Uncle Ron's Academy: Uncle Ron's Night 2011 Observations and Opinions (results)....

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

Monday, May 30, 2011

Uncle Ron's Night 2011 Observations and Opinions (results)....

The 8^th Annual Uncle Ron’s Night was a libation sensation/comestible digestible.. And a favorite has been singled out... The Academy should mention that this is a "preference" rating. The only judging process is sip and savour or sip and spit! Either way they are all RICO and all have their "applications", seasons and place....

Special thanks to Cruzan and Stayner’s Wharf for supporting Los Primos and Uncle Ron’s Night. Uncle Ron also asked that the faculty be thanked for organizing a fun fun fun night. As well the travelers who sought out and delivered the wondrous vessels of joy!!!!

Uncle Ron want’s to remind the Academy that the night is a neat pure, straight up, high ball of one, two and three finger fun.... It is not a scientific method nor is it’s method madness. People sample, talk, suggest, all night long. During the night preference changes and judgement becomes a balance between observation and opinion clouds and sun with fluid factors facilitating. The pallet refresher was Northern Spy apples from Barbour’s Farm in Malagash... recipes from the night will be posted... The nibbles were simply amazing..........................

Some observations... The top four are unique and according to the numbers stand alone... The number one preference of the night is first timer from the D.R: Punta Cana Ron Muy Viejo... Mucho Gracias Regis... Cruzan Black Strap is Number two and Goslings Family Reserve is number three. Black Strap has been number one twice and Gosling’s has been number one and been in the top three countless times... PYRAT is forth place ( PYRAT has been 2^nd the last two years).

Next there are some interesting groupings.. 5,6,7 and 8^th place are separated by four points. Ninth to twelfth is a three point spread... Some of these have been top three and always been in the top 12....

13, 14,15 and 16^are are spooning two pointedly.. One of which is from Nova Scotia’s Ironworks Distillery in Lunenburg which was right beside the number one rum in 2005, Ron Zacapa 15 yo.

The message Uncle Ron would like to remind the academy is that if one more person remembered to leave their tasting sheet it could change everything.... If one person sampled # 14 first instead of #22 the results could be different... If somebody had Kibbe after rather than before sampling number 20 it would be different....... They are all "good dear good".

For the results of 2011 Uncle Ron’s Night to Uncle Ron’s Night Scoring Page.