Post #552098 by GentleHangman on Sat, Sep 4, 2010 6:05 AM

I've not even seen any of the 30-year Appleton, but I have a tinned bottle of the 21-year old and have made a Mai Tai or two with it alone and it was fantastic! By far the best single-rum Mai Tai I've ever had. I mostly make my Mai Tais with Appleton 12-year old and St. James Hors D'Age (I've only got one full bottle of St. James left) - basically the "$100.00 Mai Tai" recipe - and I'd have to say I prefer the single 21-year old rum Mai Tai over the two-rum blend. As I recall, the original was made with a 17-year old Jamaican rum alone and I don't know how far you can take the rum's age before the harmonious character and balanced flavor of the Mai Tai changes completely.
Still . . . should I ever get my hands on a bottle of Appleton 30-year old . . . damn right I'd try it in a Mai Tai!