Rum Drinkers - Page 3

MrEL · 01-05-2012, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 9lives

My old man bought me a 30yr old bottle of Suntori Premium Japanese Scotch on the 17th feb 1983- the day i was born. He intended to drink it with me on my 21st, due to his health issues at the time its wasnt possible.
Im now 28 and dad is going good again, he has the bottle cellared at home and the plans are to open it on my 30th. Bottled in 1952 it wil be just over 60 yr old. Cant wait for that one.

It will still only taste like whatever it tasted like in 1952.
A spirit doesnt age while it is in the bottle. It will only age in the timber vats.

SM1DY · 01-05-2012, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by onetonfun

If I have a rum (not often) then this is THE one. Always a bottle in the cupboard.
http://www.nicks.com.au/Product/View...8750ml%29/4662

Holy fire water, that stuff is intense.....it's good if you don't want to taste your food for a month.

creative · 01-05-2012, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by onetonfun

If I have a rum (not often) then this is THE one. Always a bottle in the cupboard.
http://www.nicks.com.au/Product/View...8750ml%29/4662

I LOVE 151!

Neat over rocks...mmmmm!

Huge fan of rum and Bacardi in particular. My normal drink is Bacardi and coke with a squeeze of fresh lime.. Bacardi gold or Oro over ice neat or if I'm feeling fruity a nice dark rum and peppermint... Woods 100 for that one...

Bacardi 8 also deserves a mention.

I used to run a cocktail bar, so have sampled most spirits at some point!

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SM1DY · 01-05-2012, 10:41 PM

mrghia · 02-05-2012, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by SM1DY

Is that the Chivas that went last night on eBay for $150?

Na mate just got off the net as a reference pic. Iv seen this in dan murpheys for $275 a bottle. And I can get a free one every 3 months the joys of working in a winery

just need to start drinking lol

SilentDave · 02-05-2012, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucknaked

Awesome idea on how to display. My only issue is I have more empties than I do in the full ones. Might be time to start stocking up

One trick is to fill your empties with tea.Same colour and makes your collection look better. Even makes it funny when people crack a bottle open and find out its tea not rum.

My32Doors · 02-05-2012, 07:44 PM

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I LOVE 151!

Neat over rocks...mmmmm!

Only way to have it creative!

Hell Cat · 03-05-2012, 12:05 AM

I'm a fan of 151.

I also recommend the sailor Jerry spiced rum....its nice, I put off trying it for ages.

DoreSlamR · 03-05-2012, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by SM1DY

My modest collection -

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I hope you plan on drinking them at some point!

SM1DY · 03-05-2012, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DoreSlamR

I hope you plan on drinking them at some point!

Some of them, like the spiced rum, Canadian club but things like the 2007 Bundy 8y/o will be staying on the shelf (especially considering how much it cost).

Bucknaked · 08-05-2012, 07:36 PM

I got an email today about that limited run for Darren Lockyer.

Link here

http://intc.tractionplatform.com/id=...rum.tumblr.com

Wish I was in Brisbane, love to get my self a couple of bottles.

Bucknaked · 08-05-2012, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SilentDave

One trick is to fill your empties with tea.Same colour and makes your collection look better. Even makes it funny when people crack a bottle open and find out its tea not rum.

Good advice. Guys at work said the same exact thing. Might have to give that a try. Full ones look better than empty ones.

SM1DY · 09-05-2012, 12:26 PM

I got my ticket for the Lockyer rum launch, site practically went into melt down and the company running said tickets were all gone in the first 30secs. Yet I managed to get mine at around 11am an hour after registration opened.

SM1DY · 09-05-2012, 05:32 PM

If your looking for a good laugh, check out the Bundy Rum facebook page. A lot of people ****ed off about the bungled launch.

I'd be ****ed off to if it wasn't par for the very sh***y bundaberg course

Cruzycuzz · 09-05-2012, 05:39 PM

Appletons estate for me and Inner Circle black

SM1DY · 09-05-2012, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bundy Rum

At 10am this morning, thousands of people tried to register for a queuing card and as a result of the volume of people in the online queue, some were not able to complete their registration.

Those of you who have registered successfully will have now received a confirmation email. The GREAT news for everyone else is you’ll have another opportunity to register for a queuing card tomorrow, May 10 at 11am through darrenlockyerrum.tumblr.com.

If you have already registered for a queuing card you will be unable to register again.

We are again expecting a large number of people accessing the registration site tomorrow and with everyone’s internet capabilities being different, please expect variations in site speed.
All details about the event including location, transport to the event and lining up for the product can be found at darrenlockyerrum.tumblr.com.

More than a dozen times today the site read "SOLD OUT" and people weren't able to register. It was deplorable the state of the site and the distribution of the que registration tickets was a farce, poor form.

**Bundy** · 09-05-2012, 10:00 PM

Got to be a reviewer for Master Distillers Golden Reserve, nice but I prefered the MD Port Barrel

Any enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIB6JGwADOo

SM1DY · 19-05-2012, 05:23 PM

Read 'em and weep

Bottle #00167 signed by the great man himself

Bucknaked · 19-05-2012, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SM1DY

Read 'em and weep

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Bottle #00167 signed by the great man himself

Nice. One thing I wish I could do was get up for that event and the others they have overtime. But it's a bit of a trip from Canberra.

Well dpone on securing a nice low number

Bucknaked · 01-06-2012, 04:57 PM

I was on Ebay and the one I bid on #258 went for $1,200. At the moment #10 is sitting at $6k. I've seen the high numbered ones are around $120 a bottle. Thinking I may buy a couple of those.

On the $6k, these bottles must be pretty special. I've not see just released ones go this high before. None that I have seen anyway.

SM1DY · 01-06-2012, 05:33 PM

Don't go crazy buying up Lockyer bottles, eBay isn't an accurate representation of what they are worth. Bottles 1000-36000 are all worth the same, anything under 1000 has a bit more value you it and they're the ones you want.

Bottle 10 went up to $7,000 in an auction about a week ago, but looking at the bids it wasn't legitimate, that's why it has a buy it now price of truly ridiculous $6000. Whatever you do, don't pay the exorbadant prices they have on eBay, because that is a very isolated market. Seeing as this is a QLD only release, it's unlikely that you'll find these in your local independant or BWS, but it is possible (I've already heard that quite a few cases have made it south of the boarder to reward BWS managers for selling their Port Barrel stock).

EDIT: If anyone needs help getting Lockyer bottles at cost as opposed to eBay prices I'm more than happy to point you in the right direction

Bucknaked · 01-06-2012, 05:41 PM

Sm1dy, I'm keen to get a couple of bottles. I like to drink one, and keep the 2nd. So I always get 2. Any info, would great.

I heard these are for sale in QLD only as well.

SM1DY · 24-06-2012, 08:32 PM

Select Vat: 207 - Should hit shelves this week, the launch was in Bundy today and there was a least 500 (very low from what I'm told, mainly due to the dismal weather) in the line by this morning at 8am when the bottles started to sell. I got there (for my first Bundy launch) with 6 others at 11pm Friday night a managed to wrangle myself bottle no.132 of 5000 and no's.2990-2995

Bottles were limit to 1 bottle between 4-999, and 30 between 1000-5000. Numbered bottles are now sold out, but un-numbered will be available all across the country.

stalker · 24-06-2012, 08:54 PM

i wish i lived in qld. cant get anything decent in sa for rum..

IDT · 24-06-2012, 10:50 PM

testing the memory banks here, but many years ago we were doing some excavating and came across a bottle of Bundaberg brand burbon or scotch Whiskey. Didn't seem right at the time but was a really old bottle with a painted label. Can anyone shed light on if they actually made whiskey, would have to be pre 1955 as the house was built then and this was buried under it.

stalker · 25-06-2012, 09:54 AM

put it on ebay and sell for 1000's ;)

SM1DY · 25-06-2012, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by stalker

put it on ebay and sell for 1000's ;)

Can't mate, I don't have a liquor licence. There were a couple hundred people at the launch that missed out on numbered bottles because greedy eBay sellers bought 30 bottles at $48 a pop and have them for sale (24hrs later) for $200-220. This hobby does have a seedy element to it and it attracts selfish opportunists, but we're not all like that, thank goodness.

**MercurySilver** · 29-06-2012, 02:43 PM

broke a bottle of rum loading a pallet into a shipping container last night funny enough
all down my pants.
wasnt happy

stalker · 29-06-2012, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by SM1DY

Can't mate, I don't have a liquor licence. There were a couple hundred people at the launch that missed out on numbered bottles because greedy eBay sellers bought 30 bottles at $48 a pop and have them for sale (24hrs later) for $200-220. This hobby does have a seedy element to it and it attracts selfish opportunists, but we're not all like that, thank goodness.

sorry mate was refering to the bloke that dug up the old school bundy wisky bottle. would be quite rare i would think.

i cant stand ebay buyers trying to inflate prices :/

SM1DY · 30-06-2012, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by stalker

sorry mate was refering to the bloke that dug up the old school bundy wisky bottle. would be quite rare i would think.

i cant stand ebay buyers trying to inflate prices :/

Sorry mate, I was being a bit presumptuous. I'd love to hear more about this Bundy brand bourbon/scotch whiskey.