The best part of this video is when Brianna goes "like the soft side of the velcro. Know what I mean?" and Rex responds "Gosh. I do. That's really good. I hate how good you are at this."
I feel like women have a natural knack for this. My wife is not a drinker and never watches these guys, but when I let her smell and taste some of my whiskies, she comes up with almost the same profiles that Daniel and Rex come up with.
@@ricdotdev Look man, I'm happy that you have a wife, that's good for you. But most of us here are virgins, so for you to come on and post this is very unfair and insensitive. I was having a good time watching this video until I saw your comment, and I was like "oh great, someone that has most likely had sex is here!" Please note that I said this sarcastically, because in truth I didn't think it was great at all. I'm just trying to enjoy drinking spirits, but now I'm reminded that I am a virgin and have no woman to share this with. I know most people who watch this channel are in the same boat as me, so they probably didn't appreciate your comment either! I understand you probably meant no harm with your comment, but it's important for you to realise it did indeed cause a great deal of harm and upset. I couldn't even finish my dram after seeing what you wrote. Like, who does that? Who goes out of their way to flex that they've had sex on a video like this? It makes no sense. Apologies if I sound emotional, I'm still rather upset. I wish you and wife nothing but the best, but please stop boasting about having sex to us! We haven't, and don't want to be constantly reminded!
Man, Richard is really quite knowledgeable, casually dropping something like “brandy style of aging” (transferring the aging spirit from barrel to barrel). Very thankful for this episode as rum is one of the hardest categories to navigate, especially considering that “white rum” can also be aged in barrels and then carbon filtered to remove the color (no rules)
@@economicsjingle hes actually referring to the solera cask aging system where the spirit ages in a series of barrels, moving in and out of a barrel each year such that the average age is pretty high
@@pulkitgupta5367 I think that's what the OP has in mind, but I don't think that's how Barbancourt ages their product. I wouldn't describe solera as a "brandy style of aging" because it is just as commonly used for other spirits including rum.
@@economicsjingle Solera style rum is one thing (and more often than not it doesn't follow the rules for brandy. Botran used to claim the used the Solera method both have moved away from this labeling because 1. This isn't what they are doing and 2. EU has forbidden solera being used as an age statement. However many rum when ageing a collected same batch (so naturally same year) are collected into fewer and fewer barrels because the angel share is so high around or above 10% compare to 2% for European whiskey and about 4% for bourbon produced in the south.
Richard is an absolute gem of a man, and it's not surprising at all that he knows this much about rum. The MBs are lucky that he found his way to Crowded Barrel. Cheers!
12:49 -- I think Richard implied this when he said "clear versions of rum", but I figured I'd mention this for the sake of clarity. Some clear rums aren't new make. They are aged in barrels long enough to have a color, but then they get filtered to the point when they become clear again. There are different reasons for this, but the point here is that not all clear rums are new make. I hope I don't sound like a smartass :)
Yeah, there's a load of 3 year old white rums, Flor de Caña does a 4 year old extra seco white rum and even a 7 year old blanco reserva white rum, even Bacardi's white rum has a minimum of 1 year aging on it. Really the only white rums you'll find that have spent no time in a barrel are jamaican white overproofs, rhums agricoles and clairins.
I love that there was a shout out to Ralfy at the end! He was the one that first educated me on whiskies almost 10 years ago, and it's been great to see the the resources we have for appreciation of spirits.
One thing I wish would have been stated is the price of rums in the market. Most rums with an age statement end up being way cheaper than a whiskey of the same age. The barrier to entry is open to everyone! 😀
I've recently discovered and recommend Appleton Estate 12 Year Rare Casks Jamaica Rum. It comes across more as a whiskey both on the nose and palate. It's great to pair with a 50-75% cacao chocolate that has classic chocolate notes and isn't overly fruity; likewise, this is a good rum for a ganache because of the dark cocoa and vanilla notes. My current favorite scotch is The Dalmore 12 Year (has similar flavor notes), and I am a chocolatier, so Appleton Estate 12 Year Rare Casks Jamaica Rum is in my opinion great for whiskey drinkers, people who like an aged rum that isn't sweet or tropical, and chocolate lovers.
Based on that, I'd like to point out 2 finds you may enjoy. Papa's pilar dark (86 proof, lil punchy into this real nice dark chocolate almost velvet kinda thing w/ long finish) and Zafra 21 (a shifting duet of caramelized banana and chocolate; although pricey for what it is)
I've been following The Whisky Tribe for some time and certainly much enjoy your content, particularly how you blend fun with serious knowledge and provide a solid education for spirits enthusiasts. As a founding member of the Barbados Rum Club I was excited to see your first rum video! It was a proper one! Daniel, Rex, Brianna, if you find yourself in Barbados give the Rum Club a shout. We would love to take you on a distillery tour and organize an epic tasting session.
Geoff, I am visiting Barbados from Canada for two weeks in January 2023. We are staying just North of Holetown. How do I get in touch with the Barbados Rum Club?
I've been loving branching out into rum recently. I got a bottle go four square a few weeks ago that's ex bourbon from Barbados. It's a great one to introduce my friends from whiskey into rum.
I like that you brought up Ralfy at the end, He is the first whiskey reviewer I found on RUclips and I'de say its fairly safe to say if not for him then I never would have found the Tribe or the Vault.
Thank you very, VERY much for this one. After listening to the comments about each of the various rums I paused the video to check the web site of my local state-run distilled spirits vendor to see if they were available here. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the two that sounded like they might be most likely to please my unsophisticated, childlike palate -- the Smith & Cross Jamaican and the Dos Maderas PX 5+5 -- are available here and affordable to boot. Both were, however, listed as being in "Limited Distribution" here. Nevertheless, using the web site's reports of which of their stores had each of them (which I have learned are always to be regarded as being of dubious veracity) I was able to find a few reasonably nearby stores where it was at least claimed that these two rums can be found. And so I set off on a two and a half hour road-trip odyssey, completing a circuit that took me to 5 stores and by the time I had reached the third store I had secured a bottle of each along with three bottles of my usual tipple. I was able to find the Dos Maderas PX 5+5 in a limited edition gift box set that included a pair of glasses that look to me as though they could be used for on the rocks and some cocktails. At the fourth store I found more of the gift boxed Dos Maderas, and after reconsidering my original thought to buy just one, and particularly as I was recalling Briana's extremely positive reaction to the stuff, I decided to splurge and buy another so I will have 4 of the glasses and another bottle to enjoy. I tried the Dos Maderas pretty much as soon as I got home, and it certainly did not disappoint. Very yummy! I will try the Smith & Cross Jamaican on some later date. Thanks for the recommendations, with a special nod and tip of the fedora to Briana for her enthusiastic review of the Dos Maderas.
recently,, like a week ago picked up a bottle of Bacardi Black, solely based on the label !! " blended using rums aged between one and three years in heavily charred oak barrels " read like a whiskey to me and it was not bad at all. I know it's the low end of these but it brought this style of rum to my bourbon loving attention. TY all for making this video !!
I’m not a rum guy, but the Grander 13 year toasted finish (finished in woodford double oak barrels) is amazing….It was tough to find, but I got super lucky! I highly recommend it if you ever see it, or if they do it again. 👍🥃
Iced wines and sauterne are still my favs. Years ago I would buy a very expensive sauterne for select parties. I had to carefully sneak it in and stash it way back in the fridge wrapped in a brown paper bag. These were very tiny bottles and wouldn't have many servings, usually costing between $80 and $200 for one bottle depending on what was in stock (there was a bottle I always dreamed about that was priced at over a thousand bucks. It was very old). I couldn't afford to do it all the time. The rule was I waited until all the "riffraff" left the party and only the core group of long-time friends were left then I would bring it out. Yummy.
Glad to see Foursquare from Barbados featured in this video. I had the pleasure of visiting their distillery 3 years back and Richard Seale is doing great things to elevate rum on the world stage.
I make it a rule to bring a bottle of Rum everytime some of us whisk(e)y bastards get together. I find is a good way to introduce them to the different styles of rums and see what tickles their fancies. I've actually taken a bit of a step back from getting bottles of whiskies to expand my rum collection.
Ralfy is how I got into whiskey in the first place. Years ago now at this point. His Malternatives are where I turn if I want to try something different. Good stuff, can't recommend him enough. That being said, might have to look into some of the rums on display here and give 'em a whirl.
My fave is Pampero Aniversario Rum 😄it's got a nutty taste that i really enjoy and i find that it pairs real nicely with hard aged cheeses. Whenever i want to treat myself i drink it neat with a cheese board on the side
A friend of mine brought back a bottle of 2 year aged rum from a super small father/son distillery in Puerto Rico when he visited there. Very smoky and sweet. Super smooth. I think about it all the time. It was delicious, albeit lacking in some complexity.
Zacapa is a great rum. It's from my wife's home town in Guatemala so whenever my brother-in-law visits he brings a bottle because he knows I absolutely love it!
@@JamesSmith-uc8tk Might have to come back to Ron Zacapa at some point. I tried the 23 really early on into getting into spirits and it just tasted like petrol to me at the time, but after having gone through a lot more whisk(e)y and rum since then hopefully it'll be more impressive than it was to me last time haha
I'm glad they showcased a barbadian rum, this rum if it were a whiskey would be priced much higher. This bottle of four square sells for around $100. One rum I know they probably couldn't obtain would be a standard cuban havana club, I've tried it once and it was one of the only rums I would could drink neat(i love cocktails). Like most, if not all of us, watching this channel, I'm a whiskey drinker(again mostly cocktails). Standard cuban havana club hopefully one day could be exported to the states, it will unseat many stalwarts in the industry (same could be said of entry level cuban cigars)(( those who have had a dr monte and a cuban monte can agree)).
The Bayou Single Barrel from Louisiana would probably fit your taste. Agricole rhums from Martinique and Guadeloupe are also great. Could be Rhum JM or Clement. Also rums from Jamaica (Hampden, Long Pond and Appleton), Saint Lucia (Chairman's Reserve)Barbados ( Foursquare)and Guyana (El Dorado). The El Dorado go to are their 12, 15 and 21 Years Old. They also have some cask strength in their Rare Collection. For example Albion 2004. In the EU they made a new rule in 2021. If the producent put more than 20 grams of sugar in per litre you can't call it rum. Then it's a spirit drink made by rum (the likes of A.H.Riise)
You got to try some very good rums! If you want to try a few others that have a nice bourbon or whiskey influence, I have a few recommendations: Don Q rums from Puerto Rico are very good. The 7 year is quite nice, as is the Anejo. They also have a few rums finished in select casks, including rums finished in vermouth and sherry casks. From Barbados, Doorly's 12 and Doorly's XO are both sold at a great price point and are produced by Foursquare. Another Barbados rum, Mount Gay Black Barrel, has some nice oaky notes. If you want to get a little funky, Worthy Park rums from Jamaica have an amazing flavor and some of that true Jamaican funk (or try one of the Hampden rums if you really want to go crazy with the high ester funkiness). For those who enjoy rye whiskeys, give Grander Rye Barrel finished rum from Panama a try. Grander also has had rums finished in Agave, Islay Peat, and Speyside barrels. If you like a little higher proof, seek out rums from Holmes Cay. These rums are sourced from all over the world, including Africa, Australia, Fiji, and Guyana to name a few. And in the U.S., Privateer in Massachusetts is making some delicious American-style aged rums that will easily appeal to whiskey drinkers. Cheers!
OMG. I love this episode - there are so many fine sipping rums out there, but I need help navigating. The few that I have tasted so far are as good for sipping as most bourbons.
If you haven't, definitely try the Ron Diplomatico rums. So far, by far, the best sippers at bottom dollar. As far as age stated rums, don't do anything less than double digit. 8yr are fine but you'll wish u shelled out for a little more.
Awesome video! One of my favorite rums is Appleton Estates Jamaican Rum, Black Label (which is aged 12 years iirc?). Hard to find in most liquor stores because the younger Appleton Estates sell better and it can be pricey. There is also an AE Dark Rum that I also like but is not my favorite. When I want to mix it with some Coke I just go with something like Captain's, Calypso, or Bacardi... though I'd rather not if I can help it. I like to stay around the $10 range minimum.
If you can find it, I highly recommend Malahat rum from San Diego. Their spiced rum is the best I've ever had and is great for a whiskey lover. It won a gold medal in the 2014 San Francisco World Spirits competition and comes at a very reasonable price. Their bourbon and rye were both fantastic as well when I went to their distillery for a tasting while on vacation some years back.
Richard is spot on, I equated rum to Bacardi & 151 until I was talked into a tasting @ the Duty Free Shop on (maybe) Antigua. I now always bring some back when I visit. Likewise there are some Craft guys here in the US that make good rums. Here in Charlotte we have Muddy River that makes several great rums. I always equate rum w/Summer...
I definitely agree with at least a couple of those bottles they brought. Happy to see someone who does know their rum choose quality bottles of rum to share and educate others about. Definitely a caroni would have been one I would have brought out.
Rum has definitely become my go to spirit when I’m not drinking whiskey. It is so much fun exploring all the different types out there. But yeah, got to do a lot of research due to the Wild West nature of rum. Cheers! 🥃
@@bdwilcox Try pouring it over a small ice cube. As the ice slowly melts into the rum, it changes. The full complexity emerges as it gradually cools and dilutes. It's also good in cocktails. It changes the candy drinks that children like into proper adult drinks. This is a rum that will always have a place in my collection. I can't imagine ever being without it.
So I need to find that Balcones Prohibida yesterday! (Especially true as it's now Sunday and liquor stores are closed in Texas.) Also, I really liked the Plantation OFTD. Felt it was similar to whiskey perhaps in just that the high proof made it a great relaxing slow drink to enjoy straight.
Try looking for Hamden estates since you like the plantation. It tastes like whatever plantation adds to their darker blends that gives it that funky Jamaican rum flavor. They have an age statement and an overproof bottling
As a whisky lover who has dipped a couple toes into the world of rum, Rhum Barbancourt 8 year is a b s o l u t e l y a total fav of mine. Good good stuff, always have a bottle on hand. Also Smith and Cross, Idk if I would've chosen it to introduce to whisky lovers. But it is an astonishing product. It WOULD for sure be good for demonstrating what distinguishes rum from other brown spirits.
@@theoptimisticmetalhead7787 they come out with a new expensive bottle every year like the indelible which is around 80 bucks where I'm from but there cheap stuff is called doorlys xo and it's the best 20 dollar bottle you will ever buy, that's what got me into rum for sure
That makes sense since it's owned by Foursquare Distilleries. Some people call Foursquare "the Pappy of Rum" I think a better comparison would be to Bardstown Bourbon. They are always coming out with unique limited edition releases.
Just as good and even cheaper is Doorly's sold at Total Wine. The 12 Year Real McCoy is over $50 while the 12 Year Doorly's is under $30 and tastes very close. I've gotten the 12 year Doorly's on sale before for $23 which is insane for a FourSquare product.
7:20 I have to be pedantic here: no, you caannot make rum from any sort of sugar. Rum must be made from sugarcane or byproducts of the extraction of crystalline sugar from sugarcane, never from crystalline sugar. There aren't a lot of rules to rum, but that is the one definite rule there is. Next thing you'll say you can make bourbon out of corn syrup.
@@bdwilcox I'm not saying you shouldn't, I'm saying you can't. The legal definition of rum in the US specifies "distilled from the fermented juice of sugar cane, sugar cane syrup, sugar cane molasses, or other sugar cane by-products". Nowhere in there does it allow for anything you'd call sugar, and certainly not anything derived from sugar beats. That's equivalent to saying you could make bourbon from apples. It is simply absurd.
@@Quintinohthree Rum is the most distilled beverage in the world and the rules in the U.S. are hardly what define rum. People around the world make rum from all kinds of sugary goodness and they're more than happy to drink it and call it rum. Also, you're straight-up wrong. The U.S. TTB has labeled Stoneyard Distillery's sugar beet distilled spirit as rum and there's not a sugar cane in sight.
@@bdwilcox Nowhere on a Stoneyard bottle will you read the word rum. In error the TTB had allowed them to call their sugar beet spirit rum in the past, but that error has been corrected. US laws absolutely do not define rum for the world, but they do just so happen to record the definition the world uses anyway. You can check it for yourself, the EU and CARICOM for instance hold to an equivalent definition: cocktailwonk.com/2018/12/is-rum-made-from-sugar-or-not.html People make spirits from all kinds of sugary goodness, I'm sure, but the only sugary goodness you can make rum from is sugarcane. Other sugary goodnesses might make whisky, or brandy, or mezcal, or tequila, or whatever else, but they do not make rum. There aren't a whole lot of rules to rum, but this is the one.
Any Bajan rums would be an amazing fit for a whiskey drinker. I'd even recommend starting with Doorly's 12 or Doorly's XO which are from the Foursquare distillery but their entry line. I'd also highly recommend anything from Saint Lucia.
I had a rum I really liked, it was a spiced rum but it was "double oaked" and picked up a few familiar barrel notes that I was used to in some bourbons. I'm not a big rum guy, but every once in a while...
Got a bottle of Dos Maderas yesterday. I'm a rum guy so I just had to try it and because of The Whiskey Tribe, I've found my new favorite rum. I am still a Captain Morgan and Kraken guy but I really love how sweet Dos Maderas is, I wonder how they were able to keep the sweetness in it through the distillery process or if it was through the barrel aging process that added it back in. I love this channel. I'm making a list of the bottles I want to try. The one bad thing I've found is that very few if any come in shots so there's no way to try it first before buying a bottle.
I used to make my horses a winter treat of molasses, carrots, oatmeal, and apples. So yes, animal feed. There is also a lot of different feed pellets that have molasses included.
Being known as "the whiskey guy" in my company, one of my coworkers recently bought me a bottle of rum, to experience that. I don't know how to judge it though. First taste, it's vanilla and sugar, and a little too sweet, but I look forward to exploring it more!
I love watching whisky drinkers falling in love with good rum. I always call rum "Whisky's adventurous cousin". There's a lot in rum that I love about whisky, but the sweetness becomes a lot more playful in cocktails or even straight pours. I also say that Rum is my second first love. Whisky being my first first love! (Well, my wife is my true first love. But the sea is my actual first love. So Sea>Wife>Whisky>Rum.)
I have been following the Whiskey tribe for some time now. Funny thing its my wife that is the Whiskey fan... I am personally a RUM fan!!! Foursquare 2008 is my favorite by far, Kaniche perfection from Panama is amazing, and Flore de Cana 18 is a must in my bar. It really is wide open and crazy fun to see what my wife and I find in stores where ever we go. I even have a real bottle of Havana club nice but not in my top 10.
Man. When the rum is gone I'm not a happy camper. Always have rum on hand. My favorite believe it or not comes from Portaricco. Second is capton Morgan 100. Second is brandy. Apricot and black cherry is my favorites.
I recently got to mooch some Barbancourt 15 that I got for my FIL for Christmas. He’s been doing development work in Haiti for 15 years and hadn’t seen a bottle of the 15 year before. It kinda opened my eyes to other interesting things going on beyond whiskey. I loved this video and I hope you do one for tequila next!
I'm a noob learning a ton about whiskey from your channel, and having fun doing it. Sadly, those of us rumbastiges were dissapointed to not see our "12 year Redbreast" on the list. They make their own special demerara sugar in this country and that gives us .... El Dorado 12 year. drink nice my virtual friends, T 🍀
When I get a chance to ever come and visit with you guys I'll bring you a bottle Havana Club Smoky Black. It the 7 year old rum that has had secondary aging in ex Islay scotch barrels. I haven't been to able to find which distillery they are from, but it's delicious for a rum.
You guys are great, so glad I stumbled over your channel. You mentioned Ice Wine, try somesthing like Moet Chandon Ice - I bet it'll blow you away. Rumvise you need to try my to-go Ron Matusalem Gran Reserva, I like the 18 yrs the best.
It’s nice to have a bit of a guide from you guys on rum. Typically I don’t like sweet. I’m a rye and scotch guy. I like oak, peat, tannins, and spice. I don’t typically like bourbons because they are too sweet, and the same with rums.
Great vid! I'm a bourbon man but I'm starting to expand my palate in to rum.. I've already conquered gin so after rum, Brandy is next on my hit list...😂😊
Ron Zacapa Solara 23 - around $40 a bottle - is a fantastic sipping rum. La Hechicera - little more expensive - and a little nicer. Zacapa X.O - around $120 a bottle last time I bought it - these are all excellent sipping rums that I love as a Whiskey drinker - kind of suprised at least one of them didn't make the cut.
@@Quintinohthree Didn't you hear! no rules up in here! Not sure how much sugar if any is added, I have consumed all three while I was on Keto and none of them kicked me out of Ketosis. so it can't be all that much.
@@Quintinohthree I neither live in the EU or care about their rules, I was jokingly referencing how they said there "are no rules in rum" in the video. I could care less about an European regulation on products that are not European, what I care about is if they are nice, and they are. That is literally all that matters.
This was great, I don't think I'd ever have dared give someone Smith and Cross to sip...NEAT. What a madlad. However, the nose IS pure heaven. Put it in a mai tai or swizzle though...chef's kiss. The right cocktail made with Smith and Cross is a transcendental experience. If you want a cheap sippable rum to try for yourself, I'd recommend Doorly's 12, or Doorly's XO. I prefer the XO, it's finished in a sherry cask and it shows. Absolutely delicious for the price + bonus round: mix with a barspoon or 2 of Falernum and a dash of the bitters of your choice for a Carribean old fashioned(or a corn 'n oil, but that's a stupid fucking name for a cocktail). Appleton Estate 12 is also pretty good.
I would have loved you guys to try out some Australian rum. Obviously Bundaberg is the most well known Aussie Rum, however, definitely not the best. However the Bundaberg Red Label rum, is quite nice, smooth, not too sweet.
I've been drinking Rum (and Whisky) for over 35 years now.Bajan rums are fantastic,anything from Foursquare (Doorly's 14 my personal favourite from them) or Mount Gay is hard to beat. Appleton is a great Jamaican Rum (love the 21) as is Worthy Park.From Guyana, Eldorado (especially the 21) is fantastic. If you want the real British Navy rum experience go for Pusser's Gunpowder proof,Black Tot or Woods..
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ok this begs the question can you do a mash bill with added molasse and get a whiskey rum?
30% molasse
29% malted barley
and 51% malted corm?
@@brucedavis191 That'd be a spirit specialty. Interesting but not a category.
Can you try the Brita cheap vodka hack?
You don't want your poos TOO solid though...😫
Foursquare 2008 & Redoutable as well as Appleton Joy 25 are the best sipping rums in my opinion. Can hold there own against most whiskeys
The best part of this video is when Brianna goes "like the soft side of the velcro. Know what I mean?" and Rex responds "Gosh. I do. That's really good. I hate how good you are at this."
I feel like women have a natural knack for this. My wife is not a drinker and never watches these guys, but when I let her smell and taste some of my whiskies, she comes up with almost the same profiles that Daniel and Rex come up with.
@@ricdotdev Women have a better sense of smell than men. Men have better vision.
“What’s the weirdest thing I can compare this too to sound sophisticated”
@@ricdotdev Look man, I'm happy that you have a wife, that's good for you. But most of us here are virgins, so for you to come on and post this is very unfair and insensitive. I was having a good time watching this video until I saw your comment, and I was like "oh great, someone that has most likely had sex is here!" Please note that I said this sarcastically, because in truth I didn't think it was great at all. I'm just trying to enjoy drinking spirits, but now I'm reminded that I am a virgin and have no woman to share this with.
I know most people who watch this channel are in the same boat as me, so they probably didn't appreciate your comment either! I understand you probably meant no harm with your comment, but it's important for you to realise it did indeed cause a great deal of harm and upset.
I couldn't even finish my dram after seeing what you wrote. Like, who does that? Who goes out of their way to flex that they've had sex on a video like this? It makes no sense. Apologies if I sound emotional, I'm still rather upset.
I wish you and wife nothing but the best, but please stop boasting about having sex to us! We haven't, and don't want to be constantly reminded!
@@rometimed1382 I actually think women have better vision as well, like they can see more shades of colors if I remember correctly.
Man, Richard is really quite knowledgeable, casually dropping something like “brandy style of aging” (transferring the aging spirit from barrel to barrel). Very thankful for this episode as rum is one of the hardest categories to navigate, especially considering that “white rum” can also be aged in barrels and then carbon filtered to remove the color (no rules)
@Anders Erickson has a great primer on Rum too, definitely worth a watch after this
I think in that case he's referring to the type of oak used by barbancourt (limousin like they use in cognac barrels).
@@economicsjingle hes actually referring to the solera cask aging system where the spirit ages in a series of barrels, moving in and out of a barrel each year such that the average age is pretty high
@@pulkitgupta5367 I think that's what the OP has in mind, but I don't think that's how Barbancourt ages their product. I wouldn't describe solera as a "brandy style of aging" because it is just as commonly used for other spirits including rum.
@@economicsjingle Solera style rum is one thing (and more often than not it doesn't follow the rules for brandy. Botran used to claim the used the Solera method both have moved away from this labeling because 1. This isn't what they are doing and 2. EU has forbidden solera being used as an age statement.
However many rum when ageing a collected same batch (so naturally same year) are collected into fewer and fewer barrels because the angel share is so high around or above 10% compare to 2% for European whiskey and about 4% for bourbon produced in the south.
I've been waiting for you guys to start a series like this exploring other spirits!! My vote for next time would be armagnac and cognac or tequila
When they made BBQ sauce, they both picked the tequila sauce! Would be an interesting expansion for sure
My vote is similar but I’d like mezcal.
tequila would be good, especially with them being so close to Mexico
You know your brandy good sir. Armagnac is quite lovely at times.
@@DemonaeTV patron is American tequila there are better tequila that aren't nearly as expensive. I'd wager most Don Julio are much nicer.
Richard is an absolute gem of a man, and it's not surprising at all that he knows this much about rum. The MBs are lucky that he found his way to Crowded Barrel. Cheers!
12:49 -- I think Richard implied this when he said "clear versions of rum", but I figured I'd mention this for the sake of clarity. Some clear rums aren't new make. They are aged in barrels long enough to have a color, but then they get filtered to the point when they become clear again. There are different reasons for this, but the point here is that not all clear rums are new make. I hope I don't sound like a smartass :)
Yeah, there's a load of 3 year old white rums, Flor de Caña does a 4 year old extra seco white rum and even a 7 year old blanco reserva white rum, even Bacardi's white rum has a minimum of 1 year aging on it. Really the only white rums you'll find that have spent no time in a barrel are jamaican white overproofs, rhums agricoles and clairins.
@@Quintinohthree Don't forget Rivers which is similar to an agricole but still different.
Been wanting a rum segment for a while, thank you for delivering! Now, how about a brandy and cognac episode? Please?
I love that there was a shout out to Ralfy at the end! He was the one that first educated me on whiskies almost 10 years ago, and it's been great to see the the resources we have for appreciation of spirits.
One thing I wish would have been stated is the price of rums in the market. Most rums with an age statement end up being way cheaper than a whiskey of the same age. The barrier to entry is open to everyone! 😀
I've recently discovered and recommend Appleton Estate 12 Year Rare Casks Jamaica Rum. It comes across more as a whiskey both on the nose and palate. It's great to pair with a 50-75% cacao chocolate that has classic chocolate notes and isn't overly fruity; likewise, this is a good rum for a ganache because of the dark cocoa and vanilla notes. My current favorite scotch is The Dalmore 12 Year (has similar flavor notes), and I am a chocolatier, so Appleton Estate 12 Year Rare Casks Jamaica Rum is in my opinion great for whiskey drinkers, people who like an aged rum that isn't sweet or tropical, and chocolate lovers.
Based on that, I'd like to point out 2 finds you may enjoy. Papa's pilar dark (86 proof, lil punchy into this real nice dark chocolate almost velvet kinda thing w/ long finish) and Zafra 21 (a shifting duet of caramelized banana and chocolate; although pricey for what it is)
get a bottle of hampden 8yo.. its a banger.. so estery
@@Tisjustafleshwound Zafra 21 is very nice
I've been following The Whisky Tribe for some time and certainly much enjoy your content, particularly how you blend fun with serious knowledge and provide a solid education for spirits enthusiasts. As a founding member of the Barbados Rum Club I was excited to see your first rum video! It was a proper one! Daniel, Rex, Brianna, if you find yourself in Barbados give the Rum Club a shout. We would love to take you on a distillery tour and organize an epic tasting session.
Geoff, I am visiting Barbados from Canada for two weeks in January 2023. We are staying just North of Holetown. How do I get in touch with the Barbados Rum Club?
@@SailingJura just look us up on the facebooks
Plantation 5 year is a pretty great pour . I’m really starting to get into these
Rum is my favorite spirit. Thank you for this.
I've been loving branching out into rum recently. I got a bottle go four square a few weeks ago that's ex bourbon from Barbados. It's a great one to introduce my friends from whiskey into rum.
I like that you brought up Ralfy at the end, He is the first whiskey reviewer I found on RUclips and I'de say its fairly safe to say if not for him then I never would have found the Tribe or the Vault.
The four square exceptional casks are really good 2007,2008,2009.
Smith&Cross is one of my favorite rums for cocktails. it can really stand up against fruit juices. Makes for a great jungle bird.
Thank you very, VERY much for this one. After listening to the comments about each of the various rums I paused the video to check the web site of my local state-run distilled spirits vendor to see if they were available here. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the two that sounded like they might be most likely to please my unsophisticated, childlike palate -- the Smith & Cross Jamaican and the Dos Maderas PX 5+5 -- are available here and affordable to boot. Both were, however, listed as being in "Limited Distribution" here. Nevertheless, using the web site's reports of which of their stores had each of them (which I have learned are always to be regarded as being of dubious veracity) I was able to find a few reasonably nearby stores where it was at least claimed that these two rums can be found. And so I set off on a two and a half hour road-trip odyssey, completing a circuit that took me to 5 stores and by the time I had reached the third store I had secured a bottle of each along with three bottles of my usual tipple. I was able to find the Dos Maderas PX 5+5 in a limited edition gift box set that included a pair of glasses that look to me as though they could be used for on the rocks and some cocktails. At the fourth store I found more of the gift boxed Dos Maderas, and after reconsidering my original thought to buy just one, and particularly as I was recalling Briana's extremely positive reaction to the stuff, I decided to splurge and buy another so I will have 4 of the glasses and another bottle to enjoy. I tried the Dos Maderas pretty much as soon as I got home, and it certainly did not disappoint. Very yummy! I will try the Smith & Cross Jamaican on some later date. Thanks for the recommendations, with a special nod and tip of the fedora to Briana for her enthusiastic review of the Dos Maderas.
Props to this man for his rum knowledge. Wonderful episode for someone completely blind to rum outside captain Morgan and plantation.
recently,, like a week ago picked up a bottle of Bacardi Black, solely based on the label !! " blended using rums aged between one and three years in heavily charred oak barrels " read like a whiskey to me and it was not bad at all. I know it's the low end of these but it brought this style of rum to my bourbon loving attention. TY all for making this video !!
I’m not a rum guy, but the Grander 13 year toasted finish (finished in woodford double oak barrels) is amazing….It was tough to find, but I got super lucky! I highly recommend it if you ever see it, or if they do it again. 👍🥃
Iced wines and sauterne are still my favs. Years ago I would buy a very expensive sauterne for select parties. I had to carefully sneak it in and stash it way back in the fridge wrapped in a brown paper bag. These were very tiny bottles and wouldn't have many servings, usually costing between $80 and $200 for one bottle depending on what was in stock (there was a bottle I always dreamed about that was priced at over a thousand bucks. It was very old). I couldn't afford to do it all the time. The rule was I waited until all the "riffraff" left the party and only the core group of long-time friends were left then I would bring it out. Yummy.
In Germany Ice Wine has to be -7°C from the vine until after the press. The water freezes inside the grapes and more of the sugars get extracted.
A Rum I recommend for whiskey lovers is a Venezuelan rum called Diplomático. It’s the only rum I drink.
Yeah that's some good stuff! Anything else similar to try?
Glad to see Foursquare from Barbados featured in this video. I had the pleasure of visiting their distillery 3 years back and Richard Seale is doing great things to elevate rum on the world stage.
I have the Dos Maderas 5x5. It’s essentially a Speyside rum.
love this video! i am actually a rum drinker who has been overshadowed by whiskey drinkers. i have learnt a few things. gracie!
I make it a rule to bring a bottle of Rum everytime some of us whisk(e)y bastards get together. I find is a good way to introduce them to the different styles of rums and see what tickles their fancies. I've actually taken a bit of a step back from getting bottles of whiskies to expand my rum collection.
At least good rum is slightly cheaper than whiskeys or bourbon lol
Grab a bottle of Santa Teresa 1796 if you can. It's my go to when introducing rum to whiskey drinkers.
Ralfy is how I got into whiskey in the first place. Years ago now at this point. His Malternatives are where I turn if I want to try something different. Good stuff, can't recommend him enough.
That being said, might have to look into some of the rums on display here and give 'em a whirl.
My fave is Pampero Aniversario Rum 😄it's got a nutty taste that i really enjoy and i find that it pairs real nicely with hard aged cheeses. Whenever i want to treat myself i drink it neat with a cheese board on the side
It's also widely available and very affordable, plus it comes in a cool leather satchel making it a fun gift. Good call on this rum.
It’s very sweet and simple and it’s a great introduction to sipping liquor neat.
You need to try Zafra 21yr old aged in bourbon! My favorite.
I enjoy my whiskey's but I love my rum. One of my favorites is Ron Zacapa XO Solera cask, it is wonderful.
Loved that video! Maybe do the same with other spirits such as cognac and tequila
5:48 She is such a adorable jokester! Great video guys! Always postpositive energy!
I suggest trying out FLOR DE CAÑA 18 I found it while working in Panama and it was a supprising change to what I preceived with I thought "RUM"
A friend of mine brought back a bottle of 2 year aged rum from a super small father/son distillery in Puerto Rico when he visited there. Very smoky and sweet. Super smooth. I think about it all the time. It was delicious, albeit lacking in some complexity.
I was hoping to see smith and cross in the lineup, that shit is so good.
Zacapa is a great rum. It's from my wife's home town in Guatemala so whenever my brother-in-law visits he brings a bottle because he knows I absolutely love it!
As I was watching this, I was trying to remember that name. I had the Ron Zacapa 23 a couple years back and it was awesome.
@@JamesSmith-uc8tk Might have to come back to Ron Zacapa at some point. I tried the 23 really early on into getting into spirits and it just tasted like petrol to me at the time, but after having gone through a lot more whisk(e)y and rum since then hopefully it'll be more impressive than it was to me last time haha
I'm glad they showcased a barbadian rum, this rum if it were a whiskey would be priced much higher. This bottle of four square sells for around $100. One rum I know they probably couldn't obtain would be a standard cuban havana club, I've tried it once and it was one of the only rums I would could drink neat(i love cocktails). Like most, if not all of us, watching this channel, I'm a whiskey drinker(again mostly cocktails). Standard cuban havana club hopefully one day could be exported to the states, it will unseat many stalwarts in the industry (same could be said of entry level cuban cigars)(( those who have had a dr monte and a cuban monte can agree)).
The Bayou Single Barrel from Louisiana would probably fit your taste. Agricole rhums from Martinique and Guadeloupe are also great. Could be Rhum JM or Clement. Also rums from Jamaica (Hampden, Long Pond and Appleton), Saint Lucia (Chairman's Reserve)Barbados ( Foursquare)and Guyana (El Dorado). The El Dorado go to are their 12, 15 and 21 Years Old. They also have some cask strength in their Rare Collection. For example Albion 2004. In the EU they made a new rule in 2021. If the producent put more than 20 grams of sugar in per litre you can't call it rum. Then it's a spirit drink made by rum (the likes of A.H.Riise)
You got to try some very good rums! If you want to try a few others that have a nice bourbon or whiskey influence, I have a few recommendations:
Don Q rums from Puerto Rico are very good. The 7 year is quite nice, as is the Anejo. They also have a few rums finished in select casks, including rums finished in vermouth and sherry casks.
From Barbados, Doorly's 12 and Doorly's XO are both sold at a great price point and are produced by Foursquare. Another Barbados rum, Mount Gay Black Barrel, has some nice oaky notes.
If you want to get a little funky, Worthy Park rums from Jamaica have an amazing flavor and some of that true Jamaican funk (or try one of the Hampden rums if you really want to go crazy with the high ester funkiness).
For those who enjoy rye whiskeys, give Grander Rye Barrel finished rum from Panama a try. Grander also has had rums finished in Agave, Islay Peat, and Speyside barrels.
If you like a little higher proof, seek out rums from Holmes Cay. These rums are sourced from all over the world, including Africa, Australia, Fiji, and Guyana to name a few.
And in the U.S., Privateer in Massachusetts is making some delicious American-style aged rums that will easily appeal to whiskey drinkers.
Cheers!
I knew the smith and cross would should up the minute the video started. The Barbancourt 8 is hands down my favorite rum that’s more affordable
we cant even buy that stuff in the UK.. so jelly :(
OMG. I love this episode - there are so many fine sipping rums out there, but I need help navigating. The few that I have tasted so far are as good for sipping as most bourbons.
If you haven't, definitely try the Ron Diplomatico rums. So far, by far, the best sippers at bottom dollar. As far as age stated rums, don't do anything less than double digit. 8yr are fine but you'll wish u shelled out for a little more.
When are you opening the rum vault you guys mentioned like 3 or 4 years ago?
YES !! Great Saturday video 🍀 Greetings from Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Awesome video! One of my favorite rums is Appleton Estates Jamaican Rum, Black Label (which is aged 12 years iirc?). Hard to find in most liquor stores because the younger Appleton Estates sell better and it can be pricey. There is also an AE Dark Rum that I also like but is not my favorite. When I want to mix it with some Coke I just go with something like Captain's, Calypso, or Bacardi... though I'd rather not if I can help it. I like to stay around the $10 range minimum.
The faces Briana makes are hilarious, the range of expressions would make a Shakespearean actor jealous
If you can find it, I highly recommend Malahat rum from San Diego. Their spiced rum is the best I've ever had and is great for a whiskey lover. It won a gold medal in the 2014 San Francisco World Spirits competition and comes at a very reasonable price. Their bourbon and rye were both fantastic as well when I went to their distillery for a tasting while on vacation some years back.
Dos Maderas 5+5 PX. Sure it is sweet. 36 Gramm of sugar per liter spirit. ;-)
Richard is spot on, I equated rum to Bacardi & 151 until I was talked into a tasting @ the Duty Free Shop on (maybe) Antigua. I now always bring some back when I visit. Likewise there are some Craft guys here in the US that make good rums. Here in Charlotte we have Muddy River that makes several great rums. I always equate rum w/Summer...
I definitely agree with at least a couple of those bottles they brought. Happy to see someone who does know their rum choose quality bottles of rum to share and educate others about.
Definitely a caroni would have been one I would have brought out.
I just bought some Smith & Cross rum yesterday. VERY IMPRESSED!
Rum has definitely become my go to spirit when I’m not drinking whiskey. It is so much fun exploring all the different types out there. But yeah, got to do a lot of research due to the Wild West nature of rum. Cheers! 🥃
The Smith & Cross rum you tasted (57% ABV) is one of my favorite rums.
Yeah, but it's definitely not a sipper.
@@bdwilcox Try pouring it over a small ice cube. As the ice slowly melts into the rum, it changes. The full complexity emerges as it gradually cools and dilutes. It's also good in cocktails. It changes the candy drinks that children like into proper adult drinks. This is a rum that will always have a place in my collection. I can't imagine ever being without it.
I tried some Lagavulin Offerman edition, which is finished in rum casks. Delicious.
I've been discovering some Rum that I really like. Anything made by Koloa Rum Co, in Kauai is really good! I also really like Kraken Black Spiced Rum.
All I could think at around 7:30 was “Llama farts.” But fantastic video.
Try cachaça too, I suggest one mattured in Amburana wood.
So I need to find that Balcones Prohibida yesterday! (Especially true as it's now Sunday and liquor stores are closed in Texas.) Also, I really liked the Plantation OFTD. Felt it was similar to whiskey perhaps in just that the high proof made it a great relaxing slow drink to enjoy straight.
Try looking for Hamden estates since you like the plantation. It tastes like whatever plantation adds to their darker blends that gives it that funky Jamaican rum flavor. They have an age statement and an overproof bottling
As a whisky lover who has dipped a couple toes into the world of rum, Rhum Barbancourt 8 year is a b s o l u t e l y a total fav of mine. Good good stuff, always have a bottle on hand. Also Smith and Cross, Idk if I would've chosen it to introduce to whisky lovers. But it is an astonishing product. It WOULD for sure be good for demonstrating what distinguishes rum from other brown spirits.
Have you tried any of the four squares?
@@missourimongoose8858 No, and as a matter of fact that's been my big takeaway from this video, I need to get my hands on one of them
@@theoptimisticmetalhead7787 they come out with a new expensive bottle every year like the indelible which is around 80 bucks where I'm from but there cheap stuff is called doorlys xo and it's the best 20 dollar bottle you will ever buy, that's what got me into rum for sure
I would also suggest Real McCoy Rum 12yr for bourbon lovers. It's fantastic and makes an excellent rum manhatten or sipping neat.
That makes sense since it's owned by Foursquare Distilleries. Some people call Foursquare "the Pappy of Rum" I think a better comparison would be to Bardstown Bourbon. They are always coming out with unique limited edition releases.
Just as good and even cheaper is Doorly's sold at Total Wine. The 12 Year Real McCoy is over $50 while the 12 Year Doorly's is under $30 and tastes very close. I've gotten the 12 year Doorly's on sale before for $23 which is insane for a FourSquare product.
7:20 I have to be pedantic here: no, you caannot make rum from any sort of sugar. Rum must be made from sugarcane or byproducts of the extraction of crystalline sugar from sugarcane, never from crystalline sugar. There aren't a lot of rules to rum, but that is the one definite rule there is. Next thing you'll say you can make bourbon out of corn syrup.
I don't think he was saying you should, just that you could. You could make rum out of sugar from sugar beats if you really wanted to.
@@bdwilcox I'm not saying you shouldn't, I'm saying you can't.
The legal definition of rum in the US specifies "distilled from the fermented juice of sugar cane, sugar cane syrup, sugar cane molasses, or other sugar cane by-products". Nowhere in there does it allow for anything you'd call sugar, and certainly not anything derived from sugar beats. That's equivalent to saying you could make bourbon from apples. It is simply absurd.
@@Quintinohthree Rum is the most distilled beverage in the world and the rules in the U.S. are hardly what define rum. People around the world make rum from all kinds of sugary goodness and they're more than happy to drink it and call it rum. Also, you're straight-up wrong. The U.S. TTB has labeled Stoneyard Distillery's sugar beet distilled spirit as rum and there's not a sugar cane in sight.
@@bdwilcox Nowhere on a Stoneyard bottle will you read the word rum. In error the TTB had allowed them to call their sugar beet spirit rum in the past, but that error has been corrected.
US laws absolutely do not define rum for the world, but they do just so happen to record the definition the world uses anyway. You can check it for yourself, the EU and CARICOM for instance hold to an equivalent definition: cocktailwonk.com/2018/12/is-rum-made-from-sugar-or-not.html
People make spirits from all kinds of sugary goodness, I'm sure, but the only sugary goodness you can make rum from is sugarcane. Other sugary goodnesses might make whisky, or brandy, or mezcal, or tequila, or whatever else, but they do not make rum.
There aren't a whole lot of rules to rum, but this is the one.
Any Bajan rums would be an amazing fit for a whiskey drinker. I'd even recommend starting with Doorly's 12 or Doorly's XO which are from the Foursquare distillery but their entry line. I'd also highly recommend anything from Saint Lucia.
I had a rum I really liked, it was a spiced rum but it was "double oaked" and picked up a few familiar barrel notes that I was used to in some bourbons. I'm not a big rum guy, but every once in a while...
I would love an episode like this, but delving into the world of brandy/cognac. Great episode guys!!
Got a bottle of Dos Maderas yesterday. I'm a rum guy so I just had to try it and because of The Whiskey Tribe, I've found my new favorite rum. I am still a Captain Morgan and Kraken guy but I really love how sweet Dos Maderas is, I wonder how they were able to keep the sweetness in it through the distillery process or if it was through the barrel aging process that added it back in.
I love this channel. I'm making a list of the bottles I want to try. The one bad thing I've found is that very few if any come in shots so there's no way to try it first before buying a bottle.
The 5+5? It's sweetend, 35 g/l, nearly double the maximum to be called rum in Europe.
I used to make my horses a winter treat of molasses, carrots, oatmeal, and apples. So yes, animal feed. There is also a lot of different feed pellets that have molasses included.
Great episode. I would add some high ester unaged ones just to show how an unaged spirit can have so much flavour and complexity
i love rum!
My personal favourite is Don papa Baroko, aged in oak, its from the the philippines
Gracias Madre spiced rum is my favorite Rum
Being known as "the whiskey guy" in my company, one of my coworkers recently bought me a bottle of rum, to experience that. I don't know how to judge it though. First taste, it's vanilla and sugar, and a little too sweet, but I look forward to exploring it more!
What have you got there then?
Rum's a little tough because they are allowed to dose it and not disclose how much sugar is added. Found some good ones all the same thouugh.
Some rum, like the Venezuelan Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva have so much added sugar, they're more like pancake syrup than rum.
Also Santa Teresa Venezuelan Rum is amazing too.
It was great to hear the Ralphy shout out at the end!!
Can't get behind whiskey like you guys do, but I feel the same way about rum. I'm glad you're trying rum as much as I'm trying whiskey
how about ciders or meads since were coming into winter shortly?
I love watching whisky drinkers falling in love with good rum. I always call rum "Whisky's adventurous cousin". There's a lot in rum that I love about whisky, but the sweetness becomes a lot more playful in cocktails or even straight pours. I also say that Rum is my second first love. Whisky being my first first love! (Well, my wife is my true first love. But the sea is my actual first love. So Sea>Wife>Whisky>Rum.)
I have been following the Whiskey tribe for some time now. Funny thing its my wife that is the Whiskey fan... I am personally a RUM fan!!! Foursquare 2008 is my favorite by far, Kaniche perfection from Panama is amazing, and Flore de Cana 18 is a must in my bar. It really is wide open and crazy fun to see what my wife and I find in stores where ever we go. I even have a real bottle of Havana club nice but not in my top 10.
Man. When the rum is gone I'm not a happy camper. Always have rum on hand. My favorite believe it or not comes from Portaricco. Second is capton Morgan 100. Second is brandy. Apricot and black cherry is my favorites.
wild that right when i start delving into rums myself this video comes out. my go to rn is plantation series of rums
Rum is my go to. My favorite is spiced rum is from Seacrets distilling company.
I recently got to mooch some Barbancourt 15 that I got for my FIL for Christmas. He’s been doing development work in Haiti for 15 years and hadn’t seen a bottle of the 15 year before.
It kinda opened my eyes to other interesting things going on beyond whiskey. I loved this video and I hope you do one for tequila next!
I'm a noob learning a ton about whiskey from your channel, and having fun doing it. Sadly, those of us rumbastiges were dissapointed to not see our "12 year Redbreast" on the list. They make their own special demerara sugar in this country and that gives us .... El Dorado 12 year. drink nice my virtual friends, T 🍀
I already have the foursquare, good to see it here, I enjoy it so now to find the dos maderas
First time I got drunk was on Bacardi in San Juan with the Army. Good times.
I'm loving Richard on here. You guys need to bring him on more. He's awesome.
When I get a chance to ever come and visit with you guys I'll bring you a bottle Havana Club Smoky Black. It the 7 year old rum that has had secondary aging in ex Islay scotch barrels. I haven't been to able to find which distillery they are from, but it's delicious for a rum.
You guys are great, so glad I stumbled over your channel. You mentioned Ice Wine, try somesthing like Moet Chandon Ice - I bet it'll blow you away. Rumvise you need to try my to-go Ron Matusalem Gran Reserva, I like the 18 yrs the best.
I like the Smith&Cross because of its sweat banana thing going on.
It is navy proof so i blend it with a cuban 3 year old rum.
Richard is another amazing individual at the Fang & Feather (Crowded Barrel). Wealth of knowledge and great tour leader. 👍
This is so awesome to see your reactions to Rum!!
It’s nice to have a bit of a guide from you guys on rum. Typically I don’t like sweet. I’m a rye and scotch guy. I like oak, peat, tannins, and spice. I don’t typically like bourbons because they are too sweet, and the same with rums.
Briana is such a delight! She puts me in a good mood.
Every Video Yes!
Great vid! I'm a bourbon man but I'm starting to expand my palate in to rum.. I've already conquered gin so after rum, Brandy is next on my hit list...😂😊
Ron Zacapa Solara 23 - around $40 a bottle - is a fantastic sipping rum. La Hechicera - little more expensive - and a little nicer. Zacapa X.O - around $120 a bottle last time I bought it - these are all excellent sipping rums that I love as a Whiskey drinker - kind of suprised at least one of them didn't make the cut.
They're also so full of added sugar they don't get to be called rum anymore.
@@Quintinohthree Didn't you hear! no rules up in here! Not sure how much sugar if any is added, I have consumed all three while I was on Keto and none of them kicked me out of Ketosis. so it can't be all that much.
@@RamPuppy Plenty of rules in here, in fact 20 g/l is the max by EU law, and all of those exceed it.
@@Quintinohthree I neither live in the EU or care about their rules, I was jokingly referencing how they said there "are no rules in rum" in the video. I could care less about an European regulation on products that are not European, what I care about is if they are nice, and they are. That is literally all that matters.
This was great, I don't think I'd ever have dared give someone Smith and Cross to sip...NEAT. What a madlad. However, the nose IS pure heaven. Put it in a mai tai or swizzle though...chef's kiss. The right cocktail made with Smith and Cross is a transcendental experience.
If you want a cheap sippable rum to try for yourself, I'd recommend Doorly's 12, or Doorly's XO. I prefer the XO, it's finished in a sherry cask and it shows. Absolutely delicious for the price + bonus round: mix with a barspoon or 2 of Falernum and a dash of the bitters of your choice for a Carribean old fashioned(or a corn 'n oil, but that's a stupid fucking name for a cocktail). Appleton Estate 12 is also pretty good.
Perfect description of S&C. It’s is my fav for tiki drinks, and even to sip. Wife hates it. Way too much funk for her, but that’s why I love it!
Rex forgetting the name of his own company and yet Brianna and Rich don't even blink about it is probably the most on brand thing I've ever seen.
Appleton 12 is the best pour IMO, love the tobacco notes
I would have loved you guys to try out some Australian rum.
Obviously Bundaberg is the most well known Aussie Rum, however, definitely not the best. However the Bundaberg Red Label rum, is quite nice, smooth, not too sweet.
You guys need to try Ron Viejo de Caldas 21 and Ron parce 12. This rums are from Colombia but they are hard to find
I've been drinking Rum (and Whisky) for over 35 years now.Bajan rums are fantastic,anything from Foursquare (Doorly's 14 my personal favourite from them) or Mount Gay is hard to beat. Appleton is a great Jamaican Rum (love the 21) as is Worthy Park.From Guyana, Eldorado (especially the 21) is fantastic.
If you want the real British Navy rum experience go for Pusser's Gunpowder proof,Black Tot or Woods..
Don't forget Hampden House, Hamilton, St. Lucia (Chairman's Reserve) and the Privateer line (from Maggie Campbell).