The Rum Diaries Parts XXIII, XXIV and XXV- special PIRATE edition featuring Matt Turnbull & Duncan Bould

Probably the most impressive thing about this three part series of the Rum Diaries is that all three bottles were consumed in one day (and that several bottles of Abuelo Panamanian rum followed). The first swig was outside the immigration office in Cartagena at around 7:55am as we waited for them to open. Pretty much set the tone for the five days on board that followed.

Soooo, first cab off the rank was Bacardi Añejo (made in Mexico but I guess technically Puerto Rican), courtesy of Matt, which weirdly we’ve never seen anywhere else and got two thumbs up from the pirate crew. That one was finished while the Cartagena skyline was still in view and closely followed by….

Ron Botran de Oro, a Guatemalan rum which was also rather pleasing (or at least disappeared in a similarly short time) but perhaps not worth the cost ($20). The experience was definitely richer for the classy 50’s crystal glasses we found to drink from (kindly modelled by Duncan below)

Last for the Rum Diaries on board, but far from the last bottle of rum consumed, was Baluarte Añejo from Cartagena, Colombia which we decided had a bit of a weird taste (though it’s also possible judgements were slightly clouded by this stage).

Luckily the captain sold rum on board. Unluckily there is only so much rum a 60-foot yacht can carry and we drank the boat dry of rum by day four. Arrggg, Captain Morgan would be proud.