Post #780059 by Quince_at_Dannys on 09/26/2017

I'm a big fan of Blackwell, but I wouldn't use it as a replacement for Coruba or Myers. It has a very different character than those--it's typically sweet, but mixes a little brighter and drier that you'd expect from a Jamaican rum. Think of it as another tool in your belt.

It's not great in a Mai Tai, but it's fantastic in a Montego Bay.

It also serves as a terrific substitute for Gold Puerto Rican rum in the 1934 Zombie. The reason: the original 1934 Zombie called for Ron Rico red label rum, which was a darker, more flavorful Puerto Rican Rum than the ones available today. The character of Blackwell is probably closer to those vintage dark Puerto Rican rums than just about anything else available now.