Hello friends,
Going back and forth from the tiki bar to the turntable all night long really makes you work up a mean, mean thirst!
Tonight we're taking a break from record reviews and instead we're focusing our attention on one of the world's most delicious (and misunderstood) libations-- RUM.
Described by Marco Polo in the 14th Century as "very good wine made of sugar", the history of rum is as interesting and complex as the drink itself. The story of Rum is the story of slavery, of pirates, of Navies, of the New World, of exploration, colonization, capitalism, rebellion and of course, hot, drunk college girls on Spring Break!
YO HO HO, indeed!
BULLY BOY DISTILLERS WHITE RUM
Distiller: Bully Boy DistillersCountry: Boston, Massachusetts
Cost: $28.00
Proof: 80
Size: 750 ml
Description: Handcrafted White Rum from blackstrap molasses.
Ned Tugent says: "Nice bite with hints of vanilla and caramel. One of the best white rums I've ever tried! A little too potent to drink on its own but also way too good to use in a sugary mixer. Really opens up with some fresh limes and mint in a mojito! Grade: B+"
Tiki T says: "I find this rum to be a little too caustic, with a flammable finish! But, can easily be mellowed in a mixed drink! Grade: C"
The city of Boston has quite the rum-soaked history. In fact, Rum production was one of Colonial New England's most prosperous (and no doubt most fun) industries. Billing itself as Boston's First Craft Distillery, Bully Boy Distillers started producing organic, hand-crafted spirits in 2011. Brothers Dave & Will Willis have created a line of small-batch artisanal rums, whiskeys and vodkas. If their White Rum is any indication of what's to come, we've got high hopes for these guys! Check out their website here. Go Sawx!
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