Rum Shelf

I was just curious to know your opinion on the rum Pyrat XO Reserve as you do not have it in your review section but you do have it on your shelf. The rum is inexpensive but receives great reviews from other rum critics. Are the reviews justified or would I be better off going in another direction for an inexpensive good rum.

Have you tried Elements8 rum from St Lucia – independently owned brand sourced from St Lucia Distillers – sells mainly in Europe at top end i.e. bottle is £sterling 32.00 – for the white and gold ($60.00).

You need to try and grab a bottle of Treaty Oak, from Austin TX. Its a damn fine rum for a white anyways. Also there is a thing called Rumble from the Balcones Distillery. Its not technically a rum because its made out of honey and figs but made like a rum, and is really an interesting rum substitute in certain cocktails.

Are there any spiced rums that you would consider a good rum for sipping?

If so, what brands? If not what would you recommend as a sipper for someone just starting to get seriously into rum?

Hey, first off, I’d just like to say sir; thanks for an excellent, entertaining and informative website. A current lack of funding is preventing my drinking much in the way of top-shelf rum, but this site has provided an excellent diversion and is giving me some great ideas for the future.

Now, on to the questions… first off, I notice a bottle of Kilo-Kai in amongst the collection. I tried this not to long ago, it was a little too sweet and strongly cinnamon flavored for my liking, but I was curious about your opinion. Also, is there really a rum (Khukri Daggar) from Nepal? What’s that all about?

I thought myself to be somewhat of a connoisseur ( well not really) of rum and other drinks but now that I found this web site I find that I know nothing of rum except how to drink it. I love LemonHart rum and have for years. But now I see I have to broden my taste and get started on trying something different. We tend to get stuck if we find something we like as I live in a small town that doesn’t have a wide varity of choice. And when we go to the big lights there is always so much to do I forget about such things. But now I am going to make an effort to start a rum collection.

Mate, i noticed you have mentioned the Matusalem platino (white) but also their classico is fantastic. I am a cocktail barman and love the caramel sweetness to it and have made a signature dirty mojito with ginger beer and raw sugar syrup with hinted cinamon. The fuller flavour is enhancd with the mint and the spice of the ginger beer totally transforms the whole mojito. As we have no real access to many rums which would you suggest as great for fusing? Platino is sweet and has a clean finish and works great with mint and vanilla bean however matusalem isnt cheap on our parts. Any other labels for consideration would be ideal. Cheers
DMiguel

When I was in New Orleans, I went to Old New Orleans Rum and I tasted their whole, but limited lineup of rums. They have a crystal, spiced, three-year, and ten year. I thought that the ten year was extraordinary and that spiced and three year were very good, the spiced, with some sweet tea and ice. On the tour they mentioned that they had won awards for their spiced rum and sold 90% of their stock in Lousiana. I know they ship out of state. These might be some rums worth trying.

Cheers. Keep up the good work.

Hi Matt
I have a bottle of “Brown’s Overproof” rum. It is 27 years old. Printed on the bottle is “Double distilled. A quality pot still rum matured in very small oak casks. H. G. Brown & Sons. wine merchants. Chatswood.
N.S.W. 2211D. On the back is “COLLECTOR SERIES No.2.
New South Wales, Australia. It is unopened. Do you know anything about it? Cannot find the company. Can you throw some light on it.
Thanks a lot.
Carol