Rum searching for the sourse of cask 23

[JOHN REEKIE]

Jason.......How was your St Martin/ Sint Maarten rum adventure.?

We would like to know if you got enticed by MaDoDo and her sun

steeped liqueurs in Cul de sac.?

Did you find some of the rums that Ed had mentioned from the various

shops in Marigot and surrounding areas.?

Did you get to The Valley in Anguilla to find the source of Pyrat Rums?

Did you get to sample Cask23.? and did you find out where they imported

their aged rums from.?

What other secrets did you learn.? Did you learn how they can charge

$300. per bottle.? Did you Buy one anyway at Island Prices.?

Have they finished building their new stone walled blending plant

and reception building.?

What restaurants and bars did you get to, on both islands.?

Always interested in how others of the forum experience their Rum,

and look forward to hearing yours with some feed back of your adventure.

John Reekie .......... still rumsearching

[Jason Perlow]

St. Maarten was a lot of fun. Check out my Saint Marten Thread on this board (click) for a pictorial of the rums I did find, and the Saint Maarten thread on the Caribbean board (click) for the other stuff.

I didn't make it to Anguilla to try the Cask 23, but ironically I did have it on monday at the Penthouse Rum Festival in NYC. Its good rum but not worth nearly 300 bucks a bottle. I was more impressed with the British Royal Navy Imperial Rum, which if you're gonna go crazy as far as money is concerned, is more of a rum to buy.

We didn't make it to the Ma Dou Dou factory. I did try their Guavaberry, Bananna and Vanilla flavored rums, I bought a whole bottle of the vanilla. Its good stuff.

[Ed Hamilton]

In regards to cask 23, it is retailing for only $250. As for island prices, I never saw a huge discount in Anguilla on the XO so I wouldn't expect to see it for much under $225.