Whaler's Rum Pirates and Charbay Tahitian Vanilla Rum - Tiki Drinks and Food

RND Rum Numb Davey Tiki Socialite Phoenix, AZ Joined: Jul 17, 2005 Posts: 204	RND Rum Numb Davey Posted posted on Wed, Aug 3, 2005 3:30 PM A response for Tiki Flange about Whaler's. Heaven Hill is the parent company of Whaler's Rum, which was a made up brand from LeVecke Corp in California (Rectifier). Apparently, patterned after some bullshit mythical rum from Maui's Whaling Days? Yeah, right! It is a decent product, but the story don't wash! Heaven Hill is major family owned Bourbon Producer, and I respect Parker Beam, who is the their Master Distiller and a fine Kentucky Gent if there ever was one. After all, he helped make me an official bona fide Kentucky Colonel for all the work I did promoting Bourbon. I respect all the Beams, as they are a great distilling dynasty. (That being said, Lincoln Henderson, Jimmy Russel, Booker Noe (RIP), Bill Samuels, Jr, and Jimmy Bedford are all Masters of the Distillation Arts and legends in Appalachia). Back to Heaven Hill, in 2000 they acquired Whalers to (attempt) compete with Bacardi and the other flavored Rums. They put money into colorful packages, and hey..I own the Tikis..they're cool. When I was in Kauai in June, I was lodged in between the Menehune Fish Pond and Long's Drug. All I bought for Kim and I was Whaler's and Trader Vic's as the drug store had limited stock. I think it is decent, but never exceptional. I did enjoy screwing the Marriott Beach Club out of their blood money, by mixing in my room, however. Heaven Hill does everything okay, with their Bourbon being outstanding and worldclass* world class world-class wildcats wordless wildcat's worlds windlass world's worldliness worldly worldliest wordplay's worlders outclass worldlier wolds. I'll pass on their brandies, Mixto Tequila, Scotch, and Gin. I like their Irish Whiskey, Tyreconnel, and the have Dubonnet, which I think is superior to Lillet. I was surprised to learn of the corporate espionage by Whaler's on the Tahitian Rum producer. I am also stunned to learn that a local who controls his production methodology would be so easily duped. Let me know if your friend needs help navigating the waters of International spirit importation, BAT (formerly BATF),and compliance. May I make a suggestion for a truly magnificent, yet expensive product. Not from Tahiti, but from Spring Mountain in the Napa Valley. Domaine Charbay is an excellent micro distiller and they make a super-premium Tahitian Vanilla Sipping Rum. It is expensive, elegant and lovely. Miles and Marko are gifted distillers and this ranks as exceptional, yet limited. Crafty Slavic Bastards! http://www.charbay.com/html/rums.html I have all their products in my bar and I love to sip them straight. Cheers and Good chatting.

A response for Tiki Flange about Whaler's.

Heaven Hill is the parent company of Whaler's Rum, which was a made up brand from LeVecke Corp in California (Rectifier). Apparently, patterned after some bullshit mythical rum from Maui's Whaling Days? Yeah, right! It is a decent product, but the story don't wash!

Heaven Hill is major family owned Bourbon Producer, and I respect Parker Beam, who is the their Master Distiller and a fine Kentucky Gent if there ever was one. After all, he helped make me an official bona fide Kentucky Colonel for all the work I did promoting Bourbon. I respect all the Beams, as they are a great distilling dynasty.
(That being said, Lincoln Henderson, Jimmy Russel, Booker Noe (RIP), Bill Samuels, Jr, and Jimmy Bedford are all Masters of the Distillation Arts and legends in Appalachia).

Back to Heaven Hill, in 2000 they acquired Whalers to (attempt) compete with Bacardi and the other flavored Rums. They put money into colorful packages, and hey..I own the Tikis..they're cool. When I was in Kauai in June, I was lodged in between the Menehune Fish Pond and Long's Drug. All I bought for Kim and I was Whaler's and Trader Vic's as the drug store had limited stock. I think it is decent, but never exceptional. I did enjoy screwing the Marriott Beach Club out of their blood money, by mixing in my room, however.

Heaven Hill does everything okay, with their Bourbon being outstanding and worldclass* world class world-class wildcats wordless wildcat's worlds windlass world's worldliness worldly worldliest wordplay's worlders outclass worldlier wolds. I'll pass on their brandies, Mixto Tequila, Scotch, and Gin. I like their Irish Whiskey, Tyreconnel, and the have Dubonnet, which I think is superior to Lillet.

I was surprised to learn of the corporate espionage by Whaler's on the Tahitian Rum producer. I am also stunned to learn that a local who controls his production methodology would be so easily duped. Let me know if your friend needs help navigating the waters of International spirit importation, BAT (formerly BATF),and compliance.

May I make a suggestion for a truly magnificent, yet expensive product. Not from Tahiti, but from Spring Mountain in the Napa Valley. Domaine Charbay is an excellent micro distiller and they make a super-premium Tahitian Vanilla Sipping Rum. It is expensive, elegant and lovely. Miles and Marko are gifted distillers and this ranks as exceptional, yet limited. Crafty Slavic Bastards!
http://www.charbay.com/html/rums.html

I have all their products in my bar and I love to sip them straight.

Cheers and Good chatting.

Post #177040 by Rum Numb Davey on Wed, Aug 3, 2005 3:30 PM