# My Elitist, Doper Drinkers..a little help?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [December 29, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928 "2009-12-29T17:20:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/1 "2009-12-29T17:20:44Z")
What is the best, high quality, top shelf, snobby-assed rum?
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### Author:  [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/2 "2009-12-29T17:41:13Z")
For dark rum, I like Ron Zacapa 23-year-old. Also good is Zaya.
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### Author:  [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2009, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/3 "2009-12-29T18:01:39Z")
Hunter, didn’t you help me with alcohol questions before? I appreciate your help. I’m like a new born drinker, just learning to take my first staggers, and you are a proud papa.
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### Author:  [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/4 "2009-12-29T18:24:46Z")
[Appleton Rum](http://www.appletonrum.com/)
The 21 year Old Appleton Estate Rum, if you’re in the money.
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### Author:  [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/5 "2009-12-29T19:25:02Z")
Nothing beats [Mount Gay rum](http://www.mountgayrum.com/). And that’s a fact! 😉
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### Author:  [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/6 "2009-12-29T19:34:56Z")
Karl, I don’t know…are you giving me the most snobbishy rum possible? I don’t just want quality, I want something that makes an pretentious asshole say, “Well done, indeed!” I ask if you are giving me something snobby, because I notice it is much cheaper than the other suggestions here.
Also, I want quality, since I will be trying it, too.
Devilsknew, I’m not in the money, but the person footing the bill is!
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### Author:  [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/7 "2009-12-29T19:36:09Z")
Ah, I see.
Indeed, it’s not snobby. Just good.
(BTW, if you’re after ‘snobby’, why not go for a Scotch. Lots of snobby Scotches to choose from.)
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### Author:  [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/8 "2009-12-29T19:38:42Z")
> [@KarlGauss](#):
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> Ah, I see.
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> Indeed, it’s not snobby. Just good.
As is Cruzan Aged Rum. Any fool can spend a lot of money, but rum drinkers know that Virgin Island rum is far superior to that Puerto Rican slop.
Snobby enough for ya?
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### Author:  [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/9 "2009-12-29T20:11:54Z")
> [@KarlGauss](#):
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> Ah, I see.
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> Indeed, it’s not snobby. Just good.
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> (BTW, if you’re after ‘snobby’, why not go for a Scotch. Lots of snobby Scotches to choose from.)
I don’t know my scotches from my rums. But this stuck up asshole\* specified that I am to get the very best rum, not scotch. He told me he will give me the money and I am to bring the very best. Trust me, when he says best, he is speaking from a snob’s perspective!
\*This particular stuck-up asshole is a great friend of mine. I use the term with much affection.
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### Author:  [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/10 "2009-12-29T20:18:57Z")
Go with one of the ones I recommended. They’ll have a higher snob approval rating than the others in the thread. I’m actually quite fond of both Mount Gay and Cruzan rum (I haven’t tasted Appleton enough to become familiar with it), but the RZ or Zaya would be more what you’re looking for in this case.
ETA: They’re also both genuinely very good, not just snobby. Mount Gay and Cruzan are my go-to rums for everyday use, but RZ or Zaya are for more special occasions. The Mount Gay Sugar Cane Rum has a similar flavor profile to them, but a more accessible price point; I highly recommend it.
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### Author:  [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/11 "2009-12-29T20:31:45Z")
My everyday rum is Goslings Black Seal, which is well-thought-of enough for liquor distributors to be impressed when I mention it. I haven’t tried Goslings Gold is nice but much lighter, and I haven’t tried Goslings Old, but if I hear it’s top notch.
I recently switched out my Goslings for a bottle of Flor De Cana, and it has proved very nice as well, it also has a classier looking bottle. Zaya is classier looking yet, tasty but maybe a little too smooth for my tastes. I gets my rum reviews here: [http://www.bilgemunky.com/](http://www.bilgemunky.com/)
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### Author:  [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2009, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/12 "2009-12-29T21:20:59Z")
My favorite rum is Ron del Barrilito. It’s a local Puerto Rican rum, not hoity toity at all, but damn good.
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### Author:  [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2009, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/13 "2009-12-29T21:38:12Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#):
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> I don’t know my scotches from my rums. But this stuck up asshole\* specified that I am to get the very best rum, not scotch. He told me he will give me the money and I am to bring the very best. Trust me, when he says best, he is speaking from a snob’s perspective!
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> \*This particular stuck-up asshole is a great friend of mine. I use the term with much affection.
Go to BevMo, sort their rum list by price and pick the one at the top of the list. 😃
I don’t know anything about rum but, if he offered to pay for it, you might as well go all out.
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### Author:  [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/14 "2009-12-29T21:50:22Z")
does anyone even drink rum straight up?
imo tasted the difference in a blended drink (even if just with ice, sugar, and mint) requires such a delicate palate that it’s often not worth the splurge.
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### Author:  [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/15 "2009-12-29T21:54:22Z")
I drink rum straight up. Gosling’s Black Seal normally.
I have gotten out of the habit of mixing anything with any drink. Not even ice as a rule.
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### Author:  [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/16 "2009-12-29T21:57:54Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#):
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> Go to BevMo, sort their rum list by price and pick the one at the top of the list. 😃
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> I don’t know anything about rum but, if he offered to pay for it, you might as well go all out.
I don’t want to be that person that comes into a nice little upscale cocktail party draped in multiple furs, huge jewels and a diamond encrusted crown while people look down their monicles and exclaim, “Well, I _never_!”
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### Author:  [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/17 "2009-12-30T00:22:46Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#):
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> Devilsknew, I’m not in the money, but the person footing the bill is!
Da Big Mon say, you comin for they day, don’ forget a rummm…
da price today, no matter what to pay, Don’ forget a rummm..
da time to play, sittin on da bay, Don’t forget a rummm..
Reggaeton on da watta, Appleton on da matta, gunjun on da altta.
Don’t forget the Rummm…
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### Author:  [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/18 "2009-12-30T00:29:01Z")
You guys do know that Captain Morgan has a [premium blend](http://www.captainmorgan.com/en-us/products/privatestock.html), don’t you? 😛
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### Author:  [@Mr.Krebbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Krebbs)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2009, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/19 "2009-12-30T00:45:57Z")
> [@pancakes3](#):
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> does anyone even drink rum straight up?
I would like to think that pirates do, but I could be wrong.
ETA: I used to take double shots of the stuff. But one time, horrifically drunk, I spit out half my shot of Cruzan 120 on some fellow partygoers. I still don’t know how that happened: I was drunk enough that it **should** have tasted just fine.
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### Author:  [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2009, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-elitist-doper-drinkers-a-little-help/522928/20 "2009-12-30T01:02:23Z")
Fuck it, if ya wanna get hardcore- Just bring a bottle of Bacardi 151, a bottle of SoCo, and a 6 pack of Dr. Pepper. Mix them in equal amounts and get freaky with a crackho.
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