Rum inventory! - Tiki Drinks and Food

J jokeiii Tiki Socialite Miami, FL Joined: Sep 18, 2010 Posts: 503	J jokeiii Posted posted on Mon, Jun 13, 2011 6:56 AM OK. Inspired by a long weekend of Hukilau-ishness (have I mentioned the Olympic levels of fun this was?) I decided to take a census of my rums, and I'm curious as re. what everyone has and what gets used the most. Here's my list: Bacardi Select Bacardi 8 y.o. Bacardi Reserve Bacardi 151 Barceló Añejo Brugal Añejo Cruzan white El Dorado 12 Flor de Caña 12 Myer's Dark Sta. Teresa Gran Reserva Selecto Tortuga Gold My beloved and longsuffering wife has a simple policy with my bar and its inventory. She doesn't mind (to a point) how much I spend, so long as the total bottle count doesn't, y'know, EXPAND to take over the house. Basically, if I want to get a new bottle of Rum X, I first have to finish Rum Y. So I am always eager to pour the Bacardi stuff -- a very frequent "Christmas business gift" here -- for the not-TOO-close friends. :wink: That said, I want to emphasize how much I enjoy the Bacardi 8 y.o. As a rule, Bacardi stuff isn't exactly the most flavorful stuff around, but the 8 y.o. stuff has really, really pleasantly surprised me. If I am making Tiki drinks for a large crowd, this is my go-to rum: flavorful, easy to find and very reasonably priced. For the majority of my "crowd cocktails" this and Cruzan white are the backbone. The Bacardi 151 is there to allow me to do the switcheroo in cocktails calling for both 151 Demerara rum AND a light/gold Puerto Rican rum, by using it in conjunction w. the El Dorado 12. (Bacardi 151 + ED12 = LH151 + Bacardi Gold...more or less) When that goes, I may replace it with another 151 or maybe just get another bottle. As I finish up the Bacardi Reserve I'll probably replace it with a Barbancourt 8 (the Barbancourt 15 is overkill for mixing) The Bacardi Select (i.e. "black") is for mixing in (usually) equal parts Myer's Dark when a recipe calls for a generic dark rum. When that's gone I'll replace it with something else. Not sure which dark rum, but feel free to suggest. The Barceló and Brugal are very nice, but I'll substitute them with something a bit different, just to experiment. I'm thinking of the very lovely Dos Maderas (had a terrific discussion with Beachbum and Martin Cate about this rum) and Doorly's, also a Bum favorite which has the unique advantage of reverse-sticker shock. Thoughts? -J. [ Edited by: jokeiii 2011-06-13 07:00 ]

OK.

Inspired by a long weekend of Hukilau-ishness (have I mentioned the Olympic levels of fun this was?) I decided to take a census of my rums, and I'm curious as re. what everyone has and what gets used the most.

Here's my list:

Bacardi Select
Bacardi 8 y.o.
Bacardi Reserve
Bacardi 151
Barceló Añejo
Brugal Añejo
Cruzan white
El Dorado 12
Flor de Caña 12
Myer's Dark
Sta. Teresa Gran Reserva Selecto
Tortuga Gold

My beloved and longsuffering wife has a simple policy with my bar and its inventory. She doesn't mind (to a point) how much I spend, so long as the total bottle count doesn't, y'know, EXPAND to take over the house. Basically, if I want to get a new bottle of Rum X, I first have to finish Rum Y. So I am always eager to pour the Bacardi stuff -- a very frequent "Christmas business gift" here -- for the not-TOO-close friends. :wink:

That said, I want to emphasize how much I enjoy the Bacardi 8 y.o. As a rule, Bacardi stuff isn't exactly the most flavorful stuff around, but the 8 y.o. stuff has really, really pleasantly surprised me. If I am making Tiki drinks for a large crowd, this is my go-to rum: flavorful, easy to find and very reasonably priced. For the majority of my "crowd cocktails" this and Cruzan white are the backbone.

The Bacardi 151 is there to allow me to do the switcheroo in cocktails calling for both 151 Demerara rum AND a light/gold Puerto Rican rum, by using it in conjunction w. the El Dorado 12. (Bacardi 151 + ED12 = LH151 + Bacardi Gold...more or less) When that goes, I may replace it with another 151 or maybe just get another bottle.

As I finish up the Bacardi Reserve I'll probably replace it with a Barbancourt 8 (the Barbancourt 15 is overkill for mixing)

The Bacardi Select (i.e. "black") is for mixing in (usually) equal parts Myer's Dark when a recipe calls for a generic dark rum. When that's gone I'll replace it with something else. Not sure which dark rum, but feel free to suggest.

The Barceló and Brugal are very nice, but I'll substitute them with something a bit different, just to experiment. I'm thinking of the very lovely Dos Maderas (had a terrific discussion with Beachbum and Martin Cate about this rum) and Doorly's, also a Bum favorite which has the unique advantage of reverse-sticker shock.

Thoughts?

-J.

[ Edited by: jokeiii 2011-06-13 07:00 ]

Post #593424 by jokeiii on Mon, Jun 13, 2011 6:56 AM