Day 36: Taste this! Rum

Life-long learners unite! (I meant to post this a while back).

Aguag & Destra Viking Neptune bartender’s and personal instructors on various matters related to the consummation of adult beverages continue to hold classes at Torshavn on various types of beverages. Keep your eyes on the VIking Daily for the next class. Be sure to register with Guest Services.

Even if you are not a big drinker, or you are like me and really don’t know the finer details of one wine to another - these sessions really teach the 101 level of different types of drinks. Just take sniff and a sip and learn.

Today’s class was about rum — So, I do have some Bacardi & Coke experience — It started in the late seventies. Enough said. I do love Myers Dark Rum as well. However, if you want to learn how to drink rum go to Belize - this past July Donna & I visited Belize - we are pretty sure that Belize Coconut Rum is running through the plumbing systems of the entire country. We did learn to enjoy a nice Belizean Rum Punch pretty much anytime of the day.

The rums our guides sampled us through this evening were as listed below.

1) Bacardi
Color: White
Country: Puerto Rico
$19.99 at CostCo

2) Mount Gay Eclipse
Color: Gold
Country: Barbados
AU$ 54.00/750ml

3) Myers Dark Rum
Color: Dark
Country: Jamaican
$24.00 (in New Hampshire, USA, no tax)

4) Ron Matusalem
Color: Amber
Country: Once based in Cuba, now Dominican Republic
$125 per bottle

5) Ron Zaccpa, Centenario XO
Color: Dark Amber
Country: Guatemala
AU$ 222/750ml

The saying, “You get what you pay for” is true as we journeyed up the ladder. It was a nice experience to try different rums, and learn a little bit about each.

The reason you have to drink Bacardi with coke is to kill the torturous flavor. However, you should be shot if you mix Zaccpa with anything. It stands on its own as just a nice smooth , aaaaahhhh ….

Class dismissed.

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