Quote from: Darkmonster620 on May 23, 2011, 03:29:48 PM
pitbull, where you at?

JM, Appleton White is smooth, not as 'rough going down' as some other wihites ...
duccarlos, that's a great one

I'm a canuck........ just west of Toronto.

I try to get to Cuba once a year for cigars and rum and I always get anyone I know to grab me a box and bottle anytime they go.

I'm Puerto Rican. If I didn't know rums they would take away my card.

Quote from: pitbull on May 24, 2011, 05:23:18 PM
I'm a canuck........ just west of Toronto.

I try to get to Cuba once a year for cigars and rum and I always get anyone I know to grab me a box and bottle anytime they go.

Thought you where somewhere in CA ... It's readily available ... I get the white rum for about $5.00/bottle ...

Quote from: duccarlos on May 24, 2011, 05:27:31 PM
I'm Puerto Rican. If I didn't know rums they would take away my card.

then chico, tu sabes bien que un buen ron no es para mezclarlo 

Quote from: Darkmonster620 on May 24, 2011, 05:29:44 PM
then chico, tu sabes bien que un buen ron no es para mezclarlo 

Claro que no. El Don Q cristal es para mezclar. El añejo el para beber.

Don Q Cristal: with Coca-Cola to drink the night/day away
Cruzan: my favorite for rum punch
Don Q a~ejo or Ron Barrilito:straight up
Pitorro=Rican' moonshine: prefer over all of the above

and

Bacardi and Captain Morgan are filth....nobody drinks that in PR.  Havana Club is made where Bacardi was decades ago before the Cuban revolution.  I've tried their clear/cristal one and    

Quote from: duccarlos on May 24, 2011, 05:44:30 PM
Claro que no. El Don Q cristal es para mezclar. El añejo el para beber.

That's what I meant ...

Quote from: desmopr on May 24, 2011, 05:45:27 PM
Don Q Cristal: with Coca-Cola to drink the night/day away
Cruzan: my favorite for rum punch
Don Q a~ejo or Ron Barrilito:straight up
Pitorro=Rican' moonshine: prefer over all of the above

and

Bacardi and Captain Morgan are filth....nobody drinks that in PR.  Havana Club is made where Bacardi was decades ago before the Cuban revolution.  I've tried their clear/cristal one and   

Totally agreee on the Bacardi ... I don't drink it ... no way you gonna make me drink it ... And the HC distillery in Cuba, well, ... used to belong to the Incera family ...

Barrilito when I get my hands on it same as Don Q Añejo or any other rum of more than 12 years ... straight up with a cigar ...

Me body, read liver, doesn't get along with white rums that good, usually I drink 12 years or more rums...

If I understand it correctly the Havana club you buy in the U.S is actually a Bacardi brand


Outside of the U.S, it's a Pernod Ricard brand, which is a much better rum

certainly the HC 7 yr. old is a really great rum which sells for a nice price in Cuba.

Cristal is great for cheap rum that you can mix with anything. If you're mixing it, then it can pretty much be any brand. I prefer Don Q mostly because that's what I grew up drinking. And by growing up I mean during the holidays when every makes coquito. They don't necessarily have time to make a virgin batch but the kids would not be pounding it to get drunk. Different culture compared to the "let's get wasted" mentality found in the US.

Quote from: duccarlos on May 25, 2011, 06:42:35 AM
Cristal is great for cheap rum that you can mix with anything. If you're mixing it, then it can pretty much be any brand. I prefer Don Q mostly because that's what I grew up drinking. And by growing up I mean during the holidays when every makes coquito. They don't necessarily have time to make a virgin batch but the kids would not be pounding it to get drunk. Different culture compared to the "let's get wasted" mentality found in the US.

mmmmmm cokito ......

Picked up some Appleton white today.  Made a Mojito, it was excellent!  Thanks for the recommendation DM620!!!

JM

Quote from: Dannyboy on May 19, 2011, 03:55:59 AM
I started out drinking Mount Gay Extra Old but now I drink Zaya.  There have been a few other bottles in between but Zaya has been the best one so far.  Ron Zacapa 23 is a close second.  I need to find a bottle of that Mount Gay Tri.

I picked up a bottle. Going to bring it to West Coast DIMBY. Haven't tried it though.

Quote from: the_Journeyman on May 26, 2011, 06:58:46 PM
Picked up some Appleton white today.  Made a Mojito, it was excellent!  Thanks for the recommendation DM620!!!

JM

Glad I could help, noticed how it didn't end up with a 'sting', it just went down 'slow 'n' easy' ... Plus the rum didn't overpower the remaining ingredients of the Mojito? ...

Quote from: slowpoke13 on May 26, 2011, 09:21:02 PM
I picked up a bottle. Going to bring it to West Coast DIMBY. Haven't tried it though.

You wont be wrong with this selection ... trust me

Quote from: Darkmonster620 on May 27, 2011, 04:24:13 AM
You wont be wrong with this selection ... trust me

Will I want to share with the bunch of scraggly moto types who'll be congregating at WC DIMBY?

Quote from: slowpoke13 on May 27, 2011, 05:49:00 PM
Will I want to share with the bunch of scraggly moto types who'll be congregating at WC DIMBY?

No!