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Great vid , funny how you are feeling the punch closer to end lol

What about Don Julio 70? Smooth tequila but half the price of 1942 but much better than don julio blanco

The Smith and Cross is amazing if you like funky Jamaican rum! Sometimes when I walk by it, I just uncork it and take a sniff! I love it!

I work at a liquiot store and I recommend someone to buy Lalo (blanco) which is a tequila you mentioned here before that is additive free. The dude refused because he did not know the brand and instead went with Teramana because he trust the rock and thinks its good lol also PS I work with someone who thinks the rock is not on roids lol... seriously ppl put celebs on pedestals

A lot of people have to realize that all the money that these 'celebrity' tequila's and mezcals cost the money is to pay the celebrities and not for the quality of the product.

Have you heard of nine leaves? I hear good things about it it's a rum from Japan

Nice price on that Eclipse Navy Strength!

Can you recommend a great white rum

Would love to hear you go more detail about Havana club I thought it was originally a Cuban rum

Cimarron blanco is 35 dollars at Total wine, red out prices

Total wine Cimarron is 35 dollars, Arette 37 dollars, update your prices

your prices are wrong

Barrilito 3-star Puerto Rican rum

you need to update your prices, Cimarron Blanco is 35 dollars and Arette Blanco is 37 dollars at total wine Florida, you say its low 20s , maybe years ago ?

Thank you for the great review and video. This is the first time I've seen you. I really enjoyed all the little mini reviews and then the in-depth one. I enjoy drinking all alcohols and really got into rum about 10 years ago. It's my favorite liquor now. I'm very disappointed plantation is giving into the woke crowd. I have their overproof rum and I love it. Foursquare is very worth it. El Dorado 12 year is my favorite rum overall. many people here have mentioned Flor de cana. I can say it's an okay rum but nothing I truly care for straight up sipping. It's fine to mix. You certainly pointed me to a few of the rums I've looked up and never purchased yet.

Flor de caña out of Nicaragua is a great rum for the price aswell. The 7 year is enjoyable straight and I'll use the 4 year in cocktails or mixed drinks. The 12 year doesn't have much of a difference compared to the 7. So the 4 and 7 year tums offer great value.

I think Captain and Malibu have their place... as mixers, where the rum is secondary. I also am different and think Bumbu Rhum is an amazing sipper, with great notes of vanilla and banana.

I’m surprised with your rum picks with many having tons of sugar and additives, like diplomatico and plantation given your love for additive free tequila.

I live in a major City and Total Wine has the best selection of Rums of any other store, including the local mega liquor stores. The selection gets better the closer to Christmas because I've been told that Rum is considered a "seasonal" product for most buyers, at least in my area. The Probitas (Veritas in the rest of the world - TM dispute in the US) is a collaboration between Hampden and Foursquare. It makes the best Daiquiri I've ever tasted.

You passed on both the Foursquares…… 😢

This is my favorite drink of all time

Would’ve love to see you pick up some Brugal

A friend of mine offered me a pour of Clase Azul. I was excited to try it as I had been eyeballing it for a while. I couldn't get past the syrupy sweetness of it. I thought it was because I've been off sugar for five years, but it was overwhelming to me. I'm glad I found your channel, I've been venturing out on tequila lately, but it's so hard to find reputable reviews and recommendations. Thank you for being a great resource!

as a total wine employee, this video seems fake. he should have been approached like 30 times to make sure he had the app downloaded.

Wait, are you sponsored by Total Wine?

Those Appleton Estate prices were really good.

Try Flor de Cańa, Ron Zacapa 23 Centenario, Matusalem Gran Reserva 15 Year, and Brugal Extra Viejo. Cheers

I actually prefer Dooley's 12 year old rum. It's made in Barbados.

I kinda get it. I just tried it on my birthday [neat and in a baja blast] the after taste is startling at first. but it’s pretty good imo. one of the smoothest drinks i’ve ever had with a distinct flavor. i can totally get how most won’t like it tho. letting it air out a little helps a lot too, one to two minutes in a glass before drinking is the way to go

Captain Morgan is on the bottom shelf for a reason, but if you get down to it, rum has a ton of sugar in it. Run Haven is made with coconut water and can drink it on ice. One more thing, this is all a matter of opinion

I have had a couple of the Four Square and they have been really good.

So "S" is excellent and for sipping, not mixing ?

I'm interested on your thoughts of the brand Las Tonas. I think it's one of those Total wine spirits direct bottles, but for me they're very light in smoke and have great flavor

From a military dude in Texas, great video. Love the insight into the background on the distillers. You got me hooked on Mijenta and Lalo. I can't find Fortalez but my friends swear by it. Also, hi Primo. -Jon

G4, El Tesoro, Tapatio, and Ocho 🔥🔥🔥

Havana Club in the US is just repackaged Bacardi. Dictador also probably has lots of additives.

Have you had Paranubes Mexican rum?

I absolutely love your shopping videos, along with your other content. Keep it up! Thank you.

'Pantalones' sounds cool while 'pants' doesn't really. I suggest saying something benign in English and saying the same in Spanish or French and make that dumb face you made. People would probably be confused. I had to stop the video there. I haven't tried the tequila but your review ended there for me.

Rums are definetly my thing. It's the booze I have most experience of and enjoy the most. It was really fun watching this video. I see we have very many similarities in our rum preferences. I've gotten my hands on most of the ones you recommend over here (from Germany to my Finland). Btw, I think Plantation/Planteray generally uses a lot of sugars in their rums, but it is still one of my favorite brands. Their XO has so much sugar that it's just on the border of still being allowed to be called rum in the EU (and not a liqueuer).

Historians do claim that Rum was the quintessential American spirit, before there was Bourbon and Rye. Although Applejack is credited as being the first American spirit.

Would highly rank Flor de Caña Nicaraguan rum! 🥃. One of The Best!

Agree with you on a lot. Rum Fire, Oh yeah. Eclipse is good stuff in all its forms, Appleton too and for Guyana El Dorado will do along with Lemon Hart and Pussers.. Smith and Cross, for the price fantastic Jamaican. Privateer great as well. Diplamatico though, lots of added sugar, tainting it like the spiced rums. Same can be said for Plantation, and Plantation is no good to me anyhow as any brand the succumbs to the woke crowd BS is dead to me. The Real McCoy 3, 5 and 12 are good everyday workhorses. Believe it or not Cruzan and Bacardi (especially their aged product like Ocho) are no slouches. Love what you said about Puerto Rican Havana Club, now there's a story. If you have a chance, Three of Strong Spirits out of Maine has some interesting Rum to try, including some Agricole styles, like their Acadian.

Instead of Malibu, what 🥥 rum would you recommend? I love the coconutty aspect so please suggest something you think is worth purchasing ❤

its garbage in a bottle

Doorly’s is a good brand for the price point. I believe they’re made at Foursquare distillery and it is about 1/3 the price. Also, some total wines carry Hamilton rum too. That new Breezeway Blend is amazing!

Four Square in Barbados makes AMAZING rums. Highly recommend!!

How about gosling 151

Privateer is what I use at home most of the time for white rum since it’s local. But Rum Fire and Smith and Cross get a ton of play at home. That Foursquare 2010 is great of you like heavy bourbon barrel influence on your rum. More of a sipperz

You have been spot on with all your tequila recommendations. I've been wanting to get into rums. So this video was very informative. I'm in California but i was fortunate to find a local retailer that is able to get Privateer. So hopefully within the next week or so I'll have a bottle of the New England Reserve. Really excited to try it out. Thanks again for the recommendations and keep up the great work.