Bolivar Petit Corona

(Please note, I'm not the author, just the cut & paster) RUM Rum is the result of fermenting sugar cane. It is the alcoholic drink that maintains a larger quantity of taste factors from its original product and that receives a minimal chemical treatment. It is aged in barrels, that do not necessarily have to be of oak since rum does not need its tanine. The colour varies between its water-white (its natural colour), amber and mahogany. The colouring agent is the sugar caramel, that does not add any taste to the rum. The fast fermentation takes one day and is typical of Puerto Rico, Cuba and also Jamaica, and the result is the light rum. The slow fermentation can take up to 12 days and results into stronger rums, typical of Martinique and the traditional rums of Jamaica, whose aging and bottling is often made in the UK. The French ascendancy over Haiti influenced the way rum is produced, since it is distilled twice, the same like cognac, and obtains a transparent colour. The most famous rum of Martinique is the Rum Saint James, which is produced by the fermentation of dunder, which is a residuum that appears in the still after distilling the sugar cane. Its flavour makes this rum unique. Puerto Rico is the world´s largest rum producer. There are two kinds: White Label, very light, and Black Label, something stronger. The aging of rum is made under the sate´s control. It is normally a dry, light-bodied rum. Puerto Rico is home to Ron Bacardi, the largest producer, which has its origin in Cuba. :p

Ed, how many pages of info, and what type info on Cuban Rum in your book(s)? Thank you.

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Well, initially empty, but I'll buy one more of each, eventually. ???

Guess they're not overly friendly with the welcome threads around here. I sent you an e-mail, did you get it, Dan?

Well, I'd had the 5 & 7 year old Varadero before, but the 3 year old and Legendario Carta Oro 7 year old were new to me. I like the 5 & 7 Varadero enough to buy again, but the V3 and L7 will be bought only as a collectors bottle. Havana Club 3 is MUCH better than Varadero 3, to me, and less money, too.

Thanks, rj! Found the address, but no website :(

rj, Is this distillery still in Louisville?

Tom's Potato Chips, et c. Lay's Potato Chips, et c. Golden Flake Potato Chips, et c. Zapp's Crawtater Potato Chips

To the best Rum BB (and the only one, as far as I know).

I've e-mailed Bacardi with no answer. While you are answering cj's Q, does anyone have any info about Bacardi Anejo??

Cj, are you talking the Edicion Limitada RyJ? If so, and you've a whole box, I'd age them 3-5 years before tasting. I've got a box them in the Montecristo Robustos and the Partagas Pyramids. Will let you know in 2-4 years, as I've had them a little over a year. Otherwise, if a single no problem.

I've heard Ron Z was good, but is unavailable here, or in Florida where I vacation. I am unwilling to pay shipping domestically avail rum.

Well, I've 7 differ types of Cuban Rum open in my frig just now, including HC3 & 7, but wish I'd an open bottle of Anejo and not just an empty. Probably Punch PC (Cab of 50 from 1998) for me tonight. Did I mention good cigars are easy to acquire, if you know what you're doing? And much less than in GB.

Pecan Pie Pronounced Puh Con (a Pee Can is something to urinate in).

cj, it all sounds wonderful, and like you can't go wrong. When the Bolivar PC (Cabinets of 50) are on, they are my favorite. '97 was a very good year for Habanos, but I don't think I'll be in London this year. I like the HC Anejo Reserva. Is this avail in GB?

Barq's Root Beer We don't give d*#@ how you do it up there!

Kentucky Fried Chicken Popeyes New Orleans Style Fried Chicken Grits, with real butter and salt (nothing else allowed) Fried Grits Mississippi Farm Raised Catfish (fried with corn meal batter in PEANUT oil) NO style Po-Boys on Gambino Bread Roasted, salted in the shell peanuts Community, Cafe du Monde and others: Coffee & chickory Fried Okra Fried Green Tomatoes Fresh Figs and Fig Preserves Blacked Eyes Peas Corn Bread Speckled Trout Redfish (blackened and otherwise) Boiled Crawfish, fried Crawfish tails Mississippi State Cheese (Edited by Bolivar Petit Corona at 11:24 am on Feb. 6, 2002)

Went to buy a bottle of Appleton Friday night. They were out, so in lieu of that I bought some Rebel Yell Bourbon. The label on the bottle says: Fourteen years before the great victory at Chickamauga et c. Long before the American Civil War, the preference among Southern Connoisseurs was for smooth, mellow bourbons, golden in color and rich in taste. This whiskey is made according to the original recipe and method in one of Kentucky's oldest distilleries, first established in Louisville in 1849. Strong but slow-spoken, Rebel Yell takes a long time to mellow, so you in turn, should take your time enjoying the fine, deep flavor of one of America's most authentic bourbon whiskies. Take a glass and explore a piece of history. Of course, I bought it as a novelty, and remember my brother having a bottle back in the 60's. Anyone here ever tried it?

Welcome!!! Glad you know how to speak proper English, i.e. Southern (Edited by Bolivar Petit Corona at 11:45 am on Feb. 4, 2002)

Welcome!!! Glad you are here.

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Thanks for that information.

Oh, yes, that is certainly he last thing I'd wanna do, LoL. Ed, how many pages of info, and what type info on this subject in your book? Thanks. (Edited by Bolivar Petit Corona at 12:31 pm on Jan. 30, 2002)

Thanks, Ed, very interesting.