101. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sat, 4/4/2015, 9:07PM EST | |
and prolly tasted great in Jamaica mon.
tonight, Pyrat XO Reserve. See it everywhere for north of $30 but for some reason my local has had it for 17 for months. Not my fave but one of the better options under 20 |
102. Author: frankj1 | Date: Wed, 4/8/2015, 7:49PM EST | |
El Dorado 8 yr. |
103. Author: tonygraz | Date: Thu, 4/9/2015, 4:46PM EST | |
Appleton Estate Jamaican |
104. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sat, 4/25/2015, 8:09PM EST | |
Lost Spirits Cuban Inspired 151 proof Rum...whoa!
this is one crazy distillery out there in CA. Recently learned they have an American Single Malt Whisky (or whiskey) in addition to brain destroying rums. |
105. Author: frankj1 | Date: Mon, 5/18/2015, 8:54PM EST | |
topped for those reading he Zaya conversation in Cigar Related forum. |
106. Author: ZRX1200 | Date: Mon, 5/18/2015, 9:22PM EST | |
Just ordered a bottle of that Navy style on sale. |
107. Author: frankj1 | Date: Mon, 5/18/2015, 9:31PM EST | |
ZRX1200 wrote:Just ordered a bottle of that Navy style on sale. buckle up! I have found a little water and maybe an ice cube or two tames it and allows the flavor to shine...but of course I always start neat and add until it works for me on any given night. they make 3 (that I am aware of) very high abv. I have two here, one is 75.5% and one is 68% abv, I think the other is just a bit lower, not much. the chit is kickazz. |
108. Author: frankj1 | Date: Fri, 5/29/2015, 9:46PM EST | |
Lost Spirits Navy Style oak matured (68% abv)
with a splash and an ice cube, superb with a Juan Lopez #2 |
109. Author: Palama | Date: Mon, 6/1/2015, 3:33AM EST | |
Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva - mahalos to Frank It is sweet but we all enjoyed it. Didn't taste or remind us of rum at all and coulda drank it all night if it wasn't for the other stuff we had. U Da Man Frankie! |
110. Author: frankj1 | Date: Fri, 6/5/2015, 11:56PM EST | |
Balcones Texas Rum thanks to Mikey...just a couple of sips left cuz I opened it up for a close friend tonight. Might be the most amazing stuff no longer available.
and Lost Spirits Cuban Inspired 151 proof cuz we decided to get psychotic |
111. Author: frankj1 | Date: Fri, 6/5/2015, 11:58PM EST | |
Palama wrote:Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva - mahalos to Frank It is sweet but we all enjoyed it. Didn't taste or remind us of rum at all and coulda drank it all night if it wasn't for the other stuff we had. U Da Man Frankie! It's one of several very fine sipping rums so glad to hear you appreciated it, my brutha. |
112. Author: ZRX1200 | Date: Sat, 6/6/2015, 1:17AM EST | |
Lost Spirits Navy Style. Frank this is addicting. |
113. Author: shaun341 | Date: Sun, 6/7/2015, 2:37PM EST | |
Dang it I was slowing down on the whiskey, mainly due to my love of craft brews but now you guys are opening me to another world of liquor. Just had my 1st glass of Zaya and I love the smell. I used an ice sphere in it and about half way through the glass it was really good. Now I see this Lost Spirits and I have a feeling this will turn into another run of having to try as many as possible. |
114. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sun, 6/7/2015, 5:29PM EST | |
ZRX1200 wrote:Lost Spirits Navy Style. Frank this is addicting. I know, I've been trying to make it last! But it's such a powerhouse I hesitate to recommend it. |
115. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sun, 6/7/2015, 5:32PM EST | |
shaun341 wrote:Dang it I was slowing down on the whiskey, mainly due to my love of craft brews but now you guys are opening me to another world of liquor. Just had my 1st glass of Zaya and I love the smell. I used an ice sphere in it and about half way through the glass it was really good. Now I see this Lost Spirits and I have a feeling this will turn into another run of having to try as many as possible. Don't dive into the deep end yet. Lost Spirits is a whole different animal in the rum world. I'm sure that Z drinks it outta the bottle with a straw, but most of the time I have to cut it somewhat with water or ice, especially if I don't want it to dominate my cigar. |
116. Author: ZRX1200 | Date: Sun, 6/7/2015, 10:21PM EST | |
I sip it neat.
But today I made a Polynesian painkiller:
4 ounces pineapple juice 1 ounce orange juice 1 ounce coconut cream 3 ounces lost spirits navy style rum. |
117. Author: frankj1 | Date: Mon, 6/8/2015, 9:48PM EST | |
I like that recipe, and I already know that the Lost Spirits rum won't get lost in the mix
You do know I was kidding about the straw, but I assumed you drank it neat.
Tonight, Cachaca Boazinha, Brazil
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118. Author: ZRX1200 | Date: Tue, 6/9/2015, 1:36AM EST | |
I chugged a 5th of Everclear in 30 mins once.
I'm still here. |
119. Author: Palama | Date: Tue, 6/9/2015, 1:57AM EST | |
Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva - trying it with a cube of ice.
Thanks again Frankie! |
120. Author: cacman | Date: Tue, 6/9/2015, 2:22AM EST | |
Palama wrote:Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva - trying it with a cube of ice.
Thanks again Frankie! Am sippin' a snifter of Zaya and wondering why you haven't tried it yet? |
121. Author: Palama | Date: Tue, 6/9/2015, 3:19AM EST | |
cacman wrote:Am sippin' a snifter of Zaya and wondering why you haven't tried it yet?
Patience young Padawan.... |
122. Author: frankj1 | Date: Tue, 6/9/2015, 10:18PM EST | |
ZRX1200 wrote:I chugged a 5th of Everclear in 30 mins once.
I'm still here. oh yeah? well, I listened to a whole Everclear CD in less than an hour once and I'm not all there! Lost Spirits Cuban Inspired 151 proof...neat...OY! |
123. Author: ZRX1200 | Date: Tue, 6/9/2015, 11:17PM EST | |
I can't find anything except the navy style for sale at my online place now.
That's a classic Portland band! |
124. Author: ZRX1200 | Date: Wed, 6/10/2015, 1:16AM EST | |
Lost spirits navy style (Polynesian pain killer ) |
125. Author: frankj1 | Date: Wed, 6/10/2015, 7:51AM EST | |
Must admit I lucked into the Portland part in my wordplay....
heading to VT in the morning but let me know if you want me to try to snag a bottle of the 151 when I get back. namadio sent me the original Navy style. |
126. Author: shaun341 | Date: Wed, 6/10/2015, 6:31PM EST | |
More Zaya tonight
Would Zaya be a good rum for that Polynesian Painkiller Sounds Like A Nice Summer drink? |
127. Author: Palama | Date: Sun, 6/14/2015, 11:01PM EST | |
Finally busted open the bottle of Zaya and poured a shot into the "Entering Cape Cod" shot glass that Frank sent (...mahalos FS...). Immediately noticed vanilla and went down smooth. Iffin' I didn't have to work tomorrow (...was originally scheduled to be off but GOTTA go in for a rollout with one of our national accounts...), I'd be having a 2nd, 3rd and even 4th shot. Thanks Carl! |
128. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sun, 6/21/2015, 8:12PM EST | |
Father's Day gift from my son, Aguardente Nacional Velha "Nos Grogo" it's a rum from sugar cane, product of Cabo Verde.
pretty nice, very warming inside, don't know where he got it but it is in a 0.70 L bottle. Good with a AF R44 |
129. Author: ZRX1200 | Date: Fri, 6/26/2015, 7:39PM EST | |
Lost Spirits Navy Style neat. |
130. Author: frankj1 | Date: Fri, 6/26/2015, 11:43PM EST | |
^^^ do not exhale near open flames.
for that matter, don't fart either, nothing to do with the rum though. |
131. Author: Plowboy221 | Date: Sat, 6/27/2015, 9:24PM EST | |
Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva, just become available here. Excellent… |
132. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sat, 6/27/2015, 9:55PM EST | |
^^^
one of my faves... |
133. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sun, 6/28/2015, 8:48PM EST | |
Lost Spirits Cuban Inspired 151
had some neat, but have to admit that with ice and a splash of water the sweet flavors were able to emerge. |
134. Author: ZRX1200 | Date: Sat, 7/18/2015, 4:02PM EST | |
Lost Spirits Navy Style neat.
Bout time for a new bottle. |
135. Author: Palama | Date: Mon, 7/20/2015, 2:12AM EST | |
Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva - mahalos again to Braddah Frankie |
136. Author: JGKAMIN | Date: Mon, 7/20/2015, 8:29PM EST | |
Papa's Pilar. |
137. Author: Plowboy221 | Date: Sun, 7/26/2015, 12:06AM EST | |
Half a bottle of Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva, man this stuff is great… |
138. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sun, 7/26/2015, 8:10AM EST | |
true. sweet but not overly so.
great with maduros, imho |
139. Author: frankj1 | Date: Tue, 8/4/2015, 9:14PM EST | |
the last pours of Lost Spirits Navy Style and Balcones Texas Special Rum (from brutha Mikey). They will be missed. |
140. Author: Palama | Date: Sat, 8/8/2015, 2:50AM EST | |
Now that my box has been delivered to Cacman's friend Scott:
Zaya Gran Reserva |
141. Author: frankj1 | Date: Wed, 8/12/2015, 9:55PM EST | |
The Scarlet Ibis...Trinidad
sugar cane, dryer than most, 98 proof.
Per the blurb on the label, a blend of the island's small batch rum production from the country's diverse terrain.
"Originally commissioned by the New York bar Death & Company and ongoing is bottled only as the limited blend becomes available."
Also states rum is distilled in Trinidad, produced in Austria.
$30...I like it. Matched nicely with a JL #2. |
142. Author: ZRX1200 | Date: Sat, 8/15/2015, 11:08PM EST | |
Lost Spirits Navy Style rum. |
143. Author: frankj1 | Date: Tue, 8/25/2015, 8:50PM EST | |
The Scarlet Ibis...Trinidad with a JL #2 again |
144. Author: Palama | Date: Tue, 9/1/2015, 2:40AM EST | |
Zaya |
145. Author: Palama | Date: Sat, 9/5/2015, 3:22AM EST | |
Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva |
146. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sat, 9/19/2015, 10:06PM EST | |
Clement Select Barrel Rhum Agricole...Martinique
nice stuff, dry with a slight sweetness in the long finish. suitable for sipping neat. |
147. Author: zody | Date: Sat, 9/19/2015, 10:52PM EST | |
Had some Havana Club Kooban rum. Smoothest, tastiest I've ever had. |
148. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sun, 9/20/2015, 8:46PM EST | |
Pampero Anniversario, Venezuela. This is such a good rum. |
149. Author: Palama | Date: Sat, 10/3/2015, 2:11AM EST | |
Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva - pairing very nicely with an H. Upmann Connoisseur No. 1
Frankie and Burner, mahalos!
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150. Author: tonygraz | Date: Sat, 10/3/2015, 4:24AM EST | |
Baccardi 151 with coke. |