Capn Jimbo's Rum Project Forum

Cruzan Single Barrel Rum: "Sunday Morning Vanilla Pancakes" I'd been avoiding buying CSB for some time as it is getting toward the upper end of my preferred $20-30 price zone. But the many reviews finally wore me down, I simply loved Cruzan's Estate Diamond (perhaps now discontinued, shit...

El Dorado 15 Year Special Reserve Rum: "Jamaican Marmalade" We recently retested ED15 quite by accident - short term memory is the first to go, lol. What's impressive - to us anyway - is that our impressions and scores remained surprisingly consistent. Ha! Here goes... Sue Sea : I had no ...

Santa Teresa 1796 Rum: "Vanilla Cream Icing" Santa Teresa 1796 seems to garner uniformly top ratings and exceeds the preferred $20-29 price range. Is it worthy and worth it? Largely - yes, but like Zacapa 23 perhaps a bit overrated. Or not. Let's see the reviews please... Sue Sea : Santa ...

Pampero Anniversario Reserva Exclusiva Rum : "Boston Legal" The last time we tasted Anniversario was not a good night. Sue Sea and I, frankly, felt shitty. Still out of devotion to our vast following of budding rum tasters, we did our best. But we recognized our mood, and promised a redo ...

Pyrat Pistol Rum: "It's a pistol alright!" Pyrat Pistol. Let's not kid each other it's about that bottle. Thin, holds bout a half carafe (375 ml), with the usual Pyrat gewgaws, ribbons, et al. Like an expensive dildo that you can jam into your purse or holster, lol. Batteries extra. If th...

Pyrat XO Rum: "Orange Marmalade Glaze" The first bottle of rum I ever bought was Mount Gay XO. Second was Zacapa 23, and third was Pyrat XO. All very different, all well respected, all well reviewed and all (barely) falling in the Compleat Idiot's budget. I still recall having Sue Sea's n...

Origine Amber Estate Reserve Rum: "Pecan Pie" This is a Caribbean blend you (a) might have trouble finding or (b) resist buying because of where you find it. Personally, I frequently stop at unlikely or new liquor stores just to compare pricing and availability, and often find a close out...

WIRSPA: West Indian Rum and Spirits Producers WIRSPA is an association of producers from about 15 islands in the Carribean, and includes some of the biggies like Mount Gay and Angostura. They have recently unveiled three new marques or labels you may be seeing. There are three different tags... The...

Do forgive the lack of an intro to this section (it's comin... real soon now, lol), but I can't avoid a little mythbusting on this quiet evening. Myth: There are Four Basic Taste Zones and Thirty Two Primary Aromas If you haven't heard these already, you will soon. The former refers to the alleged f...

Bad News: Cruzan has been well known and respected for three great products - the 2 year, the 5 year Estate Diamond and the beautifully aged Single Barrel. The fine "2 Year " white rum was great for mixing and has been replaced by a less tasty 14 month version. The absolutely heavenly Est...

Doorly's XO Rum: "Smokey Apricot" I'm pleased to be able to post a review long in coming. I'd become aware of this well regarded rum from the house of Seale and completely fulfilled my requirements for a purchase: well reviewed and regarded, commonly available and very fairly priced. Sue ...

For the Record: What an amazing series of events! The original post (above) was also posted at the "Ministry" and as it turned out, drew a gang of pithy, defensive and flippant one-liners. The kind that tempt you to pith right back, lol. None were particularly competent or convincing. Wor...

Announcing: Rum Tastings for Everyone One of the problems with rum tastings is that they are few and far between, unless you're lucky enough to live in Florida or one of a handful of other locations. No more! It occured to me that the rest of us could well benefit from regular, accessible and fun r...

Pampero Aniversario Reserva Exlusiva Rum: "Cold Winter's Night" It was a rather cold evening in Florida, ie less than 70 degrees. In search of a rum or two to taste I decided to pick out two well regarded Venezuelan rums: Pampero and Santa Teresa. But a word of warning - this was one of t...

Barbancourt Five Star (8 Year) Rum: "Pineapple Upside Down Cake" We are so very pleased to finally review a rum so special it nearly stands alone. Haiti and Barbancourt are synonymous with sugarcane, with Haiti arguably the first island in the Carribean to seriously grow sugarcane. At tim...