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It may be really dorky of us, but we love ourselves some pirates. No, really - we were dressing up in frocks and corsets and eye patches and talking about 1800s naval warfare loooong before Johnny Depp came around and made it cool. So when we found out that a pirate-themed rum bar had opened up literally around the corner from our apartment, we nearly gagged from our glee.
And what a pirate-themed bar it is! It's got lots o' rum and barrels for tables and they give you a pirate hat to play with and yet, somehow, The Rhumerie Bounty manages not to come across as cheesy.
We think the delicious rum, which is sold either in 250ml potion-like bottles or as delicious Jungle Juicy (as in, you barely realize you're drinking alcohol until the drunk smacks you in the face) shots, helps.
They had about 10 different flavors when we went, though the owner said that the list of available rums would change with the seasons. We recommend the strawberry and the banana, if you want to play it safe. The bar also doles out free peanuts to chomp on.
It's not the cheapest places, with bottles running for about 125RMB (though, they've been reduced to 100RMB until July 30th) and shots for about 15RMB. But for the quality of rum, and the thrill of downing it in piratey yet classy surroundings, we think its worth the doubloons.
The Rhumerie Bounty is located on 550 Wuding Lu, near Xikang Lu (武定路550号， 近西康路) in Jing'an District. Telephone number is 2661 9368
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So when we found out that a pirate-themed rum bar had opened up literally around the corner from our apartment, we nearly gagged from our glee.
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so this is what they were talking about.
The thought of a bar that specialises in rum makes me do a little dance.
I didn't much care for the stuff, some of the flavours are ok but others are really cloying. Maybe it was that we had three bottles. Decor is great though. Presumably if you can't pay the bill, they just make you swab the decks.
I'd rather have more decent rum available in Shanghai. Naked, with ice.
Flashback: You are not going to do much better in this lifetime than Havana Club 7. Havana Club 3 is light but also very good for what it is.
J.M. Rhum is also pretty good. Not as good, more expensive, and a little harder to find, but it's something different...
I'm a little not clear about the article. Does this place just serve house-infused Rum and nothing else? 15 kaui for a shot doesn't sound bad, but sounds out of whack with 125 kuai for a 250mL bottle, was that a typo?
"15 kaui for a shot doesn't sound bad, but sounds out of whack with 125 kuai for a 250mL bottle, was that a typo?"
Sounds like you need a remedial math class.
15rmb/30mL = .5rmb/mL
125rmb/250mL = .5rmb/mL
Brad: That's silly. Shots are much larger than 30mL. 50mL is standard, and if you go to a bar and get a shot they're likely to give you more than that.
One would also expect alcohol to be more expensive by the shot than by the bottle.
The picture in the post says their shots are 30ml, which is small. A 250ml bottle is also small. So they're selling tiny bottles for the same relative price as tiny shots.