Capn Jimbo's Rum Project Forum

Wonderful discussion guys! As a consumer who looks for quality (rather than quantity) of experience; but also mindful of the cost, I appreciate the information I get from friends, forums like this and the words printed on the label of any bottle I consider buying. Those words mean something to me; t...

I enjoyed your post. I have a bottle of The Spice Tree in the cellar and look forward to sampling it. John Glaser is quite the mad scientist and often non-traditional in his approach. However his heart/taste is in a good place and he seems to do things in the "right" way… quality casks, no...

I recently picked up a few bottles of The Scarlet Ibis at HiTime Wine, Costa Mesa, CA ($36). I noticed that there was a new (to me) look to some of the bottles. The style of bottle was different; it had a black screw top; and the rum was a shade darker in color. (see photo) I have not yet sampled th...

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j20/dawsonh4/glenlivetNadurra_zps2astnxmg.jpg I had a chance to open this bottle of 16 year old Glenlivet Nadurra last night with a few friends. We all had experience with the 12 year old expression and were generally in approval of that "standard" Speysi...

Cheers to you da'rum! (mine was a lovely dram of Kilchoman, Loch Gorm) Yours is a bitter sweet tale to which we can all relate. Thanks for sharing.

Four more...

Kirk & Sweeney 40% (vanilla bomb) 2/3 full: 40% @ 21.66C, 39.3%, <4g

ED5 40% 1/2 full: 38%@ 21.66C, 37.7%, 9g

The Scarlet Ibis 49% 2/3 full: 49.5% @ 21.66C, 49%, 0g

Dooley XO 40% (new bottle): 39% @ 19C, 39.4%, 2g

I got my stuff together to start measuring spirits! Here is a shot showing the 30° range meters and one of the 10° range meters. You can see that the smaller meters only need about four to seven inches of liquid to float and the larger need 5 1/2 to 10 1/2 inches. The smaller ones are pretty easy to...

I was gifted a bottle of the 101 and have enjoyed the heck out of it. I needed to experiment with adding water; but the result was satisfying. You can often get it on sale in the $19 range. Great value! As per Jimbo's Russell's Reserve review it is great fun to sip some bourbon one in a while to ref...

In the single malt world there seems to be plenty of options for natural color (no E-150 added) and non-chilled filtered spirits, stated on the bottle, so we get all the flavor and mouth feel, and nothing added. I like that option and would support a rum maker that did the same.

Dawson

OMG I love this rum! The name, the simple bottle and lovely label, the golden color of the spirit, the spicy aromas and flavors, hints of sweetness but overall dryness, 49% abv yet smooth. It is subtle and complex, enticing and satisfying. Wonderful! This is not a dark, full-flavored rum with tarry ...

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j20/dawsonh4/KirkAndSweeneyRum_zpsc6bfd794.jpg I picked up this bottle on my first visit to Total Wines ($34), several moons ago. It was an impulse buy. I was taken in by the beautiful bottle, interesting back story regarding the Kirk and Sweeney schooner, their go...

Thanks to Jimbo and Richard for getting to the truth of the matter. My appreciation of rum is only enhanced by your good work. It is interesting to hear about the relationship between Foursquare and Plantation and how two men can disagree on the issue of the "dosage" but carry on as gentle...

I picked up a bottle of The Scarlet Ibis for $36 at Hi Time Wines, Costa Mesa, CA. She is a beauty... liquid gold.

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@bearmark Regarding taste notes for the 8 and 15, I think Jimbo and Sue nail it in their comments above (first post). For me the 15 really shows the effect of good wood aging with all the associated vanilla, toffee and oaky spicyness results.. The caney flavors are subdued to the point where the 15 ...

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j20/dawsonh4/IMG_3669_zps28a43ad7-1.jpg On the last trip SoCal I picked up a bottle of the Barbancourt White and 15 year old... completing the set. We have had a several sessions tasting the lot (small amounts in Glencairn glasses or small snifters, mostly neat or ...