I pretty much spent the end of December, the holidays, and all of January in the grip of the Old Monk rum, from India, which they had a special on at the CVS. It’s pretty harsh, kind of sweet, and scented with little subtlety with cloves and maybe some cardamom, a bit of cinnamon, and god knows what else. The sugar content certainly gets the alcohol to your brain more efficiently, and I’ve pretty much forgiven the Whitefish Bay CVS for not stocking Mad Dog, Night Train, Thunderbird, and Richard’s. This is the rum that Johnny Depp would drink if he had ANYTHING in common with that stupid pirate character he’s always playing and not just a big fat boring pussy.
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