Old Monk - Rum Club
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| Alfonso chatting it up! |
La Isla Rum Club January - Well, that
was fun. It was a packed house Tuesday night for our monthly Rum Club, with by
far the largest turnout we have ever seen. What better time to have so many
patrons and rum lovers join us than for Old Monk Indian
dark rum, our featured rum this month.
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| Old Monk: Premium (Left) XXX (Center) Reserve (Right) |
Old Monk
is aged for a MINIMUM of 7 years, and is known for its pronounced vanilla
flavor. After a good conversation with our friend John Ueding, the Old Monk
spirit representative, the rum gets its caramel/butterscotch/coconut flavor
from the American oak barrels it is vatted in, and oh how it went down smoothly!
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| Old Monk Spirit Rep John Ueding |
There were
three varieties of Old Monk tasters (XXX 7 yr, Reserve 12 yr, and Supreme 18 yr) to go aside our
delicious Puerto Rican dishes, made from scratch by our wonderful Chef Lee. To
better accompany this Indian-made rum, Chef Lee incorporated a nice fusion of
sofrito and curry into the chicken marinade tying the flavors together nicely. Following
that, we enjoyed an exceptional salmon salad topped with a sweet passion fruit glaze
that would feel at home in either Puerto Rico OR India. Que Bueno!
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| House-Made Tres Leches and Budin de Pan |
A big thank you to all of those who made it Tuesday night! We absolutely love seeing our regular ‘Rum Bums’ as well as all of those new faces. Catch you next month for out next Rum Club which will be on February 26th. To view the full photo gallery, visit our facebook photo album!
Again the rums from the evening were:
Old Monk XXX - Aged 7 years
Old Monk Reserve - Aged 12 years
Old Monk Premium Supreme - Aged 18 years
