Post #315033 by Chip and Andy on Tue, Jun 26, 2007 10:01 AM

On 2007-06-25 22:50, Spike wrote:
...Today I picked up a quart of Baja Bob's Maui Madness mixer w/Splenda and a bottle of Meyer's white rum. It made for a tasty low-carb drink that we both enjoyed very much.... I am looking forward to trying some made from scratch Mai-Tais ASAP....

Welcome to Tiki Central, it is always a pleasure to have new drinkers join our ranks.

Sad to hear about your 'alergic' reation to dark rums since most of the better sipping rums are dark(er) in color. I have a couple of variations that I have tried for Mai-Tais with lighter rums that were pretty decent, I'll dig through my bar notes and get back to you.

As to the carb thing, can't help you there. Drinking and Atikins I think are incompatible... But, if you are finding mixes that you enjoy that have Splenda or other fake sugars you might want to start a new discussion somewhere in here to share what you are finding. I am sure there are many more that would like to find some diet friendly options behind the bar.

Please forgive my pedestrian tastes.

Never apologize for your tastes. You like what you like for a reason and you should only drink what you like. You should always try something new, but never give up what works for you.