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Fingernail?

Mouse eyeball?
:D

Flynnster's right: try not to sweat it.

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Flor de caña

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Tried Ron Santiago 11 Year when I was in Havana last week. Holy sh!te is that stuff good!! Silky smooth -- no real bite on the back end. Delicious.

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Finally opened my bottle of El Dorado 12 Year Old earlier tonight. I had two glasses of it, one with an ice cube in it and one without ice. As usual, I used my Glencairn glass for it.

It's pretty good although a tad sweet IMO. Plus I wasn't crazy about the "orange peel" aftertaste on the finish. To be fair as a rum noob, I've only had the Havana Club 7 Year Old (Cuban) rum to compare it to.

Still for $40 it's not too bad. I might enjoy it the more I drink it. I wish I could pair it with a cigar...stupid winter. :(

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Had a wonderful Rum Gradevole in NC a few weeks ago. If you want a great refreshing run drink try this:

2 oz. Zaya 12 yr
3/4 oz. Cardamaro
1/4 oz. Grand Marnier
1/2 oz. Orgeat
2 dashes or orange bitters
Flamed orange peel for garnish

Enjoy!

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Just replenished my stash of both Plantation 5 and XO.
IMO the 5 is the best every day sipper bang for ur buck at $20 a bottle. And XO is sooo smooth

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Been working my way through a bottle of Barbancourt 15 the last couple of weeks and I have to say I have been enjoying it quite a lot. Its an Agricole so a definite change up from most of my other rums but to my palate it 100% pairs well with a cigar.

Also been treating myself to some Diplomaticos Single Vintage 2000...couldn't be any different he aforementioned but WOW!!! :dr:dr:dr

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Goslings black seal has been my daily drink of the rum variety. Only $20 a bottle.

Here lately I have been drinking Bumbu which for a lighter rum (I usually dont like light rums) it is very smooth.

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I just tried Bumbu for the first time this past month and I have to say its very smooth and the banana finish is mind blowing

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Anybody else have the new Zaya Gran Resrve? Blue neckband no longer twine, and is a blend of 16 rums not not 12? This stuff has a seriously bad aftertaste or is it just me? Really regret not getting my go to Plantation XO! Anyone else have this yet?

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I spend a lot more time drinking bourbon, but this was pretty nice for a change...

http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictur...318_200617.jpg

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I actually enjoy it more than the Majestros

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Recently I've been getting into the higher proof stuff, in particular some of the releases from Foursquare. The 2008 is really delicious, 60%+ ABV 12 years Ex-Bourbon. They have a few others that I like as well with similar stats, I tried the Nobiliary in a tasting a couple weeks ago and really liked it. I used to drink a lot of the lower proof sweeter stuff but ever since getting more into higher proof bourbons I need a rum with a little more kick. I also need them to lower their prices, but that seems unlikely