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My friend bought me some Diplomatic Rerserve… Oh my god, it’s lovely. Tastes like Christmas pudding in a glass. Best warm.
I'm not a spirit drinker, just a bottle of Islay over Christmas, but I do like the sound of drinking Christmas pudding. Is this the one? It's about half the price of the malt I usually buy too.
Not a dark rum but one I was introduced to in Atina Kitchen in Chester is Jamaica Cove Black Pineapple Rum. Gorgeous neat over ice.
For those who got the Amazon offer I posted on the previous page, keep an eye on the £5 off bonus purchase list - I got a bottle of Flora De Cana (7yo) for a tenner last week!
Heavy hints dropped for a bottle of English Spirit Company spiced for Christmas.
Whoah, just cracked open the Burning Barn. Talk about spicy, sheesh, it's got chili burn with a white pepper kick. The madras of spiced rums. If you like flavour, I can recommend this badass.
I love the smoothness of Goslings. My friends girlfriends brother lives in Bermuda (where it’s made) & always used to bring him a bottle or 2 when he came over here - which my mate duly gave to me. He hasn’t been over for a couple of years now 😭
Cloven hoof best rum I have ever had definitely worth a try
Dark matter - I'll be buying some tomorrow
I’m not a spirit drinker, just a bottle of Islay over Christmas, but I do like the sound of drinking Christmas pudding. Is this the one? It’s about half the price of the malt I usually buy too.
Yep, 9 months old and it's still stunningly lovely. Smooth, deep, dark and rich. Om nom nom.
It's what Kraken should taste like, but is too cheap to. (BTW I drink Kraken more than Diplomatico, to save it for more special occasions).
Definitely recommend buying some, if you like your rum a little sweet and dark.
whop, whoop
PSA Black Barrel down to £22 @ Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mount-Gay-Black-Barrel-Rum/dp/B00M1Q9UA2?SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camelanonalerts-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B00M1Q9UA2
Cheers Stoner...
Another batch of spiced rum and intense rum produced by my mate at beachcraft spirits. Ideal for a wee festive tipple or two!
I have currently working my way through another bottle of El Dorado 12 Year Old Rum.
Very pleasant.
This ones definitely made my Christmas list
I've been told for the last 6 years it's the next big thing, it never materialised, waste of time stocking a premium range unless you're in the city.
I've just come back from the Seychelles and brought back some Takamaka St. André. Very nice. Master of Malt sell it here...
Bit more local...
Daymark 1683 has just been added to my rum collection.
Very, very pleasant stuff.
I’ve said it before, so I’ll say it again...
El Dorado, an excellent tipple.
Especially this 21 year old.
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StefMCDef has the correct answer in my book.
Diplomatico Reserva is lovely but it's a teeny bit burny, then also a teeny bit too sweet and these 2 kind of net off to being very good. Santa Teresa Solara for me is the perfection that all other rums are compared against. Worth the extra few quid.
Maybe not in the "for sipping" category and definately falls into the "chavvy" category, but Tesco own brand with Old Jamaica ginger beer, ice and slice of lime works for me. So does Kraken.
I must be uberchav
just bringing this thread back to life to ask a question......
i like rum but struggle to drink it neat, when im out its always with diet coke.
however, i really like Lambs spiced, and between me and the missus, we drank a whole bottle last night. neat, over ice. lovely.
can anyone identify what the difference is between Lambs spiced and say Morgans or Kraken? i cant drink those neat, only Lambs. it surprises me how much more i like that one brand, so just wondered if anyone could tell me why, and even point me in the direction of others that i may like neat too.
thanks
Sadexpunk... This one... ? https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/21720/lambs-spiced
If so, it has a lower alcohol content of 30 percent compared to the 40 odd of kraken. That could be it?
i like rum but struggle to drink it neat
Neat, and/or room temperature is bad. Spiced is bad.* Try a good rum over three large ice cubes.
Lots to recommend from the thread, but I keep going back to Mount Gay XO.
*Fite mee!
Anybody tried the brewdog rum yet? Usual hipster posturing doesn't give much of a hint of what kind of rum it even is.
Forgotten this old thread. Had rum for the first time in ages at New Year - pirate themed party ☠️ - and was looking for ideas to broaden my rum horizons...
Didnt see it mentioned, but couldnt be bothered reading all the replies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroh
This is all you need. Stroh. 80% by vol, 160 proof.
I had a tiny bottle of this I brought back from Austria and it lasted about 10 years.
Sip with care and dont let it spill, it takes the coating off anything.
SelecciÓn de Maestros; singe ice cube; perfect - about £55/bottle.
If your wallet is particularly well endowed you could try Máximo Extra Añejo at more than £1,200/bottle!!
There are couple of options in between these two.
Next time you're in Havana, I strongly recommend you go to a tasting at the distillery in the old town.
If you think Havana Club is 'mainstream' try something from Santiago de Cuba, the spiritual heart of the island.
Sadexpunk… This one… ? https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/21720/lambs-spiced
If so, it has a lower alcohol content of 30 percent compared to the 40 odd of kraken. That could be it?
thats the one. mebbes i just cant hack the hard stuff then 😀
Neat, and/or room temperature is bad. Spiced is bad.* Try a good rum over three large ice cubes.
when i say neat, i do have it over one big ice cube.....
Lots to recommend from the thread, but I keep going back to Mount Gay XO.
ive had both mount gays before, i like them, but with coke 😀 cant drink em neat like i can with the lambs.....
i like them, but with coke
I used to like you.
No mention of Ninefold? Starting to roll out cask aged dark rum. It's a thing of beauty all round.
https://twitter.com/ninefolddistil/status/1269321218672517123?s=20
DrP falling from grace, and REALLY liking the Aldi "seadog" rum!
it's no way near as mature a taste as the posher ones, but I've been off the run for a while, so getting back into it!
plus, £15.....
(hey... I've a divorce to pay for 😄)
DrP
I would hope it has already been stated but the answer is Zacapa.
Great minds DrP! Was just about to write about the virtues of Seadog. Very sippable indeed and at £15 a throw definitely worthy of a punt.
Mount Gay have just recently changed both the Black Barrel and XO so need to try them again
I discovered Black Balla recently. Wow. It's like black treacle. Imagine Diplomatico Reserva if it was reduced down a bit.
I also bought a bottle of Dark Matter, holy crap, that's awful. It's just like someone's thrown a bag of cloves in the cask.
I'm enjoying this lately
That Plantation 5yr old is great. However concur with Dark Matter comment above, mouthwash!
Don Papa is odd. I really like it but can understand the doubts about its provenance and what exactly has been added..
Got my eyes on a bottle of RL Seale 10yr, apparently it's the bees.
PSA: If you haven't been watching, Mount Gay changed the recipe of Black Barrel so its now left in Bourbon barrels for longer and has older/ pot stilled content.
Anyway, its currently reduced on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mount-Gay-Black-Barrel-Double/dp/B085WJY6K2/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=black+barrel+rum&qid=1598296107&sr=8-1
Plantation (pineapple dark rum)
£44 per bott mind with a free Admiral J's mug
I also bought a bottle of Dark Matter, holy crap, that’s awful. It’s just like someone’s thrown a bag of cloves in the cask.
Its not a sipper thats for sure.
But chuck in some fresh lime juice and a splash of ginger beer and its bloody fantastic.
I went to Costa Rica at the beginning of the year and drank some lovely rums. Brought back a bottle of Centenario 30yr old which the most sippable rum I've had.
I can't find it anywhere back here though so I'm having to ration it until I can afford to go back to Costa Rica!
Bloody hell! I bought the 30yr, 25yr and a 20yr together for £118 in San Jose airport.
St Nicholas Abbey is one of the best I have had. The St Lucia distillers 1931 is also good. Week on week is the m and s bajan rum, really nice for the price, quite sweet as opposed to delicate.
I know many purists lamented the original Sailor Jerry recipe but I never tasted it, so perhaps I'm fortunate for not knowing the difference between the original and the current version. But I am a big fan of the current version. I find it very balanced and easy to drink neat. Obviously I'm not a purist or rum snob, it just tastes good to me. Cheers! 🥃