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- Sun Jun 11, 2023 1:16 pm
- Forum: Up Spirits!
- Topic: Mandalay White Rum 2021 Gold Medal
- Replies: 1
- Views: 14960
Re: Mandalay White Rum 2021 Gold Medal
Clear a commercial post by a likely commercial entity. Buyer beware!
- Sun Jun 11, 2023 1:12 pm
- Forum: Jamaican Style Rum
- Topic: Ron Barcelo Imperial Premium Blend (30th Anniversary)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 14956
Re: Ron Barcelo Imperial Premium Blend (30th Anniversary)
Ouch, but yet another example of marketing a sugared product. Follow the money....
- Sun Jun 11, 2023 1:09 pm
- Forum: And your name again was??
- Topic: Hello from the Dominican Republic
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11976
Re: Hello from the Dominican Republic
Thanks for your post, we look forward to your partiipation.
- Sun Jun 11, 2023 1:08 pm
- Forum: And your name again was??
- Topic: Sweet, not sweetened, please.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11436
Re: Sweet, not sweetened, please.
Thanks for your kind words... I've not been very active as there is only so much that can be said; however, I now live in Mexico and quickly realized that Tequila's alteration may be worse than rums, particularly considering the lack of strict regulation here, the heavy marketing and a marketplace f...
- Thu Jun 08, 2023 8:50 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous Spirits
- Topic: Tequila! And you thought vodka was a ripoff?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 30687
Tequila! And you thought vodka was a ripoff?
Hola amigos! Now that I live in Mexico, it goes without saying that tequila and mezcal are next on my hit list. Both are made largely from the agave plant. Both are regulated by Mexico, whose definitions and methods are accepted by the United States. I'll get into more detail later but for now, it's...
- Thu May 11, 2023 7:08 pm
- Forum: Cane Juice Rum
- Topic: A.O.C: Designation or Derogation?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 46567
Re: A.O.C: Designation or Derogation?
Thanks for your long, thoughtful and informative post. Although JaRiMi and I have a different viewpoint of the term "industriell" my reading of history and the French use of the term as a derogatory slight to competitive molasses rums, I stand on that history. No change. I'll also remind a...
- Thu May 11, 2023 6:30 pm
- Forum: Barbadian/Bajan Rum
- Topic: Comparison: MGXO Bottling, Old v. New
- Replies: 23
- Views: 82873
Re: Comparison: MGXO Bottling, Old v. New
Right you are and as sad as it is to say, we can probably expect a similar diminution of the 1703.
- Thu May 11, 2023 6:28 pm
- Forum: Barbadian/Bajan Rum
- Topic: Rum Review: Doorly's XO Rum
- Replies: 12
- Views: 49208
Re: Rum Review: Doorly's XO Rum
Thanks for the review - I agree with your conclusions.
- Thu May 11, 2023 6:27 pm
- Forum: Barbadian/Bajan Rum
- Topic: 896 Gold
- Replies: 2
- Views: 15308
Re: 896 Gold
Does this bottle indicate the distiller? Thank you...
- Thu May 11, 2023 6:26 pm
- Forum: Barbadian/Bajan Rum
- Topic: Stade's Bond No 8
- Replies: 4
- Views: 20313
Re: Stade's Bond No 8
Yes, as expected, and again thank you for your skilled report.
- Thu May 11, 2023 6:24 pm
- Forum: Uncommon Styles
- Topic: Frigate 15 Year
- Replies: 1
- Views: 14954
Re: Frigate 15 Year
Thank you for your skilled contribution. Yet another altered "rum"...
- Mon Feb 14, 2022 2:13 pm
- Forum: Jamaican Style Rum
- Topic: Rum Review: Appleton Extra 12 Year Rum
- Replies: 11
- Views: 59606
Re: Rum Review: Appleton Extra 12 Year Rum
I would be very curious as to what Joy Spence, et al, would have to say about "value" in consideration of what has happened at retail. Has Appleton raised their wholesale prices? On what basis? Certainly the meme that shipping costs are the culprit doesn't ring true to me.
- Wed Nov 03, 2021 10:47 am
- Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
- Topic: Rum tasting glass question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 21144
Re: Rum tasting glass question
Yah mon... I do agree, and I really miss that Ikea Optimol glass. It was pure perfection, and if you go to the main site you'll see why: https://rumproject.com/menuitem3.html This was a HUGE project and we both researched and tested all manner of shapes and sizes. The Optimol was by far the best for...
- Wed Nov 03, 2021 10:40 am
- Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
- Topic: Quartermaster Rum: a complete fake!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 20574
Re: Quartermaster Rum: a complete fake!
Thanks for sharing. Yet rum sales (as a percentage of spirits sold) appears to be increasing. I'd be curious as to which brands, though I'd suspect the usual Big Three products.
- Tue Aug 17, 2021 2:52 pm
- Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
- Topic: Rum tasting glass question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 21144
Re: Rum tasting glass question
So sorry for the delay. I no longer have that prized glass, but just like a cognac snifter is much smaller than a typical wine glass, the optimol was likewise a small glass, about the size of a small apple. Judge for yourself. I'm pretty sure I covered the issues which were having a smaller glass, j...