I think I've finally come across the right Mai Tai variation at home - Tiki Drinks and Food

B BastardoSaffrin Member Barcelona Joined: Apr 19, 2007 Posts: 73	B BastardoSaffrin Posted posted on Thu, Mar 20, 2008 10:19 AM On 2008-03-20 08:54, Urban Tiki wrote: Besides, who knows exactly what the Jamaican and Martinique rums that TV used originally tasted like. Looking at the extensive menu of rums that Donn and TV used back in the day revealed that there was a huge selection of rums from those islands, and he may have indeed used stronger flavored rums that the Appleton and St, James. Our selections today are much more limited. According to the legend, TV used Wray & Nephew 17yr, that now is extinct. What we try to do is getting close to that, and this is done by using Appleton Estate Extra, that is distilled by the same distillery than W&N and it's 12 years old. To add the "nuttiness" that gives that extra aging that had the W&N 17yr, we mix it with a Martinique rum. In London they use Appleton Estate Extra and Rhum Negrita, that is a rum from Martinique actually distilled by a Spanish company. Too sweet for my taste. For the newyorkers, recently a friend of mine brought me a bottle of St. James Hors d'Age from Astor Wine & Spirits, although someone has already told that in this thread. It's pricey, but it makes the best Mai Tai I've ever had, far better than in TV's.

On 2008-03-20 08:54, Urban Tiki wrote:
Besides, who knows exactly what the Jamaican and Martinique rums that TV used originally tasted like. Looking at the extensive menu of rums that Donn and TV used back in the day revealed that there was a huge selection of rums from those islands, and he may have indeed used stronger flavored rums that the Appleton and St, James. Our selections today are much more limited.

According to the legend, TV used Wray & Nephew 17yr, that now is extinct. What we try to do is getting close to that, and this is done by using Appleton Estate Extra, that is distilled by the same distillery than W&N and it's 12 years old. To add the "nuttiness" that gives that extra aging that had the W&N 17yr, we mix it with a Martinique rum. In London they use Appleton Estate Extra and Rhum Negrita, that is a rum from Martinique actually distilled by a Spanish company. Too sweet for my taste.

For the newyorkers, recently a friend of mine brought me a bottle of St. James Hors d'Age from Astor Wine & Spirits, although someone has already told that in this thread. It's pricey, but it makes the best Mai Tai I've ever had, far better than in TV's.

Post #368125 by BastardoSaffrin on Thu, Mar 20, 2008 10:19 AM