Ratu rum

[Mossimo]

Hi all, not sure if this is the right place for this question but... has anyone been able to replicate the taste of Ratu Rum? Or even come close?
I'm normally a whiskey drinker but this stuff is AMAZING I need to replicate it some how
Thanks in advance

[oddian]

I have never had this stuff, but now I want to try it. It's low ABV at 35% for a rum. Their website says that it's made from blending a bunch of other local rums through charcoaled coconut shells and then aging for 5+ years. Could be a little hard to replicate unless you have some time on your hands.

[Mossimo]

It is seriously some of the smoothest nicest rum I have ever tried,
I would invest 5 years into it if I could figure it out, surely the wealth of knowledge here, someone has done the hard yards

[Phillbo]

A guy at the local brew shop told me when I asked him about it said make up still spirits Navy rum and add one third bottle of still spirits coconut rum essence.
I haven't tried it to compare but Ratu rum is gods nectar!

[LikkerSheWillLoveIt]

They blend 4 different rums, it will be very hard to replicate as we don’t have the same sugar cane here. Time in a barrel does everything for Rum. I have met Lachy the head distiller a couple of times, knows his stuff.

[Mossimo]

Navy rum, plus coconut, then put in barrel maybe?

I'm away for work ATM but will get the essences when I get back and give an update

[Mossimo]

Ok,
Bit of an update, tried the essence mix above but.... nothing like Ratu,
However... did some experimentation, added some Vanilla bean and some molasses... makes something really nice...

When I have more time I'll make up 5 litres of this and throw it in a barrel, see what happens then

[BigRig]

Then share the quantities ?

[Mossimo]

I mixed the essence as suggested,
The Vanilla and molasses I didn't measure, just kinda threw it in....

[harold01]

I bought some ratu rum the other day and if that's not dark rum and malibu rum blended I will go he, its bought into the country and bottled by amitel coca cola
had to blend it 50-50 with dark rum so I could drink it