Strawberries...........Rumpot 2014 Has Begun

It’s an interprovincial Rumpot this year. Strawberries from Les Dignes in Grand Digue, New Brunswick. Not only do they have fresh local in season fruits and veggies they have a great selection of local products as well….. Check out the Rumpot Page here on the blog for more on the RUMPOT.

Check out the you tube video of don Ron Brian and Art starting the Rumpot….. what fun:
Click here for the youtube video

Rankings 2013… the 10th anniversary The Final Tally

It is/was quite a night… the number one rum from each of the last ten years. In 2003 the line up was Brugal, El Dorado, Havana Club, The Captain ( Morgan), Parrot Bay, Barcardi Cicion, Casa Dorada, Lemon Hart, Matusalem, Caribbean Club 7, four Square, Bacardi.  the most every sampled was in 2011 when there was 43 from all over the world… The Academy is thankful to those who adventured far and wide to return with Uncle Ron’s spawn ( gotta be a better word for that) year after year.

So the rankings for the 10th URN (too bad that acronym did not spell “keg”). It was fun hanging with Don Ron and Rona’s Brian, John, Kay, Wendy, Dave, Ruth, Nels, Theo, Anna, Bill ( via phone), Marilyn, Mark, when preparing for the night and recording the results… comments like: Is something weighted unfairly if it is numbered Number #1? Does the numerical order make a difference( if people sample according to the number of the bottle? What if they just had Drysdale’s Pepperoni or Keith’s Chicken jerky? There are a lot of variables. We’ll have to do it again!

It is a night of preference. We do evaluate although it could be said while there is restraint there are no controls. And surprises, Zaya resting in #6, Gosling’s Family Reserve answering to Black Seal! And how about that Cruzan Black Strap right up there with rums that are  two to three times it’s cost (could be a good time for a theme to understand Economics 101, the difference between cost and Value).

The Campus' in Edmonton, Dartmouth, Tsawwassen and Calgary discussed the scoring being ranked by average score or total score... it was agreed to post the vote according to the over all average score... Click on the pic below to see the whole ranking results.....

Below are links of the Rum Ranking above to web pages and reviews by Uncle Ron’ s Friends. For the rankings since 2003 go to Uncle Ron’s Night Scoring Page…………………

We’ll post some pics of and videos of the night and other adventures… Join Uncle Ron’s Academy on Facebook follow us on youtube and when we figure out the twitter thing Uncle Ron has saved a twitter account and more.

Join uncle ron’s facebook page…. And watch when the academy gets this twitter thing figured out.

Punta Cana ron My Viejo   http://www.therumelier.com/id85.html

Lengendario Elixer De Cuba
 http://therumhowlerblog.wordpress.com/rum-reviews/dark-rums/legendario-elixir-de-cuba-7yr-old-rum/

Ron Millonaro Reserva De Cuba  http://www.ronmillonario.com/intro.html

Cruzan Black Strap Rum 
https://therumhowlerblog.wordpress.com/rum-reviews/flavoured-spiced-rums/cruzan-blackstrap-rum/

Gosling’s Black Seal  http://www.bilgemunky.com/pirate-reviews/rum/goslings-black-seal/

Zaya Gran Reserva  http://www.examiner.com/article/zaya-gran-reserva-rum-from-trinidad

El Dorado Demerara 12 y.o. 
http://rumdiariesblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/26/el-dorado-12yr-old-demerara-rum/

Ron Zacapa Solera Gran Reserva 

http://scottesrum.com/category/all-rum-reviews/ron-zacapa-centenario-23-year-old/

Gosling’s Family Reserve 

http://macheterum.blogspot.ca/2008/01/goslings-family-reserve-old-rum.html

Brugal Ron Anejo 

http://therumhowlerblog.wordpress.com/rum-reviews/dark-rums/brugal-ron-anejo/

Ranking by volume

The rankings by volume is based on over all consumption and are ranked from left to right by how empty they are.

Uncle Ron was is a very good place on Sunday. What a night.. a sampling of samples. While in some ways there seems to be some surprises there are not really because they are all good ( I am concerned for the Edmonton Campus). There was two bottles of each. It is not a true ranking as some academy members try one sample more than once or twice. The numeric preference ranking will follow tomorrow...... The ranking s from left to right least empty to most full


Bottle # 6:  Millonario Solera 15 YO Peru (2012)

Bottle # 1: Legendario Elixir de Cuba 7 (2010)

Bottle #4:  Ron Zacapa Centenario 23 anos production (2005)

Bottle #5: Punta Cana Ron Muy Veijo (2011)

Bottle#10:  Gosling’s Black Seal (2006)

Bottle #8: Cruzan Black Strap (2007)

Bottle #2: Goslings Family Reserve (2008)
Bottle #3: El Dorado 12 (2004)

Bottle #9: ZAYA 12 year old Gran Reserva (2009)

Bottle #7: Anejo Ron Superior Brugal (2003)

What a Line Up!!!!!

What a line up!!!!

Those words move us to think of Hockey… WOW….. the Mooseheads, Penguins, Senators, Rangers(?), Boston…… there are other line ups…….. an all star team… faculty even….. Featuring number one draft pics that have been nurtured, tried, tested and celebrated… This year The Academy is presenting at Uncle Ron's Night the number one rums from the last nine years. Being Featured are successful draft pics from: Peru, Bermuda, Dominican Republic, St. Croix, Trinidad, Guatemala, Cuba, Guyana… and maybe a few surprises in the line up that made it under the trade deadline…..

For the list being featured at the 10th annual Uncle Ron’s Night click onto this link… A Few Notes and Rankings…..  we'll do another post to reviews......

A Spanish Treasure

Uncle Ron would like to share news about a treasure from Pamplona Spain that is available in Canada: Baines Pacharan Classico. It goes back to the Middle Ages. The name Patxaran comes from the Basque baso aran, meaning wild plum; Pacharan is the Spanish (Castillian) spelling. It is commonly drunk in the Basque region and the rest of Spain. It is a liqueur made from blackthorn, or sloe, berries. It was served at royal weddings and was used for medicinal purposes by a queen of Navarra. Today, the Pacharan production is strictly regulated by the government, to ensure its quality.

Licores Baines is a prestigious company founded in 1844 by the Matossi family, Italian-Swiss emigrants to Pamplona and has been producing high quality Pacharan for over 150 Years. A powerful, intense red, this liqueur is fruit-forward and sweet with a light undertone of anise. It is soft and velvety on the palate and is best served slightly chilled.

Today, the family business continues to focus on, a laborious production method which gives the final product remarkable levels of flavour, colour and smoothness.

Banies’ digestif tonic, Pacharan is distilled in a small batches using quality ingredients including macerated anise and sloe berries, with a hint of coffee and chicory. Mix over ice with a bit of fruit and soft drink or with orange juice as suggested by the video. ( check out the video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvE1IlkKDvU&feature=youtu.be

2nd Video Featuring The Kilted Chef in The Atlantic Canadian Pavilion at SIAL Canada

The 2nd of two videos featuring The Kilted Chef  creating a seafood bisque broth not quite a chowder but it is wonderful….. It features product from A Acadien Atlantic , North Taste Flavorings Inc. , BJ Trading & Marketing and more….  The Kilted Chef also has a facebook page https://www.facebook.com/alain.bosse?ref=ts&fref=ts#!/thekiltedchef It was served up in the Atlantic Canadian Pavilion at the SIAL Canada Specialty Food, Seafood and Beverage Show.

The Kilted Chef on Seafood Surprise and Uncle Ron

Two videos featuring The Kilted Chef  creating a seafood bisque broth not quite a chowder but it is wonderful….. It features product from A Acadien Atlantic , North Taste Flavorings Inc. , BJ Trading & Marketing and more….  The Kilted Chef also has a facebook page https://www.facebook.com/alain.bosse?ref=ts&fref=ts#!/thekiltedchef It was served up in the Atlantic Canadian Pavilion at the SIAL Canada Specialty Food, Seafood and Beverage Show.