Post #729622 by Sunny&Rummy on Tue, Oct 14, 2014 9:08 AM

I haven't had the Lost Spirits products so I can only comment on the broader rum style questions. I am dying to get my hands on some of the Lost Spirits offerings because it sounds like they are the mad scientists of rum playing around with nitrogen deprivation in the fermentation to produce more ester funkiness, using copper pot stills, etc.

I think Polynesian Inspired rum is more of a marketing gimmick, but if the intent is to produce a flavorful rum that will shine in classic faux Polynesian cocktails then I can live with it. There are some rums like Banks 5 Island that takes the Polynesian inspiration to the next level by actually including some Batavia Arrack in the product. OK, it's Indonesian and not Polynesian, but for us American landlubbers it's all out there in the exotic Pacific somewhere.

Navy Style Rum is, traditionally, the same as London dockside rum. Bulk rum from one or more tropical Caribbean sources (usually including potstill Jamaican and Demerara) is barrel-aged in cool-temperate dockside facilities (think London). It is traditionally also bottled "at proof", so at least 100 proof and higher.

Cuban style rum is the same as Spanish style rum and it's basically the style produced in most Spanish speaking Caribbean nations. It is usually column distilled and the flavor profile is on the dry side with little or no estery funkiness like you get in the potstill Jamaican rums.