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Posted: 6/25/2023 10:06:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you haven’t, try their new Koloa Cacao Rum. Oh yeah. My wife LOVES that as well. It can be a little tricky to find on the mainland, but we have some in the bar.  Your Mai Tai looks amazing. |
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Posted: 6/25/2023 10:09:25 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/25/2023 10:17:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Rum is incredible. It is the last hard liquor group that has not undergone a trend renaissance driving up prices and hurting availability. For comparison, you can get rum that rivals $200 bottle bourbon in quality that is still $30 bottle. This guy knows. There's also $100 bottles that are smooth as silk. |
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Posted: 6/25/2023 10:27:57 PM EDT
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I like black or dark rums. However, I'm broke so it is generally Captain Morgan for me. The Kraken 94 is ok too. I tried some of the expensive rums, but I just didn't like them. A connoisseur, I am not.
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Posted: 6/25/2023 10:34:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: IDK know what Appleton is but unless its a dark spiced Rum its gross. Can't stand that clear stuff. Spiced rum is a poor substitute for aged rum. |
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Posted: 6/25/2023 10:37:34 PM EDT
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All I drink is Barbados rum from R.L. Seale's. Dorley's has an 8, 10 and 12 year old. R.L. Seale's 10 comes in an interesting bottle and is a good sipper, especially for the price. I would like to try Foursquare but haven't had the opportunity. All of there rum have no added sugar. You would be surprised at how much added sugar is in some highly rated rums.
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Posted: 6/25/2023 10:50:44 PM EDT
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I am a rum fanatic.
Panamanian Rum is outstanding. Ron Abuelo Centuria is tops  Zafra 21 is amazing. 
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Posted: 6/25/2023 10:58:19 PM EDT
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I have a bottle of this that my parents brought me from a Cuba cruise a few years ago. Don’t think it’s technically rum but I’m curious.
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Posted: 6/25/2023 10:59:49 PM EDT
[#9]
My favorite. Don Pancho 18 and Flor de Cana 25
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Posted: 6/25/2023 11:11:20 PM EDT
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I like to make rum old fashions.
My new favorite mix is Bumbu with dark chocolate bitters and a dash of simple syrup over ice. It’s a chocolate covered banana. The same mixture with papas pillar dark works as well. |
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Posted: 6/25/2023 11:20:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I like to make rum old fashions. My new favorite mix is Bumbu with dark chocolate bitters and a dash of simple syrup over ice. It’s a chocolate covered banana. The same mixture with papas pillar dark works as well. Try a nice whiskey old fashion with a floater of zap 23. |
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Posted: 6/25/2023 11:40:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Myers is my go-to rum. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/577645/myers_dark_jpg-2863268.JPG I agree the white/clear rums aren't good for sipping. |
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Posted: 6/26/2023 12:53:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This is clearly going to be another one of those threads that cost me money. I hate all of you. And, my bar has no more room. Dump the Kraken. |
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Posted: 6/26/2023 12:56:42 AM EDT
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I love the Costco spiced rum.
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Posted: 6/26/2023 6:32:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I LOVE Rum straight & neat. Why is it always gone  Occasionally I will drop a single ice cube into the glass. Just enough to serve it below Havana room temperature but not drowned it. Appleton Signature blend is my daily goto. The Appleton 12 year is really good. Zacapa 23 for special occasions. If you are the type who mixes Coke or other sugary shit with Rum then maybe go ask your Husband to buy you something in a plastic bottle. ETA- “spiced rum” is code for artificial flavors added to low-grade rubbing alcohol. Generally, the more “bad ass” the label art, the worse the contents. That shit is made for frat-boys and drunken bachelorette parties. Try Echo Distilling's spiced rum and you will change your mind about spiced rum. Their pineapple run is actually made with pineapples. Echo has won double double golds for their queens share rum. They are a small distillery in Columbus, Ohio. Bumbo makes a spiced rum that's also different than the chemical-infused captain brand. |
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Posted: 6/26/2023 6:48:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Spiced rum is for poor chicks and Bud Light fanboys. This. Much like lime flavored beer....................... 
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Posted: 6/26/2023 6:51:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @USPguy I’m no rum expert by a long shot, but give ron zacapa 23 a shot. I used to be able to find it for under 30$ a bottle here. Now the going rate seems to be upper 30s. Every once in a while Costco here will have it for 33$. I’m a huge bourbon guy, and honestly if I had a choice of only drinking one specific liquor for the rest of my life it would probably be zacapa23. Drink it neat. Flor de caña is another good choice as mentioned in this thread, mount gay, and Appleton as well. Just like any other spirit you will need to find one that fits your palette. Certainly no expert here either. But I do know I don't care for the clear rums nor the 151 proof stuff. I sip Royal Crown whiskey as well as good tequila, so I would like a good sipping rum to sorta round things out. 
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Posted: 6/26/2023 11:59:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You were a Pirate in your last life. You instinctually seek “Great Piles of Booty…-Aaarghhh!”.  Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I freaking love rum...like I love the smell, the taste, the look, everything about it. If I could wear it as cologne I would. If I could drink it 24.7 I would. 3 things I love in life. Boats Big Asses Rum You were a Pirate in your last life. You instinctually seek “Great Piles of Booty…-Aaarghhh!”. awe yisssssssssss   Kenny Chesney - Pirate Flag 
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Posted: 6/26/2023 12:03:16 PM EDT
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I've been enjoying this Coconut Cartel rum. I guess they cut regular aged rum with coconut water. Really good straight or in a cocktail. Not a fancy as some of the other great suggestions here for it's been my go-to instead of Captain Morgans or Sailor Jerry for awhile now.
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Posted: 6/26/2023 12:09:18 PM EDT
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If your rum taste like whisky or bourbon, just fucking drink those two.
Whatever goober thinks Rum is supposed to taste like them needs to leave us true rum aficionados alone Everytime I drink I try to learn jamaican patois...I am getting better at it |
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Posted: 6/26/2023 8:55:55 PM EDT
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This is a silky smooth rum. No afterburn and a rum that tastes like rum.
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Posted: 6/26/2023 9:01:07 PM EDT
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The Real McCoy.
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Posted: 6/26/2023 9:31:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I freaking love rum...like I love the smell, the taste, the look, everything about it. If I could wear it as cologne I would. If I could drink it 24.7 I would. 3 things I love in life. Boats Big Asses Rum |
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Posted: 6/26/2023 10:01:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I want to get a bottle of the rum like the Royal Navy used to issue. It would be a good pairing with Master and Commander. Then this is what you seek. |
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Posted: 6/26/2023 10:53:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If your rum taste like whisky or bourbon, just fucking drink those two. Whatever goober thinks Rum is supposed to taste like them needs to leave us true rum aficionados alone Everytime I drink I try to learn jamaican patois...I am getting better at it  Attached File Attached FileTwo things Midcap doesn't like. Bourbon flavored rum and a woman with no ass. Just kidding. Sazerac Rye finished rum tastes just odd. Going to have to try it as an Old Fashioned. Good to have some decent rum around. But looks like I have been buying more than tasting rum lately.  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/26/2023 11:14:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If your rum taste like whisky or bourbon, just fucking drink those two. Whatever goober thinks Rum is supposed to taste like them needs to leave us true rum aficionados alone Everytime I drink I try to learn jamaican patois...I am getting better at it Opinions vary..... I like bourbons and ryes finished in rum casks, as well.....    
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Posted: 6/26/2023 11:18:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I enjoy Plantation dark rum for everyday drinks This or Diplomatico |
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Posted: 6/27/2023 6:25:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I want to get a bottle of the rum like the Royal Navy used to issue. It would be a good pairing with Master and Commander. Then this is what you seek. That lowest grade is raw. |
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Posted: 6/27/2023 6:40:40 AM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: My favorite everyday rum… https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/55187/IMG_7326_jpeg-2862984.JPG This was my go to when I use to drink rum. |
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Posted: 6/27/2023 10:37:03 AM EDT
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My picks:
Doorly's 12 year slides in under $30. It's just a tiny bit sweeter than I'd prefer, but at that price point I'm not going to kick it out of bed. El Dorado 12 year is a decent sipper at $35 Santa Teresa 1796 is another at $40 Zafra 21 is probably my favorite rum at $55 or so. There are better bottles at higher price points, but that gets into the land of diminishing returns for me. |
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Posted: 6/27/2023 5:42:14 PM EDT
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I have bad memories of Reforger 85, CEGE, and Stroh's Rum (Austrian).
It will peel the paint off a B-1 Unit can. |
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Posted: 6/27/2023 5:46:19 PM EDT
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Boomba at least I think that's how it's spelled. Common good stuff
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Posted: 6/27/2023 5:47:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Opinions vary..... I like bourbons and ryes finished in rum casks, as well..... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/135145/20221121_171456-2609387.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/135145/20220214_191201-2280021.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/135145/IMG_20210821_182654-2061305.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: If your rum taste like whisky or bourbon, just fucking drink those two. Whatever goober thinks Rum is supposed to taste like them needs to leave us true rum aficionados alone Everytime I drink I try to learn jamaican patois...I am getting better at it Opinions vary..... I like bourbons and ryes finished in rum casks, as well..... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/135145/20221121_171456-2609387.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/135145/20220214_191201-2280021.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/135145/IMG_20210821_182654-2061305.jpg |
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Posted: 6/27/2023 5:53:42 PM EDT
[#34]
Well I went through all 3 pages and may have missed but it looks like I am the only one who loves The Kraken.
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Posted: 6/27/2023 6:04:42 PM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Well I went through all 3 pages and may have missed but it looks like I am the only one who loves The Kraken. https://www.drinkhacker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/the-kraken-black-spiced-rum.jpg It's been... mentioned. |
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Posted: 6/27/2023 6:51:39 PM EDT
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 This stuff is crack. 
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Posted: 6/27/2023 6:54:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Well I went through all 3 pages and may have missed but it looks like I am the only one who loves The Kraken. https://www.drinkhacker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/the-kraken-black-spiced-rum.jpg Also recommend checking out allspice and/or pimento dram - has a spice profile you’d probably like. It is a common ingredient in tiki cocktails. Legit stuff. With almost no exception, commercial spiced rum is kinda a gross, sugary rip-off. It’s the fireball equivalent of whiskey. |
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Posted: 6/27/2023 6:58:23 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Well I went through all 3 pages and may have missed but it looks like I am the only one who loves The Kraken. https://www.drinkhacker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/the-kraken-black-spiced-rum.jpg Let me guess, goes great with Coca-Cola? 
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Posted: 6/27/2023 7:12:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Let me guess, goes great with Coca-Cola? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Well I went through all 3 pages and may have missed but it looks like I am the only one who loves The Kraken. https://www.drinkhacker.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/the-kraken-black-spiced-rum.jpg Let me guess, goes great with Coca-Cola? It's effectively already a flat, super-sweet rum and cola. |
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Posted: 6/27/2023 7:13:48 PM EDT
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Quoted: It's been... mentioned. Quoted: highly, highly recommend rolling your own. Also recommend checking out allspice and/or pimento dram - has a spice profile you'd probably like. It is a common ingredient in tiki cocktails. Legit stuff. With almost no exception, commercial spiced rum is kinda a gross, sugary rip-off. It's the fireball equivalent of whiskey. Quoted: Let me guess, goes great with Coca-Cola? |
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Posted: 6/27/2023 7:18:56 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Thanks y'all and no straight. I'm no conisuer, just saw it and tried it and like it. I'm definitely open to others. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: It's been... mentioned. Quoted: highly, highly recommend rolling your own. Also recommend checking out allspice and/or pimento dram - has a spice profile you'd probably like. It is a common ingredient in tiki cocktails. Legit stuff. With almost no exception, commercial spiced rum is kinda a gross, sugary rip-off. It's the fireball equivalent of whiskey. Quoted: Let me guess, goes great with Coca-Cola? Just understand that Kracken is low grade rum and mostly sugar and flavorings added to it. Rum people tend to look down on any rum where pure non-fermented sugar is added back into it. It's akin to the people who say they like coffee but get the pumpkin-spiced mocha Frappuccino caramel whatever from Starbucks. You aren't tasting the coffee, you're covering it up. |
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Posted: 6/27/2023 7:22:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You can dump malibu into any fruit juice and get loaded damn quick. I like rum and I also like malibu... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The woman bought a bottle of Malibu awhile back. Not even full rum. But I’ll be damned. Mixed with pineapple juice I’ll temporarily hand my man card over because that might be the most refreshing alcoholic drink I’ve ever had.  You can dump malibu into any fruit juice and get loaded damn quick. I like rum and I also like malibu... It definitely has its place and does its job. |
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Posted: 6/27/2023 7:32:29 PM EDT
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I'm not much of a Rum drinker.
But I really like this Botran Solera 1893 Anejo for sipping.  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/27/2023 9:35:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My picks: Doorly's 12 year slides in under $30. It's just a tiny bit sweeter than I'd prefer, but at that price point I'm not going to kick it out of bed. El Dorado 12 year is a decent sipper at $35 Santa Teresa 1796 is another at $40 Zafra 21 is probably my favorite rum at $55 or so. There are better bottles at higher price points, but that gets into the land of diminishing returns for me. Zafra 21 is the nectar of the gods. Just try Ron Abuelo Centuria, it is more expensive but is is simply amazing! |
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Posted: 6/27/2023 9:59:07 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Boomba at least I think that's how it's spelled. Common good stuff Bumbu, nectar of the gods |
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Posted: 6/27/2023 10:09:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryAfter living in Puerto Rico for 3 years, and doing my best to drink all the rum in the Caribbean, I can honestly say that is quite possibly my favorite bottle on the planet. |
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Posted: 6/27/2023 10:50:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This is a silky smooth rum. No afterburn and a rum that tastes like rum. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0144/7703/3526/products/2149_b119f0bd0f6b00c145a805b0fe934d7b_600x.jpg?v=1578329913 Does it make you want to "Ride, boldly ride"? This thread reminds me, the rum is gone. I loves me a mojito at the end of a summer day. |
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Posted: 6/28/2023 12:34:36 AM EDT
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I like the Appleton 8 over the 12 year. And both are better than the Mount Gay and Plantation rum that I’ve had. I’ve not ventured into the more premium brands but like other ms have mentioned, it’s the last liquor that hasn’t been co-opted by YouTube bourbon hunters and various other cultural institutions.
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Posted: 6/28/2023 12:49:55 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/28/2023 12:56:57 AM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I freaking love rum...like I love the smell, the taste, the look, everything about it. If I could wear it as cologne I would. If I could drink it 24.7 I would. 3 things I love in life. Boats Big Asses Rum You really are a glutton for punishment, brother
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