who has dared to drink Lemon Hart 151 straight? - Tiki Drinks and Food

A aquarj Tiki Socialite SF bay area, CA Joined: Apr 02, 2002 Posts: 1125	A aquarj Posted posted on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 6:12 PM Well, since the topic says "drink" I guess my answer is no. But I've sipped the LH151 and actually kinda enjoyed it straight. The thing about it is that it has A LOT of flavor, unlike a lot of clear overproofs that smell, taste, and burn like gasoline or rubbing alcohol. Not to say I've sipped gasoline, but I did have to siphon the gas out of my car last week (don't ask). There's a whole bunch of "boutique" blender labels (Silver Seal, Samaroli, Moon Imports, Bristol Spirits, Cadenhead's, etc.) that sell higher proof demerara rums. Most are hard to get and expensive because they're aged in Europe from barrels shipped over after being distilled in Guyana. They're often in the 100-130 proof range, and often from just one particular still among those that ended up under Demerara Distillers (Enmore, Port Morant, Versailles, etc.). The blog "A Mountain of Crushed Ice" has a great series of posts about demerara rums in general, the El Dorado demeraras, and some of these boutique demerara releases - part 1 and part 2. I've tried a few of them, and it seems like there's a common family tree with LH151. But out of the overproof or "full proof" demeraras I've tried, I like the Lemon Hart best. If you're VERY careful sipping it in tiny little puckered dribbles, you can enjoy it neat, with that very rich flavor. With the high proof and a tiny sip, it feels to me like a lot of it evaporates on my tongue before swallowing, and then just that little bit left over goes down not as harsh as expected. But then there's a little rush of warmth after the swallow. Stroh 80 (160 proof) has a similar combination of very rich flavor with the high proof, but it's a different flavor from the demeraras. -Randy

Well, since the topic says "drink" I guess my answer is no. But I've sipped the LH151 and actually kinda enjoyed it straight. The thing about it is that it has A LOT of flavor, unlike a lot of clear overproofs that smell, taste, and burn like gasoline or rubbing alcohol.

Not to say I've sipped gasoline, but I did have to siphon the gas out of my car last week (don't ask).

There's a whole bunch of "boutique" blender labels (Silver Seal, Samaroli, Moon Imports, Bristol Spirits, Cadenhead's, etc.) that sell higher proof demerara rums. Most are hard to get and expensive because they're aged in Europe from barrels shipped over after being distilled in Guyana. They're often in the 100-130 proof range, and often from just one particular still among those that ended up under Demerara Distillers (Enmore, Port Morant, Versailles, etc.). The blog "A Mountain of Crushed Ice" has a great series of posts about demerara rums in general, the El Dorado demeraras, and some of these boutique demerara releases - part 1 and part 2. I've tried a few of them, and it seems like there's a common family tree with LH151. But out of the overproof or "full proof" demeraras I've tried, I like the Lemon Hart best.

If you're VERY careful sipping it in tiny little puckered dribbles, you can enjoy it neat, with that very rich flavor. With the high proof and a tiny sip, it feels to me like a lot of it evaporates on my tongue before swallowing, and then just that little bit left over goes down not as harsh as expected. But then there's a little rush of warmth after the swallow. Stroh 80 (160 proof) has a similar combination of very rich flavor with the high proof, but it's a different flavor from the demeraras.

-Randy

Post #585175 by aquarj on Fri, Apr 15, 2011 6:12 PM