Warning: Bad Bottles of Sang Som Thai Rum!
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Everyone knows I love Sang Som Royal Thai Rum. I buy at least one bottle of it per week. I’ve noticed something disturbing about Sang Som lately though, as I have bought several bottles that tasted bad. There is something different about these bad bottles; some additive or property that imparts a bad taste. I first noticed it a few weeks ago, and since that time, 2 more bottles I’ve recently purchased have the same additive flavor. As far as I can tell, it only effects the large bottles as the smaller bottles taste fine. In my home I have a bad bottle and a good bottle. Guests who are not as familar with Sang Som as I am can smell and taste the difference.
Hui-chen thinks these bad bottles might even be fakes, but I hesitate to make such a claim. But it looks like I’ll be buying the small bottles for awhile.
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August 10th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Hmm, that is interesting. Do you drink the spiced or light rum?
I know that most rum in my area of the US is not all that great. Most of liquor (ABC/Packing) stores have hard time making ends meet. This is racing and Budweiser hell here. Quite a few packing stores make most there money in tobacco products.
thenhbushman
reply on August 11th, 2008 1:44 pm:
Colby » Sang Som is a dark rum. it’s not spiced like Capt. Morgan for example. it has a rich flavor, slightly sweet, but not overpowering. the bad stuff tastes awful. the bad bottles taste like someone dumped a chemical vanilla flavoring in the mix. yuck!
August 20th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
I would say it is probably a fake. I’ve been told that is a common one to fake, probably because the drinkers are considered 2nd class generally. I had a problem with it a while back, and haven’t had it for a while because of it. I don’t trust it so much.
Johns last blog post..The only good girls are Taipei girls
thenhbushman
reply on August 21st, 2008 3:22 am:
John » it’s such a low dollar item though, and a lot of work just for that. i bet it’s some employees doing some after hours dealings. i found that the small bottles are still OK. also if you like Sang Som, Mekhong isn’t bad either. we’ll be drinking Filipino gin down in Tainan anyway though
thanks John.
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:56 pm
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