Brian Flanagan

@Chris Dimal

Okay so this is interesting. I haven't had Old Monk before, but I imagine its flavor profile is not nearly as intense as Navy Rum. That could explain why you enjoyed the fresh juice over story bought.

With Navy Rum, the added zing from store brought will help to pop through.

But with a less intense rum, the more delicate flavor profile of fresh juices could play nicely.

Cocktails are fun.

So I've made this with fresh juices, and I've made it with store-bought juices. IMO, the store bought was a superior drink. No idea if the story behind your theory is true, but you're definitely onto something.

The 151 floater was a fantastic idea. I've always been underwhelmed by Painkillers. Adding that little splash of Lemon Hart 151 made an incredible difference - really elevates the drink.

I'm noticing that many Corn N Oil recipes elsewhere include lime juice as an ingredient - generally an amount equal to the Falernum.

I even found one recipe, claiming to be the more authentic version used in Barbados, that swapped the Falernum and Rum ratios - 1.5 oz Falernum, .5 oz Rum. Interestingly, the picture looked spot-on for the drink's namesake - clear on the bottom, and "oily" on top. Also called for the juice of two lime wedges on top.

Thoughts?