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Starting a "spirits club" with some friends - first session - American Whiskeys

Mr.L

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Rafa

Rafa

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Glad to hear it went well. I don't think you'll lack for options when it comes to rum. It's arguably the largest and most varied category of spirits there is. (Well, unless we count all fruit distillates as 'brandy.')

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”In Demerara some of the rum producers have a unique custom of placing chunks of raw meat in the casks to assist in aging, to absorb certain impurities, and to add a certain distinctive character.” -Peter Valaer, "Foreign and Domestic Rum," 1937

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tanstaafl2

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You may want to try some blind tastings with your group as things progress . It doesn't get much more honest when samples are tasted blind

Particularly fun and interesting when you mix in a couple of "top shelf" brands, if you have them, with a few quality bargain priced spirits to see what people really find that they like.

Sometimes useful to try to use similar proof options or consider bringing everything down or close to the proof of the lowest option.

Weller 12 against a VW Lot B or WLW for example.

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