Cocktails with Caribbean aged rum
Caribbean aged rum is distilled from molasses, the dark syrup left when cane is boiled down for sugar, and matured in oak. The barrel gives it its amber color and adds weight and flavor. "Caribbean" is loose: Guyana and Central America belong to the same tradition.
ABV40–45%That is the strength of most bottles.
Substitutes for Caribbean aged rum
Pick by style, not by age statement: any aged molasses rum works in the same amount.
Jamaican rum
A funky rum gives a bolder drink.
Light Spanish-style or gold rum
Gives a softer drink with less body.
Not every bottle will do: some are young rum colored with caramel, with little or no time in a barrel.
Use it only if that flavor suits the drink. It is often young rum with spices and flavorings added.
Will do in a pinch, though the drink turns thinner and paler.
