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I've never tried a fancy rum, I have the intrigue now.
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pink poodle
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It is a slippery slope and also hit and miss. The burn of an expensive rum that tastes like shit is real
pink poodle
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How is this intrigue working out for you there @steve jobs' pancreas ?
Finished up and decided to treat myself before heading home. I have just had a Don Papa (7 year version) and...wow! It is a really awesome rum. It has a lot of aroma and flavour that evolves continually, with a consistent note of vanilla. A sweet and luscious rum that delivers what spirit drinkers look for.
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MasterOfReality
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I'm working my way through a bottle of Diplomatico Reserva. Can get it for around $90 something on sale.
I think I prefer this over Ron Zacapa, its a touch sweeter.
I think I prefer this over Ron Zacapa, its a touch sweeter.
pink poodle
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Both are great rum. The diplomatico is my go to recommendation these days. So delicious! I haven't had anything from them that isn't great.
It's definitely one of the best sipping rums with the sweetness and syrupy texture. A different prospect altogether from something like the Goslings Old Rum which is full of rich fruit pudding type character, so much more going on there.
pink poodle
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Gosling's have some good rums. Their 151 is freaking good stuff!
MasterOfReality
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That Goslings one sounds great!
Not rum but I do like Milton Rum Distillery's spiced cane spirit which is like xmas cake. Actually that place is great to go in and try a few different rums. They have an awesome international selection.
Not rum but I do like Milton Rum Distillery's spiced cane spirit which is like xmas cake. Actually that place is great to go in and try a few different rums. They have an awesome international selection.
pink poodle
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The black seal is all things fruit cake with a molasses hit.
Had a Dan Murphys gift car sitting around so just ordered this to give it a shot!
Not really much of a spirit drinker - you guys enjoy this with a bit of ice?
pink poodle
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ForkinGreat
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the black seal is a nice rum, I found the finish a bit weird though. It's like I was tasting the nice flavours, and instead of a nice lingering fruit/molasses finish, the sweetness just stopped, and there was an aftertaste I couldn't quite identify. a dryish feeling on the tongue. Almost as if someone had put a drop of bong water in my mouth, prob not as bad as that, but it tasted a bit yuck at the time. never had that with other rums. YMMV. maybe it was that suphur tinge that molasses from the jar has, to me.
The last rum I bought was beenleigh double cask 5yr old. Good bang for the buck. a couple of bottles of that sipped slowly helped get me through the lockdowns last year.
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steve jobs' pancreas
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I finished my Ron Zacapa XO, it was excellent.
Will buy another bottle nek pandemic
Will buy another bottle nek pandemic
pink poodle
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Well...I have all this time on my hands and have filled one of it with some work related experiments. One of the rums I use a bit of is Baron Samedi, who happened to be on sale recently. I decided I'd try and make some coconut rum. I took the easy approach first round and just poured the Baron over a lot of dedicated coconut and left it for a few weeks. I have just filtered it off.
Firstly the colour is massively different to what went in! Baron Samedi is quite a dark rum, but it is now beautiful light golden colour. The rum has a very pleasant coconut aroma. While it has a nice coconut taste to it, the intensity that I had hoped to achieve is not there. I am hoping to develop a natural product (rather than essences) that has a really strong coconut punch. So any suggestions are welcomed? I will likely try again but with more coconut.
I have kept the coconut. It is a rich golden colour and has no real coconut taste left in it, but a slight hint of rum. If I could be bothered I think it would be a great addition to a coconut pineapple cake.
Firstly the colour is massively different to what went in! Baron Samedi is quite a dark rum, but it is now beautiful light golden colour. The rum has a very pleasant coconut aroma. While it has a nice coconut taste to it, the intensity that I had hoped to achieve is not there. I am hoping to develop a natural product (rather than essences) that has a really strong coconut punch. So any suggestions are welcomed? I will likely try again but with more coconut.
I have kept the coconut. It is a rich golden colour and has no real coconut taste left in it, but a slight hint of rum. If I could be bothered I think it would be a great addition to a coconut pineapple cake.
ForkinGreat
Knows his Brassica oleracea
dessicated coconut is dry AF and doesn't really taste of coconut as much as it could.
I suggest trying again, but with coconut flakes. a couple of drops of coconut oil would help too, IMO. the oil generally liquifies in warm to hot weather, but you could get a little and melt it.
pink poodle
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Flakes might be a good idea. I looked at the bag I used, it was grated not dedicated but still not as lush as fresh coconut. Hopefully I don't need to get one of those! Might skip the oil for now. Not confident in texture.
Roll the coconut on rum balls
ForkinGreat
Knows his Brassica oleracea
There is also that horrid shit Malibu, that tastes like I imagine coconut sun tan lotion would.
TBH, I think any naturally derived coconut flavour is going to be on the subtle side.
TBH, I think any naturally derived coconut flavour is going to be on the subtle side.