{"id":530,"date":"2010-01-01T13:57:31","date_gmt":"2010-01-01T20:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/?p=530"},"modified":"2010-01-01T13:57:31","modified_gmt":"2010-01-01T20:57:31","slug":"vintage-don-q-puerto-rican-151-rum-a-tasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2010\/01\/01\/vintage-don-q-puerto-rican-151-rum-a-tasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Don Q Puerto Rican 151 Rum – A Tasting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> I knew Don Q Rums mainly as the rum inside my vintage Mai-Kai decanter<\/a>. It was in ads that touted the Mai-Kai<\/a>‘s Derby Daiquiri<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ms. Swanky got me this sealed vintage bottle for Christmas this year and I was eager to try it. Rums of today just don’t compare to those of 40 years ago I am told. The rums they used to mix with then, we would consider only for sipping on the rocks today.<\/p>\n

And anyone who has spent much time mixing drinks knows that Bacardi 151 is essentially best served on fire. Lemon Hart 151 is the only thing out there with a good flavor for mixing. Want to test that? Try a “151 Swizzle”<\/a> using each, side by side. Look at the ratings on the Grogalizer <\/a>and you see clearly who used what as the grades for the drink are all 1’s and 10’s!<\/p>\n

So, with that backdrop, I wanted to see where this 151 stood.<\/p>\n

I started with the Lemon Hart as a baseline. It has an immediate and strong caramel flavor. Oo, and there’s the burn! Yep, that’s 151 proof! A hazardous material you can’t send via plane. But, compared with the Bacardi, it’s mighty tasty.<\/p>\n

Now to the 40 year old bottle of Don Q. A much milder flavor. Yes, a flavor! And not moist socks. It’s light and nice. Sort of like a really smooth and yummy gold rum. Better than Appleton Gold. And then I swallowed. Ouch.<\/p>\n

It’s in between the strong flavor of the Lemon Hart and the blech flavor of Bacardi. That is, it won’t give the powerful punch of Lemon Hart. But it is good. It’s nice. I may have to get out the aluminum cups and cinnamon sticks and mix us some “151 Swizzles” to get an even better idea.<\/p>\n

Thanks Santa!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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