kguske wrote: |
I do appreciate rum (especially from Guatemala). But web filters, search engines, and other important entities get nervous when sites talk about such things - especially without requiring COPPA compliance, etc., and I'd prefer to stay off that radar. |
I don't understand. What is the worst case scenario?
There are several liquor forums usually as a subcategory of cooking or food forums. See:
http://forums.chef2chef.net/postlist.php?Cat=1&Board=winetalk
http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?s=96b7957dc14830a9a9d62853e8b272f1&showforum=88
Unfortunately, I am banned from all the free ones.
If you like rum, I suggest that you try Batavia Arrack which, after being unavailable for decades in the USA, is now available.
Here is the bottler in the Netherlands:
http://www.alpenz.com/
Under try/buy you can find a wholesale distributor in your area, phone them, and get a retailer in your area. In Chicago, Sam's Wine and Spirits has is for $30 (750 ml bottle).
Whereas rum is made from molasses, Batavia Arrack is made from molasses and malted rice. Batavia Arrack is nearly colorless and has a stronger aroma than any dark rum. It has a strong rum flavor that makes it suitable as a flavoring in sweets like egg nog, rum balls, cakes, cookies, etc. For this purpose, in my opinion, it is better than dark rums such as Gosling's Black Seal and Myers's.