Bay Rum Chronicles

Discussion in 'Preshave and Aftershave' started by Gilligan and Walter, Dec 26, 2014.

  1. Gilligan and Walter

    Gilligan and Walter Active Member

    Greetings from Gilligan and Walter!

    Over the years, there have only been two Bay Rum Aftershaves I have tried - Captain's Choice and Ogallala.

    Has anyone tried the W.M. Neumann and Co. Bay Rum or St. John's Bay Rum Aftershaves? If so, your thoughts?
     
  2. Omelmad

    Omelmad My printer email address is..........

    I only hear great things about captains choice and ogalalla.

    I have to this day never used a bay rum scented aftershave =P
     
  3. Warhorse

    Warhorse Active Member

    No wealth of experience here either, but I have used CPT's Choice Bay Rum (as well as their Lime and Cat O' Nine Tails) and really liked it. In fact, I'll be ordering another bottle here shortly.
     
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  4. gssixgun

    gssixgun At this point in time...

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    <------ Is a Certified Bay Rum Nut, you really wouldn't believe how many different ones I really have hehehe

    The two you have tried are pretty heavy on the Clove/Cinnamon side the St John's is just a tiny bit lighter scent..

    Basically there are two separate types of Bay Rum scents

    The lighter Island scents
    The heavier Cowboy Scents

    And of course many in between those two

    I have never heard of the Newman so I will be looking at that one :p

    I would suggest one of the Lighter Island scents next perhaps a Dominica, or the Bois de Inde, St Lucia since you have tried two of the heavier scents..

    Royall Bay Rhum to me is a standard that all Bay Rum users should have
     
  5. Kilgore Trout

    Kilgore Trout The Smart Bunny

    I have a Bay Rum problem. Go for the St. Johns.

    gssixgun added some great insight and summed it up nicely. I can talk Bay Rum for hours...
     
  6. gssixgun

    gssixgun At this point in time...

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    @Kilgore Trout

    I saw in the Christmas thread you got a new one :) let us know what you think of it when you get time
     
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  7. Kilgore Trout

    Kilgore Trout The Smart Bunny

    You bet. I am developing a sound review. I can say with confidence upon first application it is the first bay rum I have used that may be the perfect marriage between cowboy and island.
     
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  8. Gilligan and Walter

    Gilligan and Walter Active Member

    BRAD = Bay Rum Acquisition Disorder? Tell me more. What you like and why? What you don't like and why? I'm all ears.
     
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  9. Kilgore Trout

    Kilgore Trout The Smart Bunny

    I got BRAD bad.
     
  10. Gilligan and Walter

    Gilligan and Walter Active Member

    Of the following Bay Rum Aftershaves, what do you own and what did I miss? As you know, some of these manufacturers make several types of Bay Rum scents. I didn't list each scent separately.

    Royall Bay Rhum
    Ogallala
    Captain's Choice
    W.M. Neumann and Co.
    TOBS
    St. Charles Shave
    Trumpers
    West Indies
    Meehan Bay Rhum
    St. Thomas
    St. John's
    Dominica
    Lucky Tiger
    Caswell Massey Tropical Bay Rum
    Colonel Conk
    Clubman/Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum
    Turtle Bay
     
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  11. gssixgun

    gssixgun At this point in time...

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    Here is a link to a very old thread with quite a large repository of info on only Bay Rum, hard to believe it has been almost 7 years since I started it :)
     
  12. Kilgore Trout

    Kilgore Trout The Smart Bunny

    I thought I had it bad.

    I own:
    Royall Bay Rhum
    Ogallala
    Captain's Choice
    W.M. Neumann and Co.
    West Indies
    Meehan Bay Rhum
    St. John's
    Dominica
    Clubman/Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum
    Lucky Tiger

    What did you miss:

    Master's
    Krampert's Acadian Spice
    Superior 70


    What do you think of the Dominica with Lime? That is all I use from Dominica now as the original is nearly impossible to find.
     
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  13. Gilligan and Walter

    Gilligan and Walter Active Member

  14. Kilgore Trout

    Kilgore Trout The Smart Bunny

    Samplers are always prudent choices. Enjoy!
     
  15. Gilligan and Walter

    Gilligan and Walter Active Member

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  16. Kilgore Trout

    Kilgore Trout The Smart Bunny

  17. Kilgore Trout

    Kilgore Trout The Smart Bunny

    WARNING: I am the most dastardly enabler on the entire interwebz!
     
  18. Omelmad

    Omelmad My printer email address is..........

    What's your take on Lucky tiger bay rum?
     
  19. Kilgore Trout

    Kilgore Trout The Smart Bunny

    It is very low on the totem pole for this wet shaver. I prefer their Aspen in that line. The Face Tonic in the 'luxury' line.

    It just doesn't jive with my perception of what a bay rum should be.

    I never Pif'd it, but it won't be replaced.
     
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  20. Shaver X

    Shaver X Well-Known Member

    Ah yes, bay rum. God's gift to the human race! ;)

    Krampert's Finest Acadian Spice bay rum is second to none. It is both soothing on the face and smells fantastic. Royall Bay Rhum and St. John's are also very good. Dominica is another option, and has been sold since the hogs ate my kid brother. I first saw it in an Orvis catalog, maybe 20 or 25 years ago. A long time anyways. Charles H. Baldwin & Sons is yet another fine bay rum.
     

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