by Rajan | June 15th, 2010
With a few exceptions, I haven’t been able to drink rum since I was 16. A regrettable incident at a senior prom with a bottle of Snapple and something that must have been Bacardi or Captain Morgans ruined the spirit for me. Yes, I was able to sneak it by in Jamaica in a rum punch or a pina colada, but aside from that, I couldn’t touch the stuff. One holiday season someone gave me a rum ball and I almost gagged on it.
However, while I was in Madison, I drank my first rum in a long time. And enjoyed it.
First up was Old Monk, a dark rum from India, which I drank straight. Smooth, sweet (from the sugar cane) with vanilla notes, this one went down easy. A sipper, for sure, but one that makes a good end to the evening. I need to get some of this for my liquor cabinet.
The other rum on hand was Kraken, a rum that I love as much for its name as for its taste. Actually, probably more for its name. And its cool label. I drank the Kraken in a Dark & Stormy, with real ginger beer. Tasty as well, though I’d like to try the Kraken without the mixer.
And now I can drink rum again. Hurray for dark rum.