Thanks texascarl - you are a mine of information - do come and fix me a cocktail if you're ever my way they sound so gorgeous
I asked about the rum cos I have only noticed Barcardi and then the dark rums (I don't usually drink rum you see, I'm a wine, champagne and coctail drinker, with a few gin and slimline tonics thrown in now and again....)
I'm glad that this has worked well for you but what has? what is YMMV?

I gave my hubby a cocktail shaker, some mixes and a cocktail book for Xmas and we so haven't looked back tee hee