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Mount Gay Rum - Future Uncertain
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Why is the rum gone?
Sailnetters & rummies around the world, UNITE!!
Let's crowdsource a buyout of the buyout.
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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
Rémy denies Mount Gay rum distillery closure
or, just try some Zacapa and forget about MG altogether
http://www.zacaparum.com
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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.Be at ease, those of you with questionable taste in rum
Rémy denies Mount Gay rum distillery closure
Gosslings is 34 for the same size, had flavor and even Cruzan's dark has a ton more flavor for less.
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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.
, 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. 
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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?for years, it was a custom to keep a bottle of Mount Gay on my boat for emergencies.
Another good rum for disinfection, ha ha, is Wray and Nephew:
I digress. is there a rum discussion thread here at S'net?
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I hate to point out the obvious, but it is the name.
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My favorite (and very local) 'rum':
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I seem to be obtuse today. What do you mean?
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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.
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http://www.sailnet.com/forums/provisioning/41155-rum-enjoyment.htmlI 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?
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Another good rum for disinfection, ha ha, is Wray and Nephew:
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I digress. is there a rum discussion thread here at S'net?
... though it *is* called rum "enjoyment", not "discussion" -- don't think I'd enjoy using rum as disinfectant, for a couple of reasons.
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O Joy! White Lightnin' --- kick-a** beverage, disinfectant and high-octane motor fuel, all in one.My favorite (and very local) 'rum':
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F.Y.I. --- I do unbiased comprehensive taste-tests at no charge.
"God's Own Drunk" ---
Buckley:
Buffett:
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Mount. Gay. Huh, huh, snicker, snicker, huh, huh. "Hey Beavis, 'Mount gay!'" Snicker, snicker.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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