Post #3624 by thejab on Thu, Jul 11, 2002 2:45 PM

The Appleton Estate Extra is the closest you're gonna get to the original recipe which calls for 2 oz. of 17-year old (or 15-year old in some versions). It's a blend with the youngest rum in it being 12-years old. Some "original" Mai Tai recipes call for half Jamaican and half Martinique Rum. Rhum St. James is an excellent rum from Martinique.

Here's the orginal recipe and tons more:
http://www.kevdo.com/maitai/recipes.html

I keep the Appleton Special around for most drinks that call for Jamacian gold rum.

Do they have the Appleton Silver (clear stuff)? I have been looking for a good "white" Jamaican rum for recipes. The only stuff I have found is Wray and Nephew overproof rum. It's fine stuff but I would like to find some regular proof Jamaican white. I went to a restaurant in Berkeley the other day amd they were using Myers's Platinum (a white) so I asked them where I could get some in the Bay area. The manager actually said I could get a bottle from him as it's not in any stores he knew of! I haven't gome back yet but I will.