Cruzan Rum - How's it Rate?

Since this is a post about Cruzan rum, thought I'd add my own recipie:
The Pina Pinata:
1/2 c frozen pineapple chunks(Trader Joes carries 'em)
1/4-1/2 c ice
2-3 oz Cruzan pineapple flavour rum
4 oz Finest Call Pina Colada mix
1/4 c whole milk
Here's the pinata part: 1 big squirt of chocolate syrup! mmm...
Mix in blender & enjoy!
Cheers!

Mermadia

My version of the mai tai uses Cruzan rums, simply because of their price and availability. I'm no expert, and certainly new to tiki mixology, but I think Cruzan makes a perfectly respectable rum with brilliant flavour. The black strap is a welcome snappy, nutty feature in this mai tai.

I haven't been able to stop drinking these lately.

1 oz. cruzan estate diamond 5 year rum
1 oz. cruzan black strap rum
1/2 oz. DeKyuper or Bols Orange Curacao
1/2 oz. Trader Vic's Orgeat Syrup (I pay shipping from TV's website, and its worth it)
1/4 oz. Trader Vic's Rock Candy Syrup
Juice of 1 medium lime
Crushed ice

P.s. I love my boston shaker. mix in your drink glass and only one part to clean. Brilliant!

Wow, Cruzan Rum brings back some memories. Just out of high school I bar-tended at a Hotel in St. Croix that a good friends Mom helped manage. We used to get them for about a buck a bottle through the distributor. The mixers were always more expensive. It has always been good sippin' rum. I remember creating a drink I called "The Cruzan Confusion". Every once in awhile a "special" customer would come through and I would mix it with Cruzan 151 and a little extra sugar. O.K. I was young, but they had it coming. Anyway, it would pretty much take most out of the game for the night with the white flag flyin' high. I will try and find the recipe.
By the way... that was over twenty years ago. Damn.... that makes me....older. crap.

[ Edited by: Bohemiann 2007-07-30 14:49 ]