# General **URL:** https://community.rumx.com/c/general/33.md [Latest](https://community.rumx.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.rumx.com/categories.md) --- ## [👋 Start here: how the RumX Community works](https://community.rumx.com/t/start-here-how-the-rumx-community-works/30791)
**Author:** [@Oliver](https://community.rumx.com/u/Oliver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/start-here-how-the-rumx-community-works/30791 "2026-05-04T20:46:14Z")
Welcome. I am Oliver, the founder of RumX. This thread is the orientation map for new members and a refresher for old ones. Five years in, we are over 50,000 members, 7,300 posts in the last 30 days, and a real backbone … --- ## [About the General category](https://community.rumx.com/t/about-the-general-category/44)
**Author:** [@RumX](https://community.rumx.com/u/RumX)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2021, 9:34am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/about-the-general-category/44 "2021-05-15T09:34:30Z")
The main living room of the community. Daily rum talk, what is in your glass, new bottles, festivals, travel tips, off-topic banter. If a thread does not fit a more specific category below, it belongs here. The long-runn… --- ## [Just opened rum bottles](https://community.rumx.com/t/just-opened-rum-bottles/13029)
**Author:** [@Boletus](https://community.rumx.com/u/Boletus)\ **Replies:** 1199\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/just-opened-rum-bottles/13029 "2026-10-24T23:24:05Z")
Rum is made to be drunk. That‘s why I‘m attracted to pictures of opened bottles even more than to closed ones. So let the corks pop! :partying\_face: This REV will be split with my two best friends, which are into h… --- ## [Latest bottle kills](https://community.rumx.com/t/latest-bottle-kills/8152)
**Author:** [@Gunnar](https://community.rumx.com/u/Gunnar)\ **Replies:** 1897\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/latest-bottle-kills/8152 "2026-10-24T22:12:40Z")
Habe mal einen neuen Topic aufgemacht. Oder gab’s den schon? :thinking: Die beiden Hübschen mussten mich jetzt verlassen. :disappointed\_relieved::disappointed\_relieved: --- ## [Rum Talk: What‘s in your glass today?](https://community.rumx.com/t/rum-talk-what-s-in-your-glass-today/21449)
**Author:** [@system](https://community.rumx.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 7436\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/rum-talk-what-s-in-your-glass-today/21449 "2026-10-24T20:20:23Z")
Continuing the discussion from Rum Talk: What‘s in your glass today? (Part 1) - #10050 by crazyforgoodbooze. Previous discussions: Rum Talk: What‘s in your glass today? (Part 1) Note: Please include the correct RXID… --- ## [New rum purchases](https://community.rumx.com/t/new-rum-purchases/5438)
**Author:** [@MikeH](https://community.rumx.com/u/MikeH)\ **Replies:** 7295\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/new-rum-purchases/5438 "2026-10-24T20:10:16Z")
I was very active in cigar forums in the past and have always liked the “new in the collection” threads there as it’s nice to see what other forum members recently purchased. I think that it might be fun to start someth… --- ## [Upcoming rum releases](https://community.rumx.com/t/upcoming-rum-releases/76)
**Author:** [@Oliver](https://community.rumx.com/u/Oliver)\ **Replies:** 6782\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/upcoming-rum-releases/76 "2026-10-24T18:31:32Z")
The number of new releases is constantly growing. What are the highlights you’re most looking forward to? I’m really excited about the 3 new releases Rum Artesanal will be bringing out this summer and the Habitation Vel… --- ## [Which Velier Caroni bottling is the dirtiest?](https://community.rumx.com/t/which-velier-caroni-bottling-is-the-dirtiest/35098)
**Author:** [@NAHO](https://community.rumx.com/u/NAHO)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/which-velier-caroni-bottling-is-the-dirtiest/35098 "2026-10-24T13:51:30Z")
I have a question for those of you who have tried a wide range of Caroni bottlings, including those featured in the Velier Epic Caroni Tasting. Among the many Velier Caroni bottlings, which one did you find to be the di… --- ## [NEWS: Oli goes YouTube 💥](https://community.rumx.com/t/news-oli-goes-youtube/32481)
**Author:** [@Oliver](https://community.rumx.com/u/Oliver)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2026, 7:15am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/news-oli-goes-youtube/32481 "2026-10-24T07:15:34Z")
Hey zusammen, ein wiederkehrendes Feedback in den RumX Surveys war, dass ich mich zu sehr im Hintergrund “verstecke” und ihr mehr “Oli” auf RumX haben möchtet. Auf dieser Basis ist in den letzten Wochen dann der Geda… --- ## [Embarrassing moments](https://community.rumx.com/t/peinliche-momente/35082)
**Author:** [@zabo](https://community.rumx.com/u/zabo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/peinliche-momente/35082 "2026-10-23T23:33:13Z")
If you accidentally pour the cola into the wrong glass --- ## [Ultimate Mai Tai](https://community.rumx.com/t/ultimate-mai-tai/4729)
**Author:** [@Henry](https://community.rumx.com/u/Henry)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/ultimate-mai-tai/4729 "2026-10-23T19:54:08Z")
Dann mache ich hier doch mal eine Mai Tai Diskussion auf. Was sind eure Ratios und/oder Rums der Wahl? Ich suche noch einen günstigen Agricole der sich darin gut macht --- ## [Was sind die besten Tasting-Gläser, um Rum pur zu genießen?](https://community.rumx.com/t/was-sind-die-besten-tasting-glaser-um-rum-pur-zu-geniessen/77)
**Author:** [@Jakob](https://community.rumx.com/u/Jakob)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/was-sind-die-besten-tasting-glaser-um-rum-pur-zu-geniessen/77 "2026-10-23T18:19:27Z")
Welche Gläser nutzt ihr beim (puren) Rumgenuss? Habt ihr ggf unterschiedliche Gläser je nach Gelegenheit - einfaches Sippen, detailliertes Verkosten…? Mein Favorit für bewusstes Verkosten ist das 1920s Blenders Glass, f… --- ## [Rhum Fest Paris 2027](https://community.rumx.com/t/rhum-fest-paris-2027/35078)
**Author:** [@Florent\_Apl](https://community.rumx.com/u/Florent_Apl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/rhum-fest-paris-2027/35078 "2026-10-23T17:48:39Z")
Rhum Fest Paris just released tickets with 10€ discount until 31st of October (). Anyone is planning to go? --- ## [Is there interest... Fred 🤗](https://community.rumx.com/t/gibt-es-interesse-fred/34723)
**Author:** [@SaibotZtar](https://community.rumx.com/u/SaibotZtar)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2026, 9:29am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/gibt-es-interesse-fred/34723 "2026-10-23T09:29:22Z")
A topic for future splits... :grin: --- ## [Toxic Love - Rhum Vieux Marie Galante BLLE 2008](https://community.rumx.com/t/toxic-love-rhum-vieux-marie-galante-blle-2008/35049)
**Author:** [@RobBauer](https://community.rumx.com/u/RobBauer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/toxic-love-rhum-vieux-marie-galante-blle-2008/35049 "2026-10-22T21:24:38Z")
For fourteen years now, I have been blessed to share my life with the person I love. In that time, we have gathered an extraordinary treasure of emotions, felt and lived together. Anyone who has ever loved knows these s… --- ## [💥 Our community just unlocked one of Savanna's finest casks](https://community.rumx.com/t/our-community-just-unlocked-one-of-savannas-finest-casks/29597)
**Author:** [@Oliver](https://community.rumx.com/u/Oliver)\ **Replies:** 342\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/our-community-just-unlocked-one-of-savannas-finest-casks/29597 "2026-10-22T20:01:48Z")
Hi RumX community, I’ve wanted to write this for a while. Not sure I’ll nail it. But here goes. 2018. My apartment in Stuttgart. Late nights programming after my day job. I built a little app called Rum Tasting Notes. … --- ## [Geburtstagsgrüße und Glückwünsche](https://community.rumx.com/t/geburtstagsgrusse-und-gluckwunsche/26756)
**Author:** [@BananaJoe](https://community.rumx.com/u/BananaJoe)\ **Replies:** 1696\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/geburtstagsgrusse-und-gluckwunsche/26756 "2026-10-22T15:21:54Z")
Happy Birthday lieber @Serge --- ## [Hello From Sansibar Whisky & Rum](https://community.rumx.com/t/hello-from-sansibar-whisky-rum/34996)
**Author:** [@Florian\_Sansibar](https://community.rumx.com/u/Florian_Sansibar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/hello-from-sansibar-whisky-rum/34996 "2026-10-20T17:13:25Z")
Hi There, i am Florian the Sales Director of Sansibar Whisky & Rum. We are an independent bottler normaly for whisky, but we also bottle rare Rum Casks, i would like to present. For our 15th anniversary we have bottled … --- ## [CROWDFUNDING: Let's Build Europe's Biggest Rum Distillery 🚀](https://community.rumx.com/t/crowdfunding-lets-build-europes-biggest-rum-distillery/25430)
**Author:** [@Oliver](https://community.rumx.com/u/Oliver)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/crowdfunding-lets-build-europes-biggest-rum-distillery/25430 "2026-10-18T20:03:18Z")
Today, Mænnerhobby is launching a crowdfunding campaign to build Europe’s largest rum distillery – equipped with an original Forsyths Pot Still. Supporters can secure exclusive rewards: from limited edition bottles and… --- ## [Paketdienste Erfahrungen und Hilfestellung](https://community.rumx.com/t/paketdienste-erfahrungen-und-hilfestellung/8838)
**Author:** [@zabo](https://community.rumx.com/u/zabo)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/paketdienste-erfahrungen-und-hilfestellung/8838 "2026-10-18T19:25:11Z")
Hi, ich hab mal diesen Topic aufgemacht um etwagie Schwierigkeiten bei Paketdienstleister anzusprechen und dort vielleicht auch email Adressen, Ansprechpartner oder die nicht extrem kostenpflichtig Hotlines auszutauschen… --- ## [Occitanie recommendations](https://community.rumx.com/t/empfehlungen-occitanie/34813)
**Author:** [@Eugene227](https://community.rumx.com/u/Eugene227)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/empfehlungen-occitanie/34813 "2026-10-13T23:04:46Z")
Hi everyone, next week I'm starting a houseboat tour on the Lot river north of Toulouse. In the area around Cahors, wine is grown and possibly even a drop or two is distilled. Eventu… --- ## [Question about sales platforms](https://community.rumx.com/t/frage-zu-verkaufsplattformen/34793)
**Author:** [@AlexZett666](https://community.rumx.com/u/AlexZett666)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 8:53am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/frage-zu-verkaufsplattformen/34793 "2026-10-13T08:53:09Z")
Hello everyone, I'm more of a silent lurker, but now I do have a question. I follow Austria's largest resale platform willhaben. Where not much really happens. But recently a guy was very… --- ## [REV 1994 comparison](https://community.rumx.com/t/rev-1994-comparison/34771)
**Author:** [@Mark1313](https://community.rumx.com/u/Mark1313)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 8:24am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/rev-1994-comparison/34771 "2026-10-13T08:24:08Z")
Hello Rum Friends, I love this year and this Guyana Mark. There is many bottles and i would like to know which bottles currently rank in your TOP 5. And why. ? :slight\_smile: Little small discussion about great Rums … --- ## [Hello RumX - greetings from Milan](https://community.rumx.com/t/ciao-rumx-saluti-da-milano/34756)
**Author:** [@righrum](https://community.rumx.com/u/righrum)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/ciao-rumx-saluti-da-milano/34756 "2026-10-13T08:18:35Z")
Hi guys, many of hardcore forum users already know me, moreover I've been lucky to meet some of you in Paris in the last years (sometimes I was also beyond Velier stand)! For those who don't know me, I'm Valerio, from … --- ## [Whisky Live Hamburg 2026](https://community.rumx.com/t/whisky-live-hamburg-2026/34220)
**Author:** [@lukasdrinkinghabits](https://community.rumx.com/u/lukasdrinkinghabits)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 9:02am UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/whisky-live-hamburg-2026/34220 "2026-10-12T09:02:35Z")
Die Whisky Live Hamburg findet auch dieses Jahr wieder statt - am 10.10. Ich muss sagen, das Programm der Aussteller holt mich als Nicht-Whisky-Trinker wieder nicht ab, allerdings war der Vororteindruck letztes Jahr ans… --- ## [Hi from Radevormwald](https://community.rumx.com/t/hi-from-radevormwald/34725)
**Author:** [@Janeeisklar](https://community.rumx.com/u/Janeeisklar)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/hi-from-radevormwald/34725 "2026-10-11T23:38:21Z")
Hi all, my name is Bruno, happy to be part of RX! I am located in Radevormwald, near Düsseldorf, for those who do not know. Beside first contact with rum&coke my first real touch was Havanna Club when I was in Cuba, im… --- ## [Salon du Rhum Spa 2026](https://community.rumx.com/t/salon-du-rhum-spa-2026/34279)
**Author:** [@FoAx](https://community.rumx.com/u/FoAx)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/salon-du-rhum-spa-2026/34279 "2026-10-05T13:14:56Z")
Hello! Creating a thread for the upcoming salon du rhum edition in Spa After a year break and change of management, the salon is back I'll try to gather info on what will be presented On another note, I'll be present … --- ## [Tasting-Runde im Raum PLZ 44... und 58](https://community.rumx.com/t/tasting-runde-im-raum-plz-44-und-58/5970)
**Author:** [@Thunderbird](https://community.rumx.com/u/Thunderbird)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/tasting-runde-im-raum-plz-44-und-58/5970 "2026-10-04T19:07:35Z")
Nachdem Eko und ich gestern festgestellt haben, dass die meisten Rum-Freunde eher aus dem nördlichem und südlichem Gebiet Deutschlands kommen, will ich hier doch mal nachfragen, wie es mit dem östlichem Ruhrgebiet und nö… --- ## [Whisky Live Paris 2026](https://community.rumx.com/t/whisky-live-paris-2026/27342)
**Author:** [@KevinDK](https://community.rumx.com/u/KevinDK)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/whisky-live-paris-2026/27342 "2026-10-04T12:43:14Z")
I just got my ticket and I hope to meet many of you again :slight\_smile: --- ## [Rum and Sardinia ... But not sober](https://community.rumx.com/t/rum-and-sardinia-but-not-sober/18108)
**Author:** [@TheGreatSpooner](https://community.rumx.com/u/TheGreatSpooner)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.rumx.com/t/rum-and-sardinia-but-not-sober/18108 "2026-10-01T20:15:07Z")
Hi guys Going to visit Sardinia. Do you have some good recommendations for a sip or two? Thanks [Next page](https://community.rumx.com/c/general/33.md?page=1)