Uncle Ron's Academy

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Uncle Ron's Oyster Cloister 2013

The last Sat. of October is Uncle Ron's Oyster Cloister. This year we had over 1200 oysters from 16 different "terriors" between Northern New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Cape Breton Island and the far flung points of Mainland Nova Scotia. Check out Uncle Ron's Oyster CLoister 2013 page for pics of each oyster and links to the people who love and care for them.

http://uncleronsacademy.blogspot.ca/p/oyster-cloister-2013.html

Sunday, October 20, 2013

The Caribbean Club :Great Place for Rum... in Barcelona

What a wonderful place in Barcelona... the have a great staff and a great selection of Rum, Ron, Rhum. It is at 5 Sitges just off the Ramblas elow Cataluyna Square. Heading towards the water turn right onto Carrer dels Tallers and then left onto Sitges. Just pat the Club is a great little resturant Bar Castells.....

We inducted our the staff into Uncle Ron's Academy . He did a great job of showing us some great rums. Our Favorite was from Mexico. A 20 yo called Mocambo. His favorite Cuban rum was: Edmindo Dantes

If you need some nibblies they will get some Tapas from across the street from Rest. Macareno The Bacalao was awesome.

Uncle Ron has a facebook page and you

Uncle Ron's Academy has a facebook page and You Tube post as well ... search on facebook for Uncle Ron's Academy.... thanks batrcelona... cheers.

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Rumpot 2013 is ready and waiting for URN's 2014

Uncle Ron's Rum pot with Special thanks To Cruzan Rum...

Rumpot 2013/14 is ready to go… A small faculty meeting was convened to complete the fruit rum elixir. Two blackberries from Don and Dona Theo and Anna, L’acadie grapes grown in Dartmouth Cove with vines supplied by Domaine de Grand Pre and Gravenstein Apples from Scotian Gold competed the vessel. For a Video go to Uncle Ron's Academy on You Tube... click here.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Red Clapp Pears Added to the Rum Pot

Don Rons Brian and John are adding the Red Clapp Pears to Uncle Ron's Rum Pot. These were picked up at Noggins Corner Farm Market (http://www.nogginsfarm.ca/ ) at Alderney Landing. ( http://www.alderneylanding.com/ ).... We need artic kiwis and some apples....

Sunday, September 1, 2013

The Rum Pot Is Filling Up...

Uncle Ron's 1013/14 rum pot is filling up. Peaches from Noggins Corner ( Alderny Market location, http://www.nogginsfarm.ca/ ) High Bush Blueberries from Between the Bushes, http://www.betweenthebushes.ca/ ), and Dried Cranberries and blueberries from Terra Beata, http://cranberryfarm.ca/ ). For the video go to youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fstI0DdkcPE

Friday, June 28, 2013

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

Thursday, June 6, 2013

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.....