We couldn’t make this up if we tried: Ron Jeremy made a rum. There might be a few of you who don’t know who Ron Jeremy is. Well, he’s a star… of the porn variety, and that’s all we have to say about that. We are here for the rum, crafted by Master Distiller Francisco “Don Pancho” Fernandez and aptly named Ron de Jeremy, not the porn, so let’s get our mind out of the gutter, shall we?

So, we received Ron de Jeremy in the mail, and we were a little surprised at the size of the bottle. Honestly, we thought it would be bigger. No matter, size isn’t everything, and the rum sample size was adequate enough to get a good taste. We didn’t have enough to mix into a cocktail, but usually straight up is the best way to try a rum anyway.

It’s aged for about 7 years, which might seem a little young, but it has spent some time with wood and has the requisite oak and vanilla that a Panamanian style rum should have.

The Ron was a nice color, medium bodied, and had a nice mouth-feel. A little burn as it goes down, but for the most part it’s nice and smooth. While it wasn’t the best rum we have ever had, we think for the price point ($30), it is a good value and can be sipped slowly. No need to shoot it – it tastes good going down and you are going to want to enjoy the long finish.

As Ron himself notes on the website, “Ron” means rum in Spanish. It seems his name and the spirit made of sugarcane belong in bed together. The first issue of Ron de Jeremy will be in limited quantity and sold in numbered bottles, so not everyone will get their hands on it.

How’s that for irony?

Snatch up a bottle here: DrinkUpNy.com

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