i like BRUGAL
― Will M., Friday, 2 November 2007 20:50 (sixteen years ago) link
Goslings gets my vote but I feel bad not being able to put in for Mount Gay or Cockspur, which didn't make this list out of wikipedia being shit. I want to try Pusser's but haven't found it.
― El Tomboto, Friday, 2 November 2007 20:54 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.tvheaven.ca/rumpole18.jpg
― gff, Friday, 2 November 2007 20:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Cosign on Cockspur.
Went with Havana Club.
― Dom Passantino, Friday, 2 November 2007 21:05 (sixteen years ago) link
this is my thread!!!
Cockspur is amazing. mt. gay regular is a fine $20.
― jergïns, Friday, 2 November 2007 21:13 (sixteen years ago) link
the one and only RUM appreciation thread
― jergïns, Friday, 2 November 2007 21:14 (sixteen years ago) link
7 yr old havana club
― s1ocki, Friday, 2 November 2007 21:15 (sixteen years ago) link
so many on that list i've never tried.
sailor jerry is shit btw.
― jergïns, Friday, 2 November 2007 21:15 (sixteen years ago) link
who's tried 10 cane? that is one weird assed rum. i thought i loved it at first and now i can't even stand the smell of it (and no i didn't have a bad experience)
― jergïns, Friday, 2 November 2007 21:19 (sixteen years ago) link
All rum is horrifying. I blame a bad college experience with rum and Diet Coke.
― HI DERE, Friday, 2 November 2007 21:20 (sixteen years ago) link
cruzan is hella underrated. it's a great 15$ bottle, esp the dark and the amber
― jergïns, Friday, 2 November 2007 21:22 (sixteen years ago) link
Wait I do like Cruzan! We brought back about a bazillion bottles from our honeymoon ($3/bottle, thankyou VI).
― HI DERE, Friday, 2 November 2007 21:31 (sixteen years ago) link
Cruzan yeah. I tend to go for the aged dark mellowed out rums, so some home favorites are El Dorado 15 year and Ron Pampero Anniversario.
Rum is really one of the best values in liquor, it's possible to get some top notch stuff for under $30/bottle.
― I DIED, Friday, 2 November 2007 21:32 (sixteen years ago) link
in Bermuda I noticed the other rum drink besides barritt's + goslings D&S is cockspur a regular ginger ale like canada dry, kind of a light & stormy I suppose.
― El Tomboto, Friday, 2 November 2007 21:35 (sixteen years ago) link
Appleton and Havana Club are all I've really enjoyed, I will have to try some of the other recommendations here. I prefer to drink it straight up, is that odd?
― Matt D, Friday, 2 November 2007 22:40 (sixteen years ago) link
Not to me, but depends on the rum.
― El Tomboto, Friday, 2 November 2007 22:40 (sixteen years ago) link
Appleton is my favorite of these that I've had; I didn't realize there were so many rums I've never tried.
― nickalicious, Friday, 2 November 2007 22:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Also, I'm through with rum + coke. After many tests I've decided rum + fruit juice (oj + splash of cran my fav) is the route for me.
― nickalicious, Friday, 2 November 2007 22:49 (sixteen years ago) link
good rums are supposed to be drank from a snifter, so straight isn't so different. i've had bartenders at expensive places get on me for adding soda and a lime to a 12$ shot.
― jergïns, Friday, 2 November 2007 23:09 (sixteen years ago) link
everybody try rum rickey (rum + club soda + lime) tonight!
my favorites are cockspur and mt. gay. as jergins said, the cruzans are surprisingly good considering the price; probably the best value i've found.
for you who think you hate rum, don't give up hope. i thought the same thing after my freshman year in college. then i tasted good rum.
― lxy, Friday, 2 November 2007 23:19 (sixteen years ago) link
spiced rum and coke is god's gift to the girl drink drunk
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 3 November 2007 01:29 (sixteen years ago) link
i have to go with myers for sentimental reasons
RUM POLL STILT SKIN.
― s1ocki, Saturday, 3 November 2007 01:31 (sixteen years ago) link
Noise admins still waiting for their first pubic hairs
― gr8080, Saturday, 3 November 2007 02:26 (sixteen years ago) link
HC U NO ME
― remy bean, Saturday, 3 November 2007 04:52 (sixteen years ago) link
Mount Gay. My folks are just back from a fortnight in Barbados and I have my fingers crossed for a bottle (they got me one last time, so a precedent has been set).
― Madchen, Saturday, 3 November 2007 15:51 (sixteen years ago) link
I love Mt Gay. It's has this overt ethanol flavor and odor but it somehow works.
― wanko ergo sum, Saturday, 3 November 2007 15:54 (sixteen years ago) link
Voted for Havan Club 'cause there's no Jack Iron (q.v.) on the list.
― Nubbelverbrennung, Saturday, 3 November 2007 18:03 (sixteen years ago) link
I voted Myers because I, increasingly, my tastes are turning into the tastes of an old person.
― Abbott, Saturday, 3 November 2007 22:51 (sixteen years ago) link
only potable rum
http://images.egullet.com/u2/i1540.jpg
― adam, Saturday, 3 November 2007 23:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― ILX System, Monday, 5 November 2007 00:01 (sixteen years ago) link
flor de cane 12 year
― jergïns, Monday, 5 November 2007 00:31 (sixteen years ago) link
bundaberg lolz.
― W4LTER, Monday, 5 November 2007 00:37 (sixteen years ago) link
It's got to be Mount Gay, plenty of ice, wee squeeze of freshly picked lime. Mmmmmmm.
― *rumpie*, Monday, 5 November 2007 10:52 (sixteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― ILX System, Tuesday, 6 November 2007 00:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Havin' warmed Gosling's + lime + honey. Dunno a name for it, but this is good. Kinda like a toddy w/o tea.
― libcrypt, Friday, 14 December 2007 23:58 (sixteen years ago) link
the rum rickey is a bit dangerous I've found. mmmm rum rickey.
― El Tomboto, Friday, 14 December 2007 23:59 (sixteen years ago) link
oh god they're something else. cockspur + soda + lime (skip the sugar) is the most perfect drink i've found.
― jergïns, Saturday, 15 December 2007 00:28 (sixteen years ago) link
we need to hang out
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 15 December 2007 00:33 (sixteen years ago) link
what kind of rum will i buy on my way home from work?
― lxy, Saturday, 15 December 2007 00:42 (sixteen years ago) link
cockspur and mt. gay is the answer
― lxy, Saturday, 15 December 2007 04:19 (sixteen years ago) link
Mount Gay is possibly the best name ever for a consumable.
― libcrypt, Saturday, 15 December 2007 06:08 (sixteen years ago) link
possibly one of the best tastes, too
― lxy, Saturday, 15 December 2007 07:41 (sixteen years ago) link
There isn't a single Rhum Agricole Martinique AOC on that list. Wikipedia sucks. There's probably a more diverse range of rums distilled on Martinique alone than on that poxy list.
https://www.weinquelle.com/fotos/s4547.jpg
― Ed, Saturday, 15 December 2007 10:19 (sixteen years ago) link
okay i want that
― lxy, Saturday, 15 December 2007 18:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Pampero 0
best rum on this robbed
― this filthy ambulance of a season (jergins), Monday, 24 August 2009 02:31 (fourteen years ago) link
Bundaberg 1
eww
― wilter, Monday, 24 August 2009 02:32 (fourteen years ago) link
still the best i've had
http://www.refinedvices.com/newsimages/rum/pamperoan.jpg
― ( ´_ゝ˙) (Dr. Phil), Monday, 24 August 2009 03:21 (fourteen years ago) link
also:
Myers 2
gtfo
― ( ´_ゝ˙) (Dr. Phil), Monday, 24 August 2009 03:22 (fourteen years ago) link
my verdict: zacapa centenario > pampero
― luol deng (am0n), Saturday, 14 November 2009 02:15 (fourteen years ago) link
surprised by that!
― lxy, Saturday, 14 November 2009 04:19 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/images/gavel_400.jpg
― luol deng (am0n), Saturday, 14 November 2009 20:20 (fourteen years ago) link
luol
― lxy, Saturday, 14 November 2009 21:02 (fourteen years ago) link
Rum Poll Stilt Skin
― Bay-L.A. Bar Talk (Hurting 2), Saturday, 14 November 2009 21:03 (fourteen years ago) link
― W4LTER, Monday, November 5, 2007 12:37 AM
looool australia wtf
i tried the fijian rum when i was there. BOUNTY. yeech
― rahni, Tuesday, 4 May 2010 04:21 (thirteen years ago) link
I've never had rum at all, as far as I know, but am interested to give it a try. Suggestions?I'm coming as a whisk(e)y drinker, if that makes any difference, and particularly enjoy more heartily flavoured varieties.
If I can get it in a supermarket here in the UK then even better.
Not many votes on this poll, sadly, so I don't lay too much stock in its results.
Thanks rum drinking friends.
― krakow, Sunday, 3 October 2010 20:39 (thirteen years ago) link
so do you want something that you can drink on its own or with a little ice?
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 3 October 2010 20:43 (thirteen years ago) link
(vs. something to mix with?)
anniversariocockspurflor de canemount gay
― con suelo, Sunday, 3 October 2010 20:46 (thirteen years ago) link
As a whiskey drinker you'll definitely skew toward the aged rums - if you're okay with sweeter notes a lot of them (Ron Zacapa Centenario, Pampero, El Dorado, etc.) have a very developed brown sugar taste which is pretty delicious but definitely sweeter than the caramels in whiskey. Any of the aged rum agricoles from Martinique will be less syrupy and sharper (distilled from cane sugar rather than molasses), also delicious. Not sure about availability in the UK, though.
― I DIED, Sunday, 3 October 2010 20:51 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah some less-sweet options would be a nice clement from martinique or maybe appleton estate reserve which is real tasty.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 3 October 2010 20:56 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm looking for something to drink sans mixer. With or without ice, as appropriate.
I'm certainly partial to a sweetness of taste; I very much enjoy Amaretto, Glayva and Drambuie for example.
― krakow, Sunday, 3 October 2010 20:58 (thirteen years ago) link
if you like it a little sweeter, this is a good sippin' drink
http://mixdrinkipedia.com/_media/brand/rum/pyrat-rum-xo.jpg
i actually wrote a little column about rum this summer, but instead of linking that i'll just link you to my principal source, which was the guy who publishes the gifted rum guide. he has a long list of recommended rums on his website.
― a tenth level which features a single castle (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 3 October 2010 22:00 (thirteen years ago) link
(for his sipping-rum choices, scroll down to the gold/pale rums)
― a tenth level which features a single castle (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 3 October 2010 22:02 (thirteen years ago) link
that's a cool resource, tips!
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 3 October 2010 22:13 (thirteen years ago) link
you will never regret buying pampero.
― lxy, Monday, November 2, 2009 9:21 PM (11 months ago)
especially for straight sipping imo
― sleeve, Sunday, 3 October 2010 22:51 (thirteen years ago) link
One of my bros will drink nothing but Captain and Diet Coke. When the sugar in both metabolizes with cigarettes it's a horrifying stench.
― raging hetero lifechill (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 3 October 2010 22:52 (thirteen years ago) link
didn't realize until recently that capt. comes in under 40% abv; so your bro is shorting himself valuable alcohol in addition to drinking something disgusting
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 3 October 2010 22:54 (thirteen years ago) link
btw for the uninitiated pampero and anniversario are the same thing
― con suelo, Monday, 4 October 2010 04:31 (thirteen years ago) link
I bought a bottle of Mount Gay Eclipse last night, following advice on Facebook too. The Rum journey begins...
― krakow, Tuesday, 5 October 2010 09:46 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm drinking a hot chocolate and Captain Morgans before I turn in. Yum.
― A brownish area with points (chap), Monday, 22 November 2010 01:27 (thirteen years ago) link
Dr. Phil and am0n otm
― harbl, Friday, November 13, 2009 9:10 PM (1 year ago)
― Secrets will not Block Justice (harbl), Sunday, 27 February 2011 23:47 (thirteen years ago) link
i have a bottle of mount gay
― am0n, Wednesday, 2 March 2011 04:32 (thirteen years ago) link
Barbancourt 0
smh
― just sayin, Friday, 4 March 2011 15:52 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.champersgroup.com/productmedia/barbancourt-5-star-rum-8-years-old.jpg
― just sayin, Friday, 4 March 2011 15:55 (thirteen years ago) link
yah barbancourt is pretty good, certainly better than myers!
― call all destroyer, Friday, 4 March 2011 16:16 (thirteen years ago) link
for real! altho i would never turn down myers. ive realised lately there are many many rums that i enjoy
― just sayin, Friday, 4 March 2011 16:23 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah tbf myer's dark is one of the best rums for one of my fav. rum drinks but it's blunt and not versatile. myer's light blows though.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 4 March 2011 16:24 (thirteen years ago) link
i dont know if i've ever seen the light one in the uk, they have the dark at my corner store so i've got it quite a few times
― just sayin, Friday, 4 March 2011 16:32 (thirteen years ago) link
what is yr fav rum drink btw
― just sayin, Friday, 4 March 2011 16:34 (thirteen years ago) link
the periodista!
1.5 oz. dark rum (myer's, maybe goslings).75 oz. apricot brandy.75 oz. triple sec.5 oz. fresh lime juice
― call all destroyer, Friday, 4 March 2011 16:45 (thirteen years ago) link
i have those ingredients! will make
― just sayin, Friday, 4 March 2011 16:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Spiced tum and voke ftw omnomnom
― nathom, Sunday, 12 January 2020 22:49 (four years ago) link
And play some sheila e. Smoke. And yes.
― nathom, Sunday, 12 January 2020 22:50 (four years ago) link
What's a good rum I should try? Preferably not exhorbitant, preferably not overly spiced or flavoured.
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Wednesday, 9 June 2021 15:21 (two years ago) link
I'm quite partial to some Sailor Jerry even though it's probably a bit low end for ilx
― calzino, Wednesday, 9 June 2021 15:28 (two years ago) link
wouldn't say no to a SJ, I'm just a bit done with sweet, spiced rums.
My dad got me a bottle of Wood's a while back and it's like 57%, really strong tasting - maybe a bit too much!
A friend had a nice bottle of Diplomatico which you can drink straight as it's very sweet and really quite nice tasting, but I read online that that's because they add sugar to it, which I wonder if it's a bit anti-purist?
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Wednesday, 9 June 2021 15:33 (two years ago) link
goes along smoothly:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll5aPrf2zE0
― Long Tall Arsetee & the Shaker Intros (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 9 June 2021 15:37 (two years ago) link
I used to sometimes get offered swigs of some unspecified overproof rum in unlabelled bottles or cola cans from Afro-Caribbean punters in the bookies when I worked there, that stuff was dynamite!
― calzino, Wednesday, 9 June 2021 15:37 (two years ago) link
For mixing my go-tos are Zaya Gran Reserva (Trinidad & Tobago, for something slightly darker) and Flor de Cana (Nicaragua, for white). I don't drink straight rum, though, but I have a couple of other older aged bottles somewhere.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 9 June 2021 15:48 (two years ago) link
I like Diplomatico, it's probably the best bargain for rum in my area. Seems a bit odd to me for people to object to adding sugar to a beverage made from sugarcane juice?
El Dorado's 12 and 15 years are good too.
This is amazing: https://rumratings.com/brands/3966-el-pasador-de-oro-xo
(that site is moderately useful, though tilts toward big spenders)
― im dum (rob), Wednesday, 9 June 2021 16:20 (two years ago) link
probably basic to rum nerds but havana club 7 is sooo good and their others are nice as well. what's the fake american version like?
― Left, Wednesday, 9 June 2021 16:26 (two years ago) link
it's probably the best bargain for rum in my area
just want to amend this to "drinkable straight" rum as there are certainly cheaper mixing rums. I don't really make cocktails at home much
― im dum (rob), Wednesday, 9 June 2021 16:32 (two years ago) link
We have a bottle of El Dorado 12 year, makes delicious rum old fashioneds.
This may not meet the affordability requirement since it runs in the $30-$40 range, but I'm a huge fan of rhum agricole. Clement is the main brand you see in the U.S. It's made from fresh-pressed cane juice, not molasses. It's very grassy, and you can make a Ti Punch with 2 oz, one squeezed lime and a few spoons of cane syrup or simple syrup. Soooooo good, and quick to make.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 9 June 2021 21:19 (two years ago) link
This is a really good strong drink, it's really complex but not at all sophisticated, which is nice.It's from a posh tiki bar in Times Sq. Great drinks. Not the nicest place to hang.
The Derelict
.75 oz lime juice.75 oz grapefruit juice.25 oz lilikoi puree.25 oz Don’s Spices #4.50 oz Demerara syrup.75 oz banana blend2 dshr dshs Angostura bitters4 dshr dshs absinthe.25 oz Hamilton 151 proof Demerara rum.50 oz Hamilton Navy Strength rum.50 oz Appleton Rare Blend 12yr rum1 oz Buffalo Trace bourbon1 oz El Dorado 12yr rum
― Fauna Sukkot (Deflatormouse), Friday, 11 June 2021 00:45 (two years ago) link
lol
it's really complex but not at all sophisticated,
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 11 June 2021 00:52 (two years ago) link
a needlessly complex tiki cocktail? be still my heart.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 11 June 2021 01:03 (two years ago) link
I just meant it's bold and fun and funky rather than elegant or delicate. Have you ever had a 1934 zombie?
It's a great value as well, I think they charge $21 which is like $5 more than your average cocktail in Manhattan with maybe a third of the booze. You don't need a second drink unless you wanna get really blasted, and even then you only need 2.
Had a drink there with peanut butter in it once!
Anyway, to answer the question I think Appleton Estate 12 is a good one.
― Fauna Sukkot (Deflatormouse), Friday, 11 June 2021 01:05 (two years ago) link
Tipsy, what is the name of that big Caribbean rum book you got at xmas?
― The Terroir of Tiny Town (WmC), Sunday, 29 January 2023 03:52 (one year ago) link