Post #48803 by pablus on Thu, Aug 21, 2003 7:51 PM

Well - on the little trip I took with my Amber Love Goddess this afternoon I found a bar in Reddington Bch. ( just south of the Tiki Garden's Parking Lot) called Conch Republic. I scoffed at what was sure to be a Buffett Buffet and yet... there was a 14 bottle collection of premier rums for me to sample.

I thought I'd log in with my opinion of a few that were mentioned here earlier:

Ron Zacapa Ann. : Like molasses, butter and vanilla... mixed great with lime and pineapple (my tasting mix). Loved the wicker bottle and this definitely won the day.

Flor De Cana 7 year Gran Reserva: Mild and delicious... lost nothing with the "mix" and was a bit sweeter and more drinkable than the Zacapa.

Uhhhh... Barbados... uhhhhh, oh yeah - Ron Barcelo: Closer to a "dark" rum than the others. I was already a bit buzzed when it showed up but noticed a bitter element that wasn't bad - just different. Seems it would be a good mixer for a good sour drink. So I created one there. They had a large cache of fresh limes.

I couldn't believe there was a place like that in all of this Bay Area and I felt for one brief moment that I lived in a real city.

They had a Cohiba White there I'm trying next week - if I can get over there again.