favorite bay rum cologne?

Just curious what the favorite bay rum cologne after shave
of my fellow badger& blade members are with summer
approaching

Pinaud (a few drops glycerin added) and Masters.

Bigelow

Pinaud

Burt's Bees

Superior 70

I think bay rum works no matter what the season.

Some feel it's overly clovey, but I still like Trumper's.

For summer I like Bonny Doon/Meehans. It's more bay and very little spice. Burt's Bees is the best lasting Bay Rum I've tried but it's out of production and heavy on the spices and patchouli. Barclay Crocker does a nice Bay Rum sampler if you want to check a bunch of them out.

I'm recently trying Bay Rum A.S. and not sure if it's for me. For a long time, I've been using Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm and added Regular Clubman for some nice scent to carry me through the day.

Last week i picked up a bottle of Pinaud Clubman Bay Rum. Although it does a good job as an A.S. I think it's probably too spicy, clovey, Today, I found a Walgreens that carries Superior 70 which is lighter that the Pinaud. I think that I like it a better. But in all honesty, I need to try them both some more.

Someday when I'm near a Sally's Beauty supply, I'll try some Masters.

Right now, my favorite is Superior 70

I imprinted on St. John's many many years ago. Not cheap, but a classic I think.

I like Pinuad's Virgin Island Bay Rum........

But I LOVE Ogallala Bay Rum. Especially Ogallala Bay Rum & Sandalwood, though Bay Rum, Lime, & Peppercorns is pretty awsome too.

thunder54 said:

...though Bay Rum, Lime, & Peppercorns is pretty awsome too.

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This is why I want to add some black peppercorns to my recipe for bay rum when I go forth and try to do it myself.

I've yet to find a bay rum that I love. I liked Ogallala bay rum, but it was very clovey? Didn't care for Dominica at all...it's BST bound, lol. I want to try the Pinaud, which reminds me that I should run out and pick it up tomorrow.

I'm not a bay rum fan at all, but Trumpers is about as straightforward as it gets. Initial Bay rum blast with a clove dry down. Lasts about 3-4 hours on me.

Ogallala Bay Rum Special Reserve is my favourite. All the Ogallala stuff that I've tried is good (I got the Bay Rum Bonanza package and I'm still working through it!). Lime and Peppercorn was great for what passed for summer here and the GF thinks the Sandalwood smells "rich as in wealthy". But for me it's the extra strong stuff.

I don't get the cloves thing at all. Raisins straight out of the bottle and a sweet spice (maybe raw vanilla?) but no cloves. I've smoked a few clove cigarettes (honestly, officer!) and I don't get either the before or after combustion clove scents from bay rum.

I'm also quite fond of the cheapo, buy-it-by-the-litre stuff my barber uses, but it only lasts a short while. That's a pity 'cause it was about $16 for 5 litres (about a gallon for those still on the old money) last time I looked...

For me it's Dominica.



Followed closely by Ogallala Special Reserve double strength and Limes & Peppercorns.

Trumper