Post #729546 by Swanky on Mon, Oct 13, 2014 11:12 AM

On 2014-10-13 09:27, Loki-Tiki wrote:

On 2014-10-13 07:52, Swanky wrote:
The other possibility is to make your 80 proof Demerara rum a 151. If you take 151 and add water to get 80, you can also take PGA and add it to Eldorado 80 proof to get a 151.

In what proportion?

I have the idea, some one else has to do the math!

I used to go the other way and turn a bottle of 151 into nearly 2 bottles of 80 proof by adding distilled water. However, side by side with actual 80 proof rum the flavor was, duh, watered down. I would suspect the same would happen going the other way.

If the sad day comes and all the LH151 is gone, I will simply use El Dorado 12 or 15 year instead. The flavor is right if the ABV isn't.

An ounce of LH151 (amount in a classic Zombie Punch) is 75% alcohol, or 3/4 ounce.
An ounce of ElDo is a little less than half alcohol. 40%
An ounce of Everclear is 95% alcohol.

By my guestimate, to get the proper kick using ElDo, you'd add about 1/3 ounce of Everclear. This adds no flavor, just octane. This way you get the full flavor of the rum, and the octane of a 151, as opposed to watering down the rum with PGA to make it 151.