Gary The Goat Rum...

[MoeFOH]

Picked this up from the local bottle-o the other week. I'm still not sure why. Many other tried & true options in the same price bracket should have appealed more. Which has me pondering whether the marketing is pure genius or whether my idiocy has simply found new bounds. ?

The label looks like a product of the office clown and the graphic design work-experience kid getting together after a long Friday lunch. To boot, it's from the Rockhampton Saleyards Distillery . Maybe only Aussies will understand the full sense of trepidation here, suffice to say that unless it's a T-bone steak you might have good cause to question anything from the Rocky saleyards, whilst running swiftly in the other direction. The case for my idiocy mounts. 

Seriously. That label. I don't know whether to applaud or vomit... I guess I'll probably drink the bottle and do both. 

Thoughts on this? What were they thinking? What was I thinking? Have you made similar purchases? Pics please. 

[dobbs]

awesome post! i will admit to purchases more questionable than that (remember original four loko?), but don't think i have pics, i'll dig around though...

-dobbs

[El Presidente]

10 minutes ago, MoeFOH said:

 

Thoughts on this? 

 

....I am thinking you have another Tinder date 

[MoeFOH]

16 minutes ago, dobbs said:

(remember original four loko?)

I don't, but I'm keen to learn. 

[Fuzz AI]

21 minutes ago, MoeFOH said:

 

Thoughts on this?

 

Don't buy when inebriated.

[Wookie]

Who gives a f---- about graphics. How does it taste? We have a new bourbon, rum etc distillery called Bully Boy in Boston that is working the marketing angle big. Everything I've tried from them has been sub par. Good luck with the booze....worst case make a whiskey cream pepper sauce for your strip steak. 

[MoeFOH]

31 minutes ago, Fuzz said:

Don't buy when inebriated.

But I make all my best purchases drunk. 

[Habana Mike]

40 minutes ago, Fuzz said:

Don't buy when inebriated.

 

7 minutes ago, MoeFOH said:

But I make all my best purchases drunk. 

So do most of Rob's best customers! ?

[Meklown]

I bid 80 quid on this bottle but I guess there are bigger idiots out there ?

https://www.whiskyauctioneer.com/lot/198708/tigers-choice-2001-blended-malt-17-year-old

[Colt45]

12 hours ago, MoeFOH said:

I'm still not sure why. ?

Oh, I'm pretty sure why....

[Drguano]

Forget the rum, how is Gary?

[Rupe]

In my mind, nothing says "quality rum" more than fornicating goats ?

RIP Gary....your spirit lives on. 

[MoeFOH]

10 hours ago, Drguano said:

Forget the rum, how is Gary?

Gary is no more. Gary is an ex-goat. He has shagged his last shag... apparently. 

[The Squiggler]

On 3/17/2020 at 6:32 PM, MoeFOH said:

my idiocy mounts

buy an absurd product once out of sheer curiosity--shame on them

buy it again--shame on you

I think we all find ourselves in these situations from time to time.  Just don't become the guy who always keeps a bottle of horny goat rum on hand to shock and impress new friends (unless, of course, it's delicious, in which case, please send me a case immediately ?)

[MrGlass]

I kind of regret not picking this up when I was transiting through Johannesburg, but I was already at my allowance with gin.

The original purple party shooter. A great tasting alcohol, caffeine and taurine party starter!  750ml 24% ALC/Vol - $10AUD

[busdriver]

With that label, I would have bought a case!  I think your restraint is admirable.  

[Chucko8]

Must be some classic Rockvegas juice that you've purchased there @MoeFOH

Keen to hear how it went. They were never serving that up at the B&S Ball on New years eve that I used to attend back in the 90's. Lol

[El Presidente]

3 hours ago, Chucko8 said:

 

Keen to hear how it went. 

Not well. 

I have had worse. 

I am pretty sure I have had worse.....

I did pour a third nip 

I have a problem 

[Chucko8]

2 hours ago, El Presidente said:

Not well. 

I have had worse. 

I am pretty sure I have had worse.....

I did pour a third nip 

I have a problem 

Well it's a tough job but we need the guinea pigs to go into battle for us and tackle Gary! Thank you for your selflessness ?

[Bohn007]

On 3/17/2020 at 5:32 PM, MoeFOH said:

Picked this up from the local bottle-o the other week. I'm still not sure why. Many other tried & true options in the same price bracket should have appealed more. Which has me pondering whether the marketing is pure genius or whether my idiocy has simply found new bounds. ?

The label looks like a product of the office clown and the graphic design work-experience kid getting together after a long Friday lunch. To boot, it's from the Rockhampton Saleyards Distillery . Maybe only Aussies will understand the full sense of trepidation here, suffice to say that unless it's a T-bone steak you might have good cause to question anything from the Rocky saleyards, whilst running swiftly in the other direction. The case for my idiocy mounts. 

Seriously. That label. I don't know whether to applaud or vomit... I guess I'll probably drink the bottle and do both. 

Thoughts on this? What were they thinking? What was I thinking? Have you made similar purchases? Pics please. 

I am thinking that I must log my exception to the name of the rum.....haha