Let's talk about Rum

[JHZR2]

Is black strap the same as black seal? I tried Goslings black seal and didn't care for the smell and taste.


Which one? Cruzan also has a black strap version.

Part of the reason I like Kraken is its high alcohol content - good for mixing, but not exactly a sipper. That Siesta Key though is a nice sipper.

I take that back. Goslings black seal with Barrett’s ginger beer… pussers dark navy rum, and all sorts of cruzan including their blackstrap. Yes the flavor is different.

I usually go with regular cruzan dark, though sometimes I use light in mixed drinks.

 

[Quattro Pete]

This one's very popular in India, from what I hear. Tried it a friend's party the other day and decided to grab a bottle...

 

[ctrcbob]

Screech Rum (and a can of Fish A$$holes).
Mmmm good.

 

[Snagglefoot]

Here are two of my favourites. The Appleton Estate Signature from Jamaica and the Havana Club 7 Year from Cuba. The Havana Club might be a bit tough to get the USA, but is everywhere in Canada.

 

[Quattro Pete]

This is a really nice sipper. Very affordable, too.

 

[B6_Dolphin]

For those of you in the PNW, Skip Rock Distillery makes some fantastic rums:

https://www.skiprockdistillers.com/belle-rose-rums.html

I've be waiting for their next batch of Double Barrel Rum - it's been a little while, but I still have hope.

Until then, it's been Planteray (formerly known as Plantation) Original Dark (1.75L) - a shot (or two) with Cherry Coke Zero in a 16 oz glass; Yum!

https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/r...nal-dark-rum/p/2126247058?s=1405&igrules=true

Enjoy!

 

[vavavroom]

I love rum. Especially in baked goods, in ice cream, in a hot toddy, in coffee, and in tea. I rub it on my feet.

For years, my grandpa would let me and my dad and other close family members have very small quantities of Bacardi Elixir-Cordial that he had from his time as a, uh diplomat at the US Embassy in Havana, Cuba in the '50s. After his death and after moving into his estate I found, among many other interesting things, a crate with Elixir-Cordial. Enough to kill a few elephants. So that's what I've been using and I don't expect to run out during my lifetime.

So what is Elixir-Cordial? It was Bacardi's premium rum liqueur made in Cuba before Bacardi was nationalized after the Revolution. It tastes like rum with a hint of plums and bitter almond. This bottle is from the '50s or older.

 

[vavavroom]

I like to mix rum and amaretto. Rumetto! I usually don't drink before 2000 but I will make exceptions.

 

[wemay]

Angustura 1919 (Trinidad & Tobago) is all i need. But i also like Flor de Cana 18 (Nicaraguan) and Babancourt 5 (Haitian). All great rums, either on the rocks or with a splash of coconut water.

 

[vavavroom]

A small quantity of rum raisins to be used in baking tonight. I also have rum cranberries, rum plums, etc. Now that my Aunt Birdie is gone, my rum pot output is going to be a shadow of what it used to be. That woman was a 190-proof stumbling fire hazard.

 

[IndyIan]

Lamb's Navy Rum 80 proof, is what my Dad likes, and will try any dark rum. But certainly no white rums, spiced, flavored, or even most gold rum. I like dark or golden rum, but I'm not too picky really, can't recall one that was "bad" anyways....
I find it amazing that at one time the British Navy rum ration was about 6 shots per day of 60% rum... With some lime to ward off scurvy...
Also I wonder how many ships were lost due to a fire getting into the rum hold?