282 year-old rum - Tiki Drinks and Food

S Swanky Tiki Socialite Hapa Haole Hideaway, Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 5398	S Swanky Posted posted on Mon, Nov 18, 2013 6:29 AM And he shared it with this idiot??? Wow. I want to go visit this place myself as a blogger and see if I can get a taste! There have been many auctions of salvaged booze over the years. Champagne, etc. The cold of the ocean floor keeps the contents if the bottles can be kept intact. But reading "And a Bottle of Rum" I would expect the rum of that era to be extremely awful. Rot gut. Rum didn't get "good" until maybe the 1930s or 40s. The Bacardi era. The whole reason for cocktails was to hide the taste of crappy rum!

And he shared it with this idiot??? Wow. I want to go visit this place myself as a blogger and see if I can get a taste!

There have been many auctions of salvaged booze over the years. Champagne, etc. The cold of the ocean floor keeps the contents if the bottles can be kept intact.

But reading "And a Bottle of Rum" I would expect the rum of that era to be extremely awful. Rot gut. Rum didn't get "good" until maybe the 1930s or 40s. The Bacardi era. The whole reason for cocktails was to hide the taste of crappy rum!

Post #699747 by Swanky on Mon, Nov 18, 2013 6:29 AM