Bottle splits: How To

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What’s a bottle split?

We have summarized the most important facts about bottle splits in our blog article. There you will find out why bottle splits are so popular in the community and how you can participate:

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.

FAQ

How do I participate in a bottle split?

The organizer of the bottle split provides the general conditions and terms of the split in the first post. Here, in addition to the price, the shared quantity and possible sample sizes are specified.

If you want to take part in the split you can reply directly in the thread and tell the quantity you want (e.g. “I would like to take 5cl”). If the split is successful then the organizer of the bottle split will contact you in a private message and arrange the further procedure. Here you will agree on the method of payment (advance payment, PayPal, …) and exchange addresses.

How do I organize a bottle split?

If you want to split a bottle with the community you have to get the necessary materials like sample bottles and packaging material in advance. Then find the rum you want to share on the RumX website (Buy Rum Online | 6,000+ Premium Rums at Best Prices | RumX | RumX) and copy the link of the rum (e.g. Habitation Velier Hampden HLCF 2010 6yr 68,5% | RumX).

Now create a new thread and adjust the placeholders with your data (bottle price, available quantity, …) and add the copied link to the top of the post. This way you link the thread to the RumX database and your bottle split will automatically appear in the RumX app (iOS and Android).

When enough participants have registered and you want to start the bottle split you have to close the thread by replying a post with the text “CLOSED”. If there is too little demand or you want to cancel the division for any other reason, you can answer with “CANCEL”. This way the bottle split will be closed and will no longer be displayed in the app.

Now contact the participating community members with a private message and arrange the payment and shipping of the samples.

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i have a couple of questions …

Is it as simple as pop the 5cl (or whatever quantity) into a glass or plastic (does plastic effect the taste? Glass prone to breaking?) sample bottle and then pop it into a sample box or bubble wrap bag and post it?

Love to hear from anyone doing this as i’ve got a lot of really good rums and i’m never going to drink them all and i have no-one nearby who’s into rum either :roll_eyes:

One last probably stupid question … do people split other things like Cognac?

Thanks

Adrian

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Hey Adrian,
It’s not particularly difficult, but it is definitely time-consuming. Some people here can confirm that.
I prefer glass bottles, since plastic doesn’t hold up well over time. Whenever I receive samples in plastic, I immediately transfer them into glass because it can take quite a while before I get around to tasting them. And honestly, I’ve never heard of a glass sample bottle breaking. They’re really sturdy.
There are all sorts of splits here as well, including cognac, armagnac, calvados, and more… but yes, the majority is rum.

Cheers,
Q.

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To add to the above. When doing a split, people assume the bottle is opened for that particular split. You can split bottles that are already open X months/years, but please explicitly state that the bottle was already open.

If you want a better idea of how splits work, participate in someone elses split! Then you can see how the sample arrives, how payment is done, etc…

It is good that you are asking these questions, glad that you want to contribute to the community.

Cheers!

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