Show us your Rum

[jogon]

Swervin_Mervin said:

Honestly - get to Sainsbury's and see if they've got the Mount Gay XO. Imo it's by far and away *the* best rum at that price point.

Angostura's good, but the 1919 isn't their aged one so it's a bit more agricultural than the aged Mount Gay. (The Angostura 1824 aged rum is utterly gorgeous but over £50 a pop)

I was watching Sunday Brunch a month or so ago when they had the Rum Ambasador on and he recommended the Mount Gay XO and was favourite amongst the guests.



My third bottle since and love it. Keep it in the freezer and sip neat.

[Swervin_Mervin]

ALthogh I just sip it neat at room temp.

Now available in Waitrose I notice at about £34. Will be grabbing another bottle soon (think it'll be my 3rd or 4th bottle in about 12mo!

[jogon]

Does seem to give me nasty hangovers unfortunately but probably because it slips down a little too easy and one leads to a few more.

[Swervin_Mervin]

Yeah, most rums do that to me though! I think it's all the sugars?

[addz86]

I'll have to try it in the freezer, I usualy sip at room temperature but bet it's nice ice cold too.

I've got the taste for sailor jerrys at the moment, almost polished off a full bottle with coke in one sitting the other night, oops

[jogon]

addz86 said:

I'll have to try it in the freezer, I usualy sip at room temperature but bet it's nice ice cold too.

I've got the taste for sailor jerrys at the moment, almost polished off a full bottle with coke in one sitting the other night, oops

I too like Sailor Jerry's but found it a little harsh neat so used to serve it up with some fever tree ginger beer, lime and ice.

This Mount Gay XO would be wasted on a mixer it's that nice neat. I keep most my spirits in the freezer now I think it does concentrate the flavour particularly in gin and rum which are my main two tipples.

[Arun_D]

Went to Guyana earlier in the year, that being where my mum is from (first time visit for me). Plenty of rum around! Unfortunately wasn't able to visit the distillery due to time constraints, but picked up a bottle of the 15yo at the El Dorado shop at the airport on the way back home.

Incredible stuff. Those who recommended it here were not wrong!

[Ayahuasca]

Arr Jim lad, me thread's hoved into view.

Favourite, for when in a dark and sweet mood

this is quite expensive in the UK, but in this neck of the woods it is a quarter of UK prices.

Best, when in a light mood:





Daily drinker, and there's always a bottle in the bag on hiking or fishing trips!




Rum trivia question: What rum did Sir Francis Drake stock his ships with?

[ClubSmed]

jogon said:

addz86 said:

I'll have to try it in the freezer, I usualy sip at room temperature but bet it's nice ice cold too.

I've got the taste for sailor jerrys at the moment, almost polished off a full bottle with coke in one sitting the other night, oops

I too like Sailor Jerry's but found it a little harsh neat so used to serve it up with some fever tree ginger beer, lime and ice.

This Mount Gay XO would be wasted on a mixer it's that nice neat. I keep most my spirits in the freezer now I think it does concentrate the flavour particularly in gin and rum which are my main two tipples.

The trouble with freezing it is the same as adding ice, reducing the temperature hides the flavours.
The tradition of adding ice to alcohol was first introduced in the speakeasies during prohibition, it was done so that the bartenders could hide the fact they were using inferior alcohol as ice numbs the tastebuds.
So therfor by keeping your alcohol in the freezer you may as well just be buying the bottom shelf stuff as you will not really taste the difference.

Edited by ClubSmed on Wednesday 18th March 13:12

[jogon]

ClubSmed said:

The trouble with freezing it is the same as adding ice, reducing the temperature hides the flavours.
The tradition of adding ice to alcohol was first introduced in the speakeasies during prohibition, it was done so that the bartenders could hide the fact they were using inferior alcohol as ice numbs the tastebuds.
So therfor by keeping your alcohol in the freezer you may as well just be buying the bottom shelf stuff as you will not really taste the difference.

Edited by ClubSmed on Wednesday 18th March 13:12

Fair enough, I was told otherwise, but will whip it out the freezer and report back.

[Swervin_Mervin]

Picked up a bottle of Mount Gay Black Barrel last week. £29 in Waitrose.

It's not as smooth as the XO, as you'd expect, but it's still unmistakably Mount Gay. I really like it. It's like a slightly less sweet, but more complex version of the XO.

[Nick Grant]

Couple of new additions...

[Swervin_Mervin]

I love the 1824.

[Defcon5]

Rumour has it 15yo el dorado is back at Aldo for £25

[Defcon5]

Can anyone recommend a spiced rum?

I'm new to rum and always have it with coke (sorry), and recently tried it with vanilla coke, which was lovely, so think I'll like a spiced one.

I'm currently drinking some El dorado 8 for reference, and looking t spend 25-30

[Nick Grant]

That Red Leg is very Vanilla flavoured a few posts up, you might like that.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Red-Leg-Spiced-Rum-70/dp/B...

[addz86]

The Kraken for me, think that's about £25 at Asda at the mo too

[Defcon5]

Is it ok to keep rum on a window sill? Never gets any direct sunlight

[opieoilman]

Had a couple of ones that are new to me recently, Morgans Black Spiced and Saint Nick (there was more to the name, but it's at home and I'm at work). The Saint Nick was from France, I think it was pretty cheap (13 Euros a bottle), but lovely stuff and 45%. The Morgans Black Spiced went down far too easily.

[djsmith74]

I picked up a bottle of Dark Matter from the recent Whisky Fringe in Edinburgh. It's from Scotland's one and only rum distillery. Absolutely blew my head off in terms of smell & taste - highly recommended if you like spiced rums...

http://www.darkmatterdistillers.com/