Post #464534 by chiwito on Thu, Jun 25, 2009 10:46 AM

Brought a bottle of 7tiki to a tailgate party last night, along with one of Sailor Jerry for comparison. It was a party, not a tasting, but I got most of the dozen or so imbibers to try both rums either neat or over ice, then with their choice of fresh squozen orange juice or Mexican sugary Coca-cola. The consensus: the new stuff [actually both were new to over half the sample group, who are are not rum or tropical drink aficionados despite being devoted semi-regulars at Forbidden Island], i.e. the 7tiki, was a tad lighter and sweeter than the SJ, but not so much as to turn off a couple of drinkers, including my wife, who hate those qualities in mixed drinks. Poll was about 2-1 in favor of 7T over SJ when neat or on the rocks; similar or slightly higher preference for 7T with the mixers. Regular drinkers of Myers&oj definitely went for the 7T with oj. Both rums had their partisans; both will have their place at Cottesloe Beach, the tiki bar in my backyard. The most important result of last night's event, however: the Giants beat the green and yellow pond scum 6-3.