Post #779095 by Early Landed Larry on Tue, Aug 22, 2017 2:11 AM

So the book has landed, so far we've tried the Bombora Blast - I made Mrs Larry's one with soda water instead of Rockstar because she doesn't like any energy drinks (the recipe has 2 oz of Rockstar as a topper) and left mine as written. Interestingly I preferred the soda water version - I thought the energy drink bullied the other ingredients but that may be because I used guava juice rather than nectar.. I love the irreverent inclusion of various modern juices and soft drinks.

A question - there's a lot of call in the book for Whalers Dark Rum. Being based in the U.K. I cannot get this (therein lies a tale for MANY of the standard tiki rums..).

Judging from reviews this is just a fairly neutral, moderately sweet dark blend - it sounds like Goslings would be a decent substitute, what do you think? The styles of dark rum I can get are Myers's, Captain Morgan, and various navy style blends but the description of the Whalers doesn't sound like it is either Jamaican or Navy style. (In the absence of a categorisation system in the Frankies book I will need to figure these out myself.). Cheers!