best dark rums - Tiki Drinks and Food

T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Fri, Aug 4, 2006 3:43 PM On 2006-08-04 15:21, GatorRob wrote: Also, my bottle of Cruzan Dark 2 year is gold in color, despite the "dark" claim, whereas Myers's and Coruba are very dark. Thanks for the reply. Maybe I'm crazy, but to me Myers's and Cruzan look the same in a glass. Please compare Cruzan Dark 2 year side by side with Myers's. They are both dark gold. I bet one couldn't tell the difference by sight if they didn't know which had been poured. I think your right in that the country the rum is from matters a lot when dealing with gold rum especially in a Mai Tai or a drink that is meant to use Demarara, like the Demarara dry float. But with dark rum? I don't know if there is that much difference between Myers's from Jamaica and Whaler's from the US. I don't know, but it would be interesting to approach a taste test based on origin.

On 2006-08-04 15:21, GatorRob wrote:

Also, my bottle of Cruzan Dark 2 year is gold in color, despite the "dark" claim, whereas Myers's and Coruba are very dark.

Thanks for the reply.

Maybe I'm crazy, but to me Myers's and Cruzan look the same in a glass. Please compare Cruzan Dark 2 year side by side with Myers's. They are both dark gold. I bet one couldn't tell the difference by sight if they didn't know which had been poured.

I think your right in that the country the rum is from matters a lot when dealing with gold rum especially in a Mai Tai or a drink that is meant to use Demarara, like the Demarara dry float. But with dark rum? I don't know if there is that much difference between Myers's from Jamaica and Whaler's from the US. I don't know, but it would be interesting to approach a taste test based on origin.

Post #246868 by thejab on Fri, Aug 4, 2006 3:43 PM