Watch this BEFORE you stock your Home Bar for RUM COCKTAILS (Ep6)

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Now it's time to stock your Home Bars with Rum. But which Rums do you need to buy to make Rum Cocktails? Well in this video, I guide you through the basic Categories you need to have in your Bars to make some of the Best Cocktails.
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00:00 - Introduction
01:03 - Smugglers Cove Cocktail Book
02:48 - Lightly Aged Pot Still Rums
03:51 - Lightly Aged Blended Rums
05:00 - Blended Aged Rums
06:16 - Aged Column Still Rums
07:47 - Black Blended Rums
09:22 - Overproof Black Blended Rums
11:47 - Rhum Agricole
13:23 - Summing Up
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@StevetheBarmanUK 2 жыл бұрын

Calling Rum Lovers. Come join the Public part of my Discord Community; stblive.uk/discord The chat is fun, the banter is great, the Rum flows! Of course, to get full access, you need to become a Member of the Channel by clicking the Join Button. But it's totally free to hang out and chat Rum!

@markbowerii7632 Жыл бұрын

Hey Steve, one of the cocktails I'm interested in trying is the painkiller. I don't know much about rum just yet, so maybe you could tell me if you think this combo would work. I'd like to try a painkiller with 3/4 oz plantation pineapple to accentuate the pineapple in the drink, 1/2 oz each of xaymaca and plantation 5 year for a little funk and sweetness, and 1/4 oz oftd because I understand the flavors in that rum could overpower the other flavors. Thanks and cheers, mate!

@sharikmarius 14 күн бұрын

I just pause the video at the <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="90">1:30</a> point, purchased the Kindle version of Smuggler's Cove, and thumbed through some of the recipes with a smile on my face. Now back to the video!

@StevetheBarmanUK 9 күн бұрын

Nice 👏👏

@bobjanssen1673 2 жыл бұрын

Yesssss. Thank you, Steve. Perfect video

@hughjaynus8569 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff as always, Steve! Cheers

@TheSpiritoftheCocktail 2 жыл бұрын

Yup!!! First human in!!!

@markusfreund6961 10 ай бұрын

As a beginner only just branching out from the very basics of starting my home bar, I'm really pleased to see that your selection pretty much mirrors what I'm going for -- or the other way round, I guess. R(h)um Agricole is about the only thing missing. Splendid!

@MrChickster12 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video Steve 👍

@TheSpiritoftheCocktail 2 жыл бұрын

STEVE!!! This is awesome!!!! I like the way you boiled the rums down per category... BRILLIANT!!!!!

@ramencurry6672 Жыл бұрын

Steve is a rum god.

@TheSpiritoftheCocktail Жыл бұрын

@@ramencurry6672 Yup!!

@hietanbs 2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly the video I was looking for to start my collection, awesome work!!

@StevetheBarmanUK 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Ben. Probably need to massively update this video now, but stick with me. I've learned soooo much more since filming this!

@carsongbaker Жыл бұрын

Honestly like the perfect rum video

@nicolasnegrete3226 2 жыл бұрын

amaizzing Categories of RUM I LOVE RUM¡¡

@claks_cocktails2838 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! This was my suggestion on the recent q and a!! Thanks for following up 👍

@alho9231 2 жыл бұрын

I second that! 😜

@markmywordsreviewchannel3860 Жыл бұрын

So helpful. So awesome! Thanks for breaking that down so succinctly. It's a fun rabbit hole to go down but I am good with more economic Rum at first to see if I want to dive deeper.

@StevetheBarmanUK Жыл бұрын

Cheers. Stick with us though, as I do mainly focus on under £50 Rum

@Brad-gc9cq 2 жыл бұрын

This is incredibly helpful Steve! I could have done with this a couple of months ago when I picked up SC. As a UK based aspiring home bartender without hundreds to spend on expensive rums I found starting with SC a bit inaccessible but this has completely solved that problem.

@StevetheBarmanUK 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Cheers for watching Brad!

@azadamaru5681 4 ай бұрын

I think SC could’ve added the lightly aged column still category I think It’s a really important category sure you can replace it with blended lightly aged but sometimes you want a more subtle less funky taste and I think a good bacardi carta blanca or havana club 3 años would be a good addition to the mix

@lesliehaigh6765 Жыл бұрын

chairman rum is what got me serious about rum

@sergisamongas Жыл бұрын

Agree with Plantation OD choice.

@ADSCP 7 ай бұрын

I’m also a newbie, mostly a whisky drinker. I started with Mount Gay XO and Appleton 12, wich I loved. Now I got a Flor de Caña 12, wich I felt a bit short but it’s ok. I also a rum from Madeira, 15 year old, cask strength, matured in Madeira wine barrels. Already tasted the El Dorado 15, wich I liked but was just a glass. I want rums to drink neat and without sugar or just a bit.

@Exilbremer12 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! This is hands down the best Smuggler's Cove real life breakdown on KZfaq. Also I can't stop being shocked apparently how cheap alcohol is in germany. A bottle of Plantation 3* goes for 15€ here (12 pounds)

@StevetheBarmanUK 2 жыл бұрын

Why Thank you! Thats awesome praise! And WOW, thats way too cheap. Thats not even covering their cost prices!

@markthomas3081 2 жыл бұрын

Well, I didn’t do too bad with my early selections of Rum then and that was just going off your early recommendations, at least a couple of most categories, one of OFTD just missing the clement agricole which I’ll not bother with just yet 👍

@sergisamongas Жыл бұрын

My new favorite is Doorly's 12. Great in lemon daiquiri.

@powermonger9090 Жыл бұрын

Great video, glad I found it. Would love a similar video following Beachbum Berry’s classic rum classifications used in his books and apps.

@StevetheBarmanUK Жыл бұрын

We talk about it A LOT in lots of videos and Live Shows. its too big a subject to cover in one video. Plus there's loads of stuff in my Discord.

@robd10121983 2 жыл бұрын

Well I better get ordering

@justinharp4597 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve I went out and got all that I needed now. The only thing I can’t find is the agricole

@lrvogt1257 Жыл бұрын

There are so many possibilities to try!!! I kept seeing certain names coming up on different sites over and over. I’m sure this will continue to change over time but for me right now, I can make a delicious version of any of my rum cocktails with Plantation 3 stars, Appleton Estate Signature, Pusser’s Gunpowder Proof or some combination of them. I’ve had a number of interesting rums but these seem to mix best for me… so far… but always open to new ones.

@StevetheBarmanUK Жыл бұрын

Just filmed the Best for 2023 video. Drops on the 27th December. Looking forward to people seeing that.

@viscabarca4082 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I absolutely love Smith + Cross. A phenomenal rum, and at $35 USD? It's a steal. I have the Xaymaca, which is fine, but no threat to S+C in my home bar. BTW, I thought S+C was finished in the UK? It's OK to "slag" the Captain. He stole Ian Astbury's look. I agree about Smuggler's Cove, excellent book, but it is very serious alchemy LOL. Found you by searching for the OFTD. Keep up the excellent work and thank you.

@StevetheBarmanUK 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Smith & Cross is a Jamaican Rum…from the UK. Cheers for watching 👍

@lawrencespies8674 Жыл бұрын

I use Novo Fogo Cachaca(silver or Chameleon(aged)) in place of Rhum Agricole.

@christinecamley 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoy Plantation O.F.T.D. I make a superb Old Fashioned variation with this rum! I also just use this rum to sip. 3 Stars and Original Dark, and Grande Reserve are excellent. Mount Gay and Appleton Estate 8 year Reserve are rums I am enjoying. I am still pretty new to rum. Kohana from Hawaii is excellent - Hawaiian Agricole Rum. I have read Smuggler's Cove and I did sense it didn't include the less expensive rums to start out with in learning about which are best to start trying. I sure do love Plantation O.F.T.D. though. Wow, so delicious. Talk about amazing flavour!!

@StevetheBarmanUK 2 жыл бұрын

There's some great Rums there. Agree OFTD is so good. But so is the whole Plantation Range. We're chatting Agricole tonight on the Live Show

@christinecamley 2 жыл бұрын

@@StevetheBarmanUK I'm looking forward to tuning in, Steve!! Thanks!!

@berelinde 7 ай бұрын

I was lucky enough to score a bottle of Lemonhart 151 (I live in the USA), but the store stopped carrying it, so now I'm nearing the end of my bottle and trying to source another. It's pretty special, if you can find it, flavorful and funky, but also a lot of sweet heat from the alcohol and esters. I'm not sure where Wray and Nephew overproof falls on the category list, but it's great for making vanilla extract, allspice dram, or any other application where you want to make a tincture of herbs or spices in alcohol. It would probably be good in a zombie.... Anyway, I'm currently enjoying a mai tai with Appleton Estates 8 year, Plantation OD (fabulous!), and a float of Lemonhart, and loving every sip. I've never figured out how to use rum agricole and don't have it in my collection, but maybe I need to expand my horizons.

@StevetheBarmanUK 7 ай бұрын

Cheers for that. So intrigued about Lemon Hart as no one really mentions it.

@marts500 2 жыл бұрын

Great video...can't wait to start my rum journey.(Hopefully not to the liver clinic👍)

@StevetheBarmanUK 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers for watching Eric. Stick with us. Join us on a Sunday Night Live 👍

@claks_cocktails2838 2 жыл бұрын

I bought the S.C. Book a few years back and have been sourcing my own Rums. Wished I’d seen this video before! Pleased I have a few ‘match ups’ with the boss!! Mine are: 1) Smith & Cross 2) Appleton Estate Signature Blend & Plantation 3 Star 3) Mount Gay XO Extra Old Cask 4) Havana Club Anejo 7 & Angostura 1824 (12 yr) 5) Goslings Black Seal 6) Plantation O.F.T.D 7) Rhum J.M. Whiite 100 Proof 8) Clement VSOP

@StevetheBarmanUK 2 жыл бұрын

That’s a great solid list. I said I wasn’t gonna buy more…you’ll see what I mean from Sunday’s Live Stream…. But I kinda really do want a Smith & Cross at least. That Xaymaca is my only real experience from 100% Pot Still. But I ain’t gonna spend £50-£60 on it! Not for Cocktails.

@claks_cocktails2838 2 жыл бұрын

@@StevetheBarmanUK cheers Steve. I think I paid around £35 for Smith and across on MOM. 👍

@MrKevincase 2 жыл бұрын

You need to try Stillwrights Spiced Rum! Best Spiced I've ever had!

@StevetheBarmanUK 2 жыл бұрын

Not heard of that, I'll check it out. Cheers

@stephane.foisy.186 2 жыл бұрын

Ok I got those!!! And Lemonhart 151 !!!

@StevetheBarmanUK 2 жыл бұрын

I want to try Lemon Hart.... although I seen comments in both camps, loving and hating it!

@robertoboertje353 2 жыл бұрын

How about Gosling's 151 for Black Overproof Rum? Seems widely available here in Europe. Or do you think it's more of a molasses based rum? Btw. Plantation is good, and so much styles that are actually very good.

@StevetheBarmanUK 2 жыл бұрын

I'll admit, I haven't tried the Goslings 151, purely as i keep getting told that its really not that great. I admit i should try for myself though!!

@johnbogusz8090 2 жыл бұрын

I've been using the Smuggler's Cove Book for several years now but I've always wondered about the unnumbered categories and have never received a satisfactory explanation of their application. I know that the Wray & Nephew (in the unaged overproof category) has many practical uses, as well as the sole bottle of the Black Pot Still designation, Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black, which I've used to make the Dr. Funk cocktail. As for the others, I'm not sure. Also, are Cuban rums available in the UK (Havana Club etc.) I usually shop at places like Gerry's in London when I'm there.

@StevetheBarmanUK 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I know the guys at Gerrys well. Allan is a Legend! yeah we get Havana... You have to remember, the UK is one of the biggest Rum Markets in the world, so there isn't much we don't get. Except the likes of Hamilton. The one thing the UK has going for it though is Online. We can literally get 90% of All Rums (well spirits in general) Next Day delivery. So while Gerry's does well, it does well for the Londoners. People like me out in the Country... we'll just hop on line. Order by 5pm, you'll have it the next morning!

@JoeFromSJersey Жыл бұрын

Just stumbled across your video friend...I don't see any of the WONDERFUL Angostura rums on your back shelf. They have a number of options, but their best ones I've had are 1919 (for mixing), 1824 and 1787 for sipping. Check them out if you've never come across them. They are fantastic.

@StevetheBarmanUK Жыл бұрын

Theres plenty of Angostura, don't worry! Reserva, 7yo, 1919, 1824, Amaro, Bitters...

@JoeFromSJersey Жыл бұрын

@@StevetheBarmanUK glad to hear it ;)

@claireenchanted5587 2 жыл бұрын

So I have something in each category apart from the Xaymaca

@damian2779 2 жыл бұрын

If I just use light rum, dark rum and spiced rum will it be allright? ;) you know... to substitute them. Or... what three rums would you recommend for this cocktails? I was thinking about Havana 3yo light rum, Plantation dark and maybe some spiced... Bacardi Spiced?

@StevetheBarmanUK 2 жыл бұрын

Really up to you Damian. Alls i can suggest is follow the videos after. So many are on a Rum journey! And there's so many to chose from.

@thastank4516 Жыл бұрын

What about the wray n nephew overproof ?

@StevetheBarmanUK Жыл бұрын

As in, should you buy it? A lot do. I'm not a huge fan. IF i had to though, I would pick Rum Bar OP. But i prefer something like Takamaka OP which doesn't have the high estery funky thing going on. Well, not as much anyway.

@michaelteret4763 Жыл бұрын

What do you think of Cruzan rum?

@StevetheBarmanUK Жыл бұрын

We don’t really get it in the UK. It’s not imported here properly.

@andy2991 7 ай бұрын

There dosent seem to be alot on the market for dark rum in the UK what is a good dark rum I can buy for a present for my dad and were is the best place to buy them from supermarkets seem very limeted captain morgans or Havana 7 year old is bacardi black better than captain Morgans although carnt find bacardi black in the supermarket would hafto buy it from on online retail

@StevetheBarmanUK 7 ай бұрын

There’s LOADS of Dark Rums on the market in the UK. Just look on Master of Malt. masterofmalt.pxf.io/anAJAY Worthy Park 109. Pussers Gunpowder. Plantation OFTD. Skipper. Plantation OD. Pampero Anniversario. Myers. Goslings. They’re just for starters 👍

@Emil-Hermansson 2 жыл бұрын

Are you suggesting buying 2 bottle's per category? Would be Interesting to see your recommendation of 2-3 bottle's in total. I mean not really beginner level buying 15 bottle's.

@StevetheBarmanUK 2 жыл бұрын

It really depends. Admittedly when I filmed this video, I was thinking the niche I was aiming at was kinda at Tiki/Rum Cocktail levels, in which case knowing the Categories and how they differ in taste then Yeah, deffo 2-3 Rums in each category will give you huge differences within each Cocktail. But I have picked up a Lot of Rum Newbies, so I’m now gradually going through and doing Tests. Example a video I’m filming this week “The best White Rum under £20” and doing a Blind Tasting.

@Marc48ify 2 жыл бұрын

Could kraken fit into black blended rum category? Sorry for the noob question.

@StevetheBarmanUK 2 жыл бұрын

Ummmm, not really. It's a Spiced Rum. Not a Rum. HOWEVER... if you're asking whether you can make a Cocktail with it... yeah of course. You're your own boss, you're in charge. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. it's just NOT a Black Blended Rum. It's a Spiced Rum...aka Spirit Drink becasue of the Sugar Levels.

@cineartistemaheshkumar2016 Жыл бұрын

Which is best rum white or dark?

@StevetheBarmanUK Жыл бұрын

Impossible question to answer. They are totally different things and both vital. Yeah both Rum but you wouldn’t put dark Rum in a Daq or light Rum in a Dark & Stormy. It’s like comparing Cars to Trucks. Both are vehicles. But both have totally different uses.

@cineartistemaheshkumar2016 Жыл бұрын

@@StevetheBarmanUK Thank you

@theungoliant9410 Жыл бұрын

Lemonhart is terrible for sipping. It can be amazing in a cocktail tho.

@sergisamongas Жыл бұрын

I love Lemon Hart in cocktails, both 151 and 1804.

@AngryCocktails 2 жыл бұрын

You might not want to go negative but I think rums NOT to buy would be an interesting topic

@StevetheBarmanUK 2 жыл бұрын

Actually, that’s not a bad idea. But atm, that’s be hard. Cos all’s I can really say is Capt Morgs. Like even the Bacardi Carta Blanca isn’t terrible. In fact it’s quite good. It’s just there’s better. I’m sure I’ll find some on my journey. But I’ve never had a Bad Rum. There’s plenty that the Rum Communtiy disapprove of with too much Sugar & Colouring. BUT. I don’t wanna be ‘That’ Guy…unless it’s a really silly Brand trying to be all pulling the wool over peoples eyes.

@claireenchanted5587 2 жыл бұрын

Human? 🤣