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!
EL DORADO 5 YEAR DEMERARA RUM
Distiller: Demerara Distillers, Ltd.Country: GUYANA
Cost: $20.00
Proof: 80
Size: 750 ml
Description: Aged for 5+ years in Oak Casks
Ned Tugent says: "Initial sweetness quickly subsides into a caramel/vanilla coke taste. Very drinkable. Fine by itself, but would also make a great mixer! B+"
Tiki T says: "A fine rum. No nonsense on the front of the palette followed by sweet notes of vanilla bourbon. A-!"
We had to Wikipedia to find out exactly where Guyana is and it turns out its on the Northeastern coast of South America, next to Venezuela. In addition to rum, Guyana produces and exports rice, gold, bauxite and Demerara sugar. Formerly a Dutch and a British Colony, culturally its part of the Caribbean and its the only country in South American where English is the official language.
Tiki T. would also like to point out that Guyana was the host to the famous, Jonestown Massacre where on November 18, 1978, cult-leader Jim Jones led over 900 of his followers in the largest mass suicide in modern history! Forget the Kool Aid, should've stuck with the rum!
Anyways, here's the El Dorado website. Enjoy!
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