Post #757637 by HopeChest on Thu, Jan 21, 2016 7:12 PM

Keith, thanks for that video, mate! And yeah, I'm one seriously alcohol-friendly fella but even I was scared to just take a bite of that pineapple...

Ace, I was in a similar spot - I had just picked up a 1.75L of Cruzan light at BevMo for dirt cheap as bar back stock to refill my normal Cruzan bottle when it ran out, hence my willingness to do it on a whim when I had all that fresh pineapple.

I was struck by David Wondrich's comment about "it doesn't taste like pineapple - it tastes like rum" in Keith's video cos mine certainly tastes like pineapple.

After more sips of mine, watching that video, and reading everyone's thoughts, I am really curious to do another batch using the rinds as well. The one I have now has a light sweetness to where I am wondering if it may have been balanced out a bit by the rinds. One would think there are essential oils in the rind / skin that, while not necessarily sweet, would have a "pineapple-y-ness" it could impart. Of course, it may simply be an elegant solution of tweaking the ratios of pineapple to rum that might balance it out that much better.