Thread: Bay rum scent

what does bay rum smell like? I think I saw that there was rum in it, but does it smell like straight rum?

It is the single greatest scent in Shavedom....... No... really it is...... quit laughing I'm serious

Yeah I am a Bay Rum fanatic and the are several different styles of the scent, but I cant describe it in words......

As Glen said, the best scent in the world! Of course that is just my opinion. Take a clove/cinnamon-ish smell and marry it to a vanilla-ish and that is probably as close as I can do. Should give you and idea though.

I sent you a PM. Bay Rums vary quite a bit from brand to brand, but I have a sample of one I will send to you if you want!

-Rob

I've PMed you sicboater, I can't wait to try it out!

BAYRUM ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So far I've come across a two main "styles" of Bay Rum. One is more cinnomony-clovish-nutmegy, to me. The other is more...well Bay Rum - think more along the lines of bay leaves with some added spices thrown in. I much prefer the second style. When I wear the first type, I feel like a baked good. Domonica and Royall typify the type I prefer. Have at them all. Bay rum is relatively cheap.

Jordan

Originally Posted by redcannon

what does bay rum smell like? I think I saw that there was rum in it, but does it smell like straight rum?

Hi there,
Well, at the risk of being only partially correct, I'll chime in here. No, I'm not a scentologist, nor do I play one on any shaving forum. There now.....like that disclaimer?
Seems like there's a specific bay rum EO that's extracted from a certain leaf. The West Indies Bay tree (Pimenta Racemosa) often provides the scent used as a BASE for many other bay rum products. Yep, you'll find bay rum with clove or other scents like lime added, or maybe something to give it a little sweetness. Colleen does a wonderful job when adding sweet orange oil to the bay rum EO, but it IS a blend. Oh...speaking of that, there's NO rum in the bay rum EO as far as I know.
I've sniffed multiple shaving soaps and colognes with bay rum in em, and, as mentioned earlier, there's a wide range of interpretations with that fragrance. Same thing with scents like lime or sandalwood etc.....you gotta sniff each version to see what you think.
For a straight bay rum scent in my shaving creams or soaps, I'll order the unscented soap or cream base from favorite vendors. Then, I'll add an amount of the Pimenta Racemosa EO to it, and bingo!!! Works for me, and easy to do.
I have some soft shaving soap scented with that, and I can send out a bit for you to sniff and try if you like. Pm me if you're interested. I'm pretty sure this is the true bay rum fragrance, but I'm open to corrections.....heh. Colleen or one of the other nice vendors would know a lot more than me. I know there's other bay trees types used from other places, but this one's the standard I believe.
Anyway, hope that helps,
Martin

I will get it in the mail as soon as I can. Ogallala Bay Rum is a clove, cinnamon, butter scotch smelling concotion to me. YMMV. One nice thing about it is it doesn't have tons of alcohol in it. The draw back is you have to shake the heck out of it before every use, the plus is it doesn't burn me. I'll send you a sample of the soap too!

Originally Posted by redcannon

I've PMed you sicboater, I can't wait to try it out!

De Layne thanks a lot for the post, I had no idea that the scent was open to interpretation by different soap makers. So many things I am learning on this forum!