Post #526214 by swizzle on Mon, Apr 26, 2010 4:48 AM

On 2006-12-03 07:51, defaultet wrote:
DJ Hawaiian Shirt,

Thanks for the advice. I did not realize that white rum is going to taste bad regardless. I'll keep that in mind in the future. Would you say I can expect the same flavour from similar white rums, or do some taste differently?

Thanks,
Erik

You are going to find that white rums will all taste different depending on brand, but none of them are something you would enjoy drinking on their own. They are fine for mixing though. It is unfortunate that Bacardi is the first white rum you've tried because it really is crap. The only decent rum they make is Bacardi 8 which I believe is a fantastic rum, fine for cocktails, but even better on its own.

On 2006-12-03 07:54, defaultet wrote:
Question? If white rum is unrefined in its flavor and just happens to taste like crap, does that mean that more expensive (flavorful) dark rums have more chemicals in them?

Thanks

Not sure what you mean by chemicals, but dark rums get their flavour from the barrels they are aged in. Everyone has different tastes so just because a rum is more expensive that doesn't mean it is better or you should then expect it to taste better. Rums get more expensive the longer they are aged due to the time spent waiting for them to age so they can be bottled, and also factoring in what is lost due to evaporation (the Angels share).
I personally don't like very many rums that have been aged for a long time as I find they tend to have a very woody taste to them which I don't enjoy, however there would be a lot of people out there who like them just for that reason as you might also.

[ Edited by: swizzle 2010-04-26 04:49 ]