Post #301639 by Mai Tai on Wed, Apr 25, 2007 2:55 AM

On 2007-04-23 10:40, mattesq wrote:
The jury is still out on Oronoco for the time being.

Although I haven't tried it, when I was down in Southern California for the Tiki Farm Yard Sale party, I stopped by Hi Time Wine in Costa Mesa on my way home, to pick up some rums that are hard to find in the SF Bay Area. I had a chance to talk story with the rum guy there, and asked him about a few of their higher end rums. As we were going through the various selections on the shelf, he pointed out the Oronoco as being one of those gimmicky rums and a huge disappointment for him. His recommendation was to avoid it. This guy was very knowledgeable about his rum stock, and had definitely tasted everything in the store, and then some. So I highly valued his opinion. Based on his findings I'd look for something else.

Oh, and by the way, the guy at Hi Time Wines doesn't like the Pyrat XO either! :blush: