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I've tried only the clear kinds of rum that you typically see in mixed drinks and I'm not a fan. Spiced rum is a little better, but I still don't like it straight. I hear there's a few brands of rum that are aged, or somethin', and they're good for sipping as opposed to mixing. Do any of you have a recommendation for a good sipping rum?

Pusser's?

bthylafh wrote:

Pusser's?

Ditto. I've been to the BVI distillery. They brand it as the single-malt scotch of rums and given its unique flavor profile I can't disagree. It certainly isn't the standard rum profile of burning 3-day old alcohol mixed with some sugar.

I've tried Pussers and still wouldn't sip it. I just consider rum best used for mixing rather than sipping.

paulWTAMU wrote:

I've tried Pussers and still wouldn't sip it. I just consider rum best used for mixing rather than sipping.

À chacun son goût.

To each his own right? if the google results was right.

Definitely true.

I will give Pusser's a try. The recommendations, combined with the fact that I have to travel to a special liquor store to get it probably means it's an above average rum.

I rarely drink rum but I like Appletons Estate. Make a nice sipping rum for me when I need a change from whiskey.

Throw my vote in for Pussers as well.

Other than that, I'm becoming a fan of Kracken. Maybe not for sipping, but it's my go-to for mixed drinks these days.

Gonna be hard to beat a Barbancourt 5 star for the money (~$25). Aged 8 years, made in Haiti. Yum. Makes Bacardi taste like piss.

Ron Zacapa 23 year
Zaya 12 year
or Pyrat XO

All should be attainable for around $40 and all 3 of them are very good.

Thanks for the recommendations! I'll try and get a sample of all of 'em. For now, the fruits of my first rum efforts are in the Drinking NOW thread.

Darkmage: Kracken is awesome for mixing. Lady at the local liqour store turned me onto it maybe 6 months ago? Dirt cheap here--they run sales on the 1.75 liter bottles for 21 bucks semi-regularly (every couple of months). And so much better at mixing than Bacardi or most of the Captain Morgan rums. I have had it straight when some friends and i were taste testing lower end rums and though it was the best of hte lot straight and mixed.

Have you considered taking the step over to whiskey?

lilbuddhaman wrote:

Have you considered taking the step over to whiskey?

Macallan 18.

lilbuddhaman wrote:

Have you considered taking the step over to whiskey?

Definitely would consider this. I've tried plenty of run, and I have to force myself to drink it. Good Irish or Scotch whiskey is amazingly better.