White rum - What's the point? - Tiki Drinks and Food

S swizzle Tiki Socialite Melbourne,Australia Joined: Jun 03, 2007 Posts: 1449	S swizzle Posted posted on Fri, Aug 5, 2011 1:11 AM On 2011-08-04 14:15, arriano wrote: I think side by side neat you will notice differences, but in multi-layered mixed cocktails it's doubtful. I have an even stronger feeling about vodka. Good question posed here and i have to say that agree with arriano. Going back a while ago now a bottle shop ordered a bunch of rums in specifically for me that are not available here. One of those was Appletons white. Now you may laugh, but here in Australia all rums that are imported must be, by law, aged for a minimum of 2 years, including white rums. This bottle shop was able to side step that as a private importer (with a licence, of course). Now i don't know how much you guys in the US are aware of what a very limited range of brands of alcohol-spirits and liqueurs-in general is available here in Australia, although it is getting better. When i got that bottle of Appletons, all i had to compare it to, in regards to white rum, was Bacardi and Havana Club. Bacardi is just rubbish. The Havana Club definitely has some sort of flavour to it compared to the Bacardi, and when i got that Appletons, i was quite surprised how different it was to the HC. Although i prefer aged rums myself, Mount Gay white has just become available here so i will buy a bottle of that at some stage just out of curiosity to see how it compares to those others. A little while ago a bar i frequent imported some of Dan Akroyds Crystal Head vodka which i was able to try. Now i don't really care for vodka at all but i must say that i quite liked it, as much as i could like vodka, and could notice that there was some sort of distinct flavour you could notice. So is suppose after all that my point is exactly what arriano said. Side by side you should definitely notice some different flavours going on, but as soon as you start mixing white spirits like rum, vodka, and even tequila, with other alcohols, juices and syrups, it is going to be a lot harder to notice much difference, unless you have a truely refined palate. Especially after you've had a few. :lol: [ Edited by: swizzle 2011-08-05 01:13 ]

On 2011-08-04 14:15, arriano wrote:
I think side by side neat you will notice differences, but in multi-layered mixed cocktails it's doubtful. I have an even stronger feeling about vodka.

Good question posed here and i have to say that agree with arriano.

Going back a while ago now a bottle shop ordered a bunch of rums in specifically for me that are not available here. One of those was Appletons white. Now you may laugh, but here in Australia all rums that are imported must be, by law, aged for a minimum of 2 years, including white rums. This bottle shop was able to side step that as a private importer (with a licence, of course).

Now i don't know how much you guys in the US are aware of what a very limited range of brands of alcohol-spirits and liqueurs-in general is available here in Australia, although it is getting better. When i got that bottle of Appletons, all i had to compare it to, in regards to white rum, was Bacardi and Havana Club. Bacardi is just rubbish. The Havana Club definitely has some sort of flavour to it compared to the Bacardi, and when i got that Appletons, i was quite surprised how different it was to the HC. Although i prefer aged rums myself, Mount Gay white has just become available here so i will buy a bottle of that at some stage just out of curiosity to see how it compares to those others.

A little while ago a bar i frequent imported some of Dan Akroyds Crystal Head vodka which i was able to try. Now i don't really care for vodka at all but i must say that i quite liked it, as much as i could like vodka, and could notice that there was some sort of distinct flavour you could notice.

So is suppose after all that my point is exactly what arriano said. Side by side you should definitely notice some different flavours going on, but as soon as you start mixing white spirits like rum, vodka, and even tequila, with other alcohols, juices and syrups, it is going to be a lot harder to notice much difference, unless you have a truely refined palate. Especially after you've had a few. :lol:

[ Edited by: swizzle 2011-08-05 01:13 ]

Post #601027 by swizzle on Fri, Aug 5, 2011 1:11 AM