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