The Rum Diaries: Cockspur Fine Rum

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!

COCKSPUR FINE RUM

Distiller: West Indies Rum Refinery
Country: Barbados

Cost: $21.00
Proof: 80
Size: 750 ml

Description: Gold rum distilled from fermented molasses.  Aged in whiskey & bourbon barrels.

Ned Tugent says: "A nice bourbon-y, vanilla, peppery taste.  A slight sherry-feel going down. Holds up in a rocks glass just fine with a slightly acidic finish. Grade: B+"

Tiki T says: "Hints of oak cask & sherry.  Nice balance.  Definitely boozy.  Hot finish. Grade: B-"

A great looking bottle at a great price point, Cockspur's roots begin with a seaman & a dream.  In 1884, Dane Valdemar Hanschell set up shop on the island of Barbados and began distilling and distributing his unique brand of refined Rum.  Aided by some cats named the Stade Brothers, Cockspur Rum lacked the impurities that many Caribbean based rums had in the late 19th Century, thus making it one of the region's most popular! West Indies Rum Distillery was established and continues to operate to this day!

Here's their website in case you're interested! 

NICE COCK!