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A question for you all if you will indulge me.  I am plowing through my Cubman and Cella aftershave products which I thoroughly  enjoy.  I have enough for this and next summer, this fall, and next spring.  Obviously that leaves a hole for this coming winter.  I have maybe 3 oz. of bootleg VIBR/Brandy Spice mix but I use that as a body splash after bath/shower as well as an aftershave so that will probably be close to gone by winter.  So thinking ahead (these things require serious and thoughtful consideration)  the question becomes what to get for this coming winter?

I could just get another giant bottle of VIBR for next to nothing and be done with it.  But honestly? I love VIBR around Thanksgiving and Christmas because of the cloves,  but other than that it is a little much.  It seems to me that a true bay rum would be a perfect match for my favorite winter soap, Cella.  But which one? Domenica would have been perfect but as I understand, it is no longer available.  I am leaning towards a lime bay rum as that would seem to be more versatile, and am I correct in that Grand Bay is the successor (in some form?) to Domenica but still is not the same?  St. John's is not lime and is  pricier but man, that bottle would sure look good on the bathroom counter.

Any advice would be appreciated.

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Always liked Tallow + Steel’s version

A question for you all if you will indulge me.  I am plowing through my Cubman and Cella aftershave products which I thoroughly  enjoy.  I have enough for this and next summer, this fall, and next spring.  Obviously that leaves a hole for this coming winter.  I have maybe 3 oz. of bootleg VIBR/Brandy Spice mix but I use that as a body splash after bath/shower as well as an aftershave so that will probably be close to gone by winter.  So thinking ahead (these things require serious and thoughtful consideration)  the question becomes what to get for this coming winter?

I could just get another giant bottle of VIBR for next to nothing and be done with it.  But honestly? I love VIBR around Thanksgiving and Christmas because of the cloves,  but other than that it is a little much.  It seems to me that a true bay rum would be a perfect match for my favorite winter soap, Cella.  But which one? Domenica would have been perfect but as I understand, it is no longer available.  I am leaning towards a lime bay rum as that would seem to be more versatile, and am I correct in that Grand Bay is the successor (in some form?) to Domenica but still is not the same?  St. John's is not lime and is  pricier but man, that bottle would sure look good on the bathroom counter.

Any advice would be appreciated.

I have had the Grand Bay. I would not call it the "successor" to Dominica, but rather the watered down version. It resembles the Dominica, but truly only lasts for about an hour.
You actually might consider making your own. Pimenta Racemosa leaves are available for purchase and there are some really interesting recipes out there.
St Johns is closer to Dominica.
Vintage Royall Bay Rhum is great---if you get the one made in Bermuda.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/145136690591?it...R9zR8vH5Yw
(I bought one from this seller)

I checked my bottle, it’s the made in USA under license. How would you compare the made in Bermuda vs made in USA?

A question for you all if you will indulge me.  I am plowing through my Cubman and Cella aftershave products which I thoroughly  enjoy.  I have enough for this and next summer, this fall, and next spring.  Obviously that leaves a hole for this coming winter.  I have maybe 3 oz. of bootleg VIBR/Brandy Spice mix but I use that as a body splash after bath/shower as well as an aftershave so that will probably be close to gone by winter.  So thinking ahead (these things require serious and thoughtful consideration)  the question becomes what to get for this coming winter?

I could just get another giant bottle of VIBR for next to nothing and be done with it.  But honestly? I love VIBR around Thanksgiving and Christmas because of the cloves,  but other than that it is a little much.  It seems to me that a true bay rum would be a perfect match for my favorite winter soap, Cella.  But which one? Domenica would have been perfect but as I understand, it is no longer available.  I am leaning towards a lime bay rum as that would seem to be more versatile, and am I correct in that Grand Bay is the successor (in some form?) to Domenica but still is not the same?  St. John's is not lime and is  pricier but man, that bottle would sure look good on the bathroom counter.

Any advice would be appreciated.

I have had the Grand Bay. I would not call it the "successor" to Dominica, but rather the watered down version. It resembles the Dominica, but truly only lasts for about an hour.
You actually might consider making your own. Pimenta Racemosa leaves are available for purchase and there are some really interesting recipes out there.
St Johns is closer to Dominica.
Vintage Royall Bay Rhum is great---if you get the one made in Bermuda.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/145136690591?it...R9zR8vH5Yw
(I bought one from this seller)

I checked my bottle, it’s the made in USA under license. How would you compare the made in Bermuda vs made in USA?

PM me your address. I'll send you a sample.

It was a bay rum kind of day a few days ago.  Ethos and Derby really go well together!

It was a bay rum kind of day a few days ago.  Ethos and Derby really go well together!

It’s always a bay rum kind of day!

It was a bay rum kind of day a few days ago.  Ethos and Derby really go well together!

It’s always a bay rum kind of day!

This is true but I had a fair amount of Vanilla Safi and Tonka come in from Ethos, too so I had to choose wisely.

Thank you Joseph!

Thank you Joseph!

Great Score.