Read this article from the Art of Manliness, one of my favorite websites, about the history of rum. When rum was first distilled it was drank straight, but along the way whisky took over as a favorite sipping drink, and rum basically got a reputation for being used solely as a mixer (there are other reasons why rum got a bad name, it was an interesting article).
After reading, I thought about all the times I have drank rum, it was always mixed with cola or in some kind of mixed drink. Well, tonight I decided to try some Sailor Jerry's as a sipping whiskey, and I must say drinking rum straight is not half bad. It's a burst of sugary sweetness followed by a bit of a bite, but it warms you up very nicely. I won't call sipping rum my number one choice, but it's definitely not a bad choice to have every once in awhile.
Here is a link to the article.
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2014/12/05/a-mans-primer-on-rum/
After reading, I thought about all the times I have drank rum, it was always mixed with cola or in some kind of mixed drink. Well, tonight I decided to try some Sailor Jerry's as a sipping whiskey, and I must say drinking rum straight is not half bad. It's a burst of sugary sweetness followed by a bit of a bite, but it warms you up very nicely. I won't call sipping rum my number one choice, but it's definitely not a bad choice to have every once in awhile.
Here is a link to the article.
http://www.artofmanliness.com/2014/12/05/a-mans-primer-on-rum/