Comments on: About http://scottesrum.com A blog reviewing rums, and things about rum. It delves into tiki drinks, rum comparisons, drink comparisons, and other stuff centering around rum. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:17:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ray Choy (Sydney, Australia) http://scottesrum.com/about/#comment-2759 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:36:08 +0000 #comment-2759 13th Nov 2011
Dear Scott,

I came upon your site a few years ago and that started me on my love of rums. I love cigars and until then would pair them with wine, cognac or whisky, but never rum. My first experiences with rum were Bunderberg and Bacardi and that turned me off rum for years until I came across your reviews. I am now a commited student of rums, thanks to you. I prefer rums for sipping rather than in cocktails. I keep returning to your site hoping for more recent tasting notes, only to be disappointed so far. While I have discovered other rum sites, and while I may not always agree with your comments, I do like your take on rums and sincerely hope you start up your reviews again.

Thanks,
Ray

]]> By: Scott http://scottesrum.com/about/#comment-1839 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:21:01 +0000 #comment-1839 I’m surprised not to see Pusser’s navy rum on your list – I made the acquaintance of this one about a week ago, and have already gone through almost half my bottle of the blue label.

The wooden pot still gives it a very interesting taste, complex and strong but very drinkable.

Also I recommend you give Capt Morgan private stock a miss, I liked it when I first tried it (before I had any good rums) but the flavor goes south within a few weeks, not sure if excessive use of vanilla and caramel might have made it oxidize? Pusser’s is around the same price and is far more interesting.

]]> By: Doug http://scottesrum.com/about/#comment-1830 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 13:37:51 +0000 #comment-1830 Looking for info on old sealed bottle of Rhum des plantation
St james. must be at least 40 -50 yrs old.
at bottom of label it says 47
seuls importeurs
Rhum st james s a (anciens e. lambert)
st james
martinque marseille paris bordeaux
the unbroken seal does have a date on it as 1877
is that possible

thanks

]]> By: Michael http://scottesrum.com/about/#comment-1809 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:50:38 +0000 #comment-1809 I recently tried the MaiTai at Rumba. Not usually one for tiki drinks, but it was fantastic. It listed Barbancourt Reserve (which could be the 8 or the 15) and Appleton 15 yr. I had previously tried straight Barbancourt (I think the 8) in Hawaii. I thought it was OK, but nothing spectacular.

I also had a glass of the Clement Cuvee Homere at Rumba. My new #1, though Zafra 21 is not far behind. Unfortunately on a recent trip to Joyal’s I discovered the shelf had a vacancy bewteen the VSOP and the XO!

]]> By: Scott Steeves http://scottesrum.com/about/#comment-1775 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:02:52 +0000 #comment-1775 The first time that I ever tried Barbancourt 15 was many years ago. My friend and I found it to be disgusting and undrinkable. After 3 or 4 shots, we dumped it out into the campfire.

Recently, I tried the 8-year-old in a blind taste test, and was blown away by how good it was.

I really have to give the 15-year-old a try again. My taste buds have definitely changed since the first time.

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