To get back to the chicken, did you make the jerk marinade or did you use a store product?
made it. Not my original but it was really good.
1/2 cup malt vinegar (or white vinegar)
2 Tbsp dark rum (all I had was JD, it worked)
2 habaneros, with seeds, chopped or really hot peppers
1 red onion, chopped
4 green onion tops, chopped
1 Tbsp dried thyme
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
4 teaspoons ground allspice
4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
4 teaspoons ground nutmeg
4 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons molasses
1 (5 or 6 pound) roasting chicken, cut in half, lengthwise
1/2 cup lime juice over chicken before adding the above
Salt and pepper before cooking to taste.