Post #495523 by amybean on Tue, Nov 24, 2009 12:56 PM

Newsflash reply from Kent:

"I think I used some Tahitian vanilla extract... must be possible to get at most hippie grocery stores. I think a better option is to throw in some fresh whole vanilla beans!

I used some Tahitian rum which had kinda a unique flavor, not vanilla but more like german fruitcake, its funny too b/c it was sorta cheap shit that locals drank b/c beer (and everything else) is too expensive, so the flavor was probably more of a mistake than anything you'd replicate on purpose. I'd be tempted to use Cuban rum too since it has a distinct flavor, although different, more buttery.. or maybe Thai Meekong whisky which they are selling in local stores now, and has a distinct flavor, plus I thought it really was a rum just called whisky."