What Does It Mean To Be A Rum Geek?

On 5th Apr 2021 By therumrationIn Drunken PoetryLeave a comment

What does it mean to be a rum geek?
Do you have to have a PHD in distillation?
Do you have to declare war on all other spirits?
Do you have to supped with Gargano, Seale and the rest of the rum gods?
Do you have to travelled to every island in the Caribbean?
Do you have to know the difference between every single category?
Do you have to get up on your soap box?
Do you have to write rum poetry?
No
Just drink the damn stuff
It’s delicious.

Rum Haiku 44

On 19th Mar 2021 By therumrationIn Drunken PoetryLeave a comment

Reach for a bottle
St Nicholas Abbey 22-year
I’m drunk on desire

Rum Haiku 43

On 3rd Mar 20213rd Mar 2021 By therumrationIn Drunken PoetryLeave a comment

A tot of Chairman’s
Reserve 1931 rum a day keeps the
doctor seeing stars

Nelson’s Memorial

On 20th Jan 2021 By therumrationIn Drunken Poetry1 Comment

When the sailor went to sea
He heard every shanty under the sun
His favourite was a Drop Of Nelson’s Blood
Hard bastard that Horatio
So goddamn legendary his men pickled him in rum
They drank his essence to stay strong
To carry his spirit through the ages
The sailor thought about it
Every time he knocked back a tot
“Forget that cremation and coffin shite.
Bury me at sea in a barrel of rum.”
He told his buddies
Years later,
When the sailor was old, grey and passed away
His buddies chipped in for a barrel
Sent him on down to Fiddler’s Green
So he could raise a cup with Lord Nelson
And shares stories of the sea.