Some people believe that it is best to mix the rum with cola, while others believe that it is best to mix it with ginger ale or iced tea. While there is a myriad of options for every component of these layered rum blends, we feel as though Hamilton Demerara 86 rum is a perfect ‘base’ for most tiki-style cocktails. And there are so many different kinds of rum to choose from – light and fruity rums for cocktails, dark rums for sipping slowly, and everything in between.

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A versatile rum, it would pair wonderfully in a Tiki drink or even in a Manhattan with Antica Formula Carpano Vermouth and chocolate bitters. Situated in the town of Trelawny on the north coast of the island, the distillery has been in operation since 1784.Similar to the note on agricole blanc: in terms of substitution, the closest style would be the Barbancourt rhums from Haitias they follow a similar French lineage as Martinique rhums and are also distilled from cane juice rather than molasses. Barbados rums tend to be a little more flavorful than Gold Puerto Rican rums because they're an English-style rum. This is a serious challenging aromatic put-hair-on-your-chest (even if you're a woman) pot-stilled rum, with about 4-5 times the ester content of most rums. bottle of Coke Zero knowing full well this was going to have more of a "kick" than the normal 80 proof rums I normally use in Coke Zero.

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I am not one to go into details but after the initial shock and now understanding the style I have much respect.Admittedly this is the first overproof rum I have sampled so I really have no frame of reference but from the flavor I would seriously think it would work well in mixed drinks especially frozen and fruit-based drinks.