Serious RUM...mmmmm

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    Serious RUM...mmmmm

    I loooove rum, but am having a hard time finding the good brands. Anyone have a good tip?

    Would love specifically to find the following:
    Pampero - the best rum ever!
    Flor de Cana - a good runner-up

    Nina


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    Me too....
    Am looking for:

    Sailor Jerry
    or
    Appleton Estate


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    Your both wrong
    Best every
    Pussers Rum -- the original blend of the Royal Navy but at a drinkable strength.

    UP SPIRITS !!!!


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    I have to say that Pyrat rum (from the same people that do those fancy tequilas whose name temporarily escapes me) was a revelation to me. A seriously good sipping spirit (like a malt whisky or a good Armagnac). Not cheap (about HK90 a glass at my local) but several leagues above any rum I have ever tasted before.


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    Any product promoted by a dyslexic ad agency is not worth considering.


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    Quote Originally Posted by PDLM:
    I have to say that Pyrat rum (from the same people that do those fancy tequilas whose name temporarily escapes me) was a revelation to me. A seriously good sipping spirit (like a malt whisky or a good Armagnac). Not cheap (about HK90 a glass at my local) but several leagues above any rum I have ever tasted before.

    Pyrat is bottled by Patron Spirits. Sounds pretty good. I'd like some Appleton Estate too, or maybe some real deal Puerto Rican Bacardi.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jayinhongkong:
    Pyrat is bottled by Patron Spirits.
    Indeed - those are the guys.

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    OK...now I REALLY want some rum. Where do I buy these babies in Hong Kong?
    I've looked at the usual suspects (Citysuper, etc.) but the selection is pretty meagre.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Boris:
    Your both wrong
    Best every
    Pussers Rum -- the original blend of the Royal Navy but at a drinkable strength.

    UP SPIRITS !!!!
    Ah yes, the naval strength stuff! I remember the morning but not the night before sir! Depending on the manner of consumption I'm a Havana Club or Pussers drinker but there are times when Calamansi and Tanduay do the job, as does Old Monk Rum and Coke!

    Last edited by Lammarite; 23-01-2008 at 09:45 AM.

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    The Patrón Spirits Company: Pyrat XO Reserve
    Can be sampled at the FCC bar for one. I'll try to find out who the distributor is.


    This looks like good stuff:
    The Patrón Spirits Company: Pyrat Cask
    Last edited by PDLM; 23-01-2008 at 09:46 AM.