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canyonwalker) wrote2025-01-30 10:48 pm
canyonwalker) wrote2025-01-30 10:48 pm
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Ron Abuelo Two-Fer from Panama
When I was in Panama a few weeks ago I bought a few bottles of Ron Abuelo rum. Ron Abuelo is Spanish for "Grandpa's Rum", and it's the marquee brand of rum made in Panama. For less than $25 on sale at the Rey mini-supermarket even in the small town of El Valle I got a boxed set of two bottles of Ron Abuelo 12-year aged rum.
I thought about it over the course of a few days before making the purchase. We were making daily trips to Rey to grab food, so it wasn't like there weren't multiple opportunities. But was it a good enough opportunity? I wondered. It was about $24 for a set of two 375mL bottles, I thought. That compares to about $36 for one 750mL bottle of Ron Abuelo 12-year at Total Wine back home in California. I finally decided, "Enh, I'll save one-third and buy it here."
It turned out I was wrong. I was wrong but in a good way! The boxed set wasn't two 375mL bottles, it was a 375mL bottle of special 12-year rum plus a 750mL bottle of "normal" 12-year rum. (I quote "normal" because 12-year aged rum is already upper tier rum.) Together these would cost $60 even at Total Wine in California, so I saved more than half off the price.
And how do these rums taste? I don't know yet! I've yet to try them. Maybe I'll save them to try with friends at our combined birthday party next weekend... or maybe I'll sample them quickly before that and enjoy them with friends a week from Saturday! 🥂😋
I thought about it over the course of a few days before making the purchase. We were making daily trips to Rey to grab food, so it wasn't like there weren't multiple opportunities. But was it a good enough opportunity? I wondered. It was about $24 for a set of two 375mL bottles, I thought. That compares to about $36 for one 750mL bottle of Ron Abuelo 12-year at Total Wine back home in California. I finally decided, "Enh, I'll save one-third and buy it here."
It turned out I was wrong. I was wrong but in a good way! The boxed set wasn't two 375mL bottles, it was a 375mL bottle of special 12-year rum plus a 750mL bottle of "normal" 12-year rum. (I quote "normal" because 12-year aged rum is already upper tier rum.) Together these would cost $60 even at Total Wine in California, so I saved more than half off the price.
And how do these rums taste? I don't know yet! I've yet to try them. Maybe I'll save them to try with friends at our combined birthday party next weekend... or maybe I'll sample them quickly before that and enjoy them with friends a week from Saturday! 🥂😋
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If that were your grandfather Ronald's favorite rum, would it be Ron Abuelo de Abuelo Ron?