Post #476443 by PiPhiRho on Tue, Aug 11, 2009 12:27 PM

Myers's is Jamaican, so you already have that. Myers's Platinum is a good white, if you can find it, and better than Bacardi.

Mt Gay is Barbados. The Eclipse is not the best, but it will do.

Rhum Clement is Martinique and excellent in all its varieties.

I don't remember where Pyrat XO is from, but it is great rum so who cares. It can be used as a sipping rum or as a mixer when a higher shelf rum is called for.

I have never been disappointed by Cruzan. It is great rum for the money.

Demerara is harder to come by and none of those you listed is a demerara. You want either Lemon Hart or El Dorado. Personally I receommend Lemon Hart if you can find it. It comes in 80 proof and 151 and you can't tell the difference unless you check the proof on the label, which gives it by % alcohol. 40% is 80 proof, 75.5% is 151. Most recipes that call for demerarra in the Grog Log call for the 151.

Now I can't remember what else is on your list. the rums you list are good for substitutes if you can't find everything you need.