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by PassionForTravel
Wed Jan 14, 2015 1:18 am
Forum: Barbadian/Bajan Rum
Topic: Rum Review: Mount Gay Extra Old Rum
Replies: 16
Views: 51172

Finally got to taste this rum along with some others that I haven't wanted to buy a whole bottle of on a Carnival Cruise. Five 1/2 shots of various rums for $16, not bad. The others were Pyrat, Bacardi 8yo, Gooslings old, and Cruzan Single Barrel. Of the ones I tasted this was my favorite. The one I...
by PassionForTravel
Wed Jan 14, 2015 1:03 am
Forum: Barbadian/Bajan Rum
Topic: Rum Review: R. L. Seale's 10 Year Rum
Replies: 23
Views: 59762

So I'm having a hard time deciding if I like Doorleys XO better or the Seale's 10yo better. What a great value both are. One little annoyance with the Seale's is that the bottle is so dark that I have no idea how much I have left. Now normally that wouldn't be an issue except the closest Total Wine ...
by PassionForTravel
Tue Jan 13, 2015 9:43 pm
Forum: Overproof, Black and Navy Rum
Topic: Dark Rum vs Gold Rum
Replies: 9
Views: 9439

Dark Rum vs Gold Rum

I've looked around for and answer to this. What makes dark rum dark. Is it added caramel color or is there something else going on, something with the way it's made? For me it seems to have a richer flavor than lighter rums, so I think there must be something else going on besides just the caramel c...
by PassionForTravel
Tue Oct 14, 2014 9:55 pm
Forum: And your name again was??
Topic: Greeting from San Diego
Replies: 1
Views: 2857

Greeting from San Diego

I've been a wine drinker for quite a few years and after developing my palette on wine I decided to branch out into spirits. I tried scotch, then bourbon and while I like them occasional they didn't really do it for me. Then someone I work with mentioned he liked sipping rums, it was the first I had...