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- Fri Mar 30, 2012 6:50 pm
- Forum: Rum Cellar
- Topic: Tobacco infused rum
- Replies: 16
- Views: 46551
Re: Tobacco infused rum
I'm not saying it is harmless but if 1 leaf un treated leaf is infused into 750 ml if alcohol vs the average of 5 leaves in the average cigar and the time infusing is less, and it is enjoyed in moderation (1-2 drinks per week) the advese effects are not that bad. It appears that your figures assume...
- Fri Mar 09, 2012 11:49 pm
- Forum: Rum Cellar
- Topic: Tobacco infused rum
- Replies: 16
- Views: 46551
Re: Tobacco infused rum
Chef, you really need to re-read what I consider the best known facts about the infusion of tobacco, especially that of cigars. Keep in mind that tobacco leaves are well fermented. From an earlier post... Cigars deliver 200 times the nicotine of a cigarette if smoked. Multiply times at least 10 for ...
- Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:47 pm
- Forum: Other liquors and beverages
- Topic: Licor 43
- Replies: 3
- Views: 24305
Re: Licor 43
Sorry, this one has shilling smeared all over it. IMHO, and also that of the Wiki linked. A peek at this "Licors" homepage home page features a stunning piece of work by a well-paid advertising and marketing firm. Oddly enough I was just reading a wonderful book "The Philosopy of Whisky", who spent ...
- Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:33 pm
- Forum: Rum Cellar
- Topic: Cañazo
- Replies: 6
- Views: 30282
Re: Cañazo
Gee, at 50% it's a rhum agricole made without the regulations, lol...
- Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:22 pm
- Forum: The Drawing Room
- Topic: Happy New Year!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 20171
Happy New Year!
Count and friends, a happy new year to all! I sincerely hope we can all return to post here again, as this fine website deserves to prosper and grow...
- Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:16 pm
- Forum: The Drawing Room
- Topic: Rating system
- Replies: 45
- Views: 75147
Re: Rating system
A late summary... Unfortunately this extremely fine website has been inactive for quite some time, sadly due to the Count's misfortune and loss of a hard drive as I remember. What a shame! It was/is posts like this - intelligent, respectful and relatively competent - that made this website one of t...
- Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:38 pm
- Forum: News Repository
- Topic: RumXPs sweep Golden Barrel Awards in UK
- Replies: 2
- Views: 21004
Re: RumXPs sweep Golden Barrel Awards in UK
I'm not surprised. The list of those solicited for nominations was dominated by the usual suspects of Burr's XP panel. As an example, The Rum Project is one of the largest independent and non-commerical rum sites on the net, with over 150 rums reviewed, yet... Our nominations for top rums were not a...
- Sat Oct 29, 2011 11:07 am
- Forum: Rum Cellar
- Topic: Which Rum should I to try next?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 33284
Re: Which Rum should I to try next?
OK, against my better judgment I'll recommend the official British Navy Rum, Pusser's Blue Label. And why this one? I believe that a real appreciation of rums comes from history and tradition - learning the styles of rums, which came first, and so on. Thus there's a case for starting with a good Baj...
- Sat Oct 29, 2011 10:51 am
- Forum: Rum Cellar
- Topic: The right glass?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 22002
Re: The right glass?
Great question. Early on at The Rum Project, we became fascinated with this question - we literally spent months trying different glasses and learning all about glasses from a wide variety of real tasting experts. All of this experience was then later summarized in my E-Book on rum, in "Chapter Thre...
- Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:02 pm
- Forum: Rum Cellar
- Topic: Which Rum should I to try next?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 33284
Re: Which Rum should I to try next?
No. But more to the point: what are the rums you selected to represent each style, and to understand them? How have you approached learning to appreciate rum? What kind of glass do you use, and how do you approach a tasting? Do you compare a new rum against your reference rums in each style?
- Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:37 am
- Forum: Whiskey Cellar
- Topic: Woodford Reserve
- Replies: 7
- Views: 27235
Re: Woodford Reserve
Far be it from me to disagree, lol, but until you have tried Pappy Van Winkles 20 Year you have come nowhere near tasting the "best bourbon". The Van Winkles - 10yo, 12yo, 15yo, 20yo and 23 yo have all earned deservedly high ratings. The 20 yo earned the highest rating every given in BTI's history -...
- Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:29 am
- Forum: Rum Cellar
- Topic: Which Rum should I to try next?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 33284
Re: Which Rum should I to try next?
Ricky, your question is one most new rum drinkers face. The biggest mistake you can make is to simply start asking people what rum should I try next, and the next few years of your life will then be driven by trying a bunch of unrelated rums, many of which are really quite inferior, and after all is...
- Sun Sep 18, 2011 3:08 pm
- Forum: Rum Cellar
- Topic: Review: Mount Gay Extra Old Rum
- Replies: 6
- Views: 31058
Re: Review: Mount Gay Extra Old Rum
The $50 price tag was very temporary, as the marketing's department introduction of the horrid new bottle wasn't enough to justify a nearly 80% increase the price. The prices came back down very quickly and now are maintained at about $33 or $34 dollars. Keep in mind that south Florida has perhaps t...
- Sun Sep 11, 2011 7:45 pm
- Forum: Rum Cellar
- Topic: Review: Mount Gay Extra Old Rum
- Replies: 6
- Views: 31058
Re: Review: Mount Gay Extra Old Rum
(I hope) needless to say, MGXO is perhaps the most respected rum in the world, not least due to Mount Gay's status as the oldest continuously operating rum distillery in the world (1703). Although the current product is far from the original the company made every effort to maintain continuity and t...
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 2:35 pm
- Forum: The Humidor
- Topic: My Personal Cigar Statement! Please Add Your Thoughts!!!!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 25468
Re: My Personal Cigar Statement! Please Add Your Thoughts!!!
About a year or two ago I decided to revisit my youth when I'd buy a nice cigar daily from a old time tobacconist who'd recommend something different each day. As I tend to do, I did my usual extensive due diligence and amassed yet another collection of what I believed were good and moderately price...
- Sun Aug 28, 2011 7:53 pm
- Forum: Rum Cellar
- Topic: My latest tasting
- Replies: 3
- Views: 22429
Re: My latest tasting
The Gran Reserva 15 is a solera rum, one of least defined methods of aging, but in general consists of a number of levels, typically three or four levels for rum. The system begins with all the levels being filled with new make. After a period, say 6 months or a year, a certain quantity, say half a ...
- Thu May 19, 2011 11:38 am
- Forum: Rum Cellar
- Topic: Tobacco infused rum
- Replies: 16
- Views: 46551
Re: Tobacco infused rum
The juxtaposition of the last two posts is breathtaking. Delicious? Give my best to your oncologist, lol...
- Thu May 05, 2011 12:19 pm
- Forum: Whiskey Cellar
- Topic: Drinks by the Dram
- Replies: 5
- Views: 27649
Re: Drinks by the Dram
Question: Yes, I love the concept buuuuuuuuuuut....
Are the samples provided in glass (not plastic) bottles? Personally, I have a great resistance to plastic containers for the obvious reason - possible leaching of plastic components into the whisky.
Are the samples provided in glass (not plastic) bottles? Personally, I have a great resistance to plastic containers for the obvious reason - possible leaching of plastic components into the whisky.
- Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:03 pm
- Forum: News Repository
- Topic: Ron de Jeremy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 22355
Re: Ron de Jeremy
As always - well, sometimes - The Rum Project scored yet another series of firsts. The first "non-review" of Ron de Jeremy on the net ( link ). This was so gutbustingly funny that the CEO actually featured it on the opening page of the Jeremy website. Following this was the first "pre-review", and l...
- Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:57 pm
- Forum: Whiskey Cellar
- Topic: Review: Jameson Irish Whiskey Spectacular Double Bill
- Replies: 28
- Views: 56774
Re: Review: Jameson Irish Whiskey Spectacular Double Bill
X2... Almost all of the leading reviewers of whisky follow a regimen similar to JaRiMi's. Start neat, take your time, then slowly add a few drops - literally a few - of pure water. More water can be added for further exploration. It is a scientific fact that even a few drops of water releases aromas...
- Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:42 am
- Forum: Rum Cellar
- Topic: Toward an Authentic Rum Profile
- Replies: 8
- Views: 32594
Re: Toward an Authentic Rum Profile
J, I have every respect for your experience and knowledge and we do agree much more than not. And we do agree here as well - to a point. Keep in mind that tasting wheels are common for wine, whisky, chocolate, coffee, cheese and more, so it is clear that there are common aromas and tastes for all th...
- Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:02 pm
- Forum: Rum Cellar
- Topic: Toward an Authentic Rum Profile
- Replies: 8
- Views: 32594
Re: Toward an Authentic Rum Profile
Like many threads, it's all too easy to get off track. What I'd hoped for was a discussion of the most common aromas and tastes found in rum. So let me be the first to answer my own question: the following is the short list of the aromas and flavors we find most typical of real and unaltered molasse...
- Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:59 pm
- Forum: Rum Cellar
- Topic: Help needed with Dominican Republic Rums
- Replies: 12
- Views: 36568
Re: Help needed with Dominican Republic Rums
Please know that although I speak only for Sue Sea and myself at The Rum Project, many experienced tasters have noted unlabeled flavorings and additives, sometimes to the extreme, in many rums. These altered rums (with unlabeled flavorings, sugar, etc) are what I mean by "tweaked". This is often don...
- Wed Jan 19, 2011 1:16 pm
- Forum: Rum Cellar
- Topic: Help needed with Dominican Republic Rums
- Replies: 12
- Views: 36568
Re: Help needed with Dominican Republic Rums
The Atlantico is nothing like musty Brugal. It is thick, sweet almost syrupy, and definitely tweaked. At least here in S. Florida it is overpriced. Althouth we really don't like altered rums, it may be something you will enjoy. Now as far as the "styles" of rum goes, the notion of "styles" was first...
- Mon Jan 17, 2011 12:48 pm
- Forum: Rum Cellar
- Topic: Help needed with Dominican Republic Rums
- Replies: 12
- Views: 36568
Re: Help needed with Dominican Republic Rums
Agreed, on a good day for us though. The "mustiness" is quite apparent, and after a time we ran into this peculiar aroma more than once - and all in Dominican rums. Now as you know - or should - there are either four or five "styles" of rum (not geographical) which include Barbadian style, Jamaican ...
- Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:43 pm
- Forum: Rum Cellar
- Topic: Toward an Authentic Rum Profile
- Replies: 8
- Views: 32594
Re: Toward an Authentic Rum Profile
J... I know you have a real handle and appreciation for purity in rum. Thanks for your observations and recommendations; we concur heartily with anything that Richard Seales produces. But I'm afraid we're leaving the intent of this thread, which is to discuss a "pure rum profile". In other words, wh...
- Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:35 pm
- Forum: Rum Cellar
- Topic: Help needed with Dominican Republic Rums
- Replies: 12
- Views: 36568
Re: Help needed with Dominican Republic Rums
It seems you have a taste for sweet, spiced or altered rums (which would explain why you didn't like the Brugal). Brugal, the Anejo and Extra Viejo, are really pretty jarring with a sweet opening counterposed with a musty finish. Here's some Dominicans you may find interesting: Ron Matusalem Gran Re...
- Sat Jan 08, 2011 1:36 pm
- Forum: News Repository
- Topic: Ron Matusalem: New top shelf Rums hits the Markets
- Replies: 2
- Views: 23225
It's exponential, really...
It's exponential, really... Let's get one thing straight first. At The Rum Project, Sue Sea and I are in deep, messy love with Ron Matusalem Gran Reserva 15. In fact, we long ago made the 15 our reference rum for the cuban style category. The 15 is truly one of the great rums, and really an amazing...
- Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:38 pm
- Forum: Whiskey Cellar
- Topic: Johnny Walker explained
- Replies: 36
- Views: 88899
Re: Johnny Walker explained
I prefere the Green... Green is the only 'vatted' malt in the bunch, and it really shows in palate weight. Though to confess, i would much rather pick up a nice single malt any day (and usually for considerably less-- as it has already been deftly explained on this thread..) A couple of notes, some...
- Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:17 am
- Forum: Whiskey Cellar
- Topic: Malt Maniacs 2010 Whiskey Awards
- Replies: 0
- Views: 28405
Malt Maniacs 2010 Whiskey Awards
Although my main interest has been rum, this year I turned to single malt whiskeys and it's been a great ride so far. At The Rum Project I promoted the notion that expensive rums are frequently not all that great, whereas some of the world's great rums are really quite affordable. The Malt Maniacs h...