BRUGAL to the Power of Three.....

Some people bring canned sun or sand figurines from the Dominican Republic… others bring back Brugal!!! First up is what http://www.mynslc.com/  features… Brugal Ron Anejo. Chip’s Rum Howler Blog’s is in a nice place. The next arrival via Mexico and a member of the Dartmouth Campus is Brugal Ron Extra Viejo Reserva….. The reviews do not say exactly “Ron Extra Viejo Reserva” so lets go with the review from Robert Burr of the Examiner.com.


Next up is going to be a moment of belief. Uncle Ron is joyous to have as a great Academy Member Atlantic Canada’s Choice Purveyor of Wine and Spirits: Mer Et Soleil. They are bringing the world to us including Brugal.. Next year they hope to launch BRUGAL 1888 Gran Reserva Familiar…. So they brought back for the Academy a vessel that will be included in the sampling…. They want the Academy’s peer review…. See what Dave has to say of R n D Rum Reviews… will you be able to pick it out!!!!!

Brugal was the number one rum at the first Uncle Ron's Night.... check out the score page.

Today’s Uncle Ron’s Cellar is brought to you by the letter “M”

We have been looking for Old Monk since it was enjoyed in 2010. This Old Monk Very Old Vatted XXX Rum was found at Beacon Hill Wine and Spirits on Charles Street in Boston (thanks to the Back Bay Black Out). Here is a company history and a review by Nicholas Krieger of the Huston Spirits Examiner.


All the way from Cayo Coco via the St. Andrew’s Campus is another favorite brand: Ron Mulata. The academy has enjoyed Solera and Anejo but now we have for the first time Anejo 7 Anos. Here is a little info on Ron Mulata. Not a lot of reviews out there but here is more info on Ron Mulata.

Benjamin Bridge caps banner week with Nova 7 release | The Chronicle Herald

Benjamin Bridge caps banner week with Nova 7 release | The Chronicle Herald

et directe de la France : Rhum Agricole

Just arrived are two new first timers for Uncle Ron’s library. They were found in Paris and are distilled in the French-speaking rum-producing countries from sugarcane juice. This method is known as "Rhum Agricole," so that it is differentiated from "Rhum Industriel," which is made from molasses.


So we have Damoiseau Rhum Vieux Agricole 5 Ans d’age from Guadeloupe. Here is a neat little blurb on its character and family of rums. Also arrived is the “The most politically incorrect rum in the market” Rhum Negrita Bardinet, known as the aroma rum. A little blurb on it (and many other rums) from Weimax Wines and Spirits.

The Damoiseau Rhum was found at a wonderful wine and spirit store called Nicolas on Boul. Saint Michel in Paris, great service and great location…

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.

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.

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….