Brooklyn Bay Rum

Has anybody here heard or used any of their product?
https://brooklynbayrum.com/
They appear to be very new to the market. They happened to show up on one of the facebook groups that I follow. They basically had a sales pitch on the bay rum; $27 for a 4oz bottle. I commented (maybe negatively ) about the price. They quickly responded by defending their pricing by their manufacturing process, yada yada. They then basically broke it down to only costin $.30 per application. Well, I'm a cheap Dutchman and let it go at that, but it got me wondering if this stuff was any good; and if it was, I would think I'd hear about it from some of you. Either way, it looks like the admin of the fb group wiped out the entire thread,

 

That is kind of pricey. It sounds like they are targeting a certain crowd. I would pass on it, because I'm not a huge fan of Bay Rum, and I could buy almost 2 full bottles of vintage Shulton Old Spice for that price. Also, that Shulton stuff is hard to beat.

 

That is pricey. I can get a 4oz Ogallala Bay Rum for less than half that price and like it a lot.

 

And one goes for $33.00 a bottle. Yeah, it's a pass on this.

 

Yeah but it’s steam distilled and, and..... my answer is; I can buy a gallon of VIBR for that kind of money

 

Sounds like a pass on it to me also.. I love VIBR also!

 

I'll never know; cause I'm CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP like a little bird.

 

@Enrico : the politically correct terminology is "Thrifty"

 

But I'm politically incorrect.

 

I love a good bay rum but not at that price.

 

Back when I knew nothing about Bay Rum I used to use Pinaud. Then a bunch of years back I found Ogallala. I liked their main scent well enough, though I wasn't too fond of the others.

Anyway my wife bought me a bottle of Brooklyn Bay for my birthday. And now when I smell other products all I can smell are chemicals. It's like if you ever switch from commercial mouth wash to something made with natural ingredients like Tom's. Then switch back. Scope, listerine etc. You start to taste all the synthetic junk they put in it and it tastes awful. It's kind of that way with this stuff since I've been using it. The scent is a bit milder (which is probably better for my co-workers) and wears off a bit faster since its made with essential oils, not synthetics. Hence the price difference as esential oils are way expensive... But it just feels better to me. Nice bottle too.

 

I too like Pinaud VIBR. Mainly for the "burn". However, not too long ago I picked up a bottle of HBG Bay Rum aftershave splash. It has all natural herbs & essential oils. Way different scent than the VIBR. I suspect there's a lack-o-cloves in the HBG version. Leaves my skin feeling great. very soothing. About $9.00 for a 4 ounce plastic bottle. It goes on sale from time to time on their web site.

 

@HolyRollah makes his own.
If he answers the page,
Do you know what you spent to make your own?

 

Whatever the ingredients cost in the first few photos in this thread five years ago. It made two bottles of good bay rum.
http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/making-homemade-bay-rum.34274/