Get over to the new exciting āSingle Malt threadā - its like this thread but less pirates and more class 
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What have I done to deserve this?
Another agricole?.
well this one is a golden rum, and actually is palatableā¦just.
j.bally millesime 2002 rhum vieux
tasting notes??? Well it is just about to get a hint of coke.
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Vote up as I feel for youā¦ but you need enlightenment as that feeling of dread would never happen with a Single Malt advent calendarā¦ just the joy of discovery. Head over to the Malt thread, you would be welcome as we are needing to recruit - we look like Billy no mates over there
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The final week starts
Doorlys 12yr old- cracking Barbados rum. Really smooth and a fuck ton better than the last couple of days
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Only 6 to go. I donāt whether to be sad itās coming to and end or relieved itās almost over.
Anyway, in my glass we find a rumbullion navy strength, all 57% of it.
i enjoyed the normal rumbullion, and this one has all of the great liqueur flavours but with more alcohol heat. Lots of it. Great stuff, but pushed to choose a bottle to buy, it would have to be the regular version
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Just opened a Appleton Estate 12 year old rare* blend.
First sip, itās ok but not for the same money as a El Dorado 12 year old. Iām getting a slightly burnt and harsh after taste, that leaves me wondering if it has been mixed with bourbon(doesnāt mention bourbon casks, just Oak). Itās confusing me, but not in a way that would make me consider it a good buy.
Anyone else tried it?
*nothing rare about it if i can buy it in tesco.
āRareā that someone actually buys it?
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The after taste predicts it will be less than rare from here on in my house. Imagine expecting your 25 year old Laphroaig and getting teachers.
Ā£33 for a bottle thatās only fit for mixing. Iāve been done. Suppose i should have known better than expecting tesco to supply a good rum.
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If the 25 Laphroig is like Teachers, i will be weeping for a long long time - I will report back after its opening on Christmas day
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Rum No. 20 is El Dorado 1993 Enmore rare collection which is currently retailing at Ā£180 a bottle 
Anyway it is fabulously rich, although at 56% had me running for the water. If this was normal strength, it would possibly be the best spirit I have ever drunk
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Diplomatico single vintage 2002
this is the bollocks
fin
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Betty Fordās
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I have just got off of one of those they are not good for your mental health
On my christmas list. I have tried it and yes, it is the nuts. If it doesnāt appear on xmas day I will be buying it on boxing day.
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Duppy Share Tonight.
this is a mixing rum - I think I am more into the sipping variety
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Itās funny how your gift has moved you around the rum world. Top present. Well jealous.
Like sailing the seven seas?
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I only really got into good rum a year ago after a trip to Grenada, hence my penchant for Westerhall. The Ayatollah thought that this would be a (relatively) cheap way to try lots of different rums. Now to start building a collection.
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I suggest that once you have opened the last door, give her a big kiss, tell her itās the most thoughtful gift anyone has ever got you, then slip the list of your favourites into her hand and remind her that she might save some money if she buys them in January.
Wonderful gift. Iām particularly jealous of the Enmore.
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