Rum Creams

[RobertBurr]

Has anyone every tried Dulseda Cream Liqueur? I believe it's almost hidden within the product line at Diageo. I've heard of it, but never seen it on the shelf. Is it from Ireland? Made of unknown Caribbean rum and Irish Cream?

I have recently tried Crisma Caribbean Cream Liqueur from Barbados and love it.
El Dorado Golden Rum Cream Liqueur is one of my favorites.

Sangster's makes a lovely World's End Blue Mountain Coffee Rum Cream which I've purchased in the islands. This may be my all time favorite. They also make a Jamaican Rum Cream, as well as banana and coconut rum creams. Has anyone seen them for sale in the US?

I still have not located Cruzan Rum Cream locally.

Has anyone made their own rum cream? I'm tempted to experiment.

[Milicent]

Query: How do you drink rum cream other than with coffee? That's the only way I've had it so far, but I'm looking forward to trying it out in other ways as well.

[Jerry]

Rum cream is great in coffee or hot chocolate, but I also enjoy it neat both cold and room temperature.

[RumBarPhilly]

Query: How do you drink rum cream other than with coffee? That's the only way I've had it so far, but I'm looking forward to trying it out in other ways as well.

On the rocks works for me!

[Charles]

I have tried excellent Coconut Rhum from Madras. They are based in the French Caribbean. The process is reached through flavoring premier cane Rhum with organic and exotic local fruits. I tried the coffee as well and it's good.

[Edward Hamilton]

Madras makes a number of rhum based liqueurs and flavored rhums which are primarily sold in the French islands and France. I've never seen any reference to organic on the labels in the islands but that could be something new for them. The premiere cane rhum Charles described shouldn't be confused with Clement's Premiere Cane Rhum sold in the US.

[Tiare]

Has anyone made their own rum cream? I'm tempted to experiment.

Not yet but i`m temted too..here is a recipe:

1 ѕ c Demerara rum
1-2 c whipping cream (whipped)
1c (14oz can) sweetened condensed milk
2tsp instant coffee or 1-2 oz strong espresso
1tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp almond extract
2Tbsp chocolate syrup
4 eggs (or use more cream instead)

Whip cream. Toss in other ingredients & blend until smooth/uniform in colour.
Store in fridge, shake before serving.
Makes about 1 & 1/2 - 26 oz bottles
Store tightly covered in refrigerator up to 1 month. Stir before using.

[RobertBurr]

That's a delicious sounding recipe, not far from my holiday egg nog recipe.

I wonder if the rum creams we see on the shelves contain eggs. The eggs would spoil if not refrigerated, right? I'm interested to know if the alcohol keeps the cream from spoiling.

[Scottes]

That recipe sounds excellent Tiare. Yum.

Robert, my understanding is that the alcohol content is too low, and that refrigeration is required for cream products after opening. I know that Bailey's recommends a max of 6 months refrigeration after opening, and I'm pretty sure they say to consume the product within 2 years of purchase, even unopened.

[Tiare]

That's a delicious sounding recipe, not far from my holiday egg nog recipe.

What`s your egg nog recipe?

I wonder if the rum creams we see on the shelves contain eggs

Good question..

[RobertBurr]

Scotte,

I always refrigerate rum creams, but wonder about the time they spend from bottling to warehouse to retail and purchase, even unopened. Cream itself would spoil as far as I know. The amount of alcohol must have a stabilizing or preservative effect to some degree.

I'm going to ask our friend Richard Seale about his Crisma rum cream as a reference.

[RobertBurr]

What`s your egg nog recipe?

Eggcellent Egg Nog

Use 6 Eggs

Step 1
Divide & whip whites until stiff
Add 1/2 cup sugar
Add 1 quart Milk & beat slowly

Step 2
Whip yolks separately
Add 1/2 cup Rum

Step 3
Mix White & Yellow mixtures
Add 1/2 pint Whipping Cream
Add 1/4 gallon high quality Vanilla Ice Cream

Mix and Serve!

option: add a little more rum to taste

[JMac]

Has anyone every tried Dulseda Cream Liqueur? I believe it's almost hidden within the product line at Diageo. I've heard of it, but never seen it on the shelf. Is it from Ireland? Made of unknown Caribbean rum and Irish Cream?

I have recently tried Crisma Caribbean Cream Liqueur from Barbados and love it.
El Dorado Golden Rum Cream Liqueur is one of my favorites.

Sangster's makes a lovely World's End Blue Mountain Coffee Rum Cream which I've purchased in the islands. This may be my all time favorite. They also make a Jamaican Rum Cream, as well as banana and coconut rum creams. Has anyone seen them for sale in the US?

I still have not located Cruzan Rum Cream locally.

Has anyone made their own rum cream? I'm tempted to experiment.

WineChateau.com has Cruzan Rum Cream on sale right now $13.99/bottle.

[mcmachete]

I'm a big fan of Dulseda (http://www.macheterum.com/2006/12/dulseda.html).

Has anyone every tried Dulseda Cream Liqueur? I believe it's almost hidden within the product line at Diageo. I've heard of it, but never seen it on the shelf. Is it from Ireland? Made of unknown Caribbean rum and Irish Cream?

[primate77]

Hello Robert,
I see that you live in Coral Gables - one of my favorite places to visit when I was growing up. Mom was from Coconut Grove, and her best friend from HS lived in Coral Gables, and we spent many a summer there. Great memories.

I just saw you mentioned the Cruzan Rum Cream. I've recently purchased a bottle at the local Friar Tuck's Beverage Outlet, which seems to have quite the wide selection of Rums; has the Cruzan Rum Cream, but not the Crisma, and I'm really wanting to try this! Well, haven't cracked open the Cruzan yet, but I've found it.

I've registered to this web site this evening, and I'm sipping on Diet Coke and Cruzan Estate Light Rum right now. Not the greatest, but I only have Myer's Dark and Cruzan Coconut in the cupboard at the moment!!!

[RobertBurr]

Primate77, Coral Gables and Coconut Grove are nice places to live and visit. Drop me a line if you come around again in the future.

Welcome to the forum. It's a great place to swap stories about rum and gather good advice from others as you continue along your path of rum discovery.

[primate77]

Sounds good, Robert! Why, as I type away, I am sipping on my Cruzan Coconut Rum right now. Is it wrong that I like this stuff so much??? It's not the greatest... but I really like it! Not quite as good as the Marti CoCo Suave, but that is harder to find (at least near me).

[Lew Barrett]

I've been sampling from my newly acquired bottle of ED Demerara rum cream, selected on the strength of Robert's endorsement. It's very nice. Less obvious coconut flavor than the only comparison I can make, Baileys, but a lovely creamy (duh!) texture, sweet but not cloying presence, and a very nice after dinner treat. Obviously extravagant in the full sense of the word "rich." But that's why I got it. I bet it would be a knockout in coffee, too.

[RobertBurr]

I've just acquired a bottle of Cruzan Rum Cream. It's not beyond ordinary. Not up to the standard of Demerara or Sangster's.

I also picked up a bottle of Ponche Kuba (Pon-chay Coo-ba) from Barbados. It's real light at only 9% abv with mild spiciness. It's made from milk, sugar, eggs, rum and gelatin. The flavor has a hint of perfume, and the body is much thicker than other rum creams, almost an eggnog consistency. The origin of this rum cream was home-made recipes from Cuba, taking the best of each for a first-class cream liqueur. It's delightful alone, on the rocks, mixed with coffee, mixed with other rums.

Rob's B-52
1/3 Ponche Kuba
1/3 Santa Teresa Araku Coffee Rum
1/3 Santa Teresa Orange Rum

Kiss Of Fire
3/4 Ponche Kuba
1/4 Cruzan Black Strap
garnish of grenadine

[mcmachete]

Good call, Robert.

Ponche Kuba is the first rum cream I ever had maybe eight years or so ago?
Haven't had it in years, but I do love the stuff.

And I never mixed it with anything other than more rum (I think I remember Ponche Kuba + Don Lorenzo Coconut working quite well together...).

[primate77]

Robert,
Tonight I did pick up a bottle of the Cruzan Rum Cream. Not having tried any other Rum Creams - all I can tell you is that this stuff does beat the pants off Kahlua and Baileys.

I found it to be extemely smooth and quite nice and had I found vanilla ice cream in my freezer, I fear that the bottle would be more empty than it is already.

Extremely easy to drink!

Now, I solicit your help - I have this Tortuga Banana flavored rum, which most reminds me of a 1970's soda pop called "Anna Banana" if you ever had that! I thought perhaps mixing the Tortuga in with the Rum Cream might make for an interesting taste. Interesting, yes. Good, no.

Then, I tried mixing Kahlua, milk and the Tortuga, and that was not good either. It's too sweet straight. Mixed with coke is just sick.

Outside of dumping the banana rum in cake batter, I'm running out of ideas - what would you suggest?

(I know I derailed the topic slightly, but I did just want to at least say I did buy the Cruzan Rum Cream, and found it quite enjoyable)! I want Castries as soon as I can find it!!!

[mcmachete]

I've never had the Tortuga banana, but why not try it in place of white rum in Daiquiris or just toss it in a regular banana milkshake. Maybe just try it with orange juice?

Or pair it up with Galliano in variations of a Yellow Bird or Yellow Monkey.

In fact, maybe you can come up with some Yellow Monkey variation that uses both the Cruzan rum cream and Tortuga Banana?

Had I a bottle, I wouldn't have minded experimenting... instead of just tossing out ideas.

[primate77]

I am welcome to as many ideas as you can throw at me regarding this banana rum.

It's become kind of like the quest for the Holy Grail, instead it's a quest to find something that "works" with this rum!!!

I indeed would have tried orange juice, but at the moment, the only thing I have in the fridge, is lemon ade, cranberry juice, a lone can of red bull and a gallon of milk!

Oh, and there's a bottle Reisling hiding in the back! Somehow I don't think it would get along with banana rum!!!

[RumBarPhilly]

I was thinking to take that banana rum and put it in a Bahama Mama...

Hey, I came up with these neat drink not too long ago, not sure if it will work with your banana, as I had Canne Banana and its got very little sweetness to it, but:

Tootsie Pop Martini

2 parts Banana rum
1 part Orgeat
1 part Godiva

You may want to cut the orgeat due to the sweeter rum.

[primate77]

Adam - interesting (and funny) you mentioned maybe trying the Godiva. I went to the store last night with the intent of picking up the white rum for the Daiquiris for Saturday night (decided to go with the Cruzan Light), and I looked at that Godiva long and hard. Very tempted!

I thought about the Godiva specifically in regards to the Tortuga Banana. In the end, considering I spent over $170 on rums last week in Saint Louis, and made some purchases this week, that the expensive Godiva is going to have to wait.

(Maybe I can dump Hershey's syrup in a glass and pour the banana rum on top?):D

I think you are right on pulling back on the orgeat - way back. This Tortuga is really, really sweet.

Speaking of that, were you serious when you said the Tortuga Light Rum has a taste of cake batter? Did you find this rum kind of "thick" or syrupy?

The banana rum is.

[RumBarPhilly]

The white wasnt thick and syrupy, it just had a flavor of cake batter which seemed obvious, but it didnt seem like it had been adulterated at all with sugars or syrups. What is the proof on the tortuga banana?

[primate77]

The banana is 80 proof! Had to do a double take, but it is -yet is still tastes a tad syrupy to me. Probably because it is so sickeningly sweet tasting, but it's odd too because it does have a mellow slow burn with the higher proof.

[Tiare]

Maybe you could try to mix it with some coconut milk and grate some nutmeg on top?

[primate77]

That is not a bad idea - I do have coconut milk at home, as well as nutmeg. Let me give this a whirl, and I'll let you know how it goes!