Brought out the bottle I got from Guatemala
This changes my mind
I have never been a big rum drinker. Maybe the occasional mojito or so but never took to it. I had a big surprise today.
Visited the Case del Ron (House of Ron – for Ron Zacapa Rum) in Antigua to try out their aged rums. Some of the rums have been aged for 23+ years! Their claim to fame is that the ageing is done at altitudes higher than anybody else (mile and a half above sea level) – I am not sure how much effect that has.
But sipping 23+ years aged rum was very different than having your standard rums (like Bacardi that I use to make cocktails). It has a much better and longer nose (oaky) to it and bit more sweeter.
Got myself a bottle to have it neat at home. We might have a convert at hand.
From the bartender’s corner – Smoked Manhattan
Tried the new butane lighter today
What the doctor called for in this brrrr… cold weather
Atlanta is going to have a few days of real cold (by Atlanta standards) weather. The minimum will be 13 deg F (-10.5 deg C) for a few days. Like Captain Haddock of TinTin (remember his Loch Lomond brand?), I pulled out something to keep me warm – a special gift from Abhijit and Sonali Sanyal – a Bunnahabain Islay Single Malt. This is a special edition made for the The Coterie club (of which they are members).