Neisson reserve was definitely a consideration! And if i had it my way, everyone would be sipping rum fire lol

Nice! Have you found that the flavor profile has changed much since '65?

Thanks so much!

Thanks!

Thanks so much! It was surprising hard to put together lol

Thanks!

Thanks! The Ron del Barrilito has some sweetness. Also check out El Dorado 12 year

Thank you! I considered including Rum Bar Gold, since its all pot still but ultimately didn't since its tougher to come by than AE 8.

Thanks for offering another option!

Thank you!

Awesome, thanks!

Much appreciated

Thanks for the sub! And enjoy those rums!

Whoa that’s an amazing deal!

Thanks for sharing your experience with those two rums. I'll have to do a side by side now.

I prefer the 8 over the 12, but if you want more oak/wood notes then go with the 12.

If the Smith and Cross is not to your liking, then maybe look out for some rum from Barbados or Saint Lucia.

@@therumrevival thank you. Will do.

@@therumrevivalthe Four Sq Doorly’s 12 looked very interesting. I’ve heard a lot of hood things about Four Square.

That's great to hear! Let me know what you think!

Hey! So I managed to pick up el dorado 12, chairman’s reserve legacy, Doorlys 12, Rhum J.M terroir volcanique, appleton estate 12 (you recommend the 12 in another video and I thought I would like the extra barrel notes since I’m mainly a bourbon guy), and I couldn’t find the Ron del barrilito anywhere so I picked up the clarin sajous you recommended in another video! Do you have any other recommendations to replace that Ron del barrilito?

@@austinwright7495 Oh wow, you got quite the lineup! I hope you dig them. Let me know what you think!.. In terms of another Puerto Rican rum to swap for the RdB, check out one of the Don Q Double Aged Cask finishes. I love the Cognac finish. I haven't had the Sherry Finish but that might be the closed in flavor profile to the RdB.

That's the unfortunate thing about rum, even the more widely available quality rums are tougher to come by then comparable whiskies and agave spirits. Looking forward to the day that my corner liquor store will have these rums. Thanks for providing a couple of other options!

I think I've only ever had Black Seal in cocktails.

I know that feeling. I've been dipping my toes into whisky, and kind of skipped over a lot of the intro/foundational stuff. I like El Dorado 12, though the 15 is even better (just wish all of them had higher abv). The Legacy is especially great!

Wow!! Are you going to take all of those bottles with you to heaven?

Yes totally, as well as Pussers. All made at Demerara Distillers Ltd.

I think if you're looking for something on the sweeter side, then Diplo will scratch that itch

Randomly got this video on autoplay and saw your comment. Have to disagree. Gin has a long history of being made from everything from pot still single distillation to flavored turpentine, but modern definitions require that gin production starts with a nearly pure neutral spirit. Because of this, the base for the distillate, the yeast and and terroir don't really matter in gin. That alone is a huge differentiator from rums, which can have very complex variance from those things. Beyond that, I've drank rums that taste like just about every other kind of hard spirit I can think of except for tequila/mezcal, but I've never had a gin that didn't taste like infused vodka. Gin's variance really only lies in what you infuse it with, but in some places like the US, it has to have juniper flavor to be sold as gin. Infused rums are still considered rums though, no matter what the base flavor is. I've even got a rum that tastes like a fancy gin.

Thanks for sharing and watching!