Ahh its good to be back, and be back on such a happy note. You see today as I was browsing the goodness of Amazon.com I came across something special, something rare… and at the same time something down right hilarious! Now just because this product is special, rare and hilarious doesn’t not mean that it is not COOL! Because it may well be the COOLEST THING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN!
Thats right folks - let me introduce to you CAPTAIN MORGAN RUM LOUNGE PANTS!! Now on those cold winter nights when you were wishing you were somewhere else, you can slip into your 100% cotton, adjustable draw string, open fly threads with dual pockets and drift away to that special place! And the best part of all for the guys, they are easy care, machine washable!! It doesn’t really get any better does it fellas? Work could be stressing you out, the wife may be screaming to her bestie on the phone, and all you need to do is slip into your lounge pants and all the pain goes away! Just have a look at these babies!
Aren’t they fantasitc?! I dunno about you but i’m ordering mine today before they run out! I wonder if there is a captain morgan lounge pants club? Perhaps we should start one? Take it easy guys, RD.
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Its time to discuss Mount Gay Extra Old (or Mount Gay Black as it’s known by the locals in Barbados) and although most Rums are enjoyed with a sunset, I enjoyed my Mount Gay Extra Old with fog, gusting winds and torrential rain!
There was no way being as cold as a naked chicken lost in antarctica would prevent me from enjoying this fine rum on my recent tour the one of the worlds greatest wine regions, the Barossa Valley in South Australia. Its the middle of winter there and I was seeking any sort of warmth I could get, and the fact that Limes were selling for $2.50 each it was a good excuse to try it neat - the way this fine blend should be enjoyed!
Not knowing what to expect, I eagerly opened the bottle and took a sniff of the fine aromas. Much different to what I expected although I’m not really sure what I expected to tell the truth.. Rich, spicey, oaky, my taste buds were getting impatient.
Having my friend Sam along for the ride (not much of a rum drinker) made the journey all that more exiting, as I filled our glasses with ice and poured the golden liquid into our cups, Sam (well on his way to happiness from a day of wine tasting) took a gentle sniff and raised his eyebrows. We said cheers, clinked our glasses and took a sip. Wow…
Feeling as though something had punched me in the back of the throat, sent hot lava down my chest and into my stomach I was initially stunned, but as the heat subsided boy was it good!
A little voice said add a splash of dry ginger - so I did (just a tiny splash), reducing the impact for my second sip and making the rest of the glass a little more enjoyable. Sam did the same and we raised our glasses to Mount Gay Extra Old, the Barossa Valley and to cold weather. Then we played some poker.
The Mojito. Every one has heard of it, some don’t know what it is, others can’t say properly, but the fact remains that the Mojito is one damn fine rum cocktail!
My favourite Mojitos are made at the Elysium lounge by local cocktail maker Sambo. Just don’t ask him to show you his bag of up and coming tricks or you might be there for a while.
Although my favourite Mojitos are made with Havana Club Anejo Blanco, Sambo makes them with the Mt Gay Rum - Eclipse, thens whacks in some weird solidified honey and a tonne of mint and lime, smashes them all together with a muddler, throws in a heap of craushed ice, gives it a good shake and tops it all up with some soda water! Mmmm, I’m getting thirsty just thinking about it!
There are so many variations on how to make Mojitos, I guess everyone’s taste is slightly different. I have included one way to make a mojito below:
Scrape together:
60ml of your favourite Rum ( I recommend Havana Club Anejo Blanco)
3 big spoons raw sugar
3 wedges of lime
12 mint leaves
Crushed ice
Soda water to suit
Muddle (I prefer the term Mash) the sugar, lime and most of the mint leaves together in a glass / cocktail shaker. Add the rum, 3/4 fill the glass with crushed ice and mix. Pour into a pretty glass, top up with soda water, clap remaining mint leaves between your hands (if anyone’s watching it will scare them and you’ll laugh) and place on top. Serve with or without straw, depending how manly / girly you are feeling and enjoy your Mojito!
If you’d like to see mojito making in action, here’s a great video from Bacardi!
Well this story was just too good not to mention! Only in Australia would a story like this unfold… while stopping on the side of the road to “relieve” himself during a long journey through the bush on his way home from a pig hunting expedition, a man was “swiped” by a deadly brown snake!
The startled man said he must have just about sat on the snakes head as he squatted in the bushes!
The man who “thought he was gone” used a cold Rum can to soothe the pain while he rang his mother to say a final goodbye!
His mate drove him to the hospital where he was treated and survived, (all thanks to the Rum of course). If there wasn’t enough good reasons to be a fan of rum before, there sure is another one now!
The Appleton Estate V/X holds some special sentimental value to me. The smooth blended taste of the Jamaican rum always reminds me of the first bottle I tried. You see I didn’t buy this bottle, it was given to me as a present for my birthday by a special lady who has since become a very important person in my life.
Knowing that I loved rum and that I had been trying some different varieties, she decided to go out on a limb and buy a bottle for me, not knowing anything about rum at all, and aren’t I glad she did!
This cornerstone in the Appleton Estate range of Jamaican rums is thoroughly enjoyable, even the ladies enjoy it outside of a cocktail, well I know of at least one! It’s not too rich and not too potent, it’s smooth, flavoursome and is very easy to drink. I’ve tried on the rocks, with soda or with dry ginger, each putting their own unique twist on the rum but still maintaining that unmistakeable appleton taste!
I have about 100mls left in my bottle of Appleton Estate V/X, just enough for the two of us to enjoy again some time, I just can’t bring myself to drink it without her.
Matusalem Platino Rum or Ron Matusalem is my new favourite rum! It was a long, hard battle with Mt Gay, but for the moment the Platino has come out on top! It’s hard to descibe why, Mt Gay is like my old friend I’ve known for years, where as Platino is like the fun new guy with all the cool stuff, fast cars, big screen tv’s… you know what I mean!
Origionally founded in Cuba and now produced in the Dominican Republic, the crisp “snappy” flavour of Matusalem Platino is what I like the most, good in a tall glass - its refreshing, light and very easy to drink (a little too easy as it turns out!). Only problem is it seems to be hard to come by in local bars in Adelaide, and those that do have it really need to educate their staff members! twice in one night (I only went to two bars) I had to actually point out the bottle before they knew which drink I wanted… “a little to the left, the clear bottle with the cool engraving on it, no… that’s Johnny Walker…past that…” you get the idea.
The other thing I like about this rum, as I just mentioned, is its bottle! It’s real pretty. With a pretty swallow bird on it. Very nice and has a cool cork instead of a skrew cap! But back to the rum, it is described on the Matusalem website as “unique blend of triple distilled, hand crafted spirits…” all I know is it tastes really good and if you haven’t already, you should go try it right now!
So I’m off tonight to go get myself a nice new bottle of Matusalem Platino and hope to share my new friend with my existing ones and also that Mt Gay doesn’t get too jealous and try to knock him off the shelf!
RD
UPDATE: This is also now officially my favourite rum to drink on ice! : ) So smooth…
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I'm just a guy who likes trying new rum drinks! Dark rum, light rum, rum cocktails, you name it - i've probably tried it... and if I haven't, let me know where I can get it and I will! I can't get enough of the rum drinks from around the world and the life style that goes with them, so much so I started this blog, started collecting memorabilia and am in the process of making my own "rum room" in my back shed! I hope you enjoy your my blog!
