No problem having the good stuff to enjoy occasionally amongst the not as good stuff. You drinking the spiced at all?Mount Gay Extra Old is the good one, all the cheaper ones are a bit lacking in character IMO.
Zacapa 23 is a favourite.
I get a bottle of nicer rum every now and then but always feel like I'm rationing it out, sort of guilty having one so end up buying something around the $50-$70 mark to drink instead. The good stuff just sits there longer !
...but don't go wasting the Zacapa by mixing it. You just sit back and enjoy it the way those Guatemalans intended, naked.Mount Gay Extra Old is the good one, all the cheaper ones are a bit lacking in character IMO.
Zacapa 23 is a favourite.
I get a bottle of nicer rum every now and then but always feel like I'm rationing it out, sort of guilty having one so end up buying something around the $50-$70 mark to drink instead. The good stuff just sits there longer !
For a nice spiced rum try Baron Samedi. It is superior to both you have mentioned and a lot of other popular spiced rums, including the Kraken.No problem having the good stuff to enjoy occasionally amongst the not as good stuff. You drinking the spiced at all?
The Bacardi 8yo I'm drinking is quite nice on it's own. I was thinking it was getting up there a bit at RRP of about $70. Like everything though, the sky is the limit, and I don't know what the fuck I'm talking about.
What price does the good stuff start at?
Mt Gay XO is good. Aged in Bourbon barrels. it does give the rum an element of that flavour, esp compared to the cheaper mt gay rums.From memory the mount gay xo was mid 60s at Dan's, and well worth it imo. Might have some now.
Also check out rumratings website, some reviews are sh1t but other people's comments are sometimes worth noting when you see the same things repeated e.g an excessively sweet rum
Like the rating system on their site. I will have to check it out. Was hoping they might've still been open in Swanston St but doesn't look like it.This shop is almost on my way home, so occasionally I drop in on a Friday evening for a new bottle.
They stock extensive ranges of great stuff (Wine included if the better half enjoys that)
https://www.nicks.com.au/store/spirits-liqueurs/rum-cachaca?dir=desc&order=score&p=1
Diy version with Bundy?Dan's also sells Ron De Jeremy reserve rum.
Tastes disgusting & has white floaty bits in the bottle. We keep a bottle in the bar for the unsuspecting punter too young to know who the Hedgehog is.
View attachment 339099
It's a possibility!Diy version with Bundy?
Good to see you're seasoning the pallet. Time to ease up on the ice and raise the budget a little...Definitely one for the top shelf - can just see people squinting to read it, shaking their head, then re reading it, lol
Poodle, have had a couple of krackens on ice - very vanilla. Will step up a notch soon I think.
No beer in house, have had to go down to te cellar and scrabble round for a red.
This, so much love for this one but my local doesn't seem to stock it anymore.-https://www.nicks.com.au/goslings-black-seal-rum-700ml (smells like Christmas!)