The Six Essential Tiki Rum Categories... - Tiki Drinks and Food

Q Quince_at_Dannys Member Command Records International HQ Joined: Mar 29, 2004 Posts: 197	Q Quince_at_Dannys Posted posted on Mon, Nov 11, 2019 3:17 PM Terrific article, I think those categories are great. I think there's an opening for a 7th category--high ester Jamaican Rums. They're quite distinct from so-called Aged Jamaican rums like Coruba (which are honestly very bland nowadays compared to their 20th Century counterparts). I wouldn't use Coruba and a really hogo-y rum interchangeably; I'd be more apt to blend them to approximate the flavor of the Aged Jamaican rums of the classic era (like the old Myers's, Courba, Appleton Punch or Dagger Punch). The high ester category could include Smith & Cross and Doctor Bird, and maybe Wray and Nephew Overproof. I've never had Rum-Bar Gold but I assume it's also a very hogo-forward rum?

Terrific article, I think those categories are great.

I think there's an opening for a 7th category--high ester Jamaican Rums. They're quite distinct from so-called Aged Jamaican rums like Coruba (which are honestly very bland nowadays compared to their 20th Century counterparts). I wouldn't use Coruba and a really hogo-y rum interchangeably; I'd be more apt to blend them to approximate the flavor of the Aged Jamaican rums of the classic era (like the old Myers's, Courba, Appleton Punch or Dagger Punch). The high ester category could include Smith & Cross and Doctor Bird, and maybe Wray and Nephew Overproof. I've never had Rum-Bar Gold but I assume it's also a very hogo-forward rum?

Post #798568 by Quince_at_Dannys on Mon, Nov 11, 2019 3:17 PM