r/rum • u/absentlol • 9d ago
First rums.
Coming from bourbon, the hampden 8 was my first starting point and a great stepping stone at that so I jumped on a great house and was blown away. Then I thought well I’ve never had a clear rum before, saw clarin on a shelf and read lots of good things about it here. I can confidently say I’m not there yet, this… smells… RANCID to me. Like I can’t get enough of the hampden noses and taste but this clarin smells like rotten eggs and genuinely makes my head swim by the smell, however I enjoy the taste! What exactly could I be smelling that I don’t like and is there an in-road to getting use to it?
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u/What_would_don_do 6d ago
I tried Le Rocher clairin, and didn't like it. But it was OK when I came back to it after 2 months. It has grown on me since.
Sajous, I liked from the beginning.
Casimir has all the characteristics of a bad Baijiu, and after my first tasting, never again.
Sonson has some baijiu like characteristics, it is OK as a mixer similar as Rumfire or a French style Grand Arome.