I haven’t been active recently, but that’s only because I’ve been hunting down rare rums. Last month managed to get hold of one of these from my collection. Just a few more bottles to go and I’ll have my full set with the exception of 1998 vintage Because that fucker is out of my price range

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I've been drinking this straight by itself for a while now(I'm not a big drinker) but my mom brought me some cans of Celsius she got for free so I tried mixing them. Turns out it's pretty good. It's Celsius dragon berry

Don’t know much about these two, other than Rivers being extremely traditionally made (got the rec from RumRevival on TT). I always start with unaged spirits, just to get the purest essence of what they’re about. Let me know what y’all think of these!

Wasn’t going to open one yet, but lost the battle over wanting to try this Rum that arrived today (1 weeks ago in post).

My cousin has a bottle headed to an island and we were going to do a virtual opening/tasting. Will still surely enjoy both moments. Now back to the Rum.

Bottle: A work of art! Will probably put a ship in the finished bottle.

Nose: vanilla, oak, light spices, and a hint of fruit that teases the mind to a potential sweetness

On the tongue: right aways a light burn coupled with spices up front, immediately followed by blood orange and some of the wood and cognac influences.

The finish: it is sweet and invites you back for another sip. The Oloroso influence is here too. Hints of tobacco and more dried fruit come out in the long finish.

This is definitely a dark rum that dark rum drinkers may appreciate without much arm twisting imho. I am not about the celebrity endorsed brands too much, but this is like going to Disney Land/World and refusing to acknowledge a mouse if the mascot. I mean the man nearly became Captain Jack Sparrow, if anyone deserves a nod it is him. It isn’t like the Rock, Kendall, or Clooney took on serious Caballero roles and then said “whamo, it’s tequila time”.

I enjoyed it enough to order a few more bottles, since I won’t be gatekeeping this to my non-rum drinker friends who may want to try it. The more the merrier!

Rating: 84/100.

Collection of some of my rum collection in my curio display.

Probitas, Smith and Cross, and Rum Fire are decent though.

So I happened to be in a bar serving this stuff at the weekend, and I thought, why not give it a go, I've never had an Agricole before and I've slowly been collecting various rums based on recommendations and general reading within this sub, and so far I've enjoyed every purchase. Part of my intended future collection was a bottle of this stuff and another Agricole.. so... great opportunity ....right....?

Wrong! Good god this stuff is awful, even the first sniff was completely over powering, I could pick out the 'grassy' elements slightly but it had this overwhelming smell that I cannot quite describe but ultimately made me want to gag. Upon first sip, it was a very similar experience, there was a very particular taste just doesn't seem to sit right with me, and I have no idea what it is.

Are these things supposed to be drunk neat, or should I have asked for it served some other way..? Also... I'm considering dropping any other type of Agricole purchase in fear it will be reminiscent of this experience, could anyone recommend something I should be trying as maybe a more 'entry level' Agricole?

For context, I don't think the overwhelming part of the drink was the ABV as I have recently acquired a bottle of Smith & Cross ABV 57% and I can handle this quite easily even neat, love the stuff, and this Clairin is what, 40% / 43% at most?

Can I drink it straight or should I mix it in something? And if so, what should I mix it in with?

I’ve been looking for it for weeks. I was so excited when I finally found it. And when I tried it…yuk. I tastes like a Mounds candy bar. Which, as a candy bar I honestly like. But not as a rum. This bottle is wildly chocolate forward, but like, cheap candy bar chocolate. There is no rum flavor. At all. I cannot overstate how little rum flavor there is to be found in this rum. There is also barely any coconut flavor…or at least any fresh coconut flavor. There is a heavy flavor of dried sugary flakes of coconut mixed with the aforementioned shitty chocolate flavor, but nothing that reads as actual coconut.

I am so disappointed. I guess I’ll stick with Coconut Cartel which is…fine, it’s fine. But at least it has some distinguishable coconut notes unlike whatever the hell Cut & Dry is supposed to be.

I’m now just getting into rum.

I know it's nothing special or uncommon but some of my first drinking memories of the early college days or vacations are Bacardi limon so I still get it once in a while for the nostalgia value lol

Hello,

Short Post:

Can someone recommend a Rum that would literally cost me in Chicago $200 and be worth every penny?

Not a cheaper one that's way better then ____ Rum that costs $200.

A $200 one that's phenomenal.

Longer Post:

I'm in a dynasty fantasy football bottle league, we started this year. Bottle League means the pay-in is a $200ish bottle of liquor, and the winner gets half of them, 2nd gets a few, and 3rd gets one. Sounded fun and I love FF so I joined but really don't drink a ton myself. For my bottle pay-in, In general I like Rum the most but I drink it mostly in cocktails so idk how to spot the good stuff.

I need some help, I'm in this league with a bunch of very serious bourbon, mostly, but also general spirit, collectors (reason for the prize). I don't mind that I don't value the prize as much as they do but I also don't wanna look like a punk in front of the connoisseurs.

So, the question above then: What bottle of rum can I buy in the midwest USA for $200 without being ripped off.

All the bootlegs of rum I’ve been giving as gifts the past few weeks

I pretty much exclusively drink rum in cocktails and I love mojitos, Mai Tais and other rum cocktails.

Do you think it's a waste to use a 'nicer' rum like this?

Also side question: anyone know any good 'funky' Jamaican rums? I saw them recommended for certain cocktails but dunno which ones'd be nicest. Thanks!!

Two different liquor stores in my area are selling Rum Fire for $38. I saw it at one liquor store for $20. I haven't seen it in stock anywhere else. I thought Rum fire was supposed to be cheap. What's going on with its price?