General stuff about rum

[cigarmo]

I see makes more sense lol...

[dazzer]

Well the Diplomatico and Angostura came yesterday and after sampling them both (and both being delicious) I gave the Diplomatico a thoroughly good going over tonight.

Lots say this is sweet, and it is, to the point where my mouth is sticky but what a beautiful sweet stickyness is it. This is pretty much my first foray into alcohol that costs more than ten quid for a litre and I am mightily impressed.

I will have to get another bottle of this now, so will probably just get the el dorado 15 next, but after tasting this I am keen to try the zacapa as that seems to be across the board the most enjoyed.

I don't have any snifter glasses or specific rum glasses so this will have to do and do it did lol

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[ThroughHisStomach]

Love the Bearded Diplomat.

[dazzer]

I associate spirits with a harsh nail varnish remover acetone burn...this has been quite the revelation lol

[swmillar]

i'm a big fan of dark rums and have tried a fairly broad range.... the clear winner for a regular sipping rum is Ron Zacapa 23. Mount Gay XO is also a firm favourite (a year living in barbados might have made me biased!)

Brugal (i find this bizzarely foul?!), Chairmans Reserve, Pyrat, Havana Club etc don't come close IMHO

[cigarmo]

Picked up a bottle of kraken spiced rum and some cuvana beers, dont think I like the kraken but it may grow on me Any sugestions on mixers.

[MarkLondon]

Picked up a bottle of kraken spiced rum and some cuvana beers, dont think I like the kraken but it may grow on me Any sugestions on mixers.

I bought a bottle of Kraken this week, Really like it actually...but I am a spiced rum man anyway so no surprise.

[dazzer]

el dorado 15 diplonatco reserva exclusiva and the antigua 1919 are great, dip n el dorado being faves. I got sone zacapa 23 n thats way over rated, tasted pretty bland and watery to me and given the price i wont be bothering again with it... its not bad but its not in the same league as dip n el dorado

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[ValeTudoGuy]

Picked up a bottle of kraken spiced rum and some cuvana beers, dont think I like the kraken but it may grow on me Any sugestions on mixers.

I'm not a fan of kraken either. Saying that, I would mix it with alcoholic ginger beer and a wedge of lime.

Alternatively root beer.

[cigarmo]

I'm not a fan of kraken either. Saying that, I would mix it with alcoholic ginger beer and a wedge of lime.

Alternatively root beer.

Unfortunatly I dont have any of those so I have been putting it in the cuava beer, its doing its job

[Sean]

So am thinking about getting a rum for xmas day smoke but not used to drinking it straight. Any good suggestions for a newbie

[ValeTudoGuy]

So am thinking about getting a rum for xmas day smoke but not used to drinking it straight. Any good suggestions for a newbie

In that case I wouldn't go crazy, something like Appleton Estate V/X... Around ?17 and that's not even on offer, I have seen it for ?14 at morrisons from time to time.

Don't expect it to be crap because of the price though, I don't think theres much that compares at the price.

Edit: Oh or Angoatura if you can find it locally, about ?16

[Sean]

In that case I wouldn't go crazy, something like Appleton Estate V/X... Around ?17 and that's not even on offer, I have seen it for ?14 at morrisons from time to time. Don't expect it to be crap because of the price though, I don't think theres much that compares at the price. Edit: Oh or Angoatura if you can find it locally, about ?16

Cheers mate will look into that you see am not a big spirits fan only disaranno but i see you lads talking about pairing rum with cigars and think now am smoking cigars i wonder if my palate has developed to enjoy something like a nice rum. Any suggestions on how to drink it i.e wedge of lemon or anything

[ValeTudoGuy]

If the rum is of excellent quality, don't do anything to it.

If the rum is of reasonable to premium quality neat is still an option but also ice or/and lime are an option. Especially if you want to take a little bit of edge off.

If the rum is of lower to standard quality, feel free to mix it: Cola, Ginger, Root Beer, Dandelion & Burdock, Pineapple Juice, Orange Juice etc. are all options.

Ginger Beer or Pineappe Juice would be my choices, although I prefer rums in at least the reasonable to premium category and don't tend to mix.

[cigarmo]

Where do you get root beer from? I used to drink it all the time but cant find it anywhere.