Dominica Bay Rum Revisited
Posted: Thu May 12, 2022 9:54 am
Afternoon All, with the disappearance of Dominica Bay Rum a few years ago I have hoped for the odd bottle or so to appear on the bay to grab and compare. Some have come and gone without my interest being aroused. I passed for reasons of quality - most were not sealed from the original purveyor.
Well last week one showed up sealed. It was of the A.C. Shillingford variety - the importer before C.A. Trading. No matter, I snagged it with the buy it now option at an exorbitant price. I was curious to test my memory with regards to it's scent.
It arrived yesterday. It was completely sealed and full (maybe a small amount had evaporated through the cork seal but not much). Seal broken and cork was still intact until I attempted to pull it out. Snap it went. Trying to corkscrew out what remained was a lost cause as well as the cork splashed into the bay rum as soon as I touched it with the corkscrew. No matter, with all the wine being drank in this house (my wife mind you, as I gave up all alcohol when the doctors put me on beta blockers for blood pressure) there is always an unused cork available to restop a bottle in such a circumstance.
The scent that wafted out of the bottle was familiar, just as I remembered it - very clean and crisp. I had to compare it to the Grand Bay that I use now and they are not very different at all. You can definitely tell them apart but they are very similar with perhaps the Grand Bay being a bit more low key. The Dominica was definitely stronger. I actually prefer the Grand Bay when it comes down to it. I'll definitely use up the Dominica but I appreciated the chance to revisit an old favorite.
Chris
Well last week one showed up sealed. It was of the A.C. Shillingford variety - the importer before C.A. Trading. No matter, I snagged it with the buy it now option at an exorbitant price. I was curious to test my memory with regards to it's scent.
It arrived yesterday. It was completely sealed and full (maybe a small amount had evaporated through the cork seal but not much). Seal broken and cork was still intact until I attempted to pull it out. Snap it went. Trying to corkscrew out what remained was a lost cause as well as the cork splashed into the bay rum as soon as I touched it with the corkscrew. No matter, with all the wine being drank in this house (my wife mind you, as I gave up all alcohol when the doctors put me on beta blockers for blood pressure) there is always an unused cork available to restop a bottle in such a circumstance.
The scent that wafted out of the bottle was familiar, just as I remembered it - very clean and crisp. I had to compare it to the Grand Bay that I use now and they are not very different at all. You can definitely tell them apart but they are very similar with perhaps the Grand Bay being a bit more low key. The Dominica was definitely stronger. I actually prefer the Grand Bay when it comes down to it. I'll definitely use up the Dominica but I appreciated the chance to revisit an old favorite.
Chris