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Ok you guys finally got to me. Especially andrewjs18 so I ordered everything to make a Bay Rum..

Love some thoughts on what other notes to put in other than the standards. I’ll be up front I’m not a huge fan of Clove and Cinnamon and I was leaning more towards a somewhat tropical Bay Rum.

Bay rums scents are subjective.  I like mine to be spicy...I'm a fan of clove and allspice in mine.

I have a bay rum with sandalwood here that smells pretty good.

I'd experiment with a few small batches and send out some samples to us bay heads.  Lol

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Good idea Andrew.. I’ll do that.  Never thought of Sandalwood but you know how I love that so that’s an idea.

I'd say if the sandalwood isn't too dominant, it could blend nicely. There definitely aren't many of those combinations out there, that's for sure.

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Ok you guys finally got to me. Especially andrewjs18 so I ordered everything to make a Bay Rum..

Love some thoughts on what other notes to put in other than the standards. I’ll be up front I’m not a huge fan of Clove and Cinnamon and I was leaning more towards a somewhat tropical Bay Rum.

A little lime never hurts a bay rum. Spice doesn’t have to be clove or cinnamon. It can be allspice, nutmeg, anise, even more bay and some actual rum like Cruzan blackstrap rum or a good strong Jamaican rum. You may want to get samples of as many different quality bay rums that you can and decide what you like and what you don’t. It’s both a pro and a con that there are fairly narrow parameters around what constitutes “bay rum”. I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Ok you guys finally got to me. Especially andrewjs18 so I ordered everything to make a Bay Rum..

Love some thoughts on what other notes to put in other than the standards. I’ll be up front I’m not a huge fan of Clove and Cinnamon and I was leaning more towards a somewhat tropical Bay Rum.

A little lime never hurts a bay rum. Spice doesn’t have to be clove or cinnamon. It can be allspice, nutmeg, anise, even more bay and some actual rum like Cruzan blackstrap rum or a good strong Jamaican rum. You may want to get samples of as many different quality bay rums that you can and decide what you like and what you don’t. It’s both a pro and a con that there are fairly narrow parameters around what constitutes “bay rum”. I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Thanks for the suggestion’s and your right I need to order some samples. I’ve had a few in the past that were to vanilla or too much clove anc I’m trying to think of the name. I’m almost certain it started with an O and I can see the packaging color which I think was cream and brown. 

I’d like to ultimately create a Bay Rum that retains a good amount of its DNA but also to take it out in left field a bit with some unique notes.

Ok you guys finally got to me. Especially andrewjs18 so I ordered everything to make a Bay Rum..

Love some thoughts on what other notes to put in other than the standards. I’ll be up front I’m not a huge fan of Clove and Cinnamon and I was leaning more towards a somewhat tropical Bay Rum.

Bay rums scents are subjective.  I like mine to be spicy...I'm a fan of clove and allspice in mine.

I have a bay rum with sandalwood here that smells pretty good.

I'd experiment with a few small batches and send out some samples to us bay heads.  Lol

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Good idea Andrew.. I’ll do that.  Never thought of Sandalwood but you know how I love that so that’s an idea.

Please count me in, Frank. Would love to see what you develop! And as for how I've landed in the Bay Rum Bay Rum land, I'll add another post shortly!

I love a good Bay Rum! Tried making my own but didn't turn out quite right. Plan to try again. Not too many Bay Rums I don't enjoy. Got bored one day and did a mix of Clubman Bay Rum with Cat o 9 tails and added a little bit of sandalwood to it. Turned out quite nice!

Just got a bottle of Georgian Bay Rum from Historic and Oak that I also really enjoy. Has a juniper note to it that's well blended and the overall scent has a nice longevity. They're working on matching soaps for the scents.

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Here is my shave of the day.  Why three bay rum aftershaves?  Well, it's due to this thread.  The thread has intrigued me and I've tried nearly every bay rum that has been discussed in here -- aside from one or two the are unavailable, like the Derby. After trying so many, I've landed on three favorites. But each is a favorite for a different reason and those reasons are why I use ALL three with my shaves. 

The first is the DR Harris, which is probably my favorite scent of all, an elegant rendition of bay rum; not the bay rum of sitting in a Caribbean port bringing to mind sailors or pirates, but rather sitting in a fine club, say, in London, and thinking about the Caribbean and pirates, etc.  I put it on first and immediately after a shave; I'm someone who actually likes a bit of alcohol and DRH aftershaves always make my face feel great.  

But there's a problem -- the scent really doesn't stick with me.  I smell it when I put it on but it's soon gone.  

Hence, the other two varieties.  The St Johns is, to me, a classic bay rum, with some zest and punch.  I like this style of spicy, bay, eucalyptus, clove, wood.  It smells non-chemical and real.  However, it presents two problems:  first, it does burn a bit when applied undiluted and, second, its sillage is better than DRH but still not good for more than an hour or so.  So, on to number three:  dominicr Sir Henry's Island Estate.  This is a bay rum I consider a bit on the "sweet" side, not that dissimilar from one or two others I tried, including PAA.  But, for whatever reason, the Island Estate sticks with me and the ingredients seem quality.  So, after I use the DRH, I mix together some St Johns and Island Estate.  The resul?  I get not just a scent I like but a few hours of that scent.  Success. 

Happiness!

Lesser, this is a perfectly reasonable approach to bay rum, and you are to be applauded. It's not possible to to get too much bay in your life.

Like you, I find St Johns bay rum to be the baseline for all bay rummery. To keep it going all the day through, I douse my shirt with it. Lasts forever that way. And Island Estate is famous for its sweet, smoky notes that actually smell like cane cooking over a wood fire. I love it too, but I must confess, I can only take it in small doses, especially when the weather gets warm.

I know nothing about D. R. Harris's Bay Rum, but your description has got me itching to give it a try.

Ok you guys finally got to me. Especially andrewjs18 so I ordered everything to make a Bay Rum..

Love some thoughts on what other notes to put in other than the standards. I’ll be up front I’m not a huge fan of Clove and Cinnamon and I was leaning more towards a somewhat tropical Bay Rum.

A little lime never hurts a bay rum. Spice doesn’t have to be clove or cinnamon. It can be allspice, nutmeg, anise, even more bay and some actual rum like Cruzan blackstrap rum or a good strong Jamaican rum. You may want to get samples of as many different quality bay rums that you can and decide what you like and what you don’t. It’s both a pro and a con that there are fairly narrow parameters around what constitutes “bay rum”. I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Thanks for the suggestion’s and your right I need to order some samples. I’ve had a few in the past that were to vanilla or too much clove anc I’m trying to think of the name. I’m almost certain it started with an O and I can see the packaging color which I think was cream and brown. 

I’d like to ultimately create a Bay Rum that retains a good amount of its DNA but also to take it out in left field a bit with some unique notes.

You can’t go wrong starting with St. John’s bay rum.  Captain’s Choice is a classic as well. TOBS GFT and DR Harris all make one too - a bit more “refined” and no clove that I can detect.  I’m also a fan of Ogallala Bay Rum.  Whenever I wear that my daughter says I smell like Christmas

Take your time, you’re stepping onto hallowed ground.

Lesser, this is a perfectly reasonable approach to bay rum, and you are to be applauded. It's not possible to to get too much bay in your life.

Like you, I find St Johns bay rum to be the baseline for all bay rummery. To keep it going all the day through, I douse my shirt with it. Lasts forever that way. And Island Estate is famous for its sweet, smoky notes that actually smell like cane cooking over a wood fire. I love it too, but I must confess, I can only take it in small doses, especially when the weather gets warm.

I know nothing about D. R. Harris's Bay Rum, but your description has got me itching to give it a try.

Worth trying DR Harris. But I'll confess I'm a big fan of DRH, well, at least, Arlington and Marlborough.  As for St Johns, I too, have doused my shirt in it.  Got too close to a candle. Didn't end well......

I am a fan of Island Estate with no clove nor cinnamon; but I dig the vanilla.  Allspice plays with the nose and you think clove and cinnamon are present.  Got a recent sample from them and think it similar to the original.  I don’t drive cows to Nebraska so I see no need to burn the smell out cow shit out of my nasal passages.  30 years and I still remember the smell of Nebraska aftershave.  I am not a fan of sweet aftershave nor anything with burn.  If I rode a horse driving cattle to Nebraska maybe I would belly up to clove and cinnamon.  Even for Christmas I don’t like clove with cinnamon.