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JaRiMi

I think we would find that initially, any kind of cask would have been used - whatever was available. Also a lot of rum was not casked at all, but bottled or consumed as is - raw spirit. I do not know how many distillers use sherry, madeira, port etc casks, but I think some do to a certain extent. P...

JaRiMi

Too bad indeed. Granted, there was unnecessary amount of "ventings" which went perhaps a bit overboard, but a lot of good information also - and a lot of honest findings about the not-so-wonderful-always-world of rum.

JaRiMi

Simple answer - Dunno. ?!???

I sent Jimbo an email asking, but didn't get any reply. Hope the man is ok.

JaRiMi

I'm a relatively new convert to rums other than the ubiquitous Bundy, which to my taste is a horrible, flowery disaster, I prefer the smoothness of Diplimatico Exclusiva Reserva, or the Pampero 1938, or a Havana Club Anejo, but that's like just my opinion...and I think this is where the OP is perha...

JaRiMi

By nature, rum is NOT sweet, as many seem to think. Just because the original raw material is "sugar" (cane) does not mean that the distilled alcohol would be sweet. I do not see any residual sugar coming through the distillation process, although some makers of "sweet stuff" claim otherwise. Oh wel...

JaRiMi

Busted. Uses flavourings in the form of macerated fruits / extracts of such. http://rumproject.com/rumforum/viewtopic.php?t=890 All I can say is that Matusalem has never ever publicly stated in their process description anything about using macerated fruits or extracts of such as a flavouring ingred...

JaRiMi

I had the opportunity to taste two recent Kilchoman whiskies, and decided to scribble a little something about them in my not-so-often updated blog..

http://whisky-rum.blogspot.fi/2012/08/a ... r-bay.html

JaRiMi

The topic is more of an idea than a reality at the moment - there simply aren't any rum auctions or such (as there are in whisky), where one could purchase older bottlings of rum. Sad. http://www.whiskyauction.com is a good example of what I am talking about, a global whisky auction house, selling o...

JaRiMi

Unfortunately the Mount Gay Xo, as many other rums, seems to have lost some of the quality & flavour profile of its past days of glory...New bottling seems a bit sweeter, simpler than what the rum used to be. Darn this business...

JaRiMi

Certainly all the reviews here have been praising this product, I also spoke to the Bar Manager of Hotel Haven (which hosts the best rum collection in the whole country, over 100 rums, mainly premium aged rums), and he agreed that this Caroni release was one of the best, perhaps THE best, expression...

JaRiMi

Finland has truly been blessed, as far as rum goes: A single cask bottling of Caroni rum, named Caroni Trinity, has been released solely for the Finnish markets. This tropic-matured, rather old cuvee of three different vintages of Caroni is being sold in the national alcohol monopoly stores (Alko), ...

JaRiMi

Another place, which is 100% trustwvrthy, and offers samples of fantastic whisky selections...

http://whiskysamples.flyingcart.com/

And they have RUM as well..!

JaRiMi

What is the point of arguing about adding water to whiskey or not? There is no absolute correct way to DRINK a drink, just a number of ways to enjoy the same drink for different purposes: Pure enjoyment, a formal tasting session, trying to identify exactly all flavour components for accurate notes, ...

JaRiMi

I understand and respect the goal set here - but I think as people around the world associate same tastes with different things (due to different taste experiences, cuisine, etc), it may be a task more difficult than meets the eye. Sad thing is, the vast majority of people discussing rums have absol...

JaRiMi

Previous message loosely translated, "smoking blends in Kharkov Smoking mixes art Smoke mix smoking a mixture of Nizhny Novgorod ordered smoking blends Avgun smoking mixture smoking mixture Chernobyl legal smoking blends powders buy smoking blends new legal smoking mix" Hmm, someone's been smoking t...

JaRiMi

I can concur that John Barrett's Bristol Classic Rums are very good examples of pure rums, with no funny methods used. Tasting such rums, many single cask releases, is an eye-opener in many ways - for example, these rums are very dry in taste, when compared to almost any "mass-market" rums sweetened...

JaRiMi

Ron Zacapa 23 has become one of my favorite rums to date after two sips. I was able to tolerate it straight but I still prefer it cut and served on the rocks. Can someone tell me what the differences are between old style and new style Zacapa 23 (taste wise)? After tasting Zacapa 23 I found out the...

JaRiMi

I quite liked the Yamazaki 18yo, it's a very full-bodied and quite heavily sherried whisky. Recently a whisky called Yamazaki sherry cask entered the finnish whisky market, and this was lovely indeed. Nikka Yoichi 15yo Single Malt is a fine whisky also. Many of the single cask Yoichi and Miyagikyo b...

JaRiMi

In reality, whatever tastes best to the individual is how any whisky should be enjoyed. If you're personal taste ultimately tells you to put ice in your whisky, by all means do so. The only applicable rule, tradition or suggestion regarding any beverage that you drink yourself is that it should be ...

JaRiMi

Nice to see the forum is back up & running, even if it seems some messages were lost.

JaRiMi

Ooops, I misread that in a hurry!! My mistake, no buts or ifs about it. But seriously, I do feel as if the 15yo has changed, but I put that change at a slightly earlier time, around the same time when the El Dorado chaps released their 21yo (and the label + box of the 15yo was modified slightly). An...

JaRiMi

Reading Tiare's great blog, I saw her excellent article about El Dorado http://amountainofcrushedice.wordpress.com/2008/11/13/el-dorado-rum-%e2%80%93-the-liquid-gold/#more-28 . The information there confirmed something that I had myself noted, that the El Dorado 15yo had changed (around 2006 apparen...

JaRiMi

Hey, your kitchen sounds just like mine! Hehee, people are always shocked when they see my kitchen. "So, you have a ton of spices there eh".." - yup "Whats in that big closet?" - More spices.. "No way!! Ohh, its true!! And what are all these jars & bottles in your fridge?!" - Ahem, more spices..spi...

JaRiMi

Yup, very similar indeed. Good ole-time tastes of de Caribbean..! Nice to savour at Christmas times, I must say.

JaRiMi

I enjoy cooking at least as much as I enjoy good rum, so our kitchen & fridge is absolutely filled with spices, spice mixes, pastes and all sorts of sauces from all over the world. Every time I travel, I try to visit supermarkets and buy some local flavours. At summertime I really enjoy growing fres...

JaRiMi

Samaroli Port Morant 1990 is very very good, Old Vatted is quite good although very woody, Port Royal 1991 is good, Silver Seal rums are exceptional and so is Banks XM10, but i do have a bit of a sweet tooth.. OVD I know, this is price vs. quality a very good buy I think, and an enjoyable rum. Than...

JaRiMi

I forgot to participate in the poll, but over here we enjoyed a bit of traditional Trini Ponchacreme (or punch-a-creme). Here is the old recipe we follow (and the recipe may vary from family to family) - please pay attention to the fact that this makes a LOT of ponchacreme. In the older days when th...

JaRiMi

tiare wrote:Be happy that I´m not your wife, i would have taken over the cabinet.

As long as it's rum you would want to put in it, I would have no objections!

JaRiMi

The cabinet is from Beijing where it was custom-made according my own specifications. Cost? Ridiculously small...Even shipped home, it was well worth it. They will make basically any kind of similar cabinet, whatever finish, wood type, style. I'm quite happy with it because I did not want it to look...

JaRiMi

Count Silvio wrote:By the way I noticed that these are called rhums rather than rums. They're still molasses based yes?

To my best knowledge, yes. Its just a language issue I guess (?).

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