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By Will Grant BBC News, Caracas When people in Venezuela turned up at their New Year's Eve parties, many would have been carrying with them a bottle of the nation's favourite tipple: Scotch whisky. Imported Scotch outsells local rums and other liquors in Venezuela by a ratio of almost two-to-one, m...

By Cara Sulieman RECEIVING a bottle of whisky for your birthday is not unusual - but one famous Scot has had 250 bottles made especially for him. Famous Grouse have created the special edition bottles to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns’ birth and Homecoming 2009. The bottles, one to...

Firms struggling to keep up with demand Published: 09/01/2009 WHISKY companies are running low on vintage malts after seeing supplies decimated by a boom in demand from the Far East. Whisky bosses claim that supplies of malts aged more than 12 years are running low because of a huge surge in export...

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

I'm going to add Tanduay 18yo Barrel Rhum to this list.

Didn't notice you had the Millennium! Didn't even know there was a Millennium! Where did you find that gem?

Ooh that barrel is nice, I guess I should contact them...

Tanduay 18 (Is this the official name of the bottle J?) Appearance Amber colour with some orange, several tall legs form around the glass on regular intervals. Nose Very woody upfront with smooth, cool tropical fruit underneath. The wood in this rum is kind of dry and almost earthy in character. Va...

With all due respect there will be no fighting or accusations towards other members. Jimbo if you'd like to avoid confrontation like you said, it is probably not the best idea to dig out an old thread from last August. There will be no more BTI in this thread or I will have to begin using a very spe...

I like your bamboo shelf, an apt background for a rum collection. Where did you get it? Also, nice collection of demeraras.

Might be interesting to try it once but I don't see it becoming a trend. I think I'd prefer a nicely decorated bar with decent music instead, to create the atmosphere.

Floridita in London was good because there was live music and people were actually dancing. And the cocktails were amazing.

Very nice review Forrest, I also agree with RumDogs comment in that review about Central American rum.

Grenadine in beer?! Where did he pick up this habit?

Sweet rums can be good as long as the sweetness doesn't overpower everything else.

Hmm, I can see how removing something could be considered as cheating but I still think it is the lesser evil between adding and removing something. Like if I removed a nasty sauce from the top of my steak it would be better, in my opinion, than if the steak was very nasty and I had to spice it up w...

At this moment my top sipping rums consist of these though I may add more to this thread later: El Dorado 15 I like this because it never lets me down, because it is amazingly robust, because you can drink it at any given moment. Appleton Estate Extra One of my favorites, can't say I can find much b...

This is quite an interesting article I found, it is old but nevertheless interesting. A bar in Sydney has taken serving cocktails to another level by introducing sensory cocktails that are supposed to heighten the whole cocktail experience.

Click here to read it.

Any thoughts?

Yes, sorry about the misunderstanding. I guess I should have quoted him. My bad.

So Capn, you've been in contact with the producers of this rum then? And they've said they have indeed "spiced" this rum?

Welcome to the forums Rum Connection! Pleasure to have you here. I've heard a lot of varying opinions about this rum and this is also an ACR (Authentic Caribbean Rum) and I am wondering about the flavourings you suggest this rum has. Wasn't this ACR seal supposed to guarantee, correct me if I am wro...

I will be having the Old Fashioned today although I will experiment with Irish Whiskey. We'll see how that works out... Happy new year everybody! Old Fashioned 50ml Bourbon Whiskey 5-7ml simple syrup (1/2 sugar ½ water) dash angostura bitters Method: stir in glass for 2-4 minutes Glass: rocks Garnis...

Your tasting notes were pretty interesting Forrest. Cola berries you say...

Have you tried mixing this rum in a Daquiri or a Mojito?

Pussers 15 Year Old Appearance Golden brown, nice clarity. Slightly viscous legs leave a thin trail that vanishes as soon as it was created. Nose The aroma is very pungent and heavy with fruits and spice. Aromas of banana, other fruits, caramel, molasses and spicy cinnamon mingle with eachother. In...

http://www.refinedvices.com/newsimages/rum/thumb/atlanticothumb.jpg When new interesting products enter the market I intend to find out as much as I can about them and sometimes if I am lucky, I have the privilege to review these new products. Such is the case with Ron Atlantico Private Cask, a pro...

I store my bottles on an open shelf and the room temperature is around 24 C most of the time. I have noticed some changes in the nose and taste with some old rums and whiskies when comparing to fresh bottles but nothing dramatic that would affect my opinion of them. There is something I like to call...

Caroni 1983 Heavy Style Rum Appearance Nice clear gold. A twirl in the glass creates a sharp rim around the glass where thin and not very visible, legs start to form followed by some small droplets. Nose Slightly sharp, dry and perfumed. There is also some sweet smoke, old leather and indeed some o...

Well I had Eggnog according to Jeffrey Morgenthalers recipe as well as some Irish Coffee and Galliano Hot Shots and of course plain old rum. Don't know if I'm a fan of eggnog anymore, the eggs made it sort of "icky."

I live in Southern Finland yes. The Winter War is interesting atleast - as a collector of Mosin Nagant's you must be familiar with 'The White Death'?

Welcome to the forums Elmo. Seems like a rather high price for it, I know some random shops in the US still sell this stuff but it is difficult to find. Here is RumDog's opinion of the old one: OK, I'm in heaven. That last statement refers to the oldest of my Zacapa 23's (around 1990 or 1993). Pleas...

Thanks for reminding me Paul. Excellent hooch!

I found another video featuring our common friend Rene. He talks about the past Rum Fest and rum.

How are you enjoying it? Neat or with a couple of drops of water. Its OK. Cockspur 12 (Barbados) Appearance Gold amber with long, semi-thick legs. Nose Fresh tropical fruit aromas begin to rise immediately from the glass as the rum is poured in. The first aroma is surprisingly that of poly cement m...

Thank you Forrest.

I find that people in Europe tend to find drier spirits more to their taste whereas the people in South America and North American tend to like the sweeter stuff, especially in South America.

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