Comments on: Rum Diary

By: tman

tman — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:25:32 +0000

usually la terraza near the veneto carries ron medellin and viejo de caldas. and at a very inexpensive price. the best place to drink freely and cheaply with many other local gringos (though you may not want to get too close to some of them :) ). I have only seen zacapa at habibis on calle uruguay and a couple other higher end bars in hotels. it is also sold by the bottle at the party store corner of via espana and via argentina for the same price as duty free at the airport. i have not succeeded in getting habanos to carry any fine rums…otherwise i would do more mixing of rums with colombianas…

By: marcopolo

marcopolo — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:28:23 +0000

hmmmm….if the rums are like the women, i would have to agree with you. i’ll be in panama in a couple weeks. wher can i find your sweet colombians? (rum, that is…i’ve already found the women..:) )

By: tman

tman — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 03:58:50 +0000

i hear ya marco…many parties here and some bars ONLY have abuelo as a dark rum choice. So…i still drink it…straight no chaser. BUT…i try to go to bars that give me more rum choices. if no zacapa, flor de cana is good. but the best “cheap” rum here for my tastebuds is ron medellin…just slightly ahead of viejo de caldas. guess i like my rums colombian like i do my ladies…:)

By: marcopolo

marcopolo — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:15:12 +0000

tman
abeluo is the best cheap rum in the world. it is still my rum-and-coke or rum-and-o.j. favorite.
i may be cheating on flor, but i will always be true to abuelo.
well, actually, it’s kind of like women. when i’m not near the one i love, i love the one i’m near….or like stephen stills said back in the ’70’s — love the one you’re with…:)

By: tman

tman — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:41:41 +0000

sorry…just to state that was me in the previous post…forgot to sign in.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:40:55 +0000

i have to concurr with marco. i have started paying the extra for zacapa 23 as well. less hangover, more buzz…much smoother taste. ron abuelo is for pussies…and obviously the poor:)

By: cojito

cojito — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:21:25 +0000

ah hah! see how you are marco? i don’t know how the other rums in your liquor cabinet endure the embarrassment.

sounds like i should pick up a bottle and compare. the girls are making rum ponche again (i insisted). that shit is in-fuckin-credible straight. but if you splash some dark rum in it to make it stronger …

let’s just say last year i ended up on the floor naked making an ass out of myself. which is how most of my holidays seem to go.

By: marcopolo

marcopolo — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:45:24 +0000

i have abandoned flor de cana like a shameless and faithless hussy. my new love is 23 yr old zacapa rum from guatamala. i absolutely guarantee that it is the best rum you have ever tasted. alas, it is not cheap…$37 a bottle at reba smith. $27 in las vegas…but it is worth every penny.