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The Rumelier's Favourite Sipping Rums
There is no particular order to the rums shown in the lists below. It is very difficult to pick a long list of favourite rums. The rums shown below are the most popular mainly because they are consistently available in the Turks and Caicos Islands, so they can be drank on a regular basis. The Rumelier has a large collection of rums to choose from that would be on these lists if they were more readily available. Only a couple of rums made these lists that are not regularly available in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Another difficult decision is, which rum to drink tonight, this can be the toughest decision of all. This is often planned out at work while waiting for the day to end or while surfing the net learning about rums. Sometimes this difficult decision is made after perusing the Ministry of Rum Forum and reading member's threads. This decision is also often made on what rum is readily available, and which rum is near the end of the bottle, and if it can be replaced. The Rumelier's rum collection has areas that are strong and areas that are weak. He does not have a great collection of French Rhums, a problem he hopes to rectify one day with a long trip to Martinique. Also, he has a lack of South American rums and as a result you will not see many in these lists below. None are commercially available in the Turks and Caicos Islands, with the exception of El Dorado. Angostura Single Barrel Reserve
Mount Gay Extra Old Admiral Rodney Appleton 21 Year Old Barcelo Imperial Botran Solera
Zacapa 15 Year Old Bacardi 8 year Old Appleton Master Blender Legacy Flor de Cana 18 Year Old Barcelo Gran Anejo El
Dorado 15 Year Old Zacapa XO Havana Club 15 Year Old Matusalem Gran Reserve 1824 from Angostura Doorly's XO 1919 from Angostura Appleton Reserve Appleton Extra 12 year Old Barbancourt Reserve 15 Year Old El Dorado 21 Year Old Cruzan Single Barrel Flor de Cana 12 year Old Barbancourt 5 Star Pampero Anniversario
The Rumelier's Favourite Mixing Rums
The Rumelier usually mixes these rums with his favourite mixer ginger ale, when available and a slice of lime. If this is not available it will be substituted with a lemon and lime soda. Barcelo Anejo Chairman's Reserve Appleton Special Gold Gosling's Gold Barbancourt 5 Star Mount Gay Eclipse Bacardi Reserva Botran Anejo Flor de Cana Grand Reserve
7 Year Old Macorix 8 Vieja Reserva Royal
Oak from Angostura Appleton V/X Elements 8 Gold Brugal Extra Viejo
Barbancourt 3 Star Bacardi Gold Cruzan Diamond Estate 5 Year Old Flor De Cana Gold 4 Year Old Brugal Anejo El Dorado 5 Year Old Angostura's Royal Oak
The Rumelier's Favourite White Rums
Bacardi Superior from Peurto Rico Elements 8 Platinum from St.Lucia Mount Gay Premium White Rum from Barbados Flor De Cana Extra Dry 4 Year Old from Nicaragua Barbancourt White from Haiti Appleton White from Jamaica Myer's Platinum from Jamaica Barcelo Blanco from the Dominican Republic Ron Mulata Silver Dry from Cuba Matusalem Carta Plata from the Domincan Republic This list is shorter than the two shown above, mainly due to the fact that The Rumelier does not drink white rum too often, usually only in his favourite cocktails. When collecting rum, if given a choice between white rum and gold or aged rum, The Rumelier will nearly always collect the gold or aged rum as a preference and will ask for the same if someone asks what rum they wish him to bring back from their vacations. Do your white rums collect dust on the shelf like The Rumelier's? Have you become a rum snob?
Rum Type Alembic Still
The Rumelier has ordered a ten litre custom built version of the cooper pot still pictured above. The main reason for ordering this still is to demonstrate how rum is distilled in a simple pot still. This is a fully functional working still that will have an electric power source. It is intended to actually distill some rum during the rum tastings that The Rumelier regularly holds. In other words moonshine will be on the next rum menu, distilled right in front of your eyes. This will be a learning process, from start to finish. This will be a great way to learn more about the distillation of rum. So please stay tuned for updates on how to distill rum at home. If you have any knowledge of this process please contact The Rumelier. The Rumelier's father-in-law apparently distilled his own moonshine in the "bush" right here in the Turks and Caicos Islands, along with some friends. Unfortunately he is no longer alive. There is very limited information as to how they distilled their rum. The Rumelier is trying to track down some of the friends to see how they distilled their rum. Keep calling back to see if any of these friends have been tracked down. The company constructing the still is Destilarias Eau de Vie, Iberian Coppers, SA, from Portugal. They have a great website that you can buy your own still from or just learn how various things are distilled. Click on the photo of the old still shown below to go to there great informative website.
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