I've been quite happy with this one. My favorite for a long time was the 15yr but this one absolutely puts that to the test. I also tried their 8yr old. More alcohol burn but more flavor. So, I no longer spend the extra $$$ for the 15 and go with the other 2. ...

Where i from buying online is the only option. There i get almost anything. Or I drive more than an Hour for paying higher prices than online with less rums to choose from. It is a shame. But there is no other way. As i said... Whisky is easy to buy. I walk 10min to a "Feinschmecker" or Liquor store. ...

Puring down a 21years old Chairman's Master Selection is really a pity. They have great flavors but they are dry for sure. Maybe you can keep it in a dark dry corner and try it again some time. To challange your taste buds every now and than. I have the same with my clairin bottling or my nine leaves. ...

Jimmy: I was so damn glad after those 3 days of being stuck in my Las Vegas hotel room from trying different combinations of gummies. In the end, 20 mg of Hybrid worked best for me and got rid of my knee problems. I took full advantage of this pain relief on my fourth day and hiked my favorite trail in Red Rocks Canyon further than I had ever hiked it before. When I returned from that hike, that ...

LOL this blog is a great read. I have not balled up to make my own blend yet I want to get a charred oak mini barrel first to age it a month or two. I guess the real magic comes down to quantity of each, equal or keep mixing by taste. I did create my own rum punch recipe for my 60th birthday though, Only took 3 blends to nail it Jimbo Punch. Not sure I remember who to make it now but not equal qua...

@kudzey can you recommend any European websites for competitive prices?...

Haven't seen it at my TW but I will dissect the entire aisle shortly.  ...

Thank you for that! I work there often so that should be an easy stop for me. ...

Jimmy: Since you liked JM Rhum XO, I can wholeheartedly recommend JM Rhum 10 Year from 2008. I just bought my fourth bottle yesterday for $110 from Total Wine. It is worth about twice the price of their excellent XO. As for Clement, their Homere is a very unique and super smooth agricole at about $93 US. I have several of those bottles stashed away.. It is also one of the few rums whereby the ru...

Foglialuce, There are two XO's in drop bottles, the one at your added photo and one called "Rhum Vieux XO" and I believe they are more or less the same. They both contains rum from three of the epic vintages from Clement. About HSE vintage 1960. I haven't tasted it, but their XO contains some rum from that epic vintage and I really like their XO....

Conversely, if one likes a few on my list, that does not mean that they would like most of the rest shown. And if your tastes are similar to mine and we agree, I can only suggest approaching the others with caution. These are all over $50 US and none were over $100. It is very rare when I go over the $100 mark....

Jimmy: Good to hear from you again, my rum brother!  I also tried the Izlaco 15 year, which I thought was worse than crap and I never even bothered to submit my review. It was so bad, that it inspired me to quit submitting reviews for a while. Nothing worse than spending more than $65 US on a new bottle of rum and only finiding out that it is total crap. This is why I posted my list to warn fell...

I think a lot of the posts covered this but being an avid Pusser's rum drinker for over 40 years, and most of their British Navy blend has always come from DDL Guyana. The taste you are referring to is likely coming from the Greenheart stills the only ones in existence. It a bit of an acquired taste 100% Greenheart is hard for me to handle but in blends like ElDorado 12 & 15 & most version...

1 Is Courvoisier Napoleon a quality product, with pleasing aroma/taste? 2. Is Hennessy XO for cognacs, like Zacappa 23 for rums? (an overpriced sugarbomb inside a fancy bottle?) 3. Is Martell Cordon Bleu as good as they say? Am i correct to think of starting my expansion "upwards" from here? 4. Which XO most people believe is tastier, from the big 4 houses (courvoisier, martell, remy martin, he...

I would say, Chairman's Reserve (saint lucia)! With certainty! Their newest product is the modified spiced rum from the contest winner "Kyritsis", in limited availability. Their newly released "Legacy", a.k.a. "poor man's 1931", was quite decent! Their current 1931, this finalized and standardized version, is said to be the best of the series, compared against older releases! Their latest vintages...

Recently, I've been spending a lot of time in Panama. My favorite is the Abuelo 7yr old. Best bang for the buck! Their 15yr old double cask is good too but, compared to the 7yr old, not a good bang for the buck! They are more on the sweet side but when your in Panama do like the Panamanians! I have found this rum everywhere I go in Panama and that's all over from north to south and east to west. T...

You should explore the rum world to see where your palate stands. Some dry, some not so sweet and some sweet rums. I, personally, just go for anything I haven't had in order to fully enjoy the voyage. Right now my favorite is R.L. Seals 10yr old but I continually find myself going back to ElDorado for some reason???? Try their 8, 12 & 15yr old. ...

  I was very busy with other things during the RumFest but saw that there was a Cachaca stand with some what I understood to be good Cachaca....

I knew they'd done some rum tasting nights in the past and I knew they had a selection but the rum flight thing was a surprise and is a really good way to taste a decent variety of Rums. They have printed bits of paper with information about each rum on the standard combos. I'm hoping next time I can pick my own rums I want to try to narrow down more and try some rums I've wanted to try. This is p...

Hi all Rum Lovers! Just post this as a reminder. When you add a rum rather new or rare, please add a good photo of the whole bottle from straight forward. As for example all the Chairman's Master Selections and Single Casks just released for one shop or bar. Quite many of those are impossible to find images of at the web....