Anne Bonny v. (Dr Jon's Shaving Soap Co.) West Indies bay, tea, rum, lime
"Bay Rum will get you eventually," says Marko, and he's right. Resistance is futile. For years I pooh-poohed bay rum, even mocked it. But now it's had its revenge on me, and I'm consumed. What grabs me isn't the cloves, or cinnamon, or allspice, or even the rum. They're all very nice, but they're easily had in other fragrances. The hook in my side is the bay leaf itself, that tart, spicy, astringent, wholly unique scent of the pimenta racemosa (var. acris) tree. I don't know of any other fragrance that sports it. Without it, it's just not bay rum.
Anne Bonny is generous with her West Indies bay, dressing it up with black tea, rum, and lime. The tea is a nice trick as it brings out the leafy goodness of the bay. The rum is quiet but sweet. And the lime does what it always does, making everything smell nice.
"Bay Rum will get you eventually," says Marko, and he's right. Resistance is futile. For years I pooh-poohed bay rum, even mocked it. But now it's had its revenge on me, and I'm consumed. What grabs me isn't the cloves, or cinnamon, or allspice, or even the rum. They're all very nice, but they're easily had in other fragrances. The hook in my side is the bay leaf itself, that tart, spicy, astringent, wholly unique scent of the pimenta racemosa (var. acris) tree. I don't know of any other fragrance that sports it. Without it, it's just not bay rum.
Anne Bonny is generous with her West Indies bay, dressing it up with black tea, rum, and lime. The tea is a nice trick as it brings out the leafy goodness of the bay. The rum is quiet but sweet. And the lime does what it always does, making everything smell nice.
(This post was last modified: 03-29-2019, 04:02 AM by Marko.)
(03-29-2019, 03:47 AM)Bouki Wrote: Anne Bonny v. (Dr Jon's Shaving Soap Co.) West Indies bay, tea, rum, lime
"Bay Rum will get you eventually," says Marko, and he's right. Resistance is futile. For years I pooh-poohed bay rum, even mocked it. But now it's had its revenge on me, and I'm consumed. What grabs me isn't the cloves, or cinnamon, or allspice, or even the rum. They're all very nice, but they're easily had in other fragrances. The hook in my side is the bay leaf itself, that tart, spicy, astringent, wholly unique scent of the pimenta racemosa (var. acris) tree. I don't know of any other fragrance that sports it. Without it, it's just not bay rum.
Anne Bonny is generous with her West Indies bay, dressing it up with black tea, rum, and lime. The tea is a nice trick as it brings out the leafy goodness of the bay. The rum is quiet but sweet. And the lime does what it always does, making everything smell nice.
Welcome to the Bay side. I completely agree . It’s the bay.
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