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A friend of mine and I drank and entire bottle of Zacapa 23 yr old last night. Mine was accompanied by the Padron 80th Anni (Like the regular 1926 maddie better) and a 07 Opus X power Ranger.My buddy smoked an 07 Monte #2 and a 09 opus power ranger. That rum was seriously good stuff.
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too lazy to search, what's a reasonable price for guata. zaya?
found a local store w/ a case @ $40 pop.
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Finished off my Zaya last night
it has been replaced, for now, by some Cruzan Single Barrel Estate Rum I still have half or more of my RZ23, Pampero and Appleton Reserve |
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I did grab a bottle of Vizcaya just after Christmas from the recommendations here. I think it's a 'sleeper' rum, doesn't get a lot of press but it's very good. |
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The Cruzan was 23 bucks, so the same as the Appleton
once I open it, I'll do a side by side and the better of them will become my "old faithful" type as well as they're relatively cheap and readily available although there is a place in town that carries RZ for it's 44 bucks |
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OK, being new to this. Stopped to pick up a 6-pack of some Spotted Cow in Green Bay, and stopped in the rum aisle. They had Appleton (clear & a dark), Oronoco, Mount Gay (a clear & a dark), Kilo Kai (?) and some others that were mass market stuff I see everywhere.
I looked. I wondered. Then I thought I'd ask here. So, how do those compare to Zaya or Ron Zacapa 23 or Brugal or Black Seal?
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Mount Gay Extra Old is comparable to Cruzan Single Barrel. I think of it as an 'entry level' aged rum. It's got a nice 'barrel' flavor, toasted caramel, etc. If you like sweet rums like Zaya/Zacapa, Extra Old may not fit your taste. If you prefer a drier style, it's worth keeping around. Appleton is similar, though they have more of a variety of aged rums. I just finished a bottle of Appleton Extra. It was good, but not as good as Mount Gay Extra Old. The V/X is their 'standard' dark rum, again similar to Bacardi. I haven't tried the other blends, so no comment there. If you liked the Brugal (was it clear, gold, or anejo?), try the Appleton. If they've got Mount Gay Extra Old, give that one a shot too, but I'd avoid the MG Eclipse. If you want a change of pace/clear rum, pick up the Oronoco. |
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I guess I am thinking in regard to sipping rums - straight up. I like to sit and sip a shot's worth while enjoying a cigar. I can do a couple beers with a cigar, but about 1.5 ounces of rum is great to sip through a whole cigar. And, according to what you have all said, the clears are more for mixing and the darks, while you can mix them, when they are good, are good for sipping.
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In that case, try the Mount Gay Extra Old, Appleton Extra, or Appleton 21 yr. I think those are best with a small ice cube instead of neat.
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Have any of you had the Cockspur? What are your thoughts? Saw this at a local liquor store.
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Seriously though - I'd rank it above say standard Bacardi but under Bacardi Select or 8 year. Ron |
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Right now Im just easing into Rums. Before I just had Capt Morgan/ Baccardi stuff like that and I dont like them at all. My cousin gave me a shot of Sailor Jerry and it was (to me alot better than those two)
What else should I look for. Mind you I dont have a huge selection here in rural NJ (yeah I know its hard to comprehend but its true) I havent seen Zaya or anything really fancy
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