Post #691317 by thePorpoise on Sat, Aug 24, 2013 10:47 PM

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:

1. 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.

2. a sip straight- tastes mostly like fire! but somehow more sippable than original. maybe sweeter?

3. 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"....

4. 151 Swizzle (old school DtB). awesome. tart, sweet, rummy. never liked this with the original LH...

5. 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...

6. Cobra’s Fang-- can’t discern LH specifically. drink is very limey...

7. Jet Pilot-- cinnamony, tart, some rumminess. is it from the LH? not sure...

8. 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...