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by Lucid
Fri Oct 14, 2016 11:14 pm
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: Cuban rum: legal to purchase and bring back - or not?
Replies: 3
Views: 9800

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/youll-soon-be-able-to-bring-back-more-cigars-and-rum-from-cuba/2016/10/14/b96c448a-9218-11e6-a6a3-d50061aa9fae_story.html The Washington Post article and the rules it links suggest that the prohibition on Cuban products is being relaxed regardless of ...
by Lucid
Thu Sep 22, 2016 3:32 pm
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: Hot Tips Dept: Cuban rum for sale in US?
Replies: 13
Views: 43129

I asked them about that, and the reply stated that there were no sweeteners, flavors, or colors. Of course, it's still their word until it's tested (which I should probably do) but I'm slightly more trusting of a retailer putting it out under their house brand than a producer in a country with the h...
by Lucid
Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:39 am
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: Hot Tips Dept: Cuban rum for sale in US?
Replies: 13
Views: 43129

K&L in California recently sold a "Caribbean Blend Single Barrel Rum" which they were less than coy in identifying as "CUribBeAN". It's sold out now but I picked up a bottle and note that the copy on the label is just as coy, alluding to Spanish Caribbean tropes while saying ...
by Lucid
Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:26 am
Forum: Scuttlebutt (shhh...)
Topic: Questionable dept: Panama Pacific rum
Replies: 17
Views: 55376

I have the 23 and have enjoyed it without finding it revelatory. Thanks to mama I think I'll pick up the 9 for comparison rather than replacing this bottle.
by Lucid
Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:23 am
Forum: And your name again was??
Topic: Hello from Silicon Valley!
Replies: 0
Views: 5678

Hello from Silicon Valley!

Greetings, all. I'm a longtime fan of rum and after a flirtation with bourbon brought on by the stories of adulteration, this site has given me the information I need to avoid sugar bombs as I branch out from the Jamaican standbys I will always have on hand. This site has been a wonderful resource a...