Post #767753 by Scaramouch on Tue, Aug 23, 2016 8:33 AM

I'll take a crack at this:

In most of the cases where it asks for a dark rum, or a dark jamaican Rum, I would suggest you use Appleton VX or - if your budget can swing for it, the 12 year. That should sub well in most of those recipes.

For the 151, you need to get either the Hamilton 151 or the newly re-released Lemon Hart 151. As you're making a Swizzle, one of thise good quality 151s is essential.

For amber Martinique, the Clement VSOP would give you the best option on the Mai Tai, and work in the War God.

To be honest, you could use the Cruzan white anywhere it asks for light or white rum as even your daiquiri has enough ingredients that you don't need anything too premium. strictly speaking it wouldn't make the Jamaican Daiquiri very Jamaican :) But you could always try subbing the Appleton.

Which just leaves the gold rum. If you must have it, Bacardi 8. But as it's for a Zombie, I'd suggest substituting 3/4 or the dark and 3/4 of the light, along with the specified 151.

So that's four rums total. And yes, the Dry Curacao is good for all the orange liqueurs. I'd say a bigger impact on the tastes would be which Orgeat, Falernum and passion fruit syrup you use. But that's a whole 'nother thing :)

[ Edited by: Scaramouch 2016-08-23 08:34 ]

[ Edited by: Scaramouch 2016-08-23 08:36 ]