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[PMANF]

hi to everybody.

I am a new member of this forum. My name is Paul I live in Italy and I have a bar.

I took great interest in rum five years ago. In my bar I have around 60 rums.

Unfortunately in Italy there are little information on the rum.

Doesn't exist a book about rum in Italian.......

In Italy ,schools exist for wine's tasters, whiskey, grappa, vinegar, coffee, oil, cheese, salami and others. But any school on the rum.

I read Classic Rum of Julie Arkell. I ordered two books and a video on the rum of Edward Hamilton.

I am very happy to met this forum and I accept any suggestion to improve my knowledge.

I hope that you will excuse my bad English

and you will answer to my thousand questions.....

pmanf@inwind.it

Edited January 14, 2003 by Ed Hamilton (log)

[John von Pey]

Hello Paul,

You just gave me another reason to go to Italy on holliday

Where can we find your bar?

oh yeah, welcome to the list!

John

[PMANF]

hello Jonh

I live in Albenga little city near the sea, in Liguria. 90 km to est there is Genova,and 110 km to ovest there is Monte Carlo.

If you will come in Italy you are welcome to me

[Bolivar Petit Corona]

Welcome, Paul

[Kristian]

Paul, you're welcome!

[Ed Hamilton]

I would love to find a bar with 60 rums, it's hard to find that number anywhere today, but that is changing.

[PMANF]

Hello Ed

I thought American Bars to have hundred of rums...

cheers

[maggiethecat]

Benvenuto Paul! (Hope that's right!)

Don't worry about the English language skills. Most of us here (I'll wager) are native English speakers, and many of us write and spell far worse than you do.

(Edited for spelling)

Edited January 17, 2003 by maggiethecat (log)

[Ed Hamilton]

Actually there are only a couple of American bars that have more than 50 rums, and they are few and far between. The Americans are learning and that will change. The main problem right now is that the bars that do have a lot of rums don't have a clue what they have. For example I ordered Zacapa Centenario in Las Vegas and was served a clear spirit, the waiter then wanted to try to convince me that this was Centenario. Finally, I asked to see the bottle and was given the nectar I had ordered.

On the other hand the number of bars that are discovering rum is growing quickly. Unfortunately, although Americans are some of the biggest consumers in the world they are also some of the least educated, not all by any means, but . . . This is one of the reasons for the success of this forum.

[Rapping Bartender]

Welcome to the forum. I ahve loads of rum drinking friends in italy. Where's your bar ?

[bigbear]

Welcome.