Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of..............

[NW Redneck]

Here's a question for all my fellow 'rummys' out there. What kind of rum do you like? In my younger days it was usually Bacardi or Lemon Heart, or whatever was on sale. I prefer the flavor of amber or dark rums. Lately I have been quite enjoying Appleton Estates 15yr and Reserve. I'm also about 1/2 way through a bottle of Pussers Navy rum. While it may not be top shelf, it brings back a lot of fond (if a little hazy) memories.

 

[QC]

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I like Appleton. I don't sip rum though, so hard for me to say much. I LOVE Meyers, but I have a specific drink I use it in. How do you drink yours?

 

[mommicked]

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Rum seems to give me worse hangovers than other liquors........Or maybe I just drink more of it when I do drink it because i like the taste :facepalm: I recently bought a bottle of 1800 Silver 100 proof pure Agave Tequilla on sale and I like it alot, (almost as good as Patrone IMO) enjoying it occasionally, straight w a slice of lemon chaser (I pass on the salt) the lemon really enhances the flavor. I think I might try some Rum next time around, a good one!

 

[QC]

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Try Don Julio ^^^^^ Patron is harsh in comparison if you ask me.

Sorry for hijack NW, but here's another one Do you guys really believe certain liquors cause different or worse hangovers? I've always had a hard time getting my head around that. I can maybe handle that sugar and the other components to a drink (mixers) might change how Alcohol is handled by the body, but isn't the grain alcohol chemically the same? Whether it's 3.2 beer or Everclear?

 

[12vMan]

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The Captain ..Morgan of course. With diet coke to offset the calorie intake

 

[kenmyfam]

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Appleton or Lambs are my favorites.

 

[rockyrude]

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QC, I don't think it's the alcohol itself that causes the bad reaction. I believe it's the mixer that does it. For example when I have to drink American beer I can handle pretty much any without ill effects except Budwieser products, they tear me up for days.

 

[Captain Shikaboo]

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Any rum is good rum! Ok maybe not..
I have slowly degraded my rums, I was a captain junky, then I went to Admiral Nelson, now it's Colypso. I love the Captain Tattoo in a rum and coke with lots of fresh squeezed lime.

QC, I took a human health class in college and we picked that topic to study for one of our projects. It was mostly genetics and personal build, but it was hard to pin pint because it also depended on what the person was drinking as a mixer/chaser, and what they ate or didn't eat while consuming. Those who consumed an 8oz glass of water for every other drink didn't suffer the effects of dehydration (hangover) hardly at all. We also did a study on taking vitamins of different sorts and it was a wash, although drinking a glass of baby formula lessened the duration of the hangover by almost half. (if they could keep it down).

I owned a pub and I have a huge basement bar and always asked my patrons what they had thier worst hangovers from. Most of my diebetic patrons tried to steer clear of rum because of the sugar content. Over all for liquor, most of them said Vodka was the worst for hangovers. I think my worst hangovers came from killing a bottle of Ramos Pinto and smoking a big cigar!

 

[sasto]

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Once in awhile I'll have a rum and coke. Back in the days it was always Captain Morgan on Friday evening, and it was alot of it. I would take my 18'er down the river to my watering hole. One night I couldn't get my removable stern light to work in it's socket. Woke up the next morning and checked on the boat to be sure I actually tied her up. The light pole was in the rod holder.:facepalm: Not so much anymore, beer for me. Since I spent alot of time in the Dominican Republic, my choice is Brugal.

 

[dmn175]

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Myers is my choice when it comes to rum. It is a Jamaican rum derived from a molasses base and has a great flavor sipped or mixed

 

[r.j.dawg]

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Havana Club Anejo Reserva with water and a slice of lemon. It's somewhere between an amber and a dark. It seems the more I drink the less water goes in.

 

[rbh]

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Lambs navy or Lemon heart were my first loves, but I have now switched to appletons.
There is quite the science to the rum making industry, in that the types of sugar that they derive their rum from is different from other rum makers, white, brown, demerara, molasses ETC.
(grain alcohol is usually a different mind set for me when consumed, drives the old heart rate up.)

 

[idonthaveaname]

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My son brought back Takamaka Bay Rum he discovered while in the Seychelles. If you can find it here (USA) (I think you can order online) it is probably the best rum I have ever had. White or dark, it's really quite good.

Takamaka

 

[Fireman431]

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Capt. Morgan original and now Capt. Morgan black 100 proof.

Svenka lemon in lemonade.

Absolute Citron in lemonade.

 

[ajgraz]

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Proof for proof, low-end booze tends to cause worse hangovers than high-end booze. This is because the distiller allows more "firsts" (a.k.a., "heads" or "foreshots") into the product in order to bulk it up. This is the volatile, low molecular weight, often poisonous (e.g., acetone, methanol) stuff that comes out of the still first. This is also why "bathtub" gin and poorly-made moonshine are so dangerous for you.

Type for type, booze based on molasses (i.e., rum) will be worst because the process for sugar refining puts so many volatile precursors (benzenes, terpenes, etc.) into the mash, both naturally and artificially; and the darker the worse. Boozes based on fruits/plants (brandies, grappa, tequila) are next worse, because they also have many of these precursors naturally; worst among these is tequila because it is usually less highly-distilled, and thus less watered-back before bottling. Next worse are grain-based (scotch, whiskey)--but this is a VERY broad spectrum of quality, of course; worst among these is bourbon, because it is the least highly-distilled, and is aged in new oak (more terpenes, etc.). The least offensive are the clear, highly-distilled boozes (vodka, good gin, well-made shine).

So there you have it. Vodka, good whiskey and good gin--and if you can get it, good shine--and no hangover. As far as I'm concerned, these are health foods.

 

[Davem3]

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Got a Little Captain in ya?????

game over

 

[foodfisher]

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Haven't picked rum up again since my last bout with LemonHart

 

[Fireman431]

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Got a Little Captain in ya?????

Yes...In me AND on me....

 

[Woodnaut]

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Appletons. Except for a Planter's Punch, in which case Myers is the only way to go.

 

[tnriver]

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I always have gotten the worst hangover (headache) from rum from sissy drinks. Thus avoid it now. Hind sight is It was used in sissy drinks adding lots more sugar.