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Corn 'n' Oil
Rum, slightly sweetened and flavoured with the lime and clove flavours of falernum. There is much debate over the Corn 'N' Oil, particularly the type...
Sc'Eric
4th July 2020 at 11:05
Corn 'n' Oil requires that the rum be Black Strap rum. No other style other than black rum will do! This is a grave error in propagating correct cocktail information.
2nd February 2021 at 12:42
Grave error is mentioning Black Strap rum, as such a thing does not exist! Cruzan, a second class rum producer, uses this in its advertising.
Graver, even stupid, is putting comments based on advertisement influence rather than knowlegde!
Graver, even stupid, is putting comments based on advertisement influence rather than knowlegde!
4th July 2020 at 13:37
I do agree this cocktail is better with a more aged rum and so have changed this accordingly. However,
To quote Richard Seale, distiller of Foursquare in Barbados, “There is no such thing as blackstrap rum.” And I’ve not experienced this cocktail being made with a “black strap rum” the Caribbean and I fear marketing by Cruzan has heavily influenced perceptions, particularly in the USA. On Barbados and Jamaica this is made with local rums and I’ve even enjoyed a Corn ‘n’ Oil based on Wray & Nephew O/P. I’ve not come across Cruzan Black Strap in Barbados or Jamaica and I’m not sure it’s even available there.
To quote Richard Seale, distiller of Foursquare in Barbados, “There is no such thing as blackstrap rum.” And I’ve not experienced this cocktail being made with a “black strap rum” the Caribbean and I fear marketing by Cruzan has heavily influenced perceptions, particularly in the USA. On Barbados and Jamaica this is made with local rums and I’ve even enjoyed a Corn ‘n’ Oil based on Wray & Nephew O/P. I’ve not come across Cruzan Black Strap in Barbados or Jamaica and I’m not sure it’s even available there.