Understanding Rum

[Hassouni]

Yeah, the 3 is better than the blanco

[JoNorvelleWalker]

It certainly beats infancy.

That's a fascinating series of experiments, Jo. May I suggest a breather?

 

Clearly Leslie has experience with this sort of thing and knows whereof he speaks.  I took the good advice.

 

Tonight I started with a Cana Brava daiquiri.  Same observation as before.  Then I poured myself a glass.  So much less work than having to make a daiquiri.  And this way I do not harm any limes.

 

Taken neat it is obvious Cana Brava is real rum.  The flavor is pleasant but very light.  It goes down as easily neat as in a daiquiri.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

In your list I would go for the Neisson. It makes a memorable daiquiri.

 

You are my kind of woman.  Thank you so much!  It took a while to fully appreciate Neisson blanc, but that is some rhum.  Have you tried their older expressions?  How do they compare with Rhum JM 15?

[FrogPrincesse]

You are my kind of woman.  Thank you so much!  It took a while to fully appreciate Neisson blanc, but that is some rhum.  Have you tried their older expressions?  How do they compare with Rhum JM 15?

Glad you liked it. My favorite Daiquiri is always one with a white rhum agricole. There isn't an agricole that I have met but haven't liked. The aged ones have a completely different personality from the white agricoles though. The whites are grassy and green and full of fresh vegetal notes (which are fantastic in a Daiquiri), whereas the aged ones are more understated but still beautiful and interesting.

 

You remind me that I have a bottle of Neisson Extra Vieux that I bought in Martinique years ago but haven't opened yet. Tonight may be a good night - it's my birthday.

[Hassouni]

Bonne anniversaire à vous, Princesse!

[JoNorvelleWalker]

You remind me that I have a bottle of Neisson Extra Vieux that I bought in Martinique years ago but haven't opened yet. Tonight may be a good night - it's my birthday.

 

Would that I had Leslie's Lear.  Perhaps he might stop by to pick me up?  The airstrip is just over yonder.

[FrogPrincesse]

Indeed. I count on Leslie to bring the whole eG Spirits & Cocktails gang tonight.

Edited May 30, 2014 by FrogPrincesse (log)

[Rafa]

I'll man the bar. Agricole Daiquiris all around. Frog's will be garnished with lit birthday candles.

[KD1191]

Frog's will be garnished with lit birthday candles.

 

It's a good trick. Mike Ryan at Sable made me a Ramos with a candle in it for my birthday a couple years back.

 

 

He melted and flattened out the base so it was wide enough that it would stand up in the foam.

[FrogPrincesse]

Bartenders always have these super cool tricks. Never ceases to fascinate me.

[Tammi Townsley]

My favorite rum by far is Goslings Old Rum. Pricy but worth it.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

I like Gosling's Old as well (once I was able to get the bottle open).  Do you mix with it or just drink it neat?

[haresfur]

My favorite rum by far is Goslings Old Rum. Pricy but worth it.

 Sounds nice.  I've never seen it.

[Tammi Townsley]

I like Gosling's Old as well (once I was able to get the bottle open).  Do you mix with it or just drink it neat?

Both. But if I mix, I try to keep it simple.

I hate that I have to travel to Delaware to get my supply though.

[tanstaafl2]

I was surprised to see the Goslings Old available in Atlanta recently. Had not seen it before in town. Of course I had just picked up a bottle at TPS just before I saw it so I didn't need it by then. But good to know it is there. Perhaps distribution is starting to expand.

Edited June 2, 2014 by tanstaafl2 (log)

[FrogPrincesse]

The Neisson Extra Vieux was a pain to open (I hate these wax-sealed bottles. Is there a clean way to open them?), but otherwise no complaints. It's really really good with banana, pepper, and cocoa undertones.

 

 

Homemade chocolate walnut brownie on the side.

[Hassouni]

The Neisson Extra Vieux was a pain to open (I hate these wax-sealed bottles. Is there a clean way to open them?)

 

Sabering?

[FrogPrincesse]

Time to take the Hattori Hanzo out of storage then...

[Plantes Vertes]

The Neisson Extra Vieux was a pain to open (I hate these wax-sealed bottles. Is there a clean way to open them?)

 

 

You can do two things: 1) score round the inner bottle-top with a knife, then score over the top of the cap and (carefully) bash the wax against a hard surface or with a blunt object until it falls off in bits. Rinse the top before opening the bottle so you don't end up with bits of wax in the drink; 2) use hot water, a hair dryer or a coffee machine steam jet to soften the wax and prise it off.

 

I know how to access most booze in most circumstances

[FrogPrincesse]

Thanks for the tips PV. Clearly you are more experienced than me.

I always manage to get a few flecks of wax inside the bottle, which is really infuriating...

[Plantes Vertes]

You can also hoover it in extremis.

[Adam George]

I open wax seals with my teeth. I learnt it during my pirating days.

[FrogPrincesse]

Beware of the pirate in gentleman's clothing...

 

Back on topic, my thanks to Adam & Co for recommending the Plantation 3 Star. It does make a great Daiquiri. And as a bonus, it's quite cheap (I paid $16.99 + tax for 1 liter).

 

Here is last night's rendition with Difford's 10:3:2 ratio. I want to say that the flavor of this rum is not very far apart from Flor de Caña, maybe a little fuller/richer when the FdC is a bit more grassy/coconut-y, although I no longer have a bottle of FdC to compare against.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Hassouni]

The Dreaded Humidity has arrived in Washington and surely is here to stay through September. Fuck. 

 

That daiquiri looks like what the doctor ordered! 

Edited June 3, 2014 by Hassouni (log)

[JoNorvelleWalker]

Any rum/rhums that might have as much funk as or more funk than La Favorite Blanc?