What brand of rum is good for baking?

Captain Morgan. No list of best rums for rum cake is complete without Captain Morgan. It’s a household name and the first go-to choice for baking, especially due to its reasonable price and great taste.

What alcohol do you put in Xmas cake?

What alcohol should you use? Strong, flavourful spirits with a high ABV are ideal for feeding fruitcakes. You can use rum, brandy or whisky for spice, or if you like citrus flavours, try an orange liqueur. Cherry brandy and amaretto will also work well if you prefer these.

What is the best alcohol to put in a Christmas cake?

Strong, flavourful spirits with a high ABV are ideal for feeding fruitcakes. You can use rum, brandy or whisky for spice, or if you like citrus flavours, try an orange liqueur. Cherry brandy and amaretto will also work well if you prefer these.

Is Captain Morgan or Sailor Jerry better?

Captain Morgan Spiced Rum bites early on the palate quickly giving way to a sweet note of vanilla and caramel. The spice is satisfying and lingers for quite a while on the throat. Sailor Jerry is extremely spice forward with bold cloves and cinnamon and only a hint of sweetness.

Can I use rum instead of brandy in Christmas cake?

You can use standard rum, whisky or brandy. I wouldn’t use the most expensive variety – the sugar in the cake and the sugars in the fruit add a lot of sweet richness to the cake, so it’s difficult to tell the difference between an expensive brand or a cheaper brand of spirit anyway.

What kind of liquor goes in fruit cake?

Alcohol: medium sherry, dark rum, whisky, brandy or orange-flavoured liqueur are the usual flavours for fruit cakes.

What kind of rum did Pirates drink?

The best known brand is probably ‘Lambs Navy Rum’. Pirates didn’t drink grog, it wasn’t ‘invented’ until the 1740’s by which time piracy in the Caribbean was effectively extinct. They would have drunk Rum, wine and any other strong alcoholic beverage they could buy or steal.