Anyone else get frustrated ...

I agree, the US is crazy with it's state-specific shipping laws. Even the good ones only seem to ship to 15-20 states :(

and no one ships to Canada, :(.

I have noticed that, I feel for you. I don't see why in this day and age you can't get things like rum shipped to you. To make matters worse for me I live is Massachusetts, they don't allow most places to ship into this state. I get around that by having it shipped to my in laws that live in Connecticut. Where in Canada do you live? Could make a trip across the border?

it is all about taxes. even worse, i can bring a bottle duty free home from any country but by the law i cannot take booze across provincial borders. because the province you enter with the booE never made the sale and thuhs did not fet the taxes. most provinces except quebec... province sells the booze as a monoply. i travel outside the country several times a year so i bring home bottles each trip. i live in nova scotia. eg of taxes. ron zacapa 1 litre in the US i dind for 50 canadian. it is 80 canadian here at home. just before our dollar got hit, when it was on par with you, it is 35 canadian... ouch. taxes.

I have sailed to The Bahamas a few times but didn't get into Rhum at the time. One could buy duty free on the cruise ship but they don't let you have your purchase until you get back to port, so you can't have a private party on the balcony. I may or may not have found a Cuban cigar, not sure if Cuban rum was available on the island. They may be bound to support the blockade in exchange for the cruise ship trade. I have heard you can import a certain amount of cigars and Rhum now but would still fear customs officials keeping my il gotten booty.

duty free rum on a cruise ship is practically zacapa 23. if you bu the bottle at the star of the cruise, $225. if you buy it on the last day, $35. if you do back to back cruises... get it. yippie on th second cruise. you can also buy on anisland and they will hold it until last day of cruise... done both many times.

I'm fortunate to live in a state that the distributors in the UK can ship to. It has allowed me to get bottles of MANY rums that I can find locally even being friends with a family that owns numerous local liqueur stores. I find it more frustrating that even with my friends family willing to order bottles for me our limited number of distributors in my state to liquor stores don't choose to add many of these limited release rums to their inventory so my local liquor stores couldn't order me a bottle even if they wanted to. :/

A. Greenleaf... Today must be your birthday, because I have a present for you. I also live in Mass, where you - supposedly - can't have spirits shipped in. However, there are 2 places in California who will ship to ANY state in the US. I've ordered and received hard-to-find rums from both places, cheerfully delivered by Fed Ex ("We come when you're not home"). The bottles were packed really well, fully intact. I'm happy. Here are the links. http://www.melandrose.com/asp_pages/index.asp http://www.holidaywinecellar.com/default.aspx Most of what they offer is pretty mundane, but they do carry a couple of items (Xtabentun and Koloa) which I've never seen in Boston. Good luck!

I just started using mail order, definitely opens up the possibilities. FedEx wouldn't deliver without an adults signature so I had to pay extra to redirect my shipment to my work place. But I got the rum :-)

Ramon - you can have them leave the package at any FedEx office and pick it up at your leisure, no charge. Many are open 24 hrs.

BTW, anyone have links to sites other than the two I mentioned? Would like to find some rarer, high-end stuff that's not available locally.

mistercoughy , I have been getting things from master of malt, shipping is huge but the stuff you can get is out of this world. I have a few leads on some really rare stuff, if you are interested let me know, I just got some single cask plantations from a local store that ship within MA. I am close to the CT line so I pop over all the time to get things not available in MA. If you are ever interested in trading things let me know I have a large collection of rums and bourbons.

I downloaded the FedEx app and set it all up, it was just easier to pay 5 bucks to get the package redirected Thant to find them after work. Not to mention instant gratification:-)

@mistercoughy all the below providers have shipped to me in TN, though some are obviously more expensive shipping wise since they reside in the UK. http://wwwwww.drinkupny.com http://www.liquorliquidators.com http://www.qualityliquorstore.com http://www.masterofmalt.com http://www.thewhiskyexchange.com

Hey ! I'm in Tennessee too ! BTW don't some of the rums on this forum have a buy it now button under them ?

I used Wines 4 Today 907 Manhattan Ave Brooklyn NY, 11222 347-435-2063 I don't know if they have any hard to find stuff, but they had what I was looking for.

110 flights a day, I wonder if rum research is on the allowable reasons to visit Cuba 😎

I use wine-searcher.com to find stores that carry rums(or any alcohol) that I'm looking for. Input a rum and seach and it'll show who carries that rum. I have ordered from several different places from several different states. B-21 being one of my favorites but, also Ace, Liquor Barn, Sunset Corners, Binny's, Mission, Drink Up NY, Total Beverage. Many have shipping deals. B-21's deal is $12 shipping on the 21st of every month if you buy 12 bottles. You can mix in wine and spirits too. Good selection IMO.

Correction, that B-21 deal is everyday 12 bucks shipping and free on the 21st if you spend $160.

Is that b-21 near Tampa? If sobWhen did they start shipping out of state?

It is, in Tarpon Springs and I first ordered from them last June.

I stumbled on this crazy search that turned up all kinds of stuff, just put in the thing you a re looking for and start comparing prices. http://www.findsimilar.com/search/?q=Rum&cid=4146&vid=5176&gclid=CKzdj-C9gMsCFYMlgQod358Ftg&gclsrc=aw.ds&gclid=CKzdj-C9gMsCFYMlgQod358Ftg&p=3&gclid=CKzdj-C9gMsCFYMlgQod358Ftg

WOW! You guys are first class Doctors of Rum. Thanks for all the excellent tips on where-to-buy. A.Greeneaf...Thank you for the offer to trade. I'm afraid my "collection" is nothing more than what's available in local liquor stores. Nothing at all exotic. I have dreams of hitting the lottery and buying up the entire UF30E catalog, but until then it's gonna have to be somewhat more modest. I know there are a few Total Wine stores in CT. Any of them worth visiting for rum purchases? The one in Natick is only so-so. Ramon and Scott...for what it's worth, Fed Ex emailed me ahead of both of my rum deliveries, warning me to have an adult home to sign...but both times the packages were simply left on my doorstep without any fanfare or signature required. So maybe don't take them too seriously... 2.ooohhh, Ramon and Nomad...Thank you for all the sites. I will check them out pronto! Rum friends are the best.

Thank You Mistercoughy, my collection is pretty much off the shelf as well. I am lucky to live near the most affluent area in the state so the local fare may be a bit better than most. Being in Tennessee there are hundreds of bourbons and whiskies on the shelves But I too am running out of rum choices locally. Now I go to nice restaurants and clubs and buy $100 plus rums by the drink. I also downloaded Blue Chair Bay Rums app which helped me find a bunch of local stores I didn't know where there. I took pictures of some of the unusual stuff on the shelves and started researching on this forum and web sites before I plop down $20 to $40 dollars a bottle. It's an adventure for sure.

Mistercoughy Total wine in Manchester is really good. To be honest I know a few places in mass that have good selection. Table and vine in western mass is great for me and you but not so much for anyone outside the state. Just got four single cask plantations from them. Try julios if you haven't already. Norwood wines and liquors has some really rare stuff but the prices are on the high side. Just as a side note master of malt does ship to mass and Florida which is hard to come by.

A.G. - Thanks, I'll check out Julio's and Norwood soon. They're both close by. And Manchester is only a couple of hours away, so hell yes to that also. You're right about Master of Malt. Excellent selection of spectacular rums. I think I know where my tax refund is going this year ...

If you can get some of the Bristol classic rums. I have tried the 1974 Caroni and the 1986 rockley still, both were fantastic. The Caroni is not for everyone though. Sunset captain Bligh xo is supposed to be good to. I need to try and stop buying rums for a little bit but I don't see that happening. Matter of fact I bought diplomatico single vintage 2000 tonight at a local store.:/

Follow up: Well, turns out the only place that will deliver high-quality, hard-to-find rum to Mass. is Master of Malt. All the domestic sites said "nope". The good news is, I now have a bunch of new rums to try from Master. The bad news is, I'll have to sell my organs to pay for them. Probably won't get much for my liver, unfortunately...

What did you get, I noticed the availability change on ones I wanted?

Sorry man, hope I didn't screw up your shopping list! Duncan Taylor 17yo Uitvlugt 1997 full bottle plus about 30 samples, including St Nick's 5, 10,15, a few Banks Guyanas, couple of Caronis, Rum Nations, Diamonds, St. Lucias, DDL single casks, etc. I love that place. Once I figure out which samples to re-order as full bottles, I may just move to London and save on shipping...

No worries. Did you get the 1974 Caroni? It is unlike any other rum. I have the Ron zacapa reserva limitada from 2013 and 2014 on the way. I want to pick up the 2015 before they are gone.

Just used Master of Malt for the first time this week. Bought two bottles of Ron Millonario XO. The shipping isn't bad if you buy multiple bottles. They hit me for $50 so ended up paying $125 for each at the end of the day. Not horrible since I don't have any trips to Peru scheduled in the next decade or two.

Didn't see that particular Caroni for sale. The two I found are 16yo from 1999. Can't wait to try 'em later this week.

mistercoughy I just got my bottle of that Duncan Taylor 17yo Uitvlugt 1997. have you opened yours? I just picked up the last Rum Nation Demerara 23 Year Old 1990. cant wait to open that.

AG...Yes, I've had a few drams from the Uitvlugt and have posted a review. I found it to be more akin to an agricole than other, more rummy Demeraras...but I'd be interested to get your take on it. The RN 23yo 1990 sounds spectacular. I just read the description on MoM. Will be eager to hear what you think!

Actually, I just realized that I already have a dram of the RN 23 from my recent shipment, waiting to be tasted. I am so happy right now...

Mistercoughy check out master of malt. They have a new rum called kill devil.

AG...Do you work for Satan? Thanks to you and your evil colleagues on this site who told me about MoM, I'm now in the process of signing my mortgage over to them to cover the next few orders. Thanks for that.... Okay, I'm on the MoM site and see about eleven Kill Devils, all by Hunter Laing. Any particular one I should try, or would you rather I just order them all and start applying for homeless relief right away?

You are not the first one to call me evil. I would just say go for one to try. I just thought you might like to go for another unadulterated rum.

Okay, thanks. I do appreciate it. BTW, have you tried the stuff from Compagnie des Indies? Some of their rums are pretty spectacular and relatively affordable. Haven't seen them available anywhere in the US yet, and they don't seem to be in any hurry to come here. One can only hope...

I have not yet, they are on the list. Right now I am sipping Bristol classics 1998 Caroni.

Sounds delicious. The Bristol folks produce some great rums, to be sure.

They do. I am just glad I can get them here. If you find you need a place to ship to, I moved to Connecticut. Astor wines has black adder raw cask rums.

Thank you for that kind offer. I really cannot bear to know about more rums to buy! At least not for a while. Enjoy CT, but stay away from the casinos!

Mistercoughy, Haven't talked in a while, saw you did a review on that 19 year old caroni. Is it worth buying? I am thinking of picking one up. As a heads up my local store just got in a case of the Duncan Taylor Caroni.

Hey AG, Gosh, the time does fly by. Hope you've been well. Yes, that 19yo Caroni is...uhh, WAS - worth buying. Looks like it sold out already. I see they're offering a 17yo bottling. Haven't tried it but I imagine it's wonderful, also. Got it online (and they do deliver to MA) (probably CT as well) from lovescotch.com Duncan Taylor Caroni! I imagine it'll be spectacular. If you try it, please let me know. Gordon's Fine Wines in Waltham rotates a lot of DT rums, so I may find it there. Thanks again to you and our other colleagues on this thread who shared info about where to buy rum online. Good clean fun.

I have a place I can still get the 19 year. Thanks for the info. I will have a lot of reading ahead of me to go over your reviews.

Excellent. I hope you enjoy them...

Did you do most of them off drams, or did your bottle collection explode? I have about 70-80 bottles right now but only about half have been opened. I wonder how many people are in the mass area on this site? we might be able to set up a group buy of something.

About 100 open bottles right now, plus a dozen or so extras. Translation: too much.

Holy hell. I thought I was bad. I just picked up an A.D. Rattray 1997 Caroni from cellar.com, they ship to mass.

Is that the 16yo from 1997? I recently picked up a bottle in Norfolk, MA. Hope to crack it open soon. Also, check out 1000corks.com. Looks like you may be able to get it locally, in West Hartford, CT.