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by cyril
Mon Sep 12, 2016 6:53 am
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: Sailabout Dept: my 230 bottle collection can be yours!
Replies: 21
Views: 54431

what a great project, wish u success livin it J
by cyril
Thu Jan 28, 2016 5:50 am
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: Looking for Caroni rum
Replies: 7
Views: 5871

if u want to try a true Caroni, and i mean one rum originally fully aged in trinidad (and yes its damn different), you dont have many options i fear : one of Velier's release (their blends of 12 and 15 yo are cheap for such rums) or Bristol Spirits (the 74 and 89 if i remember right, are fully aged ...
by cyril
Thu Jan 28, 2016 5:47 am
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: DDL Announces El Dorado Rare Collection
Replies: 16
Views: 20837

the history behind the Black Tot release is not really that clear to me, and i didnt really liked it (the rum in itself). Definetely too expensive for what it is supposed to be, and u can have so much better for less.

im wondering about the new DDL release, what it worth
by cyril
Thu Jan 28, 2016 5:43 am
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: Happy New Year: Ralfy summarizes the state of Spirits
Replies: 13
Views: 11461

thanks for the link of Ralfy's video, i barely know the man (not easy for me to understand engllish in video)

Serge's website & work are masterpiece
by cyril
Thu Dec 10, 2015 11:11 am
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: Ego Dept: has the Caner no shame? Clairin Vaval
Replies: 7
Views: 8060

glad to hear that :!:
i think thats the kind of stuff you love or you hate. Is that the 1st or 2nd batch ?
by cyril
Tue Dec 08, 2015 4:53 am
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: Ego Dept: has the Caner no shame? Clairin Vaval
Replies: 7
Views: 8060

I've not tasted these at all, but all I have heard is that they are very tasty. Makes me wonder if they are anything like the Savanna high-ester white rum I HAVE tasted, the Lontan? No idea..But for an unaged product the price is pretty high (ahh, of course it is possible to say that it's due to th...
by cyril
Tue Dec 08, 2015 4:50 am
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: Ego Dept: has the Caner no shame? Clairin Vaval
Replies: 7
Views: 8060

note there are industrial clairin and traditional ones... the link you posted CJ talk about the industrial ones (Nazon and Lakay), which are -to my opinion- really bad ones. You cant compare these with the ones produced by smaller ones (about 500 micro distillery in Haiti). Even if some bad people p...
by cyril
Sat Nov 21, 2015 4:06 pm
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: Debate: Richard Seale vs Luis Ayala
Replies: 19
Views: 16441

So Cyril do you think it's a coincidence that such a system is being proposed just as Velier are about to launch a release of pot stilled rums? :wink: It really doesn't take a genius to work it out does it? this system was proposed for years in fact :) i even talked about it with Luca 2 years ago, ...
by cyril
Fri Nov 20, 2015 3:57 pm
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: Debate: Richard Seale vs Luis Ayala
Replies: 19
Views: 16441

that classification proposed by Luca Gargano is few years old, it aint that new to be accurate. i find it good for rum as a whole, and for us as consumers. Classify rums by its primary source (molasses or pure juice) and method of production (pot stills, traditional and industrial column) is all rig...
by cyril
Sun Nov 01, 2015 6:44 am
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: New rums coming from Luca Gargano/Velier
Replies: 14
Views: 18447

the aim of Habitation Velier is also to offer real r(h)ums at good price.
Richard Seale's one , for example, should be 55€, not more.

that is a great news, because it is great rum, really
by cyril
Fri Sep 25, 2015 8:27 am
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: Questions you'd ask Zacapa's Brand Ambassador
Replies: 7
Views: 6934

agree, 'Seek to understand is starting to disobey'
by cyril
Wed Sep 23, 2015 6:30 am
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: Help!!
Replies: 9
Views: 9595

go with the caroni 15 then :wink:

they do ship everywhere no ?
i used to order some bottles few years ago (velier's demerara, albion 83, blairmont 82, skeldon,...)
by cyril
Tue Sep 22, 2015 3:06 pm
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: Help!!
Replies: 9
Views: 9595

must buy - CARONI 18 YEARS 1994 HEAVY TRINIDAD (great price) - CLAIRIN SAJOUS (white haitian rhum/clairin, must try) - NEISSON L’ESPRIT BLANCO (70º) : a white agricole bottled straight from the still, 70%, unique and full of aromas and then - BALLY 12 YEARS PYRAMIDE - RON BLACK ROCK RENEGADE - NEISS...
by cyril
Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:17 pm
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: Caught in the cookie jar Dept: Flor de Cana?
Replies: 11
Views: 13819

a friend from a wine shop told me the same few weeks ago, the new packaging is blur and i agree with the fact they now may produce younger rums under their 'numbers'. why, if not :cry:

marketing will kill us all
by cyril
Sun Sep 13, 2015 3:17 am
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: JaRiMi Calls it: Premiumization IS sugaring...
Replies: 12
Views: 15869

this is a tragedy :(