A good St. James Hors d’Age substitute? - Tiki Drinks and Food

L lunavideogames Grand Member (5 years) San Diego Joined: May 09, 2012 Posts: 1878	L lunavideogames Posted posted on Wed, Feb 13, 2019 3:05 PM On 2019-01-01 16:24, hiltiki wrote: According to Martin Cate, from his book Smuggler's Cove, these are good substitutes for St. James Martinique rum. Clement VSOP, 6 year Tres Vieux and 10 year Tres vieux (Martinique) Duquesne Eleve Sous Bois (Martinique) La Favorite Coeur de Ambre and Vieux (Martinique) Niesson Eleve Sous Bois and Reserve Speciale (Martinique) Rhum J.M.E.S.B Gold and VSOP (Martinique) So the Hors De Age is going to be the top shelf St James. This list WILL NOT DO IT JUSTICE. The Rhum JM VSOP will be the closest you will be able to get to the same flavor profile, everything else on this list will be much different. Barbancourt is decent in a Mai Tai but will also not be the same profile as St James. Duquesne - Gross, dump it down the drain Niesson, Clement & La Favorite are all great rhums. I would make Ti Punches all day with these but I would only put an aged Clement into a Mai Tai. St James is still one of may favorite rums and when it stopped being imported to the US, I went to all the liquor stores and bought them out. I have a dozen bottles in my collection currently, for a little back story. Hope this helps! Cheers!

On 2019-01-01 16:24, hiltiki wrote:
According to Martin Cate, from his book Smuggler's Cove, these are good substitutes for St. James Martinique rum.

Clement VSOP, 6 year Tres Vieux and 10 year Tres
vieux (Martinique)

Duquesne Eleve Sous Bois (Martinique)

La Favorite Coeur de Ambre and Vieux (Martinique)

Niesson Eleve Sous Bois and Reserve Speciale (Martinique)

Rhum J.M.E.S.B Gold and VSOP (Martinique)

So the Hors De Age is going to be the top shelf St James. This list WILL NOT DO IT JUSTICE. The Rhum JM VSOP will be the closest you will be able to get to the same flavor profile, everything else on this list will be much different.

Barbancourt is decent in a Mai Tai but will also not be the same profile as St James.

Duquesne - Gross, dump it down the drain

Niesson, Clement & La Favorite are all great rhums. I would make Ti Punches all day with these but I would only put an aged Clement into a Mai Tai.

St James is still one of may favorite rums and when it stopped being imported to the US, I went to all the liquor stores and bought them out. I have a dozen bottles in my collection currently, for a little back story. Hope this helps! Cheers!

Post #793144 by lunavideogames on Wed, Feb 13, 2019 3:05 PM