Rum
Echambers
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Okay, here is my story. When I was um...er...."younger" my drink of choice was a rum and coke. But when I was younger I had more time then common sense and had a number of bad rum experiences that oftened ended up with me praying to the porcelain goddess. As a result I've rarely drank rum in the last 25 years except in tiki-like cocktails and haven't had a rum and coke in years. Just recently, though I've started drinking aged rum on the rocks or neat depending on my mood. In fact right now I am drinking an Appleton Reserve. So here is my question for the rum drinkers:
What is your favorite rum for drinking neat? And why?
What is your favorite rum for drinking neat? And why?
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Under $50:
Ron Zacapa 23 Centenario - A blend of rums 6-23 years old, aged in a Solera system that touch ex-Bourbon, Oloroso Sherry and Pedro Ximenez Sherry Barrels. Lots of tropical fruit from the younger years with a roundness and elegance from the older rums.
Plantation 20th Anniversary - Made by Pierre Ferrand Cognac, this Rum spends ~12 years in ex-Bourbon Barrels in Barbados, where it's distilled before making the journey up to France to be finished in Ferrand Cognac Casks. Lots of Vanilla, bright fruit, soft tannins and lots of caramel and spice.
El Dorado 12 and 15 - The 12 and 15 are made from completely different runs from the start. The 12 being more traditional and sweet all the way through, while the 15 tends to have more grassy, straw notes and is a bit drier on the finish.
Dos Maderas 5+5 - 5 years in ex-Bourbon and 5 years in ex-Pedro Ximenez Casks, this Rum is loaded with rich, ripe, sherried fruit notes, nutty character and spice blend perfectly with tannins. This is almost more Sherry than Rum.
Zaya - A 12 year old rum from Trinidad that brings forth big molasses notes with black pepper, spice, vanilla and char.
Papas Pilar - Made by Lincoln Hendrickson of Angel's Envy, this rum is finished in Oloroso Sherry Casks and carries quite a bit of spice, nutmeg and a touch of anise.
$50+ Category:
Zacapa XO - Similar to Zacapa Centenario but finished in Cognac casks for an additional 2 years. This leads to a rum much more complex than the Zacapa 23 but with a distinctly drier finish.
Ron Abuelo Centuria - A blend of Rums up to 30 years old aged in ex-Bourbon barrels that is very elegant and smooth with lots of spice, big tannins, a soft, velvety texture and a touch of char.
El Dorado 21 - 21 years in ex-Bourbon with a hefty dose of Caramel, some Honey and Vanillins from the barrel.
Feel free to ask if you have any questions. Yeah, I like Rum.
Cheers!
I love the spiced rum and the vanilla that is on the finish is really good.
$13.00 a bottle...everytime
Thanks, Bandy!
Anyone ever try this? Plantation Nicaragua 2001. I was looking for flor de Cana and they were out, but I was recommended this.
The little booklet says "From the creators of Patron......Pyrat XO Reserve is a blend of 9 Caribbean Rums aged up to 15 years in Limousin and sweet American Oak.....it is a "toasted amber" color and offers flavors of vanilla, caramel, honey, and cinnamon....extremely smooth but gentle "palette texture" keeps it soft to the taste.
That is a perfect description, and this Rum will be added to my secret booze stash. I managed to mangle the cork but luckily my wife uses corks in her crafts and was easy to fix.