Capn Jimbo's Rum Project Forum

The bottle pictured above is the 109 proof version sold in Europe and Australia. Can we assume the same aging for the 84 proof version sold in the US? Or might our diluted version require a different amount of aging to achieve the same flavor profile?

Well, the lake effect snow still hasn't stopped here, and I didn't make it to Cleveland today either. Glad you had a good time with Phil. In tasting the Fine Rum, keep in mind there is also a Private Stock Rum aged 8-10 years and typically available only at the distillery in Kelso TN. That is the pr...

I was thinking about popping over from Erie today, but then the snow squalls settled in. Perhaps tomorrow in Willoughby.

I have not met Phil, but I had a lovely tour with his wife about 2 years ago. I am still hoarding the last dram of Private Stock from that visit.

I have experienced two occurrences of defective corks in rum. The first was a bottle of Vizcaya VXOP several years ago, and the second was a Botran Solera Reserva I bought just 2 months ago in Puerto Rico. Neither bottle was exactly "cork taint" like you might find in wine, but rather a lo...

Just got back from a week in sunny, warm, breezy Puerto Rico, staying with friends in Rincon, a surfing town on the west coast. I had a great time, played some golf, and learned a few things about rum in Puerto Rico. 1. The liquor stores that I visited in Rincon, Mayaguez, and Ponce tended not to ha...

Top 10 discontinued Bacardi rum flavors.

How about Cap'n Jimbo's all-time top 25 funniest posts about Wolfie? ******* Capn's Log : Excellent, but we must always remember to deal in good humour, er humor about this fine gentleman and his fine and uniquely entertaining website. If this one is chosen, our merry band of idiots must choose the ...

OK, I'll bite. Let me start with another story, call it Chairman's Reserve, Chapter 2. After my favorable tasting at the Rum House in New Orleans, I set about finding a bottle. Checked my usual haunts in Erie, Buffalo, and Cleveland. Nada. NYC. Zip. Boston. Goose eggs. Was visiting a friend in Richm...

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Remember that Scarlet Ibis was originally crafted as a high-end mixing rum. Although I consider it a fairly full-bodied rum, by design the flavors are somewhat more subtle than many aged sippers. It is intended primarily to blend into a cocktail, and not to stand out quite so much. It is precisely t...

Reminds me more of the old joke "is anal retentive hyphenated?" I would think that the size and temperature of the ice cubes would have much more effect than the method of shaking. Larger ice cubes have relatively less surface area than an equal volume of small ice cubes, so less cooling w...

As the Cap'n just noted, the Plantation line and Westerhall Plantation Rum are two very different beasts. Westerhall is a lovely, light bodied, flavorful sipping rum. I'm having a little trouble assigning it to a basic rum style, as I seem to detect elements of Agricole, Demerara, and Cuban styles i...

I have been somewhat leery of the Plantation line ever since it first appeared out of thin air and independent reviews were nowhere to be found. For me, part of the fun can be buying something blind (within reasonable limits - no Ron Jeremy here!) and seeing how it tastes. Plantation Barbados Extra ...

My new bottle of Seales 10 was obtained in Orlando this past October.

My Christmas loot so far:

Ron Mocambo 15 year
R. L. Seales 10 year
7 Tiki

Moves me ever closer to the 100 rum milestone