Post #772919 by PalmtreePat on Mon, Feb 13, 2017 1:02 PM

I've found that a 50/50 mix of Appleton VX and Coruba, or even Appleton Special if you like, delivers a pretty nice, distinctively Jamaican rum flavor for less than 20 bucks for each bottle. As for the orange liq, there's a brand out there called Royal Montaine that's brandy based and spiced, like Ferrand's dry curacao and the other big name orange liqs, but it goes for 20 bucks per liter. You still have to use fresh limes, but shop around and see if you can find a store that's selling limes individually and pick out the biggest ones. POTC says that Trader Vic's makes an acceptable orgeat, but you can cheat and make a huge batch at home by just making a simple syrup with plain almond milk instead of water and giving it a few drops of almond extract.