Post #591292 by thePorpoise on Sun, May 29, 2011 5:59 PM

finally got a bottle of St. Elizabeth's, update re using it in the above drinks:

(1) DtB Rum Barrel-- as expected, doesnt stand out given the quantity of dram used in comparison to the total volume of ingredients. If anything, enhanced the allspice notes to the extent detectable.

(2) Trader Vic Navy Grog-- 3/4 oz of the St Elizabeth's was too intense and knocked the drink's flavor out of balance; however, also tried adding 1/4 oz to the DtB recipe which made for a very tasty navy grog.

(3) Nui Nui-- the St Elizabeth's made a good component, but overwhelmed the vanilla and the cinnamon so i doubled those. resulted in a tasty drink.

(4) Jasper's Jamaican-- doesnt work with the intense St Elizabeth's. [Idea- try it out with double the rum, which should be close to a nui nui just w/o vanilla/cinnamon (will try to do this evening)].

(5) Ancient Mariner-- hadnt tried this w/the homemades-- great drink with the St Elizabeth's! the quarter oz seems to be the right amount.

I'll have to devote a weekend to mixing up the various homeemade recipes and testing head-to-head w/the st Elizabeth's, but my overall sense is that the Taggart recipe works best with drinks in which the dram plays a strong role, St Elizabeth's works best where the dram has a reduced role.

[ Edited by: thePorpoise 2011-05-29 18:00 ]