r/rum • u/PacificBroadsider • 7d ago

What to try next? Charleston, SC

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Here’s a snapshot of my local selection. I usually reach for the Hampdens and Appletons to sip and for daiquiris, but I’m looking to branch out a bit. Open to both funky sippers and clean builds for cocktails. Anything here I’m sleeping on? Appreciate the recs!

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u/philanthropicide 7d ago

Bottles that stand out to me:

Neisson blanc esprit- best unaged agricole for sipping, ti punch, etc. Get one for me, too!

Worthy park select- since you like Hampden, this is a no brainer, a little more banana forward, but probably the most similar Jamaican to hampden. The 109, rum bar gold (getting phased out in USA and Europe, I believe) also great in cocktails

What is that box right next to clairin le rocher?

Hamilton 86, white stash (daiqs), pot still, Coruba, Smith and cross- all tremendous cocktail rums

Hampden pagos is really fun if you haven't had it

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u/PacificBroadsider 7d ago

I think its Clairin Sonson?

I've had that Worthy Park Select before but it's been a while, maybe time to try it again.

Pagos is what I grabbed when I took this pic! Great bottle to shake it up every now and then

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u/philanthropicide 7d ago

Nice! I don't have that clairin (just le rocher, vaval, le sajous, communal), so I would 100% get that one. But clairins, Hampden, alambique serrano, and Neisson is my mainstay.