Lemon Hart question - Tiki Drinks and Food

S Swanky Tiki Socialite Hapa Haole Hideaway, Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 5398	S Swanky Posted posted on Wed, Dec 24, 2014 6:39 AM On 2014-12-19 13:58, Hearn wrote: SO....I know there is no real replacement for LH151 (I have 6 bottles of old labels stashed away for posterity), but if one was less concerned about the 151 undertow, can it be argued that the flavor profile could be approximated with El Dorado 12 Year Old? That is what I do. I have LH80 old stuff and ElDo 12 YO and I use them in my Zombie Punch and it's nice. Makes a good drink that is just less potent. Alcohol is tasteless. Vodka, PGA. No flavor. 151 may have a different impact than 80, but the notion that it has a different flavor I think is incorrect. In truth, Rum starts its life as 151 or more and gets cut to 80 proof. And maybe that means it gets diluted in flavor. But I have taken a 151 LH and diluted it down to 80 proof and it lost a lot of flavor. Was nowhere close to my 80 proof stuff. Certainly it is not the same drink, but it is a perfectly acceptable sub. I especially prefer it in the Zombie because I am just not always eager to have a drink with the equivalent of 5 ounces of booze in it, but I would like a Zombie.

On 2014-12-19 13:58, Hearn wrote:
SO....I know there is no real replacement for LH151 (I have 6 bottles of old labels stashed away for posterity), but if one was less concerned about the 151 undertow, can it be argued that the flavor profile could be approximated with El Dorado 12 Year Old?

That is what I do. I have LH80 old stuff and ElDo 12 YO and I use them in my Zombie Punch and it's nice. Makes a good drink that is just less potent.

Alcohol is tasteless. Vodka, PGA. No flavor. 151 may have a different impact than 80, but the notion that it has a different flavor I think is incorrect. In truth, Rum starts its life as 151 or more and gets cut to 80 proof. And maybe that means it gets diluted in flavor. But I have taken a 151 LH and diluted it down to 80 proof and it lost a lot of flavor. Was nowhere close to my 80 proof stuff.

Certainly it is not the same drink, but it is a perfectly acceptable sub. I especially prefer it in the Zombie because I am just not always eager to have a drink with the equivalent of 5 ounces of booze in it, but I would like a Zombie.

Post #733694 by Swanky on Wed, Dec 24, 2014 6:39 AM