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Post #179228 by Rum Numb Davey on Fri, Aug 12, 2005 11:06 AM

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.....says Aunt Sassy on HBO's fictional Room and Board.

Stroh Inlanderrum...Austrian "Rum?"

When I was in Austria doing cork dork wine buying mission in 1992, I noticed Stroh everywhere. Always the adventurous anthroalcohologists, I tried the 38, 60 and 80 Proof versions. Mostly Austrians drink Stroh in tea. Many Austrian bakers make Stroh rum cakes, as well. To put it mildly, it was NOT my cup o' tea. I think you have to have pure Teutonic blood to enjoy such a resin of pungent alcohol. (This is coming from a guy who loves Laphroig and Ardbeg Single Malt from Islay)

Is it really a rum? Well, Sebastian Stroh who produces it says it is. It is 1 to 2 percent real rum mixed with a neutral alcohol distilled from molasses, sugar cane, grain, and potatoes.