What is Uncle Ron's Academy?



Uncle Ron’s Academy is a happy dynamically fluid crew who gather in various sized groups, committees, gatherings, celebrations enjoying visits with or just hanging around Uncle Ron.

Who is Uncle Ron? Uncle Ron is a "spirit". However, the Academy should say that it was a "aha" sort or moment when we realized that the "Ron" in Ron Carioca or Ron Zacapa Centenario was not a primero nombre but Rum! So when we gather it’s more of a family adventure valuing all those great things like life, love, learning. It is more than a night out on the town... So, we are Uncle Ron’s Academy....

This blog spot will feature all sorts of things like rum, music, feasts, literature, dancing, links to other rum sites, events, adventurers and one of the great causes we support: Los Primos Project

Upcoming Happenings

Havana Nights Dance
Nov. 2nd at 7:00pm
Mic Mac Amateur Aquatic Club
for moe info go to: http://www.losprimos.ca/



Monday, April 16, 2012

Calgary Dark Oil Dark Rum



Calgary is a mighty fine town.  In fact Uncle Ron thinks Calgary and Boston are amoung the best places to discover rum…. Look what just arrived… Bundaberg Red Extra Smooth. Other than the Bundy web site there are not really any reviews.. so check this out.. could be a new dynamic at Uncle Ron’s Night. Next all the way from Peru ron Millonario Sistema Solera 15 Reserva Especial. According to their web site it is a ““damn quaffable, very moreish” drink”. Not many reviews but here is a short one from Scotland Stephenson (they have a good intro on tasting rum). Jamaica, the home of many many fine rums… check out the hand blown bottle from Venice. Edwin Charley Proprietor Collection The virtue Luxury Jamaica Rum. This collection is a series but again hard to find a good review. Here is a blurb from a wine site. The Jamaica Gleaner tells a little story. The same distillery that produces Appleton’s produces this product.

Friday, April 6, 2012

Cuba ha llegado por segunda vez...................


Uncle Ron is pleased to announce two new arrivals from Cuba! Ron Caney  Anejo Centuria and Ron Varadero Anejo 7 Anos.  Part of the challenge is to find reviews on some of the Cuban Rons. Here is a little blurb on both.  We should start getting two at a time and forming our own reviews.  Here is a neat history on Ron Caney and a video.  A little history of Ron Varadero can be found here.  I will hav to ask the blog keepers for help as I am having an awful time getting the pics to be right sdie up.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Happy April's Fool DAy ( we're not fooling here)

The Boston States…. Maritimes…. Much has moved between those two places for generations including rum…. Look what Uncle Ron has in his cellar: A couple from craft brewers: Privateer (batch two) from Essex Country, Mass. Not any reviews from our regular reviewers but The Passionate Foodie wrote a nice piece on his blog. It should be mentioned that in looking at many “foodie blogs” that after attending an event  at the Distillery that many were converted to be rum sippers and not mixers…


Next up is Hurricane Rum all the way from Triple Eight Distillery in Nantucket. Again not easy to find a review but The Drink Hacker has a few words….

Finally on the same trip of discovery (Uncle Ron asked that we thank John at the InterContinental’s Rumba in Boston and for the tastings Bauer’s Wine and Spirits for doing a special order for us) we have Ron Barcelo’s Dorado all the way from the D.R. I can’t find a review for the Dorado. If you see one send it along….