Favorite Rum?

[BretWeir]

I like the El Dorado 15 Year. This is old-school Guyana rum, like pirates used to drink. Dark amber color, soft burnt sugar smell with a hint of banana. Sweet taste, but not too sweet, buttery with nice wood and butterscotch and a little bit of coconut (this is not a flavored rum -- it's just an undertone).

And it's maybe the smoothest brown liquor I've ever had -- not harsh at all going down straight, with just a pleasant little burn that doesn't even start until a couple of seconds later. I like mixed drinks, but it would be almost a sin to mix this with anything.

At $22-$25/bottle, it's cheaper than a lot of top-flight rums, too.

Any other suggestions?

[oneeye13]

pusser's british navy?

[Buckmulligan]

yuck rum

[xadrez]

I started a thread below about Neisson and La Favorite. They're probably my favorites right now.

Other than those, I like

Rhum Barbancourt 8
Ron del Barrilito
Santa Teresa 1796

[Benal]

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El Dorado 15 Year

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I agree, good stuff. Their older stuff, 25 year I think, is even better. Expensive though...

[Buckmulligan]

15 year? 25 year? What is it about rum that requires so much more aging?