5 Minutes of Rum
Notes on rum, a few minutes at a time.
These days "tiki mug” is an umbrella term, used for all ceramic sippers with an island aesthetic. but Kirsten sees it more as an eBay buzzword. “Simply put, a tiki mug should depict a tiki" — which Merriam-Webster defines as "a wood or stone image of a Polynesian supernatural power." Says Kirsen: "A mug depicting a skull is a skull mug, a mug sculpted like a rum barrel is a barrel mug.”
Just something to keep in mind.
Maestro Gran Reserva is categorized as part of the Gran Reserva line along with Bacardi 8. It is a double aged rum bottled at 40% ABV. Mellowed for one year in American white oak, blended, and placed into aging again for another 3 months. A more robust nose and body, meant to stand out in a cocktail.
Camper English walks through a Bacardi press release and a follow-up question on the multitude of Bacardi white rums. Maybe I'll give the Maestro Gran Reserva a shot. I have no time for standard Bacardi Superior, but I enjoy Bacardi 8, which the Gran Reserva is positioned beside.
There was a bit of a hiatus while I prepared and delivered my "Rum 103" talk at Tiki Caliente 7 but things are back on track and E41 is almost ready to go out the virtual door.
The talk I'm giving at Tiki Caliente 7 (Rum 103: An introduction to 3 elemental styles of rum and how use them) is a week from today. On the offhand chance that you're a listener to the show and going to Tiki Caliente, come say hi.
Wow, 40. Hope it's coherent.
