vestanpance
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After reading the middle west spirits thread and seeing we had some rum drinkers I did a search for a rum thread and was shocked to not find one. So here it it! What rums do you guys like? I'm a big cigar smoker and rum seems to go hand in had with that.
I got a bottle of this from weilands last friday.
go!
Mercurius
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Not a big rum fan - now cachaça, that's another story. Given the opportunity I'd choose cheap whiskey or cheap real tequila over the most expensive rum any day of the week though. Good to have on hand for mixed drinks - but try cachaça, you'll never drink rum straight again.
vestanpance
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I've heard about cachaça, but never had it.
Mercurius
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vestanpance wrote >>
I've heard about cachaça, but never had it.
Seriously, it makes rum seem like fermented bland cat urine. There are thousands of different brands and ages in Brazil, but unfortunately, only the cheapest are imported. My go to summer drink is lime-aid and cachaça, kinda a lazy mans version of a caparina.
Edit: Rumba Cafe makes a decent caparina
vestanpance
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Mercurius wrote >>
vestanpance wrote >>
I've heard about cachaça, but never had it.Seriously, it makes rum seem like fermented bland cat urine. There are thousands of different brands and ages in Brazil, but unfortunately, only the cheapest are imported. My go to summer drink is lime-aid and cachaça, kinda a lazy mans version of a caparina.
Edit: Rumba Cafe makes a decent caparina
I've wanted to try a caparina ever since I saw Bourdain sucking them down on his show. Anywhere local make them?
Mercurius
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vestanpance wrote >>
Mercurius wrote >>
vestanpance wrote >>
I've heard about cachaça, but never had it.Seriously, it makes rum seem like fermented bland cat urine. There are thousands of different brands and ages in Brazil, but unfortunately, only the cheapest are imported. My go to summer drink is lime-aid and cachaça, kinda a lazy mans version of a caparina.
Edit: Rumba Cafe makes a decent caparinaI've wanted to try a caparina ever since I saw Bourdain sucking them down on his show. Anywhere local make them?
Rumba Cafe makes a decent caparina
osulew
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Rockmastermike
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cachaça is lovely. Rum's less famous cousin. The direct use of the sugar cane instead of molasses seems to give the stuff a brighter and less overtly sweet flavor than a lot of rums. It was once pretty hard to find, but thankfully not anymore. Although, the stuff I have found around here is rather astringent compared to some that I have had overseas.
Few drinks can top a well made Caipirinha on a hot summer day. http://www.cookbrazil.com/caipirinha.htm
Frankly, it seems to me that a lot of rums are now designed from the getgo to be used only as an ingredient in a drink rather than a drink themselves. It's a shame too, 'cause a good sippin' rum is a fine drink.
vestanpance
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Bear wrote >>
Vestanpance, how is the Kraken, btw?
to be honest I've yet to open it. But when I do I hear these are the way to go.
(taken from another board)
Fill a short glass with ice, juice 1/4 lime over the ice, add an oz or so of Kraken and fill with ginger beer. This is magically delicious.
Mercurius
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Manatee made me a ginger simple syrup a while back which I've repeated now. Add 1 1/2 ounces of ginger simple syrup, 1 1/2 ounces of Fernet Branca, mix with soda water and poor in a highball glass over ice and garish with a lemon wedge. You can then die happy. I've also mixed up some super spicy ginger beer. Added a jalapeno and it's almost too spicy, but should make for an interesting high ball or dark 'n' stormy?vestanpance wrote >>
Bear wrote >>
Vestanpance, how is the Kraken, btw?to be honest I've yet to open it. But when I do I hear these are the way to go.
(taken from another board)
Fill a short glass with ice, juice 1/4 lime over the ice, add an oz or so of Kraken and fill with ginger beer. This is magically delicious.
hungrywoolf
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dsigner wrote >>
Summer coming, time for Dark n' Stormys! Made with Goslings, as far as I know. I was impressed that Rigsby's makes them. They also have a winter Goslings drink but I forget what it was.
I love dark and stormys, but then I love most spirits mixed with ginger beer (Vodka is another good choice). Perhaps we need a ginger beer thread too. My current favorite is Bundaberg.
+3 on Ron Zacapa - but it's wasted in a mixed drink. I like 10 cane for summery drinks.
vestanpance
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maybe this is a dumb question, but can you get ginger beer at places like kroger? I've never looked. Where do you normally pick it up?
(guessing this is different than ginger ale?)
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