Consolidated "Favorite Rum and Rum Recommendations" thread
Dec 9, 2013, 8:21 pm
#91
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If Zacapa is a cane rum, I retract my statement. I was thinking of 10 Cane and some other light rum that had 'cane' all over they label. Both bloody awful ! I really like RZ Centanario 23, but it's pricey and calling something 23 years old that has been in a solera is cheating. The oldest drop in the vat is 23 and the youngest is 6, so it's really 14.5 or so. It used to have true barrel aging (it was 26, the 1st time I had it) and wasn't so dark and sweet. Pretty hard to argue with success though.
Dec 10, 2013, 6:34 am
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And I agree that 10 Cane isn't that good at all. And I agree with EuropeanPete that everyone has their own taste! I just wanted to say that the Rhum Agricole options I noted above taste especially good and as someone who began my rum career in the US, it was quite a surprise to me to find that I didn't care much for molasses based rums and loved cane based rums from Martinique, Guadeloupe and Reunion. Everyone should give these a try if you haven't already.
Dec 11, 2013, 10:04 pm
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Just had some Centenario XX (20) tonight, it was the highest rated at the bar vs. Zacapa 23, Zaya, Flor de Cana 18 and Santa Teresa.
There are better rums than Cetenario XX out there, but at the price point would be tough to beat. Note, the price from highest to lowest was Flor de Cana, Zacapa, Santa Teresa, Centenario, Zaya; but the rating was Centenario, Zacapa, Zaya, Flor de Cana, Santa Teresa.
It was a blind taste test, 2 out of 5 thought they where drinking whisky, not uncommon I have found.
There are better rums than Cetenario XX out there, but at the price point would be tough to beat. Note, the price from highest to lowest was Flor de Cana, Zacapa, Santa Teresa, Centenario, Zaya; but the rating was Centenario, Zacapa, Zaya, Flor de Cana, Santa Teresa.
It was a blind taste test, 2 out of 5 thought they where drinking whisky, not uncommon I have found.
Dec 16, 2013, 1:13 am
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Dec 16, 2013, 2:39 pm
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However for travel costs the DR may be optimum for all.
Dec 16, 2013, 9:09 pm
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I would be a little interested in a Rum Do if I can make the dates, time, location, cost all work.
... can certainly provide some
Jan 7, 2014, 3:24 pm
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Never was very fond of rum, but the Ron Antiguo de Solera Santa Teresa 1796 from Venezuela was a whole new world for me, a fantastic rum which has nothing in common with the stuff we used to mix with coke.