DARK RUM Comparison - Plantation vs Goslings vs Myers RUM REVIEW
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- In this Rum Review video, I have a DARK RUM Comparison. I wanted to see what is the best Rum, Goslings Rum versus Myers Rum. Then a Plantation Original Dark Rum review too. Dark Rum is a vital ingredient for Fruity Rum Cocktails. But in my opinion , one of the Best Rums you can use for a Rum and Coke, or a Dark & Stormy (Rum and Ginger Beer). I also have a 4th Rum in this test too. Pampero Anniversario.
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00:00 - Introduction
00:35 - What is Dark Rum
01:48 - What Rums am I using?
07:04 - How the Tests will work
08:56 - Dark Rums Neat Tasting
11:16 - The Best Rum & Coke
12:57 - The Best Dark & Stormy
15:24 - The Hurricane Cocktail
17:49 - THE RESULTS
23:30 - Summing Up
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Hey, I'm Steve the Barman, the Older, Chubbier, Balder, UK version. My channel is now all about Rum. Since I'm now rolling out the Cocktail Inspiration on the Drinkstuff TH-cam Channel, it's allowed me to follow my true passion on my own Channel. RUM. Rum cocktails. Tiki Cocktails. And Tropical Cocktails. We started out Rum Journey in July 2021 and it will be a great journey so stick with me!
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Just recently started diving into rum and this is exactly what I needed to see! Keep the content coming!
Great to hear! Thanks for watching. PLENTY more of this on thier way!
Great video, exactly the type of video I needed on dark rums!
Cheers for watching mate 🤗
Loved the video Steve! Plantation OD is good stuff. I like it in all kinds of cocktails. Cheers!
Dunno why I always forget about it!! 🤦♂️
Great Video Steve, Big fan of dark rums on my personal Journey with Rum over the years, Very much a Rum and Coke and Dark n' stormy guy, being my go to, with rum. usually have it with Goslings, and occasionally Myers because of the connection with Dark n' Stormy. But thanks for the heads up on Plantation rum, well worth hunting it down to try. Also I have forgotten about the Hurricane Cocktails, that takes me back, especially because I still have a sweet tooth. I share your enthusiasm for Rum, very much a Kindred spirit. (If you pardon the pun! 😁👍) Best wishes to you mate!
Cheers for watching Gary. Yeah it’s a great Rum and great cocktails. You should deffo catch us on a Sunday Night Live stream. 👍
Thoroughly enjoyed this video, will be adding a couple more bottles to the cabinet soon.
Cheers
Cheers for watching Ken.
Love it. Plantation has been my go to for a while now. By far my favourite white rum but the OD is brilliant.
Can’t believe I always forget about it. It’s a great Rum.
I am not an expert on rums and you made this video easy to understand. Thank you.
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for your videos. Finally found my Rum expert!!!
Thank you. Glad to help! "Rum Expert in Training" though... 😂 My knowledge is still waaaaaaaaaaaay behind a lot of people. I'm just learning as I go! Admittedly I had more knowledge than most coming into this back in August 2021. But... Expert is years away from me. I just love helping where i can xx
First of all, I'm so impressed with your rum collection. I normally don't succeed having more than 2 or 3 nice bottles in stock until I drink them all lol. I've had two of the four, the Myers's and Pampero. I like Myers's and Coke a fair amount. Find after two of those, Myers's neat tastes better lol. I've also done Appleton 12 and 15 with coke, kills me such since nice sipping rum, but with the vanilla notes they have it really comes out with Coke and tastes like a nice vanilla Coke. Well, more rums to collect I need. Loving your show, so many people don't realize how much variations in rums there is vs the cheap stuff they drink in their mixers.
Cheers for watching Jason. Yeah, I’ll be honest, I’ve been drinking proper rum for a good 10-15 years, but doing these types of video really educates me as much as anything else. I love it.
STEVE!!!! Awesome video!! I'm with you. I failed to consider Plantation OD a dark rum!!! I def enjoy this rum and I'm glad it represented itself well!! CHEERS!!!
It worked so well here mate. Great Rum that I always forget about!
Love this video as I typically rely on Goslings for my black rum in things like a "Dark n' Stormy" or a Corn and Oil, but there are some really nice (better) sounding alternatives!
Ooooo. Dark Rum in a Coil N Oil. Great shout. Need to try that. 👌
So, fun fact. dark n stormy is a trademark drink. Unless you are using Goslings rum, you technically aren't making a dark n stormy. It is also Bermuda's national drink (where it originated from).
Great taste test Steve! ...I only have Plantation and Goslings here... used to be able to get Myer's but not for years... and never even heard of the other one! haha...
Pampero??!?! Wow. Pretty decent! Well it is neat! 😂 And i swore by it...until my palate changed!
Just for grins I mixed equal parts Plantation 3 Stars, Plantation Original Dark, and Appleton Estate 12.... It was great! I could see that in anything.
Love what you are doing Steve. Drunk rum all my (adult) life, but you are opening my eyes to some great new flavours. Could you do some mai tai recipes one day please?
Keep up the good work😁😁👍
Yeah, we'll do the Mai Tai's in a Sunday night Live Show soon!
The plantation 5 year is my absolute favorite. Works in every cocktail and is absolutely delicious to sip neat. Anyone reading this, pick up a bottle if you can find it. I always keep 2 bottles in stock
Really how much is plantation 5 year
@@Bleachrmobradio should be $22. No more than $25 for a 750ml
@@Bleachrmobradio looking at 30-35 a bottle
I concur! It also makes one of my favorite Daquiri’s!
This was a fantastic video. I have been a bourbon fan for a while and recently started trying Rum just to have a mixer. I can not believe I have missed out on this amazing spirit all this time. I have litraly stopped buying bourbon and stocking up on Rum. I ordered that book you showed and am looking forward to learning the difference. You videos are very helpful and I love the honesty. I keep looking at that Myers but something about the label looks wanky so I never buy it. I know that sounds foolish but sometimes visuals do play a part in shopping for a new bottle. I will absolutely buy a bottle after seeing this. I just also realized I have passion fruit syrup and plenty of lemons so it's time to make a hurricane.
You’re absolutely 100%. We buy with our eyes. Part of me avoiding Myers for all these years is that…and Reputation amongst Peeps (Chinese whispers!) Rum Bar from Jamaican Worthy Park is another example. And Bounty from St Lucia. The labels make it look like a cheapo Rum. And it kinda is….in Price! But in quality, they are brilliant!!!
Also, when I see Meyers it's always in a plastic bottle which is usually a sign of bottom shelf booze ( for example, New Amsterdam). Can't always judge a book by its cover, but first impressions count for a lot.
Another interesting video. I was panning to get Goslings and Pampero Aniversario. Might save some money and stick with Plantation OD. I need a hurricane.
Ha! No idea why I said Hurricane. Dark and stormy is the drink.
That is very correct indeed Mr. Steve, Myers's rum makes for an incredible flavorful rum n' coke, to my tongue it has even more flavor if drank unchilled or without ice ie room temp. Plantation Dark shall be my next rum purchase, can't flippin' wait.👍
Plantation OD is FANTASTIC. Such a great Rum. 👍👍
Super helpful, looking for an all around rum, specifically for eggnog: between plantation/Myers & Mount gay rum.. Thanks!
Hello Steve. I see that you appreciate spiced rums to make your cocktails. In France we do not have this range of rums which seems very interesting. But I tested Wood's 100 Old Navy and the World's End Rum Dark Spiced 40°
which are very good and which should please you. I just discovered your channel that I find fun and that I like a lot 🍸👍
Cheers for watching 👍👍
I mix Myers with Hamilton 86 for my hurricanes. It’s shockingly good! Actually great! I don’t know why I’m shocked, but it’s tasty. Good for a float too!😊
Keep hearing about Hamilton. But we just don’t get it here.
What do you think about the Goslings spirited seas? Worth the price??
Myers has always been my favorite rum.
Steve another great video...can you tell me what you used for your hurricane? Rubicon or Passion fruit syrup? ODK lemon juice and what was the ratios?
would
60ml OD
60ml Rubicon Passion fruit
20ml ODK lemon work?
kind regards
Jeff McJeff 🤙
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Hi Steve. As I’ve said before, loving these comparison videos 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Why do you think Smugglers cove didn’t categorise Plantation OD as a 5?
Saying that, Myers isn’t listed either. Cheers.
May be Availability... like Myers is not available in Canada for example...probably the same in certain parts of the US. May have been oversight. May be like me... I didn't think of it as in the "Black Rum" category either. And the fact there's 1000s or Rums out there! Too many to lost them all.
@@StevetheBarmanUK yep. Probably right on all points. Cheers Steve.
Great video Steve 👍 Will you be doing other SC category comparisons?
Yup. LOADS lined up…and a few already filmed 😉
@@StevetheBarmanUK My man! ✋
I agree that Myers dark rum and Appleton signature are not substitutes for each other. Appleton signature has the smell of a Jamaican rum, but Myers has a more distinctive taste. I can't imagine Appleton signature being noticeable in ginger beer.
Hey Bob. Yeah totally agree with that. Live Appleton, but for me, not a Ginger Beer Rum.
They "trademarked" the cocktail (Dark N Stormy), but I have yet to find someone on the cocktail sub reddit who actually enjoys using Goslings for it. I actually used Myers for it because I didn't have anything else (I think my friend used a Havana Club) and I was surprised how much of a nice, malty addition it gave to the drink!
It’s only trademarked with Goslings if you call it a Dark ‘n’ stormy. If you call it a Dark N Stormy or a Dark & (and) Stormy, you can use whatever you want. Much like the Pussers Painkiller. It’s only trademarked if you make a Pussers Painkiller. If you make a Painkiller, you can use Southern Comfort if you want… 🤫😇😂
I never had plentation before but considering that it's coming from Barbados I'm pretty sure it's going to be number one🎉
I do like bacardi superior white rum I mixed it with sunny d with orange 🍊 and 🥭 mango flavor it's really good I also have this rum with coke cola original which is good also it's my favorite with coke cola original.
I just bought Myers Rum haven't tried it yet. Has anyone tried Bacardi Black Rum yet let me know.
Can you go through the other Smugglers Cove categories? Please!
Yup. There’s loads of videos about them. Plus we do a LOT with them on the Sunday Night live streams. You should join us. 8pm UK. Till about 10:30-11pm.
I am at my point in life where i just discovered rums and i am trying them out , i've tried plantation (neat) and it surprised me how balanced it is not too sweet , and with that rum essence flavour its just so good for the price , so last week i bought a bottle of bumbu (3x times the price of od ) because of the hype and mixed it in a dark and stormy , too much bananna , plantation is a much mature drink imho :D
Don’t forget, Bumbu is a sweetened Spiced Rum. It’s lovely, but it’s one of those causing confusion with people cos they market it as “Premium Rum”.
So, a dark and stormy is a trademarks drink. Unless you are using Goslings, you aren't really making a dark and stormy.
I just picked up a bottle of Myers for the first time. I'm drinking it with Coke right now. I think it has a very strong Molasses taste. Not a winner for me
Goslings is unique for most cocktails. I love my Bermuda rum.
Steve, could you help me with somthin? I'm really new in rums' world, so I tasted Bacardi 8 just recently. I must say that I was disapointed, bcz it tastes just like bacardi gold, but (way) smoother. I was waiting a whole different experience than bacardi gold's. Here in Brazil, bacardi 8 costs 5 times bacardi gold's price and I don't think the taste difference is worth the price difference.
The question is: which kind of rum is RADICALLY different and tastier to sip neat than bacardi's style? Rum in Brazil is very, very expensive and I don't want to waste too much money in rums that are just similar.
So go English Style (Bacardi is Spanish). Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica. Appleton for example…you’ll love that.
@@StevetheBarmanUK thanks, mate! Ur awesome!
How about Pusser’s rum in a Dark and Stormy or a Corn and Oil?
So, dark and stormy is a trademark drink. It is Bermuda's national drink. So, unless you are using Goslings, you aren't truly making a dark and stormy.
Which ginger beer did you use?!
Fever Tree for this. Openly, not my favvy, but not terrible either. It's pretty much the go to in the UK for Pubs/Bars and Supermarkets, hence why i use it in the tastings.
Myers's is a great cocktail rum. Not a huge fan of the Pampero brand. Haven't used Goslings enough to have an opinion. The Plantation brand is generally a great brand, the O.D Dark stack up with the best of them.
Bundaberg is a dark rum from Queensland that has some pretty good (more expensive) releases, including a 12 year old "Black".
Ha, Good old Bundy! 👍
This Plantation rum is VVG :) @7:47 - You are an Englishman, so you should call that cocktail 'The Harry Kane' :) My Polish students pronounce hurricane that way :)
Am I missing out on anything without getting one of these dark rums? They’re not even aged so how do they differ from white rum besides caramel colour? I have aged rum like Appleton 8 year old. Of these three, only goslings is available.
Oh and I don’t like highballs so I wouldn’t use it for one of those
Quite simply. Yeah you are. Totally different flavour profile and uses. I mean you wouldn’t do Daiquiris or Sip Neat. But they are vital for quite a few Cocktails. Like even to some extent the Mai Tai. (Although I wouldn’t use Goslings for that).
@@StevetheBarmanUK but how are they different? Take myers. No sugar added. Not much age. So it seems to be a gold rum with colour added. Do they add flavourings like a spiced rum? Again I’m not looking to argue. I just don’t see how it’s different. Thanks
@@victorvannatter312 There isn't a set answer to this! While it's true A LOT of "Dark Rums" purely get their Colour via added Colour...of course they do because they're unaged Rums. But that added Colour may/will also impart flavour. Just because "No Sugar is added" doesn't mean to say another sweetener hasn't been added. If they add Caramel Taste (not Colour) then they will claim no sugar. Cos well depending how you interpret it, Caramel is not Sugar. It was. but its not now...not how we'd think of Sugar. There's a brand that uses Honey for example... but they can claim no Sugar! Cos it's Honey, not Sugar. Another brand uses Treacle/Molasses... well again, "No Sugar" cos it's not Sugar!! But there are also brands out there that may use stuff like Coffee & Chocolate. Some will go down the ageing route and heavily Char the inside of the barrels before ageing. a Heavier Char gives a more natural darker colour. But whatever their methods, I'm yet to encounter a Dark/Black Rum that has a taste Profile close to an aged Rum. Like Myers tastes nothing even close to Appleton! It's the whole reason Gosling Trademarked the Dark N Stormy. Cos no other Aged Non-Dark Rum will give the lovely taste you get with a Dark & Stormy. I'm not saying Gosling is the best. But again in a Dark & Stormy, there's a whole world of difference between Appleton 8yo for example and Goslings/Myers/Worthy 109 etc etc
@@StevetheBarmanUK fair enough thanks. That’s kinda funny marketing. No sugar added. I mean even plantation. Their added sugar is sugar mixed with rum and then aged separately so kinda not sugar anymore. I’ll grab some dark rum some time. I’m really hoping to grab some plantation OD as I guess I’m a bit of a plantation fanboy! I’d definitely try myers if I saw some. For some reason I’m not that excited to try goslings and I can’t give a reason why to be honest. Guess I prefer Jamaican rums or a blend with Jamaican in it. I did see some goslings 151 I may grab a bottle
I ended up grabbing some goslings 151 as I needed some for it’s high solvent abilities. I’ve never tried the 40% goslings. Have you had the 151 version. Quite honestly it’s the worst bottle I’ve ever bought and I’m not sure what to do with it. I’ve tried it as a topper in a mai tai and it ruined it. Not sure how else to use it
Salud🍻🇲🇽
Rum goes with cream soda. It is the perfect mix.
Yeah, I’ll give you that. But too sweet for me these days. But I did enjoy it a few years back.
I’m quite sure you would love Worthy Park 109 even better.
Yeah, that’s deffo on my list to get soon. 👍
😊
Sorry Steve I've searched all the vids I've watched and I just can't find your chat about lime. I may have had a few rums and now can't recal what you said about what you had in your plastic squeeze bottle. I know you said it didn't taste as good as fresh lime but was like 5hr old fresh lime. Damn my ageing memory🤣
I’m on my phone at the moment, but just check back 3-4 videos. 👍
got a copy of rum curious but need smugglers cove lol cheers in advance do the ska
Haha, cheers Jamie. Great books them 👍
Recently decided to try Myers's rum. Just about the worst tasting rum I have had in a long time. Can't drink it neat and smells like medicine when mixed with coke. Just my view.
Was it in a glass bottle or plastic? The plastic bottling seems to be affecting flavour.
@@Sunscorpio Made sure, it is a glass bottle. So it is the flavor that does not appeal to me.
Myerr's has been a goto along with Screech for teh darker rum
Hang on. You get Myers??! But Trevor doesn’t??!
@@StevetheBarmanUK 🤫 I get the 1.14L as well.
@@StevetheBarmanUK interesting fact Trevor and I researched the Myerrs we get as it is labeled slightly different and found that our version is 1.5% Canadian rum content to help reduce taxation. Still a great funky rum.
YES SIRREEE BOB!!! 1st!!!!!
your always 1st, stalker alert
@@pjcamp1on Thats right!!! Hide your small animals!!!!!
So?
I hope Plantation paid you well my friend
Ha, do I detect a hint of cynicism in your tone?! 🤦♂️😂 I don’t take any money from any Rum Brands otherwise it’d have to be declared in the video. If you’re not a Plantation fan, that’s cool. But all views are open and honest. I’ll never hate on a Brand/Rum, I’ll just give more love to the Brands/Rums I prefer.
@@StevetheBarmanUK You’re the man Steve 👊🏻 Keep it up.
If you put plantation run in a rum and coke you will regret your decision.
Gosling's is muddy tasting. No wonder it scored lower in most of the tastings.
Ya tastebuds are muddy.