Smith & Cross Rum, 70 cl

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Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva is a Venezuelan rum that scored a 92 out of 100 on the Beverage Testing Institute’s scale. It is a rich and complex rum with notes of caramel, toffee, and vanilla. Lost Spirits Cuban-Inspired 151 - this is a fantastic rum that will challenge what you expect from an overproof rum. While not a Lemon Hart 151 substitute, you can substitute it anyway in recipes that call for LH151 and get very good (just not identical) results. So, is Smith and Cross a good rum? The answer to that question is a bit complicated. It all depends on what you are looking for in a rum. If you are looking for a rum that is light and fruity, then Smith and Cross is not the right rum for you. However, if you are looking for a rum that has a lot of flavor and is a bit spicy, then Smith and Cross is definitely worth trying. What is a good drink to mix with rum? Lemon Hart 151: In the realm of classic Donn Beach tiki drinks, the overproof you need is Lemon Hart 151. It is a dark, smoky overproof Demerara English-style rum. At the time of this update (April 2015), Lemon Hart 151 remains unavailable in the United States. About 3-4 years ago, the last of the old "yellow label" Lemon Hart went off the market. After a dry spell, Lemon Hart 151 was re-introduced courtesy of Ed Hamilton of the Ministry of Rum who distributed it for the producer here in the US. The label was updated to a different look (red, more scripting on the letters). This was, by and large, the same rum and was perfectly suited for your 1934 Zombies. For more information, please see episode 9 of this here podcast. In the May of 2014, word got out that Lemon Hart 151 was being taken off of the US market "until mid-2015" by the owner of the brand (not Ed Hamilton). If you see a bottle, grab a bottle. Ultimately, the best way to mix Smith and Cross is the way that you like it the best. So experiment a little and find what works best for you. Is Smith and cross a good rum?

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Piña Colada: The Piña Colada is a traditional Caribbean drink that is made with white rum, pineapple juice, and coconut cream. It has a deep layer of molasses, some baking spices, star anise, vanilla, and some citrus peel. It’s a great choice for Tiki drinks. Paranubes Oaxacan Rum Paranubes Its earthiness and oak lend themselves well. There’s also a ton of caramel, vanilla, orange peel, and light spices. All of these work well in Tiki-style drinks. Stiggins’ Fancy Pineapple Rum Stiggins’ Fancy Pineapple RumThere are many different ways to mix rum, but some drinks are more popular than others. Here are a few of the most common drinks that can be made with rum: Similar to the note on agricole blanc: in terms of substitution, the closest style would be the Barbancourt rhums from Haitias they follow a similar French lineage as Martinique rhums and are also distilled from cane juice rather than molasses. It's not a straight substitution, but you can get some of the same characteristics from Barbancourt. The Smith and Cross distillery produces a wide range of rum products, including pot distilled rums, column distilled rums, and blended rums. The distillery is best known for its Smith and Cross rum, a blend of pot and column distilled rums. The Smith and Cross brand is a registered trademark of the McFarlane family. El Dorado 5 (go for the 8 if you can find it, the 5 is light in the characteristics of this category).

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Rum is a liquor made from sugarcane byproducts such as molasses, or directly from sugarcane juice, usually distilled in a pot still. Rums are typically light-bodied, and the color of the rum depends on the type of cane sugar and the distillation method. Like it says on the tin, amber colored rum from Puerto Rico, therefore a Spanish (or Cuban) style rum, such as Bacardi Gold or Don Q Añejo. Typically a relatively dry, column-distilled rum with some amount of aging. I typically substitute Cruzan Aged Amber rum, a Spanish-style rum from the US Virgin Islands. If you want to go up the ladder a little, try Ron del Barrilito Two Star. It is truly excellent when used for classic punches and tiki drinks. Try it in a Jungle Bird, or blended with an aged Martinique for an original Maita'i. Malibu Rum. This might not seem like the most popular choice. But if you’re looking for a sweet, coconut-filled rum liqueur to use in a Tiki-style drink, you have to consider Malibu. Maybe it won’t be the main rum used, but it definitely fits as a complimentary rum. This is not an exhaustive list though I endeavor to update it as I try new rums. This general information is also available via Beachbum Berry's books, and other locations online.

Angostura 1824 is a Trinidad and Tobago rum that scored a 93 out of 100 on the Beverage Testing Institute’s scale. It is a full-bodied rum with notes of toffee, caramel, and vanilla. The clear sibling of Gold Puerto Rican Rum, silver Puerto Rican rum ( discussed in E2 of 5 Minutes of Rum) is also a Spanish (or Cuban) style rum. And like the gold, it's typically a relatively dry, column-distilled rum with some amount of aging. I typically use Don Q Cristal or Cruzan Aged rum. Bacardi Superior is the market leader in this category, but there are several well-regarded options available. Plantation Xaymaca (technically a gold Jamaican, but I deploy it as though it was a Dark Jamaican rum)

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Sweet and nutty, this Jamaican-produced rum is known for its nutty, vanilla, caramel, candied orange, dried fruits, and sugar cookie flavors. Hamilton Demerara 86 Rum Hamilton If you cannot get a bottle of Lemon Hart 151 or Hamilton 151 Overproof, here are your available options. Note you'll get the proof and the color, and some of the body, but not the full flavor: Dark and Stormy: The Dark and Stormy is a traditional Bermudian drink that is made with dark rum and ginger beer. Smith and Cross is made with a blend of rums from Jamaica. The rums are blended and then flavored with a mix of spices, which gives it its characteristic flavor. This is a question that has been asked by many people, and the answer is not a simple one. There are a few things that need to be taken into account when answering this question, such as the ingredients that are used and the cost of those ingredients.El Dorado 3-Year-Old Rum is a great choice for Tiki drinks. Matured for at least three years in charred oak casks, this crystal clear, flavorful rum is filtered through charcoal. The result is a complex, versatile rum well-suited for mixing. In a pinch and can't find one of the above "full Demerara" rums? While not 100% Demerara, Pusser's Navy rum contains a blend of 5 rums hailing from Trinidad and Guyana. The Guyanese component contains some distillate from the fabled the Port Mourant double wooden pot still of DDL. So while not an exact swap, it's absolutely in the family and Pusser's (as of February 2016) seems to have stable distribution in the US.