Rum by Dave Broom

[KINGSTON]

This is a wonderful book. My Wife bought it for me as a Christmas Present. The Pics are wonderful. The Book is well writen with info galore. I see that their are a lot of books out there about Rum. This gets two thumbs up. I would like to know any other titles that have a great combo of Story & Pics?

[RumBarPhilly]

This is my only rum book and I love it, I made it mandatory reading for all my employees. Its so in depth and I love how they explain finding different marks with the distillation process, very informative!

[Berbician]

I agree that this is an excellent book. There is, however, one blemish. In the chapter on Guyana, the adjective "Guyanan" is used in a couple of places.:eek: There is no such word as "Guyanan". The correct term is Guyanese.:)

[Dood]

Excellent to see so many here enjoying the book. I received the book for Christmas and am looking forward to reading it.

[Edward Hamilton]

I agree that this is an excellent book. There is, however, one blemish. In the chapter on Guyana, the adjective "Guyanan" is used in a couple of places.:eek: There is no such word as "Guyanan". The correct term is Guyanese.:)

Unfortunately, that kind of mistake happens when the editor hasn't been in the country. In the islands I hear radio advertising all the time that contains mispronounced island and city names. Every time a radio announcer talks about AnteeGua everyone knows they haven't been to Antigua or were oblivious to the more than 100,000 people who pronounce the name of their island AnteeGa.

[RumClub]

Hi Kingston,
one of the book I've liked is Caribbean Rum and Drinks, Robert Plotkin.
It contains a lot of stories about countries and distilleries.
Now I'm waiting for Robert Ayala's The Rum Experience.
Here the link ( thank you Petr ) of all Rum titles
http://www.rum.cz/books.htm

[Don Piero]

Dave Broom is a big time Scotch writer who appears every month in Whisky Magazine. He does the monthly tasting notes (he use to do them with Michael Jackson before his recent passing). I have his "Handbok of Whisky" which I use as a minor reference book. As I am new to Rums, I will try to check out Dave Broom's book on Rum.

[Rumpelteazer]

I recently finished reading Dave Broom's book "Rum." It has been my bedtime story book for the past month or so. I enjoyed it very much. It includes sections on the history of rum, how rum is made, and information on each of the major rum producing nations.

My only disappointment is with the directory of distilleries and rums. As the book is now 5 years old, the listings obviously do not include the many fine rums introduced since 2003. For those rums it includes, the ratings and descriptions seem to fit well with my own observations and preferences.

The gorgeous pictures are not at all diminished by the lame captions.

[mammel]

I have been on Amazon to see if I can find this book. It seems that there are 2 books by this guy, both called Rum. I am not sure if they are different printings...

1 is all brown wood planks on the front, and the other shows several bottles of rum....anyone know if there is a difference?

[RumBarPhilly]

Not sure if they are different printings, but Ive got them one with bottles on the cover. It has a 2003 copyright. Great book!

[Scottes]

Not sure if they are different printings, but Ive got them one with bottles on the cover. It has a 2003 copyright. Great book!
Ditto.

Besides, Amazon US says that the other is out of stock. Get the one with the bottles on the cover. You won't be disappointed.

[mammel]

Ditto.

Besides, Amazon US says that the other is out of stock. Get the one with the bottles on the cover. You won't be disappointed.

Amazon Canada say both are out of stock, but i think the one with the bottles was less money. Thanks all for your help, I will place my order today.

[Dood]

I got the one with the wood planks for Xmas...

[mammel]

I received my Rum book and I took it with me on my trip to Mexico. It was a nice book, more in the coffee table style. The book had a great deal of more pictures of a more artistic nature and I dont think they much added to the book or any of the writing.

I was hoping to get a little more out of this book than I did. He spent a great deal of time talking about stills and setting and all that, but didnt really go into much detail about how they actually work. Perhaps a few schematics would have added more credence to the written description. I am sure Dave Broom is very knowlegable in the distillation process, but it sure did not translate to my own understanding of the process by the way it was written. Maybe if you had a bit of knowledge to begin with it may have come across clearer.

He went into some lengthy descriptions on fusel oils and a few other things, but ultimately did not provide a basic description to what he was talking about. So unless you knew about these things before you read the book, it was a little meaningless.

I was also hoping the section on tasting and evaluating would have been better and far more detailed. Rightly or wrongly I was expecting more.

If I had to do it all again, I dont know that I would have purchased it.

[mammel]

It would be Broom's "Rum". No it's not a treatise on distilling and stills, but it's not intended to be.

I agree that it was not supposed to be so, but if he is going to refer to the process, at least a simple overview to bring the readers up to a basic level of understanding only seems reasonable.

From a history and overview perspective, it is as i expected...no great detail, but more a brief synopsis of each of the general areas with reference to that regions major players and or influences.

[RumBarPhilly]

I actually found his book highly useful when discussing distilling. He opens up the concepts of heads, hearts, and tails as well as discusses setting different marks which is very important in creating and maintaining well blended rums.

If its a schematic you desire, wikipedia has a great description of it as well as schematics at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distillation.

[martybmccabe]

If anyone is interested, over at Abebooks, they have a number of copies available for $10-$12 a copy. I snagged one with free shipping for $12.40.http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=1223821189&searchurl=an%3Dbroom%26sts%3Dt%26tn%3Drum%26x%3D0% 26y%3D0

[gatomalo]

I like the book but there are a couple of negatives for me. At times I find the writing-style a bit sloppy - it doesn't read as well as it could or should do. I also wish there were more information on Central and South American rum, as I find the book to be a little too Caribbean-orientated. Good read though in general.

[Don Piero]

I gotta get his Rum book before May 8th, as I'll be at the Spirit of Toronto (Whisky Show) http://www.spiritoftoronto.ca/

where David Broom, will be present. I bought tickets for his pre-show tasting and his master-class - looking forward to this show and hopefully get him to sign a book.

[Vanpatt]

I'm sure that will be a great experience meeting with Dave Broom in person. I bought his book from Amazon.ca and received in about a week so you'd still have time if you ordered it soon. I couldn't find it at any of the local Chapters stores in stock. It's getting a little dated but is still an excellent reference; can you ask him if he's planning an updated version?

[D.B.Cooper]

Just out of curiosity does anyone know the two red capped rums on the cover?

[Edward Hamilton]

I don't see two red-capped bottles, but if you'll send a picture I can probably identify it.

[D.B.Cooper]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51e3x05QTfL._SS400_.jpg
The two center bottles. Sorry about the color my book copy is more "red".

[Berbician]

I can just about make out "J Wray & Nephew" at the top of the label.

[Rum Runner Imports]

My cover is just a close up of a barrel (or just wood)with "Rum" stamped on it in white paint.

which cover came first?

[Rum Runner Imports]

I can just about make out "J Wray & Nephew" at the top of the label.

Oh...and good eyes Berbician!

[D.B.Cooper]

My cover is the same as the one I posted above except the label seems to be blurred to become unreadable.

My copy has a pub date of 2003.

[D.B.Cooper]

Another thought... could those be blending samples?