09 AM

Zaya and Flor De Cana 18 are my two favorites.

Pac · 04-23-2008, 11:34 AM

I'll probably get beaten for this but..

I have fallen in love with Captain Morgan Private Stock.
Dark (but not really dark), sweet, tasty. Pretty mild, too.

Haven't seen it outside of the US though, and it isn't available everywhere there either.. the tax free shop at Newark / Liberty airport has it at least

(and some place in Atlanta, my brother told me).

/Pac

CigarGal · 04-23-2008, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Pac

I'll probably get beaten for this but..

I have fallen in love with Captain Morgan Private Stock.
Dark (but not really dark), sweet, tasty. Pretty mild, too.

Haven't seen it outside of the US though, and it isn't available everywhere there either.. the tax free shop at Newark / Liberty airport has it at least

(and some place in Atlanta, my brother told me).

/Pac

I just finish a bottle of this-not too shabby. Sometimes the spicy is good(cold snowy nights)