Just back from Mexico where I discovered Cuban Matusalem Platino white rum 😀

This is a decent rum straight with ice and around £8 a bottle in Mexico… can you get it in the UK.. nah bollox !! some online retailers selling for £25.

https://www.drinksupermarket.com/matusalem-platino-white-cuban-rum-70cl?gclid=CJDYlaemsdMCFRc6GwodzQMM4Q

Currently drinking a Aldi Hopking dark rum which is pretty resonable as well.

What Rum you got 8)

Rather a sore point, im empty :-/

Mount Gay XO.

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(Edit for Kryters- I also have a Black Barrel, English Harbour 10 and a Chairman’s Reserve on the go. Sorry.)

I have standard Mount Gay …

How about trying Tesco’s Wray And Nephew Overproof Rum – 63% proof … 😆

Captain Flash Fart what’s your address ? just ringing for a taxi now 8)

(Edit for Kryters- I also have a Black Barrel, English Harbour 10 and a Chairman’s Reserve on the go. Sorry.)

Im off to the Island, not til August 18 though. im getting desparate enough to pay uk prices though.

Black Barrel has been on offer in Waitrose recently. Worth a look.

Diplomatico

My 30 mile cycle commute, over-demanding volunteering and lack of assistance with chores from my flatmate has been getting me down and tiring me out.

So I’ve taken tomorrow and Friday off and have made mescal margaritas.
Mescal, Aperol (Italian orange liqueur), lime juice, simple syrup and a salty rim

Not rum I know, but very tasty.

Just frying up some chilli con carne meatballs, baking cheese/jalapeno bread and boiling rice to eat with the new season of The Expanse which I rather enjoy.

Tomorrow I shall brew my own version of Dale’s Pale Ale and then go buy a kitten to hug (serious)

Got some of that Diplomatico and it is very nice…..

Mount Gay XO.

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Dimplomatico IS good but I am a recent convert to pink pigeon spiced and plantation as well.

Mount gay eclipse is standard go to easy drinking but Ron Zacapa is lovely and smooth but has recently been uslurped usurped? by Skullduggery mainly cos the bottle is ace but it is nice!

I’m a recent convert to rum and quite taken with Gosling’s Black Seal

Quite fancy getting into Rum, what are recommended mixers ?

Dark Matter
Kraken
Bundaberg

In that order.

jamesgarbett – Member

I’m a recent convert to rum and quite taken with Gosling’s Black Seal

151 proof or the tart’s quaff?

chewkw – Member

63% proof

👿
% or proof, make your mind up.

iainc – Member

Quite fancy getting into Rum, what are recommended mixers ?

Get OUT! 😉
Avoid the traditional ‘navy’ rums and mixers shouldn’t be needed but use what you like ginger, coke etc <shudders>

Currently have bottles of Mount Gay Eclipse and Black Barrel, Pirate’s Grog, Appleton’s, Kraken and Sailor Jerry sat on shelf. Need some more…

Appleton’s

As served in Cathay lounges. Good stuff, that. Rich, deep,flavour.

I was lucky enough to enjoy a glass of Zacapa XO a few weeks ago and it was one of, if not the most, enjoyable drinking experiences I’ve had. Highly recommended.

+1 for the Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva. Neat, no mixers, it’s absolute bloody nectar.

Negrita

Flor de Cana and +1 Negrita

Kraken for the winnnnnn

The current lineup at home 😀

Dark Matter (Marmite, I’m not a fan)
Rumbullion (nicely spiced, good sipper)
Red Leg (bit on the sweet side, but decent)
Don Papa (amazing orangey smell, great sipper)
Smith & Cross (100 proof, actually not bad when mixed with coke)
Appleton Estate VX (first rum experience, bottle brought back from Jamaica 14yr ago!)
Wray & Nephew (overproof, slight banana-y taste, to be mixed)
Havana Club 3 anos (nice mixer, or neat actually!)

Mmmm rum.

Don’t drink a huge amount of it, but might make the switch for the summer and pretend I’m Hunter S Thompson.

Any decent low priced rums I can dabble in? Partial to the Aldi Highland Earl over the winter, is their rum any good? Not going to spaff 20+ quid on a bottle anytime soon.

14yr ago!

Delete your account.

Red Leg is my fav at the min. Also have a bottle of Old Monk that a colleague brought over from India which isn’t bad.

Delete your account.

Have you drunk Appleton Estate rum? 😉

Yep. (Got it confused with Myers above earlier. As it’s Myers in Cathay lounges)

It’s not the best, but 14 years? 🙂

Let’s say that I had a love/hate relationship with Jamaican rum for some years (free bar, student exuberance, early start, mountainous roads…).

Usually Kraken or Red Leg as my staple but recently had some of this.

At 75.5% it’s interesting….

Excellent selection!
I know what you mean about Dark Matter.. so cinnamon!

Still got all your Skelf pics BTW, just trying to find time to spend making a nice album of them – haven’t forgotten

Kit » The current lineup at home
Dark Matter (Marmite, I’m not a fan)
Rumbullion (nicely spiced, good sipper)
Red Leg (bit on the sweet side, but decent)
Don Papa (amazing orangey smell, great sipper)
Smith & Cross (100 proof, actually not bad when mixed with coke)
Appleton Estate VX (first rum experience, bottle brought back from Jamaica 14yr ago!)
Wray & Nephew (overproof, slight banana-y taste, to be mixed)
Havana Club 3 anos (nice mixer, or neat actually!)

+1 – fine selection.

Tend to resort to the tried/tested Mount Gay (in various forms) but partial to Appletons, and had a lovely Cuban rum a while back. Currently working through a bottle of aged Havana Club. Lived in Grenada for six months 12 years ago and became fond of Clarke Court dark – be interested to see how it holds up these days.

Bought my brother a bottle of Dom Papa for crimbo, its good!!

but my (our) usual go to is Chairman’s Reserve. he likes the black label one but im not keen, original for me!

certainly dont mind a drop of Mount Gay either…

Rumbullion and El Dorado 12yo

I’m a rum fanatic..

My fav currently is sailor jerry – delicious with coke!

For a sipper, I’m teasing captain Morgan black spiced at the mo.
However, on th back of this thread, I’ve just ordered a bottle of the diplomatic from amazon…will sup at the weekend!

We had some kraken recently – not horrible. Just I wasn’t a fan.

DrP

I’m a rum fanatic..

My fav currently is sailor jerry – delicious with coke!