Rumona by Wray & Nephew

[dsoneil]

I stopped by my local liquor store (LCBO) and noticed a bottle of Rumona Rum Liqueur from Jamaica. I've never heard of it before, but I figured it would be good in something.

After looking it up, it seems it is rarely exported, and there is not a lot of information about it. It is very sweet and has 31% alcohol, so it actually reminds me of Drambuie.

The first thought was to make a Rum "Rusty Nail". So I took 2 parts Havana Club 7 Year Old Rum and mixed it with 1 part Rumona over ice. It turned out amazingly good, very smooth and not to sweet. This might actually replace the Rusty Nail on my favorite cocktails list!

Does anyone else have any experience with this rum liqueur?

[Ed Hamilton]

I've only drunk Rumona straight and never thought of mixing it with something I sip neat like Havana Club, though the 7 year old is more of mixing rum for me.

[dsoneil]

I've only drunk Rumona straight and never thought of mixing it with something I sip neat like Havana Club, though the 7 year old is more of mixing rum for me.

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For mixing I usually use Havana Club Anejo Reserva, but I didn't have any. But I also use Macallan 10 year old Scotch in my Rusty Nails. Better ingedients, better drink!

I suppose Rumona could be used where Drambuie is used. Simply switch out the Whisky for Rum and we have a whole new list of cocktails. At least it gives me options.

[Jason Perlow]

Never tried it, but if I find some I will definitely buy a bottle.

Currently my favorite Rum liqueur is Rum Jumbie, from St. Maarten. It sounds like this Rumona stuff sounds pretty similar. The totally non-PC bottle absolutely kills me, though.

http://www.rumjumbie.com/rumjumbieliquer.html