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Joined: Jan 23, 2011
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finally got my hands on a bottle of this. its been about two years since i've had the old original LH rum around. tried the new version out in various ways:
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whiff from the opened bottle-- somehow “flatter” than original, maybe more of a brown sugar sweetness? my old 'original' but empty bottle sustains a smokier aroma.
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a sip straight- tastes mostly like fire! but somehow more sippable than original. maybe sweeter?
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in a 1934 zombie- can’t discern the LH. was this Zombie always such a tart, dry drink when i made it before? not sure, my old notes say "too strong"....
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151 Swizzle (old school DtB). awesome. tart, sweet, rummy. never liked this with the original LH...
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151 Swizzle (Hurricane Heyward's Mai Kai tribute) excellent! excellent! excellent! dont have kohala bay yet, but combined Pyrat and Appleton 18 y.o. for presumably a quality substitute. smooth, juicy, cinnamony, great drink. havent been to MaiKai, we central Floridians avoid south florida, and the natives from down there do as well; nonetheless, this is an awesome drink...
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Cobra’s Fang-- can’t discern LH specifically. drink is very limey...
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Jet Pilot-- cinnamony, tart, some rumminess. is it from the LH? not sure...
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diluted to 80 proof- tastes like aged Appleton jamaican.! maybw that's a tell-taler sign of difference btw today's LH and the Ricard-Pernod version?
curious as to yall's thoughts re the resurrected version of LH 151...
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