Got the announcement last week, but I’m just getting around to posting it today because I’m lazy. Apparently my favorite distiller of rum, Appleton Estate, is releasing a new super-ultra-mega-mucho premium rum. I love Appleton Estate. I think I own one bottle of everything they offer with the exception of the Master Blender’s Legacy (note: [...]
Since I started down this adventurous path of rum blogging several months ago, a goodly number of people have asked me, “Why, Dood? Why do you blog about rum?” It’s a fair question. I think I started for two reasons: 1. It’s fun and 2. Because occasionally you can get free stuff. So imagine my [...]
Man, I am so far behind the curve these days. With many apologies for my tardiness, I have a note from my doctor saying that moving, a death in the family, and various other sundry issues all happening within 4 weeks of each other is a reasonable excuse for not posting. Of course, I realize [...]
Well, I’m not sure I’ll have this in on time, but them’s the breaks, as they say. Rick, over at Kaiser Penguin is hosting this month’s MXMO event, and has picked the theme of “Limit One”.Rick describes this theme as “Consume and write about your favorite, strongest drink. You know, the one that that is [...]
Sorry things have been so slow here lately…there’s a lot going on that’s just had me “head down” busy for the past several weeks. I’ll be participating in next week’s MXMO, hosted by Kaiser Penguin, and then I’ll get back into the swing of posting rum reviews. I swear.In the meantime, I thought I’d announce [...]
This week found me home alone, which is generally not a good thing. Not that I can’t take care of myself or that I’m a threat to burn down the house or anything like that (Mrs. Dood usually hides matches and other dangerous items before leaving), but if I’m left to my own devices with [...]
I had originally intended to a comparison of Mai Tai recipes – focusing on the Trader Vic’s vs. Don The Beachcomber versions for this month’s MXMO. That never happened. Instead I found myself with the house all to my lonesome on Saturday evening and the bottle of Mt. Gay XO called to me, begging me [...]