Comments on: Rum & Ginger, Part 2

By: Scott Steeves

Scott Steeves — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:13:17 +0000

Dood, I will be trying the Reed’s tonight, and Zaya is now on the list. Of course, whenever I think of Zaya I think about the Ron Zacapa 23 since they’re so similar. I will try them both. I am currently out of Stirrings’ but will be looking for more…

By: Dood

Dood — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:09:36 +0000

While I’ve never had Stirrings, the Reed’s ginger ale has an incredible ginger flavor to it…almost overwhelming…and last night I think I finally paired the right rum with it: Zaya. The richness and strength of Zaya’s flavor stands up to and even mingles nicely with the ginger flavor in the Reeds.

It might be too sweet to pair with the Stirrings, but I’d recommend a try.

By: Scott Steeves

Scott Steeves — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:53:36 +0000

Well, the Stirrings’ ginger ale is fairly sweet, so I was looking for a dry rum to balance it. Typical ginger ales – like Schweppes or Canada Dry – are quite a bit drier and would go well with a sweet liquor. Cassis, ginger ale and lime sound like a very good start for many drinks!

By: opinionated-alchemist

opinionated-alchemist — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:40:04 +0000

Is the dryness of a rum is really necessary. I never thought of drinking rum with ginger (as my good buddies rye, bourbon and Tennessee and last but not least tequila are coming along the way, if I feel to drink ginger ale).
However an American whiskey (which accompanies ginger ale very good) is a quite “sweet” spirit. If you could translate this to rum, a medium aged rum could do wonders (and the lime could balance the sweetness out).

You might even come to an effect like the El Diabolo – the amazing thing is, that you are pouring tequila, Cassis and Ginger Ale together (plus a bit lime) and the drink tastes like… well, tequila!

Such effect would be really delightful with rum. With a good one… I might try a shot of Bacardi 8 and ginger ale tonight…