ralfy review 811 Extras - Some of my rum !

[@robfut9954]

Also, a shout to Smith & Cross rum... which you actually mentioned once in a rum round up! Magical and cheap stuff at a high (naval) proof.

[@richardharris5083]

Really enjoy the reviews you do on alternatives to whisky . Always nice to get reviews on different spirits . A Change Is As Good As A Rest ..

[@n7565j]

Being a new subscriber from the mountains of western NC (USA), some of the finest "likker" I've ever tasted was made the previous week ;-) (untaxed of course, and made by the moonlight ie: moonshine) I could never afford (or find) the interesting Whiskey's you enjoy, but I very much enjoy hearing you speak of them :-)

[@TheWhiskyBaron]

Great to see a Rum review

[@francisojavierpuertamaya9086]

Hi Ralfy, i am so happy to see your videos tasting rum. I would like to see more videos about theese spirits. Thank's a lot.

[@MikeC.11]

A nice rum break from the malt, for me, is my bottle of Foursquare 2005 12 yo ex-bourbon cask at 59% abv. Outstanding.

[@sundowner62james69]

Really good extra , must admit I never knew Mexico produced Rum. Keep up the great work Ralfy!

[@PawelKalinowski]

What happened to the rum hat? :D As a person with closer connection to the rum world than whisky world (I love good whisky, but variety of rum is irresistible!) I appreciate greatly how you bridge the both worlds!

[@saekka8537]

Man, those rums look and sound amazing. Discovering jewels in the rum world is really interesting. While ago my brother bought me Ron Esclavo XO Cask 23 Years Old (65% ABV) by 1432 World Class Spirits and it was absolutely delicious stuff; heavy, dense and complex rum full of fruit and chocolate complexity. Highly recommend it.✨

[@brian6x]

I visited Rivers Rum distillery in 2008. It was an old place and full of character. I was walking on sugar cane everywhere. Smelt good.

[@Gagz]

Tasted Mount Gay XO very recently upon your recommendation...and I gotta say...u are not just a malt legend...u r a rhum legend too ;) cheers!

[@ericgilbert8114]

Love a good white rum and most are impossible to get anywhere outside the Caribbean. The molasses flavoured Navy rum are sent to resorts and beyond because people are willing to actually drink those. Good thing there is Wray and Nephews

[@pnwesty7174]

This channel started me on a rum journey with Barbancourt 15.

[@RebMordechaiReviews]

Ralfy. I went out looking for one of your recommended rums after you did a rum review some 3 years ago.I only managed to find the Appleton Estate 21 and bought that, even though it was 420 shekels (around £93). I really enjoyed it and my son-in-law, despite not liking whisky at all, does enjoy this. I might try the 12 Year Old Appleton next but am put off by the screw cap.

[@greigmartin4339]

theres something really fascinating about rum. its on my radar but the few ive bought so far i havent got on with for the reasons you have stated such as treating a mixer as a sipper (OVD, sailor jerry) or are too weak&tarted up with sugar (diplomatico, rumbullion). smith & cross or foursquare sounds like a good place to start again.

[@christopherhimes8593]

would love to see you review more mezcal as malternatives. so many out there now & such a variety of smell & taste!

[@newworlddisorder156]

This and the flor de cana 12 year is my top 2 fave rums.

[@kareliask]

Mezcal has been such an eye-opener to me, so varied and interesting - I urge those curious to give it a try, as it can vary considerably from a standard 'tequila' flavour.

[@kareliask]

@@Hirsine I agree it is mad expensive for how little it's aged, I'm not sure whether it's due to economics of not enough demand or just old fashioned price gouging

[@robfut9954]

D W mazcal has also come with a lot of shocking misses for me. When they’re good they’re good... but oh boy is a bad one bad.

[@Kamamura2]

@@kareliask The agave plant has to mature for several years before harvest, so if you turn the drink into a hipster fashion, the production cannot be easily scaled up to meet the spike in demand (it's villagers doing everything manually, not an industrial process), hence the price goes up.

[@DarthVirtus]

You need to try some Privateer rum from New England. That stuff will rock your socks off.

[@zdenekdvc]

AE 12y and Botran 15 are only two rums I love! AE 12 is excelent quality!

[@bradc6508]

Does the AE 12y haved added sugar?

[@andreasklauser8252]

Cadenhead has an excellent choice of Scotland matured rums.

[@RebMordechaiReviews]

"All over the world and beyond"". Ralfy is of course refering to the fledgling Martian spirits industry. The Northern Lowlands consists of the Vastitas Borealis, with three "bays" jutting south of that: Amazonis, Chryse, and Utopia Planitiae. The Tharsis Rise is a huge bulge on the equator associated with the three volcanoes of the Tharsis Montes. There you will find 2 rum distilleries making a distictive Martian red bronze rather ashy rum due to the low gravity of the oak cask maturation and high sulfur levels in the atmosphere. In the southern highlands, Noachis Terra is some of the most ancient terrain on Mars, the source of the name of Mars' Noachian period. Volcanic deposits in Hesperia Planum gave their name to the middle, Hesperian period. There you will find Mar's only whisky distillery, producing a naturally heavy charred volcanic minerally spirit which again goes a deep red when matured under low Martian gravity despite having no Sherry influence. Distribution is eratic being that delivery services are 33.9 mllion miles away and the spirit takes a legal minimum of 3 Light Years to mature, (Martian Spirits Standards, Regulations Startdate 217.395).

[@evanhayes5891]

What the Martian companies won't tell you is that their "rum" isn't made with sugarcane....

[@theboyheedmackay2229]

I only recently start on whisky and was a rum drinker before, mainly Mount Gay. It had happy music festivals memories for me. Are there any drinks maybe not of the highest quality but bring back happy memories for you.

[@alexanderbertallo1995]

I love good rum... Thank you for this...

[@thewhiskybowman]

Interesting you mentioned the treacle with Pussers, I have a bottle of their 15 year old navy Rum I have never really got on with. I might give the treacle a try first see if it helps.

[@anthonylambert4523]

Which blend do you have ? The old Red label "Nelson's Blood" or the new 15 year old "black label" The new blend is very different to the old blend.Much deeper,less sweet and very nice !!

[@thewhiskybowman]

@@anthonylambert4523 It is the red label. I'll be honest I had never even noticed it said Nelson's Blood on it before, but I checked the bottle and it is indeed that one.

[@anthonylambert4523]

@@thewhiskybowman Try the new blend (the old one isn't available much these days anyway) It's a completely different animal

[@bourbonryescotch1]

@Anthony lambert Your description of the new 15 sounds enticing. I’ve tasted Nelson’s Blood, but not the new 15. Now I am looking forward to try it. BTW what other rums do you like?

[@NickVolk]

I really got impressed by your "rare out of prints"!!!They smell delicious and taste good !(I'm 100% sure of it)))

[@christianviljoen8960]

Can you do some more rum reviews from time to time?

[@honkytonkinson9787]

Since there isn't a huge variety of decent sipping rums where I live, I buy quality overproof rum and blend with the 80 proof stuff that is available. Blending rum is easier than blending whiskey, imo, and cheaper than scotch; where I live anyway. It's a nice break from bourbon

[@blackbeard9545]

Oh yes. Been waiting for this video.

[@Krapula018]

Ralfy you should discuss a topic of sugar content in rums. Many of the Appletons and Plantation are artifically sweetened.

[@seamusharris9341]

Appleton is not sweetened. It's not done in Jamaica. Plantation on the other hand. . .

[@nickolaymiltenov]

Comrade Ralfy, there is a new kid on the block. A Japanese newcomer called HATOZAKI. A real example of how a blended non age stated whisky could be elegant and satisfying as Hatori Hanzo's sword. This is my personal discovery and hit of 2020. Natural colour, non chill filtered, 46% ABV (that you would never feel), damn good. And all that at a normal price - 33€ here. Minimalistic but nevertheless delicate and stylish design of the label, bottle and box. As much as i know it is new on the British market and maybe this is the reason that you omitted it. I already drank a quarter of the bottle with my wife and can't stop enjoying it. Masterpiece. I am expecting your review, amigo.

[@velislavavelikova8321]

🥃

[@nickolaymiltenov]

@@velislavavelikova8321 Cheers, witchy woman.

[@Kamamura2]

Hattori Hanzo was not a smith.

[@Bigpete9000]

Get a bottle of Two James Doctor Bird. Huge huge ester rum and its 50% you can smell it across the room.

[@Lindholmer5k]

May i reccomend HSE Très Vieux VSOP, i absolutly love this rhum agricole. Dont really have a good sellection of rhum agricole in my country, so im sure there are better out there. But still, this is what got me in to spirits.. :D

[@Johnny1969d]

Did you every review the four square Sixty six family reserve?

[@sachinkainth9508]

I wonder if the Hiesta white rum from South Africa and the Rivers white rum from Granada are available anywhere in the UK? Does anyone know where we could get it?

[@paulsingh9043]

One of the best rums I ever had was the original Zaya from Guatemala , they sold out to big business and they shifted to Trinidad I think, as usual bean counters and do Gooders ruined it, I had two bottles , wish I hadn’t indulged !, hey ho!, if you can find any it’s a keeper!!!

[@NZAnimeManga]

How do you rate Cadenhead's Rum and Armagnac?

[@thewhiskybothy]

. . . some good, some bland.

[@bigbearddahuzi1036]

Ralphy, I am curious to get into rum, but none of the bottles you have mentioned on this video are available where I live. Are there other rums that you could recommend for starting off? Something that is not too pricey/hard to find, but that shows off what a good rum should be? A starter rum that doesn't have a pirate on the bottle or the word "bacardi"

[@thewhiskybothy]

. . . anything from Mount Gay in Barbados.

[@gerrynestle7923]

Thanks ralfy. For your hard work 😓

[@EtoRom]

Could you please explain why 40% rum isn't good enough?

[@thewhiskybothy]

. . . because the lower alcoholic strength diminishes the quality of smell and taste.

[@EtoRom]

@@thewhiskybothy thanks for the explanation!

[@bourbonryescotch1]

Ralfy, I’m wondering why you never reviewed a Caroni. Is it that you don’t like that kind of flavour profile? To me it was an eye-opener that made me appreciate rum, just like Laphroaig 10 CS drew me into single malts.

[@hinglemccringleberry5431]

BourbonRyeScotch the Velier Caroni 12y was an earthshaking experience for me. As an islay style drinker, yi really enjoyed it and luckily stashed up on this gem.

[@bourbonryescotch1]

@Chris M. Peat-monster or Diesel-monster. In its core, I think they both have the same appeal, but with a different twist. Smart move, stashing up on the Velier. Prices keep creeping up.

[@etienneveenstra4062]

killdevil is caroni isnt it or kill the devil

[@hinglemccringleberry5431]

@@etienneveenstra4062 Killdevil is a bottling series with different distilleries being bottled as far as I know.

[@FMichael1970]

El Dorado 12yr, and 15 yr rum are exceptional.

[@Savinelli510]

Rumternative moment, thanks!

[@johng5710]

I highly recommend El Dorado 21 if you can get your hands on it.

[@davidowen2834]

When are you going too do a bourbon run Ralfy?

[@theboyheedmackay2229]

A wee sneaky Malibu in there.

[@alfierobinson9639]

Hi Ralfy, speaking of exploring other experiences, do you have any thoughts on wine? Would you consider doing an extras on wine for instance? I suppose it's such a massive field but anyway... I'd be very interested in your take.

[@thewhiskybothy]

. . . I will probably cover wines at some point, from a personal perspective !

[@victorhanson1475]

According to my opinion, there are very very few Burbons that are Malternative. The only true malternatives are Rhum, (some) and Armanac. That's it, nuff said.

[@CraftWhiskeyBoys]

Hey Ralfy, What is the best email address to contact you?

[@island.rescue]

You need some Madeira Island Agricole Rum and Wine..

[@crunchtv3821]

Shoutout to all my Malted Milk Mates

[@thewhiskybothy]

. . . now on the M-mention List, thanks !

[@subhoriju]

Ralfy..would like to request you review KILCHOMAN - 7 YEAR OLD (MADEIRA CASK FINISH) .. I loved it so much and so badly wanting to know your thoughts..

[@thewhiskybothy]

. . . sounds interesting !

[@whiskynerd6950]

Like form Austria 😊👍

[@witsch123]

Greetings from germay to you guys ✌🏻🙂

[@Vesbolk]

It’s your channel, you can do what you want. I have a limited time to watch you tubes, so when it’s a rum review, I’ll skip it.

[@stevefury90]

Viva México!

[@lordprefab5534]

Malt Mark > Rum Rating

[@ArtGh25]

My top 3 - Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva, Zacapa 23 and El Dorado 15.

[@foodquig]

Yo Ho Ho...

[@WhiskyLoversSociety]

You should try ZACAPA CENTENARIO XO

[@etienneveenstra4062]

appelton estate 21 is like a whiskey not my rum my worst spend monney on a rum 120 euros down the drain immagine 12 wil b worse