Posts Tagged ‘review’

Back on the 26th I mentioned that there was a new spiced rum called The Lash being reviewed and that I wanted to try it. Well, shortly thereafter I was the grateful recipient of a bottle. I’ve been slowly working my way through it and sitting on this review for a while, though I’ve put out some of my opinions of it elsewhere… and since I’ll be in Los Angeles tomorrow (so maybe no update) I figured today should be the day to review it here.

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Oh Gosling’s Black Seal, how do I love thee?

A welcome excursion from the Meyers’seses or Black Straps, Gosling’s Black Seal is a dark rum treat to the senses that is reasonably priced, pretty widely available, and, most importantly, consistently delicious. And, while the label may seem a bit lighthearted with it’s black seal balancing a rum keg, the bottle can be an asskicker if you mistreat it. There have been evenings where hours of tender love and affection suddenly changed into the Seal turning on me, leaving me sobbing on cold tiles, wondering where I’d gone wrong.

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I should begin this review with an apology. In my review of Rogue Spirits White Rum I was a bit hard on white rums and may have implied that they’re lacking in character. While there are a number of white rums that fit this category it isn’t all of them. And while I, and many others, often relegate white rums to the world of mixers there are a few members of the white rum family that I happily admit to enjoying. As soon as I had made the other review I knew I’d slipped up and I’ve been mulling over my opinion of white rums since then. So I figured the best way to make amends is by picking up a bottle of white rum that I know I enjoy.

So here is Oronoco. (more…)

I’ve had this sitting in the back of my cupboard for quite a while now. And, I’ll be honest, it’s because I didn’t like it when I bought it.

But my neighbor is practicing Chopin, so I’m in a good mood and I’m gonna give it another go.

Rogue Spirits is the distilling offspring of Rogue Ales. They produce two gins, a whiskey, and three rums. I’ve heard good things about their dark rum, but not much about the white. The bottle is clear and square; similar to a bottle of 10 Cane, except the sides are even, not wide and thin like the 10 Cane; and decorated with the likeness of Jean Lafitte, which gave it an extra positive mark in my book because it meets fills my need for pirates and my need for things related to New Orleans. The color of the rum inside is… well… pretty damn clear. I read a review that called it “straw” colored, but to say that is to admit you’ve never seen straw.

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In all honesty I think my booze cabinet was dry of rum (with the exception of a bottle of Rogue White tucked away in the back) for nigh on 5 months or so. But last week, in the wake of several momentous life events, I decided the time was right to pick up some rum.

Now, Seattle being part of the great state of Washington, has government run liquor stores. And the selection is… mediocre, at best. One of the few things I miss about living in California is the rum selection. But I stray from the topic…

I picked up three bottles, one of which is the Rhum Barbancourt 8 year Réserve Spéciale. I wasn’t certain if this had ever been reviewed by myself or any of the old crew… but it’s a fresh start, aye? So here it is.

Barbancourt is a product of Haiti, and I’m not entirely certain that makes any difference whatsoever with the exception of the fact that most of the label is printed in both English and French (good to know, really, because wenches love a man who speaks a little frog). Barbancourt’s label proudly touts their founding in 1862, while their website calls their product “The Rum of Connoisseurs, the Cognac of Rums…”

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