Post #476914 by CincyTikiCraig on Wed, Aug 12, 2009 10:42 PM

I'm sorry to say that Ohio is state controlled as well, and has a horrid selection of rum, and it's expensive as well. Is NJ at all close to you, no further than Ohio at least? Jersey has some great stores, and sells Demerara as well. Many of the NJ stores ship to others states. Let me know if you would like some suggestions.

If it were me, and I could get the products in NJ, I would suggest the following:

Appleton V/X-Jamaican and all around excellent rum
Coruba-Great dark rum, rich and flavourful. Myers Dark would be my 2nd choice
Bacardi 8- Puerto Rican Gold
El Dorado 5yr Demerara
Lemon Hart 151 Demerara
Inexpensive and good quality White rum other than Bacardi-Brugal, Cruzan, Myers White are usually well priced and excellent quality
Martinique Rum Agricole-Clement VSOP, Rhum St. James Hors D'age (or Amber), Neisson Rhum Réserve Spéciale or La Favorite Rhum Vieux

With these rums you can make pretty much make any drink in the Log or any other Tiki cocktail book as well. Add a decent but reasonably priced brandy for Fog Cutters and a few other drinks, btw. I like to us Paul Masson Grande Amber VSOP, which is a mixture of California brandy & French Cognac. It's reasonably priced and excellent quality.

[ Edited by: CincyTikiCraig 2009-08-12 22:45 ]