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Rum Tasting @ Tiki Oasis in the NorCal Suite (BYOR) |
Tikitastic
Grand Member (6 years) 
Joined: Jul 28, 2006
Posts: 266
From: Los Gatos, CA USA
|  Posted: 2008-08-02 12:14 pm Permalink
TofuJoe and I have have batted around an idea for the last couple of years and we have decided this is the year to try it out. We are always looking for new rums (and other alcohols to try) and it always seems you find the best ones through word of mouth. So, Friday @ 4pm in the NorCal suite (Room 1849) we are inviting you to bring a full bottle of your favorite rum (or gin, vodka, etc.) to share and a cup for your own use.
We will have each person say a few words about why they like this particular rum they brought (plus any info on origin, taste, what drinks they like it in, etc.) and then each person gets a taste (bring your own cup for tasting).
If you are interested in this tasting please post what you are planning on bringing.
Bringing a bottle is required to participate!
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JenTiki
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Joined: Jun 16, 2006
Posts: 1817
From: An island in the bay
| Posted: 2008-08-02 12:31 pm Permalink
Well, it's not rum, but I plan to bring a bottle of Domaine de Canton Ginger & Cognac Liqueur if I can get my hands on one by then.
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Tikitastic
Grand Member (6 years)
Joined: Jul 28, 2006
Posts: 266
From: Los Gatos, CA USA
| Posted: 2008-08-05 7:27 pm Permalink
So far, here are some of the drinks people are bringing to share...
Rum Runner - Rhum Clement's Creole Shrubb
Kim the Canuck - Ron Zacapa Centenario 23 Year
Mai Tai - Pyrat XO
Panda - Maker's Mark
Tikitastic - One Barrel
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JenTiki
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Posts: 1817
From: An island in the bay
| Posted: 2008-08-05 10:33 pm Permalink
Ooh, I'm sipping a glass of that Ron Zacapa right now! Yummy stuff! Better be ... I earned this bottle! 
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Coco Loco
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Joined: Mar 21, 2004
Posts: 821
From: Exotic Isle of Alameda
| Posted: 2008-08-05 11:00 pm Permalink
So I take it that you're bringing a full bottle for everyone to share then Jen?
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JenTiki
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Joined: Jun 16, 2006
Posts: 1817
From: An island in the bay
| Posted: 2008-08-05 11:11 pm Permalink
Um... no, it's not full anymore [hic]
I'm still planning to bring the Canton though!
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CheekyGirl
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Joined: May 21, 2003
Posts: 976
From: Like Oh My Gawd..San Fernando Valley
| Posted: 2008-08-06 01:28 am Permalink
Can't resist a rum tasting. I'm in.
I'll bring a bottle of Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva.
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Mai Tai
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Joined: Mar 21, 2004
Posts: 1430
From: Exotic Isle of Alameda
| Posted: 2008-08-06 02:31 am Permalink
Awesome, Nelva! Great choice, btw. We'll see you in Suite 1849, where... They're coming to get you, Nelva! To, uh, drink your rum.
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bigtikidude
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Joined: Aug 10, 2004
Posts: 8252
From: Anaheim,Ca.
| Posted: 2008-08-06 08:47 am Permalink
its not super expensive but sometimes hard to find,
I will bring a bottle of Macombo dark rum from Mexico.
supposedly its one of the few last rums to be made the mexican way, and not the cuban way in mexico,
good dark rum, not syrupy or carmely great for sipping or mixing,
I get mine at Hi time,
hopefully they will have some.
Jeff(bigtikidude)
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CheekyGirl
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Joined: May 21, 2003
Posts: 976
From: Like Oh My Gawd..San Fernando Valley
| Posted: 2008-08-06 2:56 pm Permalink
BTD -- I just polished off a bottle of that at home! The packaging on that one is really cool.
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martiki
Official Mixologist
Joined: Mar 29, 2002
Posts: 3056
From: http://www.smugglerscovesf.com
| Posted: 2008-08-06 3:11 pm Permalink
I'll bring...something delightful.
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Brenda's Tiki Hut
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Joined: May 02, 2006
Posts: 342
From: Sacramento
| Posted: 2008-08-07 08:44 am Permalink
D#%^! That's during the time we are hosting our room crawl! Wish we could make it. Rum tastings are one of our favorite things. Hope you all (including Martin and Scott) drop by our party before/after theirs.
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TofuJoe
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Joined: Nov 23, 2005
Posts: 148
From: Oakland, CA.
| Posted: 2008-08-10 2:42 pm Permalink
I've decided to bring a bottle of rum I've never tried before.
And on further review:
I have a half bottle of Diplomatico Reserva which I'll bring so we can try it side by side with the Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva. I find this comparison rather interesting.
And maybe something else. Not quite sure yet.
Looking forward to this.
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CheekyGirl
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Joined: May 21, 2003
Posts: 976
From: Like Oh My Gawd..San Fernando Valley
| Posted: 2008-08-11 12:06 pm Permalink
I've got these little plastic shot glasses that I'll bring, might be helpful.
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Tai Won On
Grand Member (5 years) 
Joined: Aug 20, 2007
Posts: 244
From: San Jose Island
| Posted: 2008-08-12 08:12 am Permalink
This sounds like fun. Though I am not nearly as rum saavy the other participants, my hat's in the ring.
I am planning on bringing a bottle I received as a gift and have never tasted. It could be shit, I dunno. It is called Starr. It is from Mauritius. The bottle says "Ultra Superior Light African Rum". As I said, could be shit.
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