Capn Jimbo's Rum Project Forum

If, and "if"... 5. To be discussed, here... Yup I'm going to discuss Ron Matusalem, which was a shoo-in but which was finally found to use a "recipe" of infused prune and vanilla. Although this rum remains likeable, liars are not leaders and can't be a representative rum. But to...

Mott Green, a Free-Spirited Chocolatier, Dies at 47 Mott Green, who emerged from a hermitlike existence in a bamboo hut in the jungle of Grenada to produce a coveted Caribbean delicacy — rich, dark chocolate bars that he exported around the world with the help of sailboats, bicycles and solar-powere...

He was the founder of the Grenada Chocolate Company . A farmer run collective producing their own organic chocolate. His vision was to pay farmers a premium for their cocoa and help a small part of the Grenadian Economy. He was a rebel, idealist and environmentalist who worked with the Tres Hombres ...

I just saw this and had to post. Angostura:10 Cane Rum did not bring sufficient returns Angostura decided not to renew its contract with luxury giant Moet Hennessy to produce 10 Cane Rum in T&T because the premium rum was not generating sufficient business. In a statement yesterday, Angostura sa...

I've been going like crazy for the last few weeks and haven't been able to spend any time on the board (It seems like I have a lot of reading to do.) This weekend I was in Michigan for a workshop. I was looking for a bottle of Smith and Cross which I was unable to find. I did find some Flor de Cana ...

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Here is some Damian liqueur. My mom just got me a bottle:

I don't know if it is relevant, but: Rum company moves HQ to Charleston Staff Report Published March 5, 2013 Pusser’s Rum Ltd. relocated its corporate headquarters last month from the British Virgin Islands to Charleston. The office, at 2233 Technical Parkway, Suite B, will house administration and ...

Great work Capn. I am disappointed that one of my favorite rums is altered. I am also now convinced that another of my favorite rums has also been altered. Westerhall Plantation Rum has some scents and tastes that are a little over the top. The only reason that I had thought it wasn't altered is tha...

I ran across a shelf full of Matusalem Gran Reserve that says it was distilled and bottled in Lake Alfred Florida. My bottle says distilled and bottled in the Dominican Republic. So I went to their site and found this : After the original Matusalem Distillery was confiscated by the Castro-Communist...

I haven't had much of the agricole/can juice rums, but one of my favorites is Westerhall Plantation . Which I think of being sweet without (I hope) additives. I like it better than the Barbancourt 5-star 8 year (I haven't tried the 15). You might want to check Rum Reviews Rankings and Cheat Sheet fo...

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An interesting side note that I encountered in brief research was the statement that spirits, especially older ones, should never be stored on their sides due to risk that the high alcohol concentration in spirits might speed the deterioration of the cork - leading to a different form of "cork...

Me: So what are you doing in Cleveland? Prichard: I’m . . . The state of Ohio has recently started listing our products up here and I’m just up here to help support that effort. And we’ve got our Double Barrel Bourbon has been listed, and our Tennessee whiskey has been listed, as a matter of fact, ...

Part one: Categorizing Rum We started talking before I got permission to start recording. We were talking about the problems with rum and he asked me what the different styles of rum are. I replied, barbadian, jamaican, cane juice/agricole, demeran, and cuban. He said that I was ahead of most peopl...