[islandskipper23]

Oh NO!!!!!!!

Mount Gay Rum refinery closed, future uncertain - Latest News - JamaicaObserver.com

 

[Group9]

KHANNNNNNNNN. NOOOOOOOOOOOO. [picture me looking like William Shatner yelling right now.].

 

[manatee]

Oh NO!!!!!!!

Mount Gay Rum refinery closed, future uncertain - Latest News - JamaicaObserver.com

Why is the rum gone?

Sailnetters & rummies around the world, UNITE!!

Let's crowdsource a buyout of the buyout.

 

[Multihullgirl]

Be at ease, those of you with questionable taste in rum

Rémy denies Mount Gay rum distillery closure

or, just try some Zacapa and forget about MG altogether
http://www.zacaparum.com

 

[chucklesR]

Be at ease, those of you with questionable taste in rum

Rémy denies Mount Gay rum distillery closure

No kidding on the questionable taste. 41 bucks a bottle for MG, which has no flavor beyond a typical white and a squirt of food color.
Gosslings is 34 for the same size, had flavor and even Cruzan's dark has a ton more flavor for less.

 

[Group9]

I actually like Myer's better (my wife laughs that I will get a bottle out from the liquor cabinet, uncap it, smell it, and then put it back , it just reminds me of being in the islands). But, for years, it was a custom to keep a bottle of Mount Gay on my boat for emergencies.

 

[Ajax_MD]

My favorite rhum is a local distiller:

 

[Multihullgirl]

for years, it was a custom to keep a bottle of Mount Gay on my boat for emergencies.

I like Pusser's for emergencies. The alcohol content is fairly high so it's good for disinfection, and the taste is strong enough to stand up to being mixed. And why not support the British Navy Sailors Fund?

Another good rum for disinfection, ha ha, is Wray and Nephew:

I digress. is there a rum discussion thread here at S'net?

 

[krisscross]

I hate to point out the obvious, but it is the name.

 

[krisscross]

My favorite (and very local) 'rum':

 

[Multihullgirl]

I hate to point out the obvious, but it is the name.

I seem to be obtuse today. What do you mean?

 

[krisscross]

I seem to be obtuse today. What do you mean?

It's a joke. Sometimes industry changes names of their product because of potentially negative connotations of a given word. For example, when 'rapeseed oil' became 'canola oil', sales picked up very dramatically, basically saving the industry.

 

[manatee]

I like Pusser's for emergencies. The alcohol content is fairly high so it's good for disinfection, and the taste is strong enough to stand up to being mixed. And why not support the British Navy Sailors Fund?

Another good rum for disinfection, ha ha, is Wray and Nephew:

I digress. is there a rum discussion thread here at S'net?

http://www.sailnet.com/forums/provisioning/41155-rum-enjoyment.html

... though it *is* called rum "enjoyment", not "discussion" -- don't think I'd enjoy using rum as disinfectant, for a couple of reasons.

 

[manatee]

My favorite (and very local) 'rum':

O Joy! White Lightnin' --- kick-a** beverage, disinfectant and high-octane motor fuel, all in one.

F.Y.I. --- I do unbiased comprehensive taste-tests at no charge.

"God's Own Drunk" ---

Buckley:

Buffett:

 

[Minnesail]

I seem to be obtuse today. What do you mean?

Mount. Gay. Huh, huh, snicker, snicker, huh, huh. "Hey Beavis, 'Mount gay!'" Snicker, snicker.

 

[capta]

The end of an era for sailors in the Caribbean. Mount Goofy has been a staple in the Eastern Antilles, since long before I arrived here in 1978.
A nice drop, not the best, but a nice drop all the same. I for one, shall miss it.

 

[jeremiahblatz]

I'm glad they're not shutting down entirely. While I don't care for their rum, they pour a decent amount of money into sailing...

 

[manatee]

The end of an era for sailors in the Caribbean. Mount Goofy has been a staple in the Eastern Antilles, since long before I arrived here in 1978.
A nice drop, not the best, but a nice drop all the same. I for one, shall miss it.

Don't give up the ship yet, the fat lady hasn't sung. There's a lot of money to be made from those cane squeezings, and unless all the parties involved are brain-dead morons, they should be able to work something out.

 

[outbound]

What will they do with all the hats????? Mine are ratty and old - need new ones. Waaaaaaa

 

[smackdaddy]

Mount. Gay. Huh, huh, snicker, snicker, huh, huh. "Hey Beavis, 'Mount gay!'" Snicker, snicker.

So, will it now be branded **** Hill? Or LGBT Bluff? Or Long Time Partner Incline? Or maybe Straight Plain?

It is a mildly divisive moniker in these days and times.

I'll stick with Kraken.