Post #721450 by AdOrAdam on Tue, Jul 1, 2014 6:58 AM

Tis a shame if some people can't get demerara rums!

A while ago I tried making a Boo Loo & switching the rums around to see if I could recreate the flavour or make a drink more to my tastes with different rums.

For those who don't know the Boo Loo is:

'Round 1' I used LH151, El Dorado 8 & Coruba

'Round 2' I used Goslings 151, Pussers Blue Label & Cockspur

I made the 2 'rounds' a few months apart but the taste was in the same ball park ('Round 2' was less Jamaican if anything).

I like mai tais with Appleton 12 & El Dorado 12 but have also made them with Appleton 12 & Ron Zacapa 23. Some depth of flavour / woodiness of the Ron Zacapa 23 was nicely present in the mai tai (again, I didn't do a side by side comparison but it was not unlike what you gain from using a demerara rum).

I would definitely order some demerara rums via the internet if I couldn't find any on a shelf near me & suggest this thread for ideas what to order :)

[ Edited by: AdOrAdam 2014-07-01 14:24 ]