Owen Bawn
Garden party cupcake scented
I get on jags lasting weeks or months where I practically bathe in bay rum. I've used many over the years, and I've settled on a few cheap faves that come in big bottles and can be splashed around liberally. I buy the pint sized bottles of Gabels 3 at a time; I buy Stephans in either the gallon or the 1.5 litre bottles, and I always have a 12oz naggin of Pinaud Clubman VI in the house. Though the Pinaud isn't really a favourite, it's a classic with an unmatched 'burn'. I also buy St Johns in the 8 oz bottle. It's my "special" bay rum, so it doesn't get used as often as the ones in the plastic bottles. A bottle of St Johns lasts me between 3 and 5 years, and while the scent of each bottle is unmistakably St Johns, each has a slightly unique scent.