Capn Jimbo's Rum Project Forum

I'm from the States but travel to Ontario frequently and other parts of Canada occasionally, but haven't seen an Estate 15 there either. I did pick up an Appleton "Master Blender's Legacy" in Alberta about 7-8 years ago, but I believe it was closest to the 21 year offering in the US. Any ...

I'm trying to find some information on the following rum: Appleton Estate 15 Label states "minimum 15 years/ans" and I can only find this locally. We're usually pretty desperate for our rum selection though we do have Appleton around always. In Googling for the rum the only active link is ...

The reason I recommended Mezcal to you is because it has all of the wonderful tequila flavors coupled with a very Scotchesque smoke. When I had my first real Mezcal, I was completely blown away. Well that's a fascinating thing....Scotch does have some smoke for sure, depending on the region, but lo...

Not much Bundaberg left in my cupboard, but there's still a little...

Thanks gentlemen for the welcome and further recommendations. Canada does indeed make mail order difficult. I've tried previously with whisky and have had no luck. The main couriers won't move it through Canada due to poorly understood regulations (they will move it into Alberta and within Alberta b...

Thanks kindly for the recommendations. The biggest difficulty I face is where I'm at - Manitoba has a provincially (=state) run liquor board so there is little variety available to me. A quick search turns up the following brands and only the following brands: Angostura Appleton Bacardi Brugal Capta...

Jeez, I've been letting this slide so best to get my introduction done. First, thanks for approving my reg. Second a brief introduction...I'm from Canada so we're a little spartan on the number of rums available to us, notably where I am, about 500 miles north of Minneapolis. I'm more of a single ma...