The Mai Tai, a component study in Mixology - Tiki Drinks and Food

KC Kona Chris Tiki Socialite Chandler, AZ Joined: Jul 16, 2005 Posts: 242	KC Kona Chris Posted posted on Sat, Jul 15, 2006 12:15 PM I recently (FINALLY) found the St. James Hors D'Age here in Tucson ($33.99 a bottle), so I picked that up along with the Appleton Extra($26). I've so far made two mai tai using this combination, and there is no doubt that it was very good, although the drink was definitely less sweet than when I was just using Pyrat XO. Considering how sweet the XO is, this was no surprise. I'm going to have to do some side by side comparison, because I'm not sure how convinced I am that the extra expense of using the Hors D'Age and the Extra is really worth it to my palate. Especially when the Pyrat XO is $14.99 a bottle. At this point, I still need a good curacao, which is un-obtainable in Tucson, from what I can tell. Chris [ Edited by: Kona Chris 2006-07-18 01:20 ]

I recently (FINALLY) found the St. James Hors D'Age here in Tucson ($33.99 a bottle), so I picked that up along with the Appleton Extra($26). I've so far made two mai tai using this combination, and there is no doubt that it was very good, although the drink was definitely less sweet than when I was just using Pyrat XO. Considering how sweet the XO is, this was no surprise. I'm going to have to do some side by side comparison, because I'm not sure how convinced I am that the extra expense of using the Hors D'Age and the Extra is really worth it to my palate. Especially when the Pyrat XO is $14.99 a bottle.

At this point, I still need a good curacao, which is un-obtainable in Tucson, from what I can tell.

Chris

[ Edited by: Kona Chris 2006-07-18 01:20 ]

Post #243082 by Kona Chris on Sat, Jul 15, 2006 12:15 PM