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Old 07-15-2016, 10:07 PM   #541
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Plantation XO (20th Anniversary) is exquisite!! Think I'm gonna buy some El Dorado 15 while I'm in NJ this weekend!
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Old 07-16-2016, 05:40 PM   #542
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A few years back, Eric (Smokin5) bombed me with a bottle of 8 year old El Dorado Rum. Shortly thereafter, I traveled to Las Vegas for four days of work. As you can see, the bottle remained in Vegas



Let me just say it's "good stuff..."
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Old 07-16-2016, 08:20 PM   #543
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Just picked this up while I was in NJ today!!

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^^^ Great pick-up Gabe
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Old 11-21-2016, 07:17 PM   #545
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Is there a little ball or anything at the bottom of a bottle of Havana Club 7 rum??

As I took a sip out of the last not even mouthful of the bottle and I feel like I swallowed something I shouldn't have...

It didn't feel like jagged plastic or broken glass though.
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Old 11-21-2016, 07:36 PM   #546
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Is there a little ball or anything at the bottom of a bottle of Havana Club 7 rum??
In a word, No.
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Old 11-21-2016, 07:52 PM   #547
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In a word, No.
Then what the hell did I feel like I swallowed?? Lol.
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Old 11-21-2016, 08:00 PM   #548
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Then what the hell did I feel like I swallowed?? Lol.
Have you seen the move, "Alien"

some presents open themselves.
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Old 11-21-2016, 08:08 PM   #549
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Have you seen the move, "Alien"

some presents open themselves.
Yes I have.

In all seriousness...should I be worried or concerned??
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Old 11-21-2016, 08:35 PM   #550
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Should you be? Probably not. Will you be? You bet your ass.


In all seriousness. That seems strange. Maybe just a bit of sediment? Or a fly?
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Old 11-22-2016, 06:13 AM   #551
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Fingernail?

Mouse eyeball?


Flynnster's right: try not to sweat it.
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Old 11-22-2016, 01:27 PM   #552
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Flor de caņa
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Old 11-22-2016, 03:14 PM   #553
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Tried Ron Santiago 11 Year when I was in Havana last week. Holy sh!te is that stuff good!! Silky smooth -- no real bite on the back end. Delicious.
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Old 12-16-2016, 09:49 PM   #554
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Finally opened my bottle of El Dorado 12 Year Old earlier tonight. I had two glasses of it, one with an ice cube in it and one without ice. As usual, I used my Glencairn glass for it.

It's pretty good although a tad sweet IMO. Plus I wasn't crazy about the "orange peel" aftertaste on the finish. To be fair as a rum noob, I've only had the Havana Club 7 Year Old (Cuban) rum to compare it to.

Still for $40 it's not too bad. I might enjoy it the more I drink it. I wish I could pair it with a cigar...stupid winter.
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Old 05-05-2018, 03:09 PM   #555
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Had a wonderful Rum Gradevole in NC a few weeks ago. If you want a great refreshing run drink try this:

2 oz. Zaya 12 yr
3/4 oz. Cardamaro
1/4 oz. Grand Marnier
1/2 oz. Orgeat
2 dashes or orange bitters
Flamed orange peel for garnish

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Just replenished my stash of both Plantation 5 and XO.
IMO the 5 is the best every day sipper bang for ur buck at $20 a bottle. And XO is sooo smooth
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Old 08-02-2018, 10:54 PM   #557
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Been working my way through a bottle of Barbancourt 15 the last couple of weeks and I have to say I have been enjoying it quite a lot. Its an Agricole so a definite change up from most of my other rums but to my palate it 100% pairs well with a cigar.

Also been treating myself to some Diplomaticos Single Vintage 2000...couldn't be any different he aforementioned but WOW!!!
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Goslings black seal has been my daily drink of the rum variety. Only $20 a bottle.

Here lately I have been drinking Bumbu which for a lighter rum (I usually dont like light rums) it is very smooth.
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Goslings black seal has been my daily drink of the rum variety. Only $20 a bottle.

Here lately I have been drinking Bumbu which for a lighter rum (I usually dont like light rums) it is very smooth.
I just tried Bumbu for the first time this past month and I have to say its very smooth and the banana finish is mind blowing
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Anybody else have the new Zaya Gran Resrve? Blue neckband no longer twine, and is a blend of 16 rums not not 12? This stuff has a seriously bad aftertaste or is it just me? Really regret not getting my go to Plantation XO! Anyone else have this yet?
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