Lemon Hart 80 and Bacardi Select - Tiki Drinks and Food

D DemeraraDrinker Member Kansas City Joined: Mar 28, 2007 Posts: 92	D DemeraraDrinker Posted posted on Mon, Jun 4, 2007 10:45 AM Well those two rums are completely different. That's like comparing apples and oranges in a blind test and picking one. Demerara rum has a certain rustic aroma and flavor to it. It has notes of smoke, leather, tar, and can be a bit astringent on the end (Lemon Hart, or El Dorado 5) or sometimes buttery and full (El Dorado 12 or 15). That's just the style of rum. Bacardi Select is not quite as "provincial" as Demerara. It is made for a wider audience, so some of the sharp edges (so to speak) are rounded off (to the extent you can with a $10 bottle of rum). I like them both for their own purposes. Lemon Hart when Demerara is called for (in some of the Bum's recipes) or Select in a rum punch or in place of Myers if I have to make large quantities.

Well those two rums are completely different. That's like comparing apples and oranges in a blind test and picking one.

Demerara rum has a certain rustic aroma and flavor to it. It has notes of smoke, leather, tar, and can be a bit astringent on the end (Lemon Hart, or El Dorado 5) or sometimes buttery and full (El Dorado 12 or 15). That's just the style of rum.

Bacardi Select is not quite as "provincial" as Demerara. It is made for a wider audience, so some of the sharp edges (so to speak) are rounded off (to the extent you can with a $10 bottle of rum).

I like them both for their own purposes. Lemon Hart when Demerara is called for (in some of the Bum's recipes) or Select in a rum punch or in place of Myers if I have to make large quantities.

Post #310856 by DemeraraDrinker on Mon, Jun 4, 2007 10:45 AM