Post #796849 by PalmtreePat on Fri, Aug 16, 2019 6:05 PM

Given that Smith & Cross, half the dynamic duo for the top-rated mix, is a blend of relatively young Hampden Estate distillates, and the rum we're trying to recreate had a good amount of age on it, how about experimenting with their new 7 year overproof release as a basis for blends? I don't think I've seen it mentioned in this thread yet. It's pure pot still, so it might be overly intense even compared to the old products, but cutting it with another rum (maybe good ol' Coruba?) might do the trick to make it more like the well-aged black blended rums of yesteryear.