rum suggestions for mai tai's? - Tiki Drinks and Food

C cheekytiki Member The Haole Hut, London, UK Joined: Mar 09, 2004 Posts: 1096	C cheekytiki Posted posted on Fri, Nov 23, 2007 6:02 AM On 2007-11-22 10:47, BastardoSaffrin wrote: Um, last week I was talking with a the London TV's bar manager about this and they use Appleton Estate Extra and Rhum Negrita, a rum that Beachbum Berry classified as "stuff to avoid". Maybe Negrita sounds like exotic in the US, but here in Spain it has always been in the shelf of the scary bars, those where you'd never enter because the only patron is an old guy with a filthy jacket and a dog. And they use it in Trader Vic's, it sounded funny to me. Trader Vics here have only just started using Appleton rums, Havana Club is still the House pour but Appleton have sneaked in on 17 drinks including the Mai Tai which they are very happy about. Not sure about the Negrita. Anyway, I think VX can make a very decent mai tai.

On 2007-11-22 10:47, BastardoSaffrin wrote:
Um, last week I was talking with a the London TV's bar manager about this and they use Appleton Estate Extra and Rhum Negrita, a rum that Beachbum Berry classified as "stuff to avoid". Maybe Negrita sounds like exotic in the US, but here in Spain it has always been in the shelf of the scary bars, those where you'd never enter because the only patron is an old guy with a filthy jacket and a dog. And they use it in Trader Vic's, it sounded funny to me.

Trader Vics here have only just started using Appleton rums, Havana Club is still the House pour but Appleton have sneaked in on 17 drinks including the Mai Tai which they are very happy about. Not sure about the Negrita.
Anyway, I think VX can make a very decent mai tai.

Post #345605 by cheekytiki on Fri, Nov 23, 2007 6:02 AM