Comments on: Fig Daiquiri http://tleaves.com/2007/06/15/fig-daiquiri/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: pooserj http://tleaves.com/2007/06/15/fig-daiquiri/comment-page-1/#comment-4079 pooserj Thu, 28 Jun 2007 03:25:54 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/06/15/fig-daiquiri/#comment-4079 best rum ever: Montecristo 12 year best rum ever: Montecristo 12 year

]]> By: jeff http://tleaves.com/2007/06/15/fig-daiquiri/comment-page-1/#comment-4078 jeff Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:20:09 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/06/15/fig-daiquiri/#comment-4078 A great budget rum is -- I am not joking -- "Sailor Jerry" rum. It was recommended to me by a friend of a friend: http://drainingtheglass.blogspot.com/2007/05/riding-seahorse.html I tried it and loved it. It's as smooth and tasty as rum at three times the price. A great budget rum is — I am not joking — “Sailor Jerry” rum. It was recommended to me by a friend of a friend:

http://drainingtheglass.blogspot.com/2007/05/riding-seahorse.html

I tried it and loved it. It’s as smooth and tasty as rum at three times the price.

]]> By: Alex http://tleaves.com/2007/06/15/fig-daiquiri/comment-page-1/#comment-4077 Alex Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:31:50 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/06/15/fig-daiquiri/#comment-4077 My Venezuelan in-laws have introduced me to the most excellent Ron Pampero Aniversario. Or simply "Aniversario" as it is called: http://www.nicholasrobertsltd.com/141212 I haven't really found anything comparable, although I think Mount Gay is a great rum if you have a lower budget. My Venezuelan in-laws have introduced me to the most excellent Ron Pampero Aniversario. Or simply “Aniversario” as it is called:

http://www.nicholasrobertsltd.com/141212

I haven’t really found anything comparable, although I think Mount Gay is a great rum if you have a lower budget.

]]> By: Nat http://tleaves.com/2007/06/15/fig-daiquiri/comment-page-1/#comment-4076 Nat Sun, 17 Jun 2007 15:44:21 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/06/15/fig-daiquiri/#comment-4076 I bought a bottle of 10 Cane the other week because I am a sucker. It's not bad, but I like cheaper stuff like the Cruzan single-barrel variety better. "We make this from sugar cane and not molasses" makes for nice marketing copy, but it turns out that molasses has a lot of, y'know, <i>flavor</i>. I bought a bottle of 10 Cane the other week because I am a sucker.

It’s not bad, but I like cheaper stuff like the Cruzan single-barrel variety better.

“We make this from sugar cane and not molasses” makes for nice marketing copy, but it turns out that molasses has a lot of, y’know, flavor.

]]> By: peterb http://tleaves.com/2007/06/15/fig-daiquiri/comment-page-1/#comment-4075 peterb Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:31:30 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/06/15/fig-daiquiri/#comment-4075 Fresh figs out this way retail for about a buck apiece if you buy them a la carte. I bought a flat of 48 for $33, so my per-unit price was a bit lower. But it's still a huge premium compared to strawberries. I was not using really pricy rum. This opens up an interesting topic because I'm not sure that I <em>believe</em> in really pricy rum (the way I believe in, say, really pricy brandy or tequila). I specifically used Appleton Estates VX, which I like a bit more than the standard Bacardi array of products, but costs about the same. I did see a bottle of <a href="http://www.10cane.com/" rel="nofollow">10 Cane Rum</a> at the store. 10 Cane is a luxury rum sold for upwards of $30 by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (motto: "If it costs too much for no apparent reason, we make it.") When I returned from the liquor store that night, I said to my friends "I just made my saving throw against stupidly expensive rum." If anyone has tried the 10 Cane and has an opinion on whether it's "worth it" (whatever that means), I'd be intrigued to hear your opinion. Alternatively, if anyone from LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton reads this humble blog, feel free to fly me to Paris to educate me. I am <em>definitely</em> for sale. Fresh figs out this way retail for about a buck apiece if you buy them a la carte. I bought a flat of 48 for $33, so my per-unit price was a bit lower. But it’s still a huge premium compared to strawberries.

I was not using really pricy rum. This opens up an interesting topic because I’m not sure that I believe in really pricy rum (the way I believe in, say, really pricy brandy or tequila). I specifically used Appleton Estates VX, which I like a bit more than the standard Bacardi array of products, but costs about the same.

I did see a bottle of 10 Cane Rum at the store. 10 Cane is a luxury rum sold for upwards of $30 by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (motto: “If it costs too much for no apparent reason, we make it.”) When I returned from the liquor store that night, I said to my friends “I just made my saving throw against stupidly expensive rum.” If anyone has tried the 10 Cane and has an opinion on whether it’s “worth it” (whatever that means), I’d be intrigued to hear your opinion. Alternatively, if anyone from LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton reads this humble blog, feel free to fly me to Paris to educate me. I am definitely for sale.

]]> By: green la girl http://tleaves.com/2007/06/15/fig-daiquiri/comment-page-1/#comment-4074 green la girl Sat, 16 Jun 2007 23:20:01 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/06/15/fig-daiquiri/#comment-4074 But what made it so expensive? The fresh figs? Or were you using really pricy rum? But what made it so expensive? The fresh figs? Or were you using really pricy rum?

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