Post #810148 by Conn-tiki on Wed, Aug 2, 2023 3:32 AM

I don’t disagree with any of those sentiments. I was also way more excited before I saw the price and limited availability.

But given that anything most of us have ever tasted is at best an interpretation of an interpretation of an approximation of the original flavor, I’m wondering if anyone that did try the new “original recipe” legend could help to describe for those of us who are approximating with a mix of cheaper rums.

I guess I’m looking to hear something along the lines of “I know they wouldn’t have had an agricole in the original but now I understand what flavor note later mixes were trying to approximate by adding it” or “it’s way more vanilla than I was expecting” or “I’d definitely use more/less dark rum in my mix” or “I was expecting it to be more different than straight Appleton 12.”

Most of us will still be doing an interpretation, but I was looking for any thoughts re the “original” to help the rest of us look for flavor notes to try in those interpretations.