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This cocktail's original recipe calls for a Demerara rum such as Lemon Hart 80°, and your choice of rum will greatly impact the final cocktail. Choose...
Picked up a couple of bottles of Old Monk 7yr Blended rum in Shimla India (oak casked and a definite vanilla taste) for a mere £4.50 a bottle coming in at 42.8% and a nice bite to them!
What better drink to make with them than a West of India. A bit sweet so may switch the cream for a dry sherry and make it an even 3/4 for the first 4 ingredients but very tasty and definitely on the return list.
We think that this is what a La Vina becomes when it goes on holiday to, and lets its hair down in, Cancun. We notice that both Alex Day and Phil Ward have worked at Death & Co, so perhaps these two drinks are a sort of conversation between the two.
What better drink to make with them than a West of India. A bit sweet so may switch the cream for a dry sherry and make it an even 3/4 for the first 4 ingredients but very tasty and definitely on the return list.