Thiebear Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Will try the Mount-Gay and Pyrat this weekend.. Malibu and Pineapple at the Parents obx house during the summer Capt Morgan/Coke years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyskinsfan56 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Flor de Caña. However, little bit bias since I'm from Nicaragua Bro-in-law gave me a bottle for Christmas...only kind I'll buy now. Very smooth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 ^ That girl's cute, especially when she smiles. right. I watch it like 5 times whenever he posts LOL I like bacardi, but will drink just about any kind of rum. never mix it, always straight up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 12th Commandment Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Cruzian rum is the reason my uncle retired to St. Croix. He drank the three dollar a bottle stuff (back in '96) and I had no problem with that at all. Granted I never drank it straight, I would think the higher quality stuff would be better for that, but Cruzian cubas made my trip down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMS Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 For Dark Rum, Goslings... This rum is usually stored in charred wood barrels to impart flavor and coloring. It is made from molasses and it retains its natural flavor. It’s dark, rich and heavy in body and is good to balance ****tails and other rums. But when I drink rum straight, ( rocks or with lime)... I'm usually a traditionalist... I preffer the British Navy's brand... Naval Rum – This rum is associated with the British Royal Navy. The Royal Navy used to give a daily ration of rum to sailors as far back as 1655 when Britain captured Jamaica. Ships started to return back home with barrels of rum instead of Brandy because it improved as it aged on the journey home. Around 1740 sailors started to water down rum and add lime juice to prevent scurvy. This would come to be known as “Grog”. The name came from Admiral Edward Vernon who wore a “grogram coat” and was nicknamed “Old Grog” while he was aboard the ship. ‘Grog” also comes from the word “groggy” because that is how the sailors would feel after a night of drinking this concoction. Naval rum is used to represent the spirit of international adventure, honor and bravery. It is a rich, full body flavored rum. Another story involving Naval Rum involves the Battle of Trafalgar by Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson. It was considered the largest British victory ever, but Nelson would be mortally wounded. Nelson’s body would be put in a cask of rum to preserve it on the way back to England. When the ship arrived, the cask of rum was empty and Nelson’s body was pickled. A hole was drilled into the bottom of the cask and the sailors drank all the rum and Nelson’s blood. Rum got a new nickname “Nelson’s Blood” as well as “Tapping the Admiral” after this. The first official purveyor of rum was Mr. Lemon Hart in the early 1800′s and he registered it in 1888. Rum would be given as rations to sailors all the way up until July 31, 1970, which would known as Black Tot Day. http://myamericandram.wordpress.com/rum/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Pussers is awesome. I have a bottle I brought back from the USVI that I haven't opened yet. Thats what they make their Painkillers with and its delicious. Never had it straight though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Cruzian rum is the reason my uncle retired to St. Croix. He drank the three dollar a bottle stuff (back in '96) and I had no problem with that at all. Granted I never drank it straight, I would think the higher quality stuff would be better for that, but Cruzian cubas made my trip down there. Yeah, the Cruzian rum is dirt cheap and very good. No 9 is spiced like Captain, but much better. The single barrel is like drinking whiskey and the regular dark is just easy drinking. Drink Cruzian rum, support Americas paradise, we could use the support. ---------- Post added June-15th-2012 at 10:33 AM ---------- Pussers is awesome. I have a bottle I brought back from the USVI that I haven't opened yet. Thats what they make their Painkillers with and its delicious. Never had it straight though Making Painkillers with Pussers in the USVI? Blasphemy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeDinNYC Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 hands down: Wray and Nephew Overproof Jamaican rum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Yeah, the Cruzian rum is dirt cheap and very good. No 9 is spiced like Captain, but much better. The single barrel is like drinking whiskey and the regular dark is just easy drinking.Drink Cruzian rum, support Americas paradise, we could use the support. ---------- Post added June-15th-2012 at 10:33 AM ---------- Making Painkillers with Pussers in the USVI? Blasphemy! KB, is that sarcasm? I thought Painkillers traditionally were made with Pussers. Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I read that somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 KB, is that sarcasm? I thought Painkillers traditionally were made with Pussers. Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I read that somewhere No freaking way my man. Cruzian dark and light rum, little coco lopez, little OJ and Pineapple juice, shake it up, sprinkle some nutmeg and float a tad of 151 on top. I'm a bartender in paradise dude, that's how we make them. Ordering Pussers on island gets some nasty comments from locals. We don't have much here, but we do make more rum per capita than anywhere else and we use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 No freaking way my man. Cruzian dark and light rum, little coco lopez, little OJ and Pineapple juice, shake it up, sprinkle some nutmeg and float a tad of 151 on top.I'm a bartender in paradise dude, that's how we make them. Ordering Pussers on island gets some nasty comments from locals. We don't have much here, but we do make more rum per capita than anywhere else and we use it. All of that makes sense, but there is definitely history with Pussers and Painkillers if you google it. It makes sense that Cruzan is used though. Is the 151 a specialty thing of yours? I haven't had one that is capped off with 151 ---------- Post added June-15th-2012 at 10:50 AM ---------- "The Pusser’s website has the history of this drink — can’t say it’s all that exciting (bartender makes drink; another bartender tries drink; a mix-off develops; hangovers ensue; etc. etc. etc.) — but it’s fair to say you can’t make a true painkiller without Pusser’s, a heavy, aggressive (95 proof) navy rum from the British Virgin Islands." Considering the painkiller was supposedly invented in the BVI, this makes sense. Maybe they only make them like that in the BVI anymore, but that's the rum they originally used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 In the BVI is one thing, but the USVI uses US rum. The floater is an occasional thing, usually preference. BTW, Painkillers are one of the tastiest drinks I've ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 agreed, painkillers are my mixed drink of choice in the USVI. Presidente is my beer of choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 agreed, painkillers are my mixed drink of choice in the USVI. Presidente is my beer of choice I'm not much of a beer drinker, but when I do drink beer, I chose Presedente. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadySkinsFan Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Well, two new kinds to try. Tip o'the hat to KoolBlue13 for the Cruzan dark and to JMS for the Gosling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koolblue13 Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Well, two new kinds to try. Tip o'the hat to KoolBlue13 for the Cruzan dark and to JMS for the Gosling. Goslings is only good with true Ginger beer like Barretts, aka the Dark and Stormy. Otherwise, black strap rum is nasty and I love black strap molasses. Try Cruzian white or light if you like Bacardi clear and Cruzian dark to replace the gold, No 9 to replace spiced rums and the Single Barrel to sip on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracelander Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 right. I watch it like 5 times whenever he posts LOL Yeah someone posted the girls picture a couple of months ago. I just love her smile so why not make her a sig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 http://www.chairmansreserve.com/ http://www.rumgallery.com/chairmans-reserve-spiced.html and http://www.topshelfyachtprovisioning.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=28_90_83&products_id=192 The Kweyol is made and sold with actual vanilla bean/pod in the bottle. Very smooth. I love both of them, and bring multiple bottles of them back every year when I go down to the W.I.'s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 I mostly drink Captain, specifically Captain and Coke. I'll drink most other rums but the taste of Captain and Coke is "just right" for me. People recommended Sailor Jerry and I never really liked the taste of it... granted, most of my rum drinking is mixed with Coke. When I was on my honeymoon in Turks and Caicos, we drank the local rum, Bambarra. It was a good spiced rum. Wish I could get that stuff in the states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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