Question for the rum experts - Puerto Rican Light Rum - Tiki Drinks and Food

D Dapuma1 Member Joined: May 04, 2010 Posts: 115	D Dapuma1 Posted posted on Mon, Jan 13, 2014 6:06 PM Flor de Cana is a good white for mixing, and I also use Cruzan I recently bought a few bottles of Banks, which is pretty amazing, if cost is no object I would go with banks - when fresh white grapefruit are in season and switching the white rum in a Navy Grog from Cruzan / Flor de Cana to Banks, I can tell a remarkable difference When you can get the 1.75L jugs of Flor de Cana for under 20 it is hard to say no My general rule is that if the drink will show off the rum, then use banks (navy grog, mojito - Barbancourt 8 year is what I prefer) if it will hide the rum (pina colada) use the cheaper rum

Flor de Cana is a good white for mixing, and I also use Cruzan

I recently bought a few bottles of Banks, which is pretty amazing, if cost is no object I would go with banks - when fresh white grapefruit are in season and switching the white rum in a Navy Grog from Cruzan / Flor de Cana to Banks, I can tell a remarkable difference

When you can get the 1.75L jugs of Flor de Cana for under 20 it is hard to say no

My general rule is that if the drink will show off the rum, then use banks (navy grog, mojito - Barbancourt 8 year is what I prefer)

if it will hide the rum (pina colada) use the cheaper rum

Post #704524 by Dapuma1 on Mon, Jan 13, 2014 6:06 PM