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Have that Plantation. Going to try it as a daiquiri. Never even occurred to me to try it as a daiquiri. Cheers Steve 👍 ED12 in a daiquiri is worth a try 😜
I've actually had all of them, I tend to drink the flor when in central or south America mostly followed by the Abuelo. Plantation when I'm back home in GA
I know I'm a bit late but bought the Gran Anejo recently and really like it in a Rum & Coke. The Ango 7 has me intrigued and is on my shopping list. Cheers Steve🥂
I was first introduced to Flor de Cana in 1974. My aunt was stationed in Nicaragua and that is where I first sampled the Rum. I have been a big fan ever since. While I do drink a variety of dark rums, Flor de Cana is always in my personal stock. It may be for memories from the past, but it never disappoints when I drink it.
Thanks for sharing! FDC is a great great brand. Personally favvy is the 12yo, but i keep trying the 18yo. But that said, the lower aged ones are fantastic value for money!
Steve, I really enjoy what your doing in/for the rum drinking world. Its very good information for me as I have been a rum drinker for forty years or more but never really thought about all the rums that are out in the market place. All I have done is just OVD and coke as the years has rolled past, not that its a bad thing. But now I have started looking into what I can sample, and I can say its opened up a world of spectacular experience's for me. My pallet has changed due to this and my rum collection has grown and differed over the last few months. I have now added Pussers, Don Papa, and Alnwick to my collection. I have tried Mount Gay and Kracken, I prefer the Kraken. I still have a soft spot for the OVD, but while I was shopping today found Flor De Cana 5 year old for £16, so before I buy it I look on your channel to see what I can fid out about it. I also went to a bar while on holiday and had a Dark and Stormy cocktail, it was brilliant. So thanks for all you do, well done.
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OK. I was first introduced to Rum while visiting my aunt who was stationed in Nicaragua. I quickly grew found of Flor de Cana, but also to dark spiced Rums in general. Flor is always in my stash, along with a variety of dark rums.
I first tasted Flor de Cana in 1974, while visiting my aunt in Nicaragua. It has been one of my go to Rums ever since. That said, I am a dark rum fan and only use dark rums in all of my drinks.
I'm sipping on a bottle of flordecana7 right now,it's lovely stuff,but my current fave,is flordecana12,neither of the Flordecana s have any added sugarLoveyour videos. Thank you for the video
Have the Ron, the flor de Cana and Angostura. I will replace all 3 when they are finished but the Angostura is my fav. There is no bad way to drink it, makes an awesome rum and coke / ginger and it came out top in my blind tasting with Bacardi 8 close behind, did you ever get a chance to try the Cane Island Trinidad rum I sent.
I tried the Havana 7 and coke and god it was hard work, too oaky for my palate. The Flor de Cana 7 was absolutely delicious, a completely different drink
I bought the Flor deCaña 4 white rum for cocktails, took one sip, and poured it down the drain. Just tastes like ethanol. Yuch. I prefer Plantation 3 Stars. The Real McCoy is good to.
Wow, not heard that before. But there's an obvious answer to that... you prefer the Blended Rums containing Pot Still more than you do lighter Column Still Rums! Nothing wrong with that, but i do love my Column Still.
@@StevetheBarmanUK : I had my adult son taste it to see if I was imagining things and he just made a bad face. I have a similar opinion of Espalon tequila. It's OK but because of the way it's made it taste too much like vodka to me.
Hi Steve, I wonder if the Havana 7 would have been a game changer in your results here, especially against the Flor de Caña 7; considering you related the later's 12yo brother with the Selección de Maestros in your "Cuban Aged Rums" video (btw great job). What's your preference for sipping neat and rum-coke between the two cuban and nicaraguan 7 agers above? Perhaps that would be an interesting video topic as well. Cheers, Jorge.
Tried them all, like most of their range I think the Plantation is over priced and generally no more than OK. The Abuellio is OK, but again not a go to option for me. I am a big fan of Angusturia and Flur De Canna ranges and use both of these rums from time to time in Cocktails. However as sipping rums I would want more age. No1 from Angusturia is a great rum, and the Flur De Canna 25 is awesome but appreciate they are both well over you £50 limit. Please can I suggest that the time has come to think again about dropping the £50 limit and explore some of the more rarefied rums. I started buying rums at around £35 but once you get north of £70 you really are into some v special stuff
Hey mate, cheers for the feedback, and thats why I do what i do...and I know you watch a lot. But Nope...sorry. Not a chance I'm dropping the £50 limit. There's plenty of reviewers that cover the geeky stuff. Both on YT and Blogs. But for the majority of the audience, none of us are ready...or even want to dump more than £50 on a Rum. My whole mission is to get people on their starter journey. I say that in every video. the point is NO ONE covers this, cos people think the fun is further down the Rum Journey...where as the Fun is right at the beginning. falling in love with the Spirit. There is little to no info out there for Rums under £50. Now It's totally fine if you're past the starter first few years of Rum, but thats not a platform I provide...or an Audience I aim at...YET... we may get there by 2023, 2024. Who knows. But even for me, someone who has drunk Rum in all guises for years, spending £70 on a Rum is completely pointless. My palate just wouldn't appreciate it at the moment. Not when there's some absolute Bangers out there for under £50. And the big clue to me is our very differing opinions of Plantation. You class it as just "okay". Which is fine. of course it is. But that shows me you're way past Starter journey. But for the 1000s that tune in every month to my channel, Plantation is Exceptional. It's very much a place that sits well with most viewers and completely my target Audience. My Discord is so busy becasue of this. And when it comes to rarer Rums...again, as I say a lot of the time, thats really not my vibe. I don't do collector stuff. If i like a Rum, i want to be able to get another bottle when its finished. At this moment, I can't think of anything worse than not being able to restock a Rum i really liked.
@@StevetheBarmanUK Thanks for the comments as you say there are some pretty geeky Rum stuff out there, some of which I like and contribute to, but most of which I find pretty tedious. I was not trying to be awkward I really love your study, we don't always agree, but your approach is a breath of fresh air, and I have to thank you for introducing me to Black Tears, which is an awesome rum. And I have ordered some of those Cornish rums you tested on Sunday. I agree there are some great rums at under £50, but there for me now the weet spot is probably between £70 !and £120, which I admit is a great deal of money but I am lucky enough to be able to afford them. Interestingly, I don't consider myself a collector, yes I own a few bottles which I will never drink, mainly inherited from my late father, but that apart I pretty much drink everything I buy., although in some cases it may take me several years to get through a bottle. As you say it's a journey, I really like Agricole, but I really can't get my head around the while Jamaican funk thing which I know you like. Also I love Dos Madras, FYI I don't think it tastes like Harvey's, but it is verh similar to aged Spanisg Brandy, especially Grand Duke De Alba, which is produced by the same distillery in Jerez,
hahaha, the 5+5... it's a wind up with my Membership! I know it doesn't taste like Harveys, but it's funny winding him up! Totally get your point about the rest, I wasn't being funny either. I know I have all kinds on here... including many many spiced rum fans. I am moving away from Spiced for my own palate...but if i go too quick, i lose those that are just venturing to a Bacardi 8yo or Diplo/Don Papa from a Dead Mans Fingers. Plus i really love exploring the lower ££££ rums too. I was like you, sipped 12yos very early doors. ED12 was one of my first ever rums. I do love them. BUT... recently have found that shockingly, I'd automatically discounted 100s of Rums! I think the only way to really do it, is start a second channel...which i should of done in August, but thats another story. In an ideal world, (and in hindsight) I'd have a Spiced Rum Channel, a £50 Channel and a Big Boy Channel. Cos i wanna cover all 3. But i realise that i have built up multiple audiences on one channel. Now thats fine. I can rock out all 3 here. BUT, YT algorithms are a pain. Say i have a certain section on my Subs (which i do - like 20000 of them, cos they came 2018 > 2020) that only watch 1-2 videos a month, out of 8-10, YT stops pushing my channel so it's always an uphill struggle. But if i'd have the foresight to keep this as my Cocktail Channel... THEN start a separate Spiced Channel. THEN a £50 channel... then an £100 channel... all 3-4 of those channels would perform 10x better than what my main one does now. Hindsight is a bloody brilliant thing. But the ship has sailed now. I kinda have to just focus on this for now...I can't risk losing that core 1000-2000 I currently have by popping in a Rum that 1800 of that 2000 will have zero interest in. BUT...PLEASE stick around. Hahaha. I have done a few expensive ones in the Live Dram of the week. If i can get samples, I will do them...but i ain't spending £100 on a bottle! 😘
Steve I would definitely not segment the audience. That's where the real Rum geeks loose me, all the wine like mystique puts people off. Rum has been my go to drink for the best part of 45 years, and it's never been as popular as it is know. TBH I am not a fan of most Spiced Rums, but if some of the folks drinking Kraken ot DMF can be convinced to try some real rums and to explore the huge range of different styles beyond the big brands then that is a win. This is probably not the forum, but I would be happy to donate a few drams of the week from the darker reaches of my store, if that would be of interest, one that springs to mind is El Derado Port Morant.
Hi Steve,fairly new to "the rum journey" and finding your channel very informative and a great help.For my first try at a sipping rum i plumped for Appleton 8 YO after seeing it on a couple of your videos.Being someone who doesn't like whiskey,imagine my shock and suprise,and horror 😄 when i uncorked it and was hit with the smell ,to me,of whiskey! On tasting it i got the whiskey vibes too. Obviously this is down to the ageing in whiskey/bourbon barrels,which i had never given a thought to before.l was wondering if there was any chance you could recommend or highlight some rums that don't have that "whiskey" taste.Maybe you could do a video for us "non whiskey loving rum drinkers" on this topic.😀 TIA love the channel 👍
Hopefully this video will have helped. PLUS the new videos i've filmed yesterday coming next week may start to help more. We can always talk about it on a Live Show too, if you swing by on a Sunday Night and just give me a shout.
Hi Desmond, get some Demerara sugar syrup and allspice liqueur. I would have 50ml Appleton 8, teaspoon syrup, teaspoon allspice maybe a dash of bitters, stir and enjoy over a big cube of ice
@@StevetheBarmanUK yes it did. As you can guess,i sent the message before i had watched the video.😄Looking forward to watching the new ones,and yes,i will bring the topic up on a Sunday show
Hi and welcome to the Rum family. Taste is obviously very subjective, and a lot of what you might call English style Rums, ie those ft the former British colonies are aged in ex whisky or bourbon barrels, so one idea might be to try Soanish style rums aged using the sclera system Easaily avaliable options would include things like Flur De Canna, Diplomatico.santa Teresa 1798 would be another great option.andis
I'm sure you're aware that the numbers Flor de Cana uses on their labels aren't actual age statements ('Slow Aged' means nothing, legally speaking). Personally I find said practice dishonest and borderline predatory. Does that bother you? That said, maybe you guys in the UK are getting different bottlings than we are in the US and I'm totally out of my element. I can't tell you how many bars, bar books and retails in the US refer to Flor de Cana 7 as a '7 year old rum'. They've really hoodwinked the general public! Anyway, love your videos! Cheers!
Yeah they’re a tough one cos you can never get a straight answer out of them. The reason I say that is that this way they’ve removed Slow Aged from the labels and they actually say “Years Old”. Now I’m sure there’s some clever stuff going on, but they physically wouldn’t get away with saying X Years Old if it wasn’t that age. So I hear a lot of stories, but I always sit on the fence until I have 100% facts from FDC themselves. All that said, if we’re talking about the Rum itself, then we can’t deny, the 4,7 & 12 are great Rums for the Money.
I wasn't aware that they changed the labeling; interesting! I've yet to see a bottle with an actual age statement but I'll keep an eye out! No doubt they are quality products and it might shock you just how cheap we get them in the US; the last time I purchased Flor 4 was in LA from Jason's (a fairly reputable shop) and I paid $14.99. Thanks for doing what you do. As far as I'm concerned you're the only person consistently putting out high-level rum-focused content on UA-cam.
I'm in the US, too. About a year ago they started changing the labels here on the Flor 12 and Flor 18 from "Slow Aged" to "Years." One liquor store I go to has a mixture of the two labels on the same shelf so you have to pick through them to find the Years. Unfortunately, the Flor 4 and Flor 7 have not changed to Years. But now, instead of Slow Aged, those two say "No.4" and "No.7" on the front labels.
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Lol. Angostura 7 is actually 5 eur cheaper than Flor de Cana 7 where I live )) And it's phenomenal for sipping. Gonna be getting Plantation G&B today.
Helpful vid, i dont havre any of these rums….yet. 😋
Cheer’s, Stevo
Have that Plantation. Going to try it as a daiquiri. Never even occurred to me to try it as a daiquiri. Cheers Steve 👍 ED12 in a daiquiri is worth a try 😜
I've actually had all of them, I tend to drink the flor when in central or south America mostly followed by the Abuelo. Plantation when I'm back home in GA
I know I'm a bit late but bought the Gran Anejo recently and really like it in a Rum & Coke. The Ango 7 has me intrigued and is on my shopping list. Cheers Steve🥂
Love your choices
Found the Gran Anejo on east coast Canada, will have to have it shipped!
I was first introduced to Flor de Cana in 1974. My aunt was stationed in Nicaragua and that is where I first sampled the Rum. I have been a big fan ever since. While I do drink a variety of dark rums, Flor de Cana is always in my personal stock. It may be for memories from the past, but it never disappoints when I drink it.
Thanks for sharing! FDC is a great great brand. Personally favvy is the 12yo, but i keep trying the 18yo. But that said, the lower aged ones are fantastic value for money!
Steve, I really enjoy what your doing in/for the rum drinking world. Its very good information for me as I have been a rum drinker for forty years or more but never really thought about all the rums that are out in the market place.
All I have done is just OVD and coke as the years has rolled past, not that its a bad thing.
But now I have started looking into what I can sample, and I can say its opened up a world of spectacular experience's for me.
My pallet has changed due to this and my rum collection has grown and differed over the last few months.
I have now added Pussers, Don Papa, and Alnwick to my collection. I have tried Mount Gay and Kracken, I prefer the Kraken.
I still have a soft spot for the OVD, but while I was shopping today found Flor De Cana 5 year old for £16, so before I buy it I look on your channel to see what I can fid out about it. I also went to a bar while on holiday and had a Dark and Stormy cocktail, it was brilliant.
So thanks for all you do, well done.
Sorry my friend. This was sitting in the Spam Comments folder! Needed approving... and I don't get notifications about them! Thank you for taking the time to comment! Stick with us, cos its getting more fun!!!
OK. I was first introduced to Rum while visiting my aunt who was stationed in Nicaragua. I quickly grew found of Flor de Cana, but also to dark spiced Rums in general. Flor is always in my stash, along with a variety of dark rums.
I first tasted Flor de Cana in 1974, while visiting my aunt in Nicaragua. It has been one of my go to Rums ever since. That said, I am a dark rum fan and only use dark rums in all of my drinks.
Which Dark Rum?! I’m a big fan too, but couldn’t use them in Daiquiris. Amazing with Coke, Ginger and Fruity Cocktails though!
I buy Flor De Cana every time I find it .
I'm sipping on a bottle of flordecana7 right now,it's lovely stuff,but my current fave,is flordecana12,neither of the Flordecana s have any added sugarLoveyour videos. Thank you for the video
Cheers Scott. Yeah FDC is a great brand. Have you tried the 18yo?
Have the Ron, the flor de Cana and Angostura. I will replace all 3 when they are finished but the Angostura is my fav. There is no bad way to drink it, makes an awesome rum and coke / ginger and it came out top in my blind tasting with Bacardi 8 close behind, did you ever get a chance to try the Cane Island Trinidad rum I sent.
No, not yet. I may do that this Sunday actually…Dram of the Week 👍
I'd sip on anything, and rum & coke, at least for me, are perfect for those lazy times where I just don't want to make anything that requires effort 😂
Just bought angustora 7 and Flor de cana 7 to add to cheaper sipping rums
Great shout. Should get the Plantation G&B... thats the best one. Although i do love that Angostura too...
I tried the Havana 7 and coke and god it was hard work, too oaky for my palate. The Flor de Cana 7 was absolutely delicious, a completely different drink
I bought the Flor deCaña 4 white rum for cocktails, took one sip, and poured it down the drain. Just tastes like ethanol. Yuch. I prefer Plantation 3 Stars. The Real McCoy is good to.
Wow, not heard that before. But there's an obvious answer to that... you prefer the Blended Rums containing Pot Still more than you do lighter Column Still Rums! Nothing wrong with that, but i do love my Column Still.
@@StevetheBarmanUK : I had my adult son taste it to see if I was imagining things and he just made a bad face.
I have a similar opinion of Espalon tequila. It's OK but because of the way it's made it taste too much like vodka to me.
Hi Steve, I wonder if the Havana 7 would have been a game changer in your results here, especially against the Flor de Caña 7; considering you related the later's 12yo brother with the Selección de Maestros in your "Cuban Aged Rums" video (btw great job).
What's your preference for sipping neat and rum-coke between the two cuban and nicaraguan 7 agers above? Perhaps that would be an interesting video topic as well.
Cheers, Jorge.
I’ve talked about Havana 7 a lot in the past. I really don’t like it for some reason. And I’d probs go Cuba 7yo over FDC 7 👍
Flor de Cana 7 all the way!
Flor de Cana 7 is one of my favorites. Old Monk is another one I like
Just bought a 12 year old Appleton , an agricole and a single cask rum to increase my sipping rums
Which Agricole did you get?
@@geraintlewis8194 damiseau at 50 abv
Interesting, la very good Agricole. But definitely very different
Tried them all, like most of their range I think the Plantation is over priced and generally no more than OK.
The Abuellio is OK, but again not a go to option for me.
I am a big fan of Angusturia and Flur De Canna ranges and use both of these rums from time to time in Cocktails. However as sipping rums I would want more age.
No1 from Angusturia is a great rum, and the Flur De Canna 25 is awesome but appreciate they are both well over you £50 limit.
Please can I suggest that the time has come to think again about dropping the £50 limit and explore some of the more rarefied rums.
I started buying rums at around £35 but once you get north of £70 you really are into some v special stuff
Hey mate, cheers for the feedback, and thats why I do what i do...and I know you watch a lot. But Nope...sorry. Not a chance I'm dropping the £50 limit. There's plenty of reviewers that cover the geeky stuff. Both on YT and Blogs. But for the majority of the audience, none of us are ready...or even want to dump more than £50 on a Rum. My whole mission is to get people on their starter journey. I say that in every video. the point is NO ONE covers this, cos people think the fun is further down the Rum Journey...where as the Fun is right at the beginning. falling in love with the Spirit. There is little to no info out there for Rums under £50.
Now It's totally fine if you're past the starter first few years of Rum, but thats not a platform I provide...or an Audience I aim at...YET... we may get there by 2023, 2024. Who knows. But even for me, someone who has drunk Rum in all guises for years, spending £70 on a Rum is completely pointless. My palate just wouldn't appreciate it at the moment. Not when there's some absolute Bangers out there for under £50. And the big clue to me is our very differing opinions of Plantation. You class it as just "okay". Which is fine. of course it is. But that shows me you're way past Starter journey. But for the 1000s that tune in every month to my channel, Plantation is Exceptional. It's very much a place that sits well with most viewers and completely my target Audience. My Discord is so busy becasue of this.
And when it comes to rarer Rums...again, as I say a lot of the time, thats really not my vibe. I don't do collector stuff. If i like a Rum, i want to be able to get another bottle when its finished. At this moment, I can't think of anything worse than not being able to restock a Rum i really liked.
@@StevetheBarmanUK Thanks for the comments as you say there are some pretty geeky Rum stuff out there, some of which I like and contribute to, but most of which I find pretty tedious.
I was not trying to be awkward I really love your study, we don't always agree, but your approach is a breath of fresh air, and I have to thank you for introducing me to Black Tears, which is an awesome rum. And I have ordered some of those Cornish rums you tested on Sunday.
I agree there are some great rums at under £50, but there for me now the weet spot is probably between £70 !and £120, which I admit is a great deal of money but I am lucky enough to be able to afford them.
Interestingly, I don't consider myself a collector, yes I own a few bottles which I will never drink, mainly inherited from my late father, but that apart I pretty much drink everything I buy., although in some cases it may take me several years to get through a bottle.
As you say it's a journey, I really like Agricole, but I really can't get my head around the while Jamaican funk thing which I know you like.
Also I love Dos Madras, FYI I don't think it tastes like Harvey's, but it is verh similar to aged Spanisg Brandy, especially Grand Duke De Alba, which is produced by the same distillery in Jerez,
hahaha, the 5+5... it's a wind up with my Membership! I know it doesn't taste like Harveys, but it's funny winding him up! Totally get your point about the rest, I wasn't being funny either. I know I have all kinds on here... including many many spiced rum fans. I am moving away from Spiced for my own palate...but if i go too quick, i lose those that are just venturing to a Bacardi 8yo or Diplo/Don Papa from a Dead Mans Fingers. Plus i really love exploring the lower ££££ rums too. I was like you, sipped 12yos very early doors. ED12 was one of my first ever rums. I do love them. BUT... recently have found that shockingly, I'd automatically discounted 100s of Rums! I think the only way to really do it, is start a second channel...which i should of done in August, but thats another story. In an ideal world, (and in hindsight) I'd have a Spiced Rum Channel, a £50 Channel and a Big Boy Channel. Cos i wanna cover all 3. But i realise that i have built up multiple audiences on one channel. Now thats fine. I can rock out all 3 here. BUT, YT algorithms are a pain. Say i have a certain section on my Subs (which i do - like 20000 of them, cos they came 2018 > 2020) that only watch 1-2 videos a month, out of 8-10, YT stops pushing my channel so it's always an uphill struggle. But if i'd have the foresight to keep this as my Cocktail Channel... THEN start a separate Spiced Channel. THEN a £50 channel... then an £100 channel... all 3-4 of those channels would perform 10x better than what my main one does now. Hindsight is a bloody brilliant thing. But the ship has sailed now. I kinda have to just focus on this for now...I can't risk losing that core 1000-2000 I currently have by popping in a Rum that 1800 of that 2000 will have zero interest in. BUT...PLEASE stick around. Hahaha. I have done a few expensive ones in the Live Dram of the week. If i can get samples, I will do them...but i ain't spending £100 on a bottle! 😘
Steve I would definitely not segment the audience. That's where the real Rum geeks loose me, all the wine like mystique puts people off.
Rum has been my go to drink for the best part of 45 years, and it's never been as popular as it is know. TBH I am not a fan of most Spiced Rums, but if some of the folks drinking Kraken ot DMF can be convinced to try some real rums and to explore the huge range of different styles beyond the big brands then that is a win.
This is probably not the forum, but I would be happy to donate a few drams of the week from the darker reaches of my store, if that would be of interest, one that springs to mind is El Derado Port Morant.
geraint join us in discord I value your opion
Hi Steve,fairly new to "the rum journey" and finding your channel very informative and a great help.For my first try at a sipping rum i plumped for Appleton 8 YO after seeing it on a couple of your videos.Being someone who doesn't like whiskey,imagine my shock and suprise,and horror 😄 when i uncorked it and was hit with the smell ,to me,of whiskey! On tasting it i got the whiskey vibes too. Obviously this is down to the ageing in whiskey/bourbon barrels,which i had never given a thought to before.l was wondering if there was any chance you could recommend or highlight some rums that don't have that "whiskey" taste.Maybe you could do a video for us "non whiskey loving rum drinkers" on this topic.😀
TIA love the channel 👍
Hopefully this video will have helped. PLUS the new videos i've filmed yesterday coming next week may start to help more. We can always talk about it on a Live Show too, if you swing by on a Sunday Night and just give me a shout.
Hi Desmond, get some Demerara sugar syrup and allspice liqueur. I would have 50ml Appleton 8, teaspoon syrup, teaspoon allspice maybe a dash of bitters, stir and enjoy over a big cube of ice
@@havanasteve9105 thanks for the suggestion,i will look for the allspice liqueur 👍
@@StevetheBarmanUK yes it did. As you can guess,i sent the message before i had watched the video.😄Looking forward to watching the new ones,and yes,i will bring the topic up on a Sunday show
Hi and welcome to the Rum family.
Taste is obviously very subjective, and a lot of what you might call English style Rums, ie those ft the former British colonies are aged in ex whisky or bourbon barrels, so one idea might be to try Soanish style rums aged using the sclera system Easaily avaliable options would include things like Flur De Canna, Diplomatico.santa Teresa 1798 would be another great option.andis
I'm sure you're aware that the numbers Flor de Cana uses on their labels aren't actual age statements ('Slow Aged' means nothing, legally speaking). Personally I find said practice dishonest and borderline predatory. Does that bother you? That said, maybe you guys in the UK are getting different bottlings than we are in the US and I'm totally out of my element. I can't tell you how many bars, bar books and retails in the US refer to Flor de Cana 7 as a '7 year old rum'. They've really hoodwinked the general public! Anyway, love your videos! Cheers!
Yeah they’re a tough one cos you can never get a straight answer out of them. The reason I say that is that this way they’ve removed Slow Aged from the labels and they actually say “Years Old”. Now I’m sure there’s some clever stuff going on, but they physically wouldn’t get away with saying X Years Old if it wasn’t that age. So I hear a lot of stories, but I always sit on the fence until I have 100% facts from FDC themselves. All that said, if we’re talking about the Rum itself, then we can’t deny, the 4,7 & 12 are great Rums for the Money.
I wasn't aware that they changed the labeling; interesting! I've yet to see a bottle with an actual age statement but I'll keep an eye out! No doubt they are quality products and it might shock you just how cheap we get them in the US; the last time I purchased Flor 4 was in LA from Jason's (a fairly reputable shop) and I paid $14.99. Thanks for doing what you do. As far as I'm concerned you're the only person consistently putting out high-level rum-focused content on UA-cam.
I'm in the US, too. About a year ago they started changing the labels here on the Flor 12 and Flor 18 from "Slow Aged" to "Years." One liquor store I go to has a mixture of the two labels on the same shelf so you have to pick through them to find the Years.
Unfortunately, the Flor 4 and Flor 7 have not changed to Years. But now, instead of Slow Aged, those two say "No.4" and "No.7" on the front labels.
In California the 12 15 and 18 all say years, the other bottle have no numbers at all anymore.
you talking to muts and "the time is money"