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Maitai Mike
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Posts: 12 |  Posted: 2010-09-21 6:18 pm Permalink
I'm afraid it was the last one on the shelf. It was the store on Orange Avenue next to Vons and across from a gas station. Sorry I don't recall the name. I was visiting from North Carolina.
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TikiPug
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From: Den of Sin / Pug's Pair-A-Dice
| Posted: 2010-09-21 9:33 pm Permalink
I was just in a liquor store near my house today and they 8 bottles of 151 left. I am heading to LA in a couple of weeks so if anybody in SoCal needs one, PM me and we will set it up.
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jokeiii
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| Posted: 2010-09-22 02:34 am Permalink
While we await the resolution to this crisis, I pass on this tidbit from The Bum his own bad self:
"Nothing subs for the LH 151, I'm afraid. But you could try mixing Woods Navy 100 with a Spanish-style 151 like Cruzan or Bacardi and see what happens (start with 2 parts Woods to 1 part 151)...happy mixing!"
I'm thinking of using Gosling's in lieu of the Bacardi in this formula. Also, it may seem crazy-obvious, wherever a drink calls for X oz. of PR gold rum and X ounces LH 151, I do the switcheroo with El Dorado 12 and Bacardi 151. Which IMCO is 99.999% as good as the original.
Just a thought.
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arriano
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From: Birdland - San Diego
| Posted: 2010-09-22 08:48 am Permalink
Speaking of Beachbum Berry, I seem to recall he was going to work with distillers to see if someone would produce a Demerara 151 that could be used as a substitute. Anyone close to the Bum to know if that went anywhere?
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Hiphipahula
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| Posted: 2010-09-22 11:27 am Permalink
I did make a simi- home made brew that mimics LH 151 with out cutting down the 151 factor or losing the smokey flavors. Just play with it you will figure it out, or should I tell?
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TikiPug
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From: Den of Sin / Pug's Pair-A-Dice
| Posted: 2010-09-22 2:10 pm Permalink
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On 2010-09-21 21:33, TikiPug wrote:
I was just in a liquor store near my house today and they 8 bottles of 151 left. I am heading to LA in a couple of weeks so if anybody in SoCal needs one, PM me and we will set it up.
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The rum has been purchased and accounted for.
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Murph
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From: SoCal
| Posted: 2010-09-22 5:05 pm Permalink
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On 2010-09-22 11:27, Hiphipahula wrote:
I did make a simi- home made brew that mimics LH 151 with out cutting down the 151 factor or losing the smokey flavors. Just play with it you will figure it out, or should I tell?
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Do tell!
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jokeiii
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From: Miami
| Posted: 2010-09-22 5:12 pm Permalink
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On 2010-09-22 11:27, Hiphipahula wrote:
I did make a simi- home made brew that mimics LH 151 with out cutting down the 151 factor or losing the smokey flavors. Just play with it you will figure it out, or should I tell? |
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Tell, please. Trial and error during the Great Recession is not conducive to sanity, fiscal or otherwise.
Mahalo in advance,
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CincyTikiCraig
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From: Cincinnati, Ohio USA
| Posted: 2010-09-22 8:27 pm Permalink
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On 2010-09-22 17:05, Murph wrote:
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On 2010-09-22 11:27, Hiphipahula wrote:
I did make a simi- home made brew that mimics LH 151 with out cutting down the 151 factor or losing the smokey flavors. Just play with it you will figure it out, or should I tell?
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Do tell!
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+1 Please spill it!!
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CincyTikiCraig
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From: Cincinnati, Ohio USA
| Posted: 2010-09-22 8:38 pm Permalink
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On 2010-09-22 02:34, jokeiii wrote:
While we await the resolution to this crisis, I pass on this tidbit from The Bum his own bad self:
"Nothing subs for the LH 151, I'm afraid. But you could try mixing Woods Navy 100 with a Spanish-style 151 like Cruzan or Bacardi and see what happens (start with 2 parts Woods to 1 part 151)...happy mixing!"
I'm thinking of using Gosling's in lieu of the Bacardi in this formula. Also, it may seem crazy-obvious, wherever a drink calls for X oz. of PR gold rum and X ounces LH 151, I do the switcheroo with El Dorado 12 and Bacardi 151. Which IMCO is 99.999% as good as the original.
Just a thought.
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In an email exchange that I had with Da Bum a few weeks ago, he gave me the very same advise:
"The LH 151 dilemma is a rough one. There really is no substitute. El Dorado’s suggestion [of mixing their 8, 12 or 15 year Demerara 50/50 with your favourite 151] is no good as far as I’m concerned, as if screws up the ABV of the drink. But you could try switching the Puerto Rican 80-proof and the Demerara 151-proof. That is, instead of 1.5 ounces Bacardi Gold and 1 ounce 151 El Dorado, do 1.5 ounces El Dorado 80-proof (which is actually a good Demerara, especially the 5-year and 8-year) and 1 ounce Bacardi 151."
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ErkNoLikeFire
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From: Michigan
| Posted: 2010-09-25 9:16 pm Permalink
ARRGggggg, supply of LH is limited and El Dorado is not available where I live. Been toying around with other rums but can't lock down the right percentages or even come close to the flavour.
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GentleHangman
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From: Stuart, Florida
| Posted: 2010-09-26 06:59 am Permalink
The Bum's suggestion using El Dorado and Bacardi 151 is the way I've had to do it from the 'get-go' since Lemon Hart us totally unknown here. Of course, never having had Lemon Hart . . . I obviously can draw no comparison . . . but the drink is a damn good one anyway!
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Kon-Hemsby
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| Posted: 2010-09-27 07:44 am Permalink
The 2:1 Woods Navy and Goslings 151 works well.
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arriano
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From: Birdland - San Diego
| Posted: 2010-09-27 08:57 am Permalink
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On 2010-09-27 07:44, Kon-Hemsby wrote:
The 2:1 Woods Navy and Goslings 151 works well.
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I think I'd happen upon another bottle of LH 151 before I found a bottle of Wood's Navy Rum on a shelf in these parts.
Maybe a combo of the two suggestions above? 2:1 El Dorado Demerara and Goslings 151
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[ This Message was edited by: arriano 2010-09-27 08:58 ]
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CincyTikiCraig
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From: Cincinnati, Ohio USA
| Posted: 2010-09-27 09:27 am Permalink
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On 2010-09-27 08:57, arriano wrote:
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On 2010-09-27 07:44, Kon-Hemsby wrote:
The 2:1 Woods Navy and Goslings 151 works well.
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I think I'd happen upon another bottle of LH 151 before I found a bottle of Wood's Navy Rum on a shelf in these parts.
Maybe a combo of the two suggestions above? 2:1 El Dorado Demerara and Goslings 151
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[ This Message was edited by: arriano 2010-09-27 08:58 ]
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FYI-I've already contacted Woods, they do not export to the USA.
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