The first event in a planned monthly series started this week at Zombie Village as “Rum Champion” Bryan Inman hosted a Rum Curious Club rum tasting event. Inman has been in the Bay Area several times over the past few years hosting events associated with his Rum Curious Club. This week’s was a ticketed event featuring (at least) six rums to taste, plus education about the rums and the spirit category generally. A specialty cocktail from Zombie Village was also available, though we stuck to ZV’s amazing Disco Banana.
Inman’s enthusiastic delivery was well received by the assembled crowed in the Voodoo Lounge upstairs at Zombie Village, and he brought some excellent rums from his personal collection including some very rare expressions. Perhaps most notable was Kulawai Rum from Fiji, a really wild rum that’s not yet available in the United States. Also notable was a Mainland Rum expression distilled in California from Hawaiian molasses and Full Circle 110, a rum blend that Inman participated in delivering to market. After the formal portion of the event closed, Inman pulled out a couple rare bottles for additional gratis tastings.
Assisting during the event was Nik Moser, the newly appointed Bay Area chapter head for the SoCal-based Rum Curious Club. Expect Moser to be the local point of contact for events and host when Inman doesn’t travel up north. The series is expected to be held at Zombie Village on a monthly basis, with upcoming event dates currently coming soon. Future events may involve a specific producer or cocktail theme, so keep an eye out to see if the upcoming events pique your interest.
We were pleased to see Zombie Village quite busy as we departed after 9:00 pm Wednesday, and midweek cocktails and rum tastings were totally worth the drive. Follow Zombie Village and the Rum Curious Club’s social media for announcement of future events.