RUM POLL

was it pyrat xo reserve? thats a good one but the bottle shape isn't good for pouring

eyed a bottle of anejo pampero the other day. might have to go back for it

do!

lxy changed my mind about rum, i didn't think it was very good before

i didn't either, but she showed me the light!

the pyrat was... i'm not sure which. it had a charm with a buddha or something on it hung around the neck. it was too sweet.

http://www.badgerwest.com/images/PatronPyratXO.jpg

looks about right!

Ron Zacapa Centenario

^ want

RUM POLL STILT SKIN.

― s1ocki, Friday, November 2, 2007 9:31 PM (1 year ago)

was about to make this joke, thought "i bet s1ocki already made it," cmd+f'ed stil--, sighed

that Sailor Jerrys is pretty good. 92 proof

@harbl & tehresa: LOL :) <3
@am0n: i've got a cupboard of expensive, "good" rums that i don't want to drink, so i'll await your verdict before trying the centenario; plz report back.
@carne asada: really? not for me, sailor jerry.

sailor jerry is shit btw.

― jergïns, Friday, November 2, 2007 5:15 PM

@lxy: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/85/216204969_87d9274772_o.jpg

i thought i looked mad cheesy but i liked it enough. not much of a rum drinker iirc

it looks mad phallic more like

@am0n: nepalese rum! scotte's says it's good, anyway. friend brought some old monk from india ($3 at the duty-free, i think?). not so hot.
@carne asada: try better rum, you will be more of a rum drinker.

bah rum i do not like it

how is that even possible, jjjusten?

its my one liquor no go! i am sorry to disappoint ;_;

but. i thought you would drink anything?

jjj i thought it was my no go too, for the longest time!
maybe you need to try again with the right rum.

i mean, it's still not my go-to or favorite by any means, but i hate it much less than i thought i did and have been able to move past my bad college rum experiences :)

oh ill drink anything, but i dont always enjoy it (i hear there are pictures on the interwebs to this effect).

i broke my college sponsored tequila ban successfully, rum has actually just kind of never been my thing, there is a flavor in there that makes me go yurrrghhh

i will never make you drink rum if you will never make me drink tequila

i broke my college sponsored tequila ban successfully, rum has actually just kind of never been my thing, there is a flavor in there that makes me go arrrrghh

fix'd

found the ron zacapa centenario. i don't know how to rate it but its not living up to the reviews. gonna buy the pampero and do a comparison. spied some bottles of mt gay extra old, matusalem and cockspur 12. also saw a $180 bottle of pappy van winkle >:O

cockspur 12 is so so good.

eclipse is the only mt. gay i've liked. (drinking it right now)

you will never regret buying pampero.

what about flor de cana

also why don't you want to drink your expensive rums

yes.

all of the fdc ambers i've tasted are very good. haven't had the top of the line.

not much difference between the years, maybe? not when mixing anyway.

xp because they're not good! i would drink them right up if i liked them!

Pampero 0

best rum on this robbed

― this filthy ambulance of a season (jergins), Monday, 24 August 2009 02:31 (2 months ago)

can I get a high end S&D?

i.e. recommend me something that is actually better or as good as Pampero. Not Pyrat.

http://www.klwines.com/images/skus/1013444x.jpg

Pampero 0

best rum on this robbed

― this filthy ambulance of a season (jergins), Monday, 24 August 2009 02:31 (2 months ago)

I agree 100%. jergins, Dr. Phil, and lxy OTMFM.

Dr. Phil and am0n otm

my verdict: zacapa centenario > pampero

surprised by that!

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/images/gavel_400.jpg

luol

Rum Poll Stilt Skin

bundaberg lolz.

― W4LTER, Monday, November 5, 2007 12:37 AM

looool australia wtf

i tried the fijian rum when i was there. BOUNTY. yeech

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.

so do you want something that you can drink on its own or with a little ice?

(vs. something to mix with?)

anniversario
cockspur
flor de cane
mount gay

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.

yeah some less-sweet options would be a nice clement from martinique or maybe appleton estate reserve which is real tasty.

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.

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.

(for his sipping-rum choices, scroll down to the gold/pale rums)