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Originally posted by h2oys:

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Originally posted by BigSwede:

h2oys, very nice. I just finished a bottle, I have four left

This is my very first bottle. We were driving through KY and my wife told me I should stop by BT. I almost didn't, but, we did and we were able to buy 2 bottles that day.

We can't even find regular BT in St. Louis let alone Eagle Rare.

I found it to be very smooth and popped it solely because my neighbor just found out he has cancer and is really down in the dumps. It gave him something to smile about.

I've not gotten into rum. What would you say is a good starter rum?

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Originally posted by h2oys:
^^^ straight up with a cube as I like my bourbon, or, do you mix the rum with anything?

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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
Since I can’t smell or taste, I have been drinking all the stuff in the liquor locker that I usually don’t sample. (I’m an whiskey and water man)

Did you know that water and rum tastes just like the Macallan when you can’t taste?

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Originally posted by h2oys:

I've not gotten into rum. What would you say is a good starter rum?

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Originally posted by V-Tail:

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Originally posted by h2oys:

I've not gotten into rum. What would you say is a good starter rum?

I lived and worked in Puerto Rico for five or six years.

Ron del barrilito (the three-star) is an outstanding Puerto Rican rum. Great for sipping straight, much as you would with a good cognac. My wife likes it in a rum and tonic with a wedge of fresh lime.

Here on the U.S. mainland, it's not easy to find, and a bit pricey, so we save it for the "good stuff." When I lived in Puerto Rico it was available in the Pueblo super-market groceries, very inexpensive without the cost of transport to the mainland and without huge taxes, so we used it for all rum needs, including mixed drinks. I had a banana tree and a lime tree in my back yard, so banana daiquiris were consumed frequency.