Post #557469 by telescopes on Sat, Oct 2, 2010 2:37 PM

On 2007-06-26 11:29, Scottes wrote:
If we break this down a little...
...Limes have been done, as you mentioned.
...Different club sodas should have very little effect.
...The demerara is specified.
...Grapefruit is grapefruit (is it?)

So what we have to compare is the White & Dark rums.

If we limit to PR White - or close - again this should have very little effect in this drink. There's so many other strong flavors going on that I suspect most whites would disappear.

So as a component study, we have a few dark Jamaicans to compare. If this is it, I would pick a simpler drink, maybe one without a demerara.

I'm not trying to be a spoil-sport, honestly. If you know there's a noticeable difference between 2 formulas please let me know what I'm missing.

Why is it that I always add a quarter shot of pimento dram. Somehow, I feel this is a necessary ingredient. Am I missing something or did I just make this up? Personally, I feel the pimento is necessary to capture the essence of a TV Navy Grog, with apologies of course to Phil Spector.