Rum = mullet?

The Gothamist ran a piece two days ago on rum's dual public personality, headlined "Rum, The Mullet of Liquors."

There is no question that rum has earned somewhat of a reputation as the party animal of liquors – the bottle behind the bar with the lampshade on its head. But what if we were to tell you there ... is a whole other side to rum that most of us never see. But with just a little shift in perspective, it’s clear that rum can be business up front AND party in the back.

The writer Tamara Lover goes on to post tasting notes for several rums that you generally won't find at spring break, costing from $25 to $30 a bottle: Santa Teresa (Venezuela), Saint James (Martinique), Ron del Barrilito (Puerto Rico), and Rhum Barbancourt (Haiti).