Post #457979 by congawa on Mon, Jun 1, 2009 6:19 PM

I'm wondering whether Rhum Clement Premiere Canne is at all useful in a Mai Tai, and if not, whether there are any particular drinks it is good in.

I was following Beachbum Berry's Mai Tai recipe and got some Appleton Extra 12 Year at Bevmo. However, for the Martinique rum, Bevmo didn't carry Saint James, and the only Rhum Clement was the Premiere Canne, which I bought.

I finally made it down to HiTime Wines this weekend, and discovered that the Saint James Hors D'Age is out of my price range for the present time, but they also carried Saint James Extra Old and Rhum Clement VSOP which have been recommended. This gave me some buyers remorse, since the VSOP and Premiere Canne are about the same price, and while these other Martinique rums are aged to an amber color the Premiere Canne is a visually light rum.

Based on some previous posts however, it sounds like I may be better off using 2 ounces of Appleton 12 Year rather than combining it with Premiere Canne--but if that is truly the case, then I have a $33 bottle of something I need to figure out what to do with (and it's too expensive of a rum to use in the heavily fruit/citrus light rum drinks where cheaper PR/VI rums will do).

I skipped buying any more Martinique rums for now, but I did pick up some Lemon Hart 151 this weekend, and the Noa Noa is my new favorite drink!

[ Edited by: congawa 2009-06-01 18:20 ]

[ Edited by: congawa 2009-06-01 18:20 ]