Substitute for amber Virgin Islands rum? - Tiki Drinks and Food

K Klas Tiki Socialite Stockholm, Sweden Joined: May 04, 2003 Posts: 226	K Klas Posted posted on Sat, May 10, 2003 5:39 AM I would like to have a go at the Coconut Kallaloo (which calls for amber Virgin Islands rum) featured in Intoxica. Problem is that there isn't any Virgin Islands rum available in Sweden. After reading the following in Intoxica... "Virgin Islands rums are similar to their Puerto Rican counterparts, but mellower and generally more palatable (whenever he can, the Beachbum likes to substitute Virgin Islands rum in recipes that call for Puerto Rican)" and... "Cuban rum [...] Havana Club, the brand officially exported by the government, is a superb light rum that puts its Puerto Rican counterpart to shame. [...] substitute it for any recipe in this book that calls for light Puerto Rican rum. And the amber, seven-year-old Havana Club Anejo is so smooth, you can drink it straight" ...I started to think about potential substitutes. If Berry prefers the Virgin Islands rum and the Cuban rum compared to the Puerto Rican, I thought it would be OK to use amber Havana Club instead of amber Virgin Islands. Am I right? Are those two similar? Any comments appreciated.

I would like to have a go at the Coconut Kallaloo (which calls for amber Virgin Islands rum) featured in Intoxica. Problem is that there isn't any Virgin Islands rum available in Sweden.

After reading the following in Intoxica...

"Virgin Islands rums are similar to their Puerto Rican counterparts, but mellower and generally more palatable (whenever he can, the Beachbum likes to substitute Virgin Islands rum in recipes that call for Puerto Rican)"

and...

"Cuban rum [...] Havana Club, the brand officially exported by the government, is a superb light rum that puts its Puerto Rican counterpart to shame. [...] substitute it for any recipe in this book that calls for light Puerto Rican rum. And the amber, seven-year-old Havana Club Anejo is so smooth, you can drink it straight"

...I started to think about potential substitutes. If Berry prefers the Virgin Islands rum and the Cuban rum compared to the Puerto Rican, I thought it would be OK to use amber Havana Club instead of amber Virgin Islands. Am I right? Are those two similar? Any comments appreciated.

Post #33666 by Klas on Sat, May 10, 2003 5:39 AM