Post #585040 by thePorpoise on Thu, Apr 14, 2011 8:17 PM

St. James Royal Ambre, to be exact.

My first thought was, WTF?

Then i stepped back, and sipped and studied it. I found that, borrowing the parlance of cigar reviews, it had rustic notes of tea and swamp-water, with a muddy finish. And, i realized, i like that!

So, i made a mai tai, mixing 1 oz of the Martinique w/1oz dark rum (havent gotten to try appleton estate yet, used Ron Pampero). I had tried to approximate this combo before using cachaca, with little aesthetic success; however, the martinique added a bite that i really enjoyed.

re lime I added 1/4 oz key lime juice (i think the over-use of lime in general merits a separate discussion at some point in the near future); only had triple sec so i added a splash of brandy to it; and only had Finest Call orgeat, added a drop or so of almond extract to that; loved the whole combo.

anyhow, the Martinique certainly changes the character of the Mai Tai v. using non agricole rums. I will enjoy the St James on its own as well.