Post #687847 by Atomic Tiki Punk on Mon, Jul 29, 2013 3:52 PM

On 2013-07-29 15:14, lunavideogames wrote:
Barbancourt is an awesome rum for Mai Tais in my opinion, and you can get the $50 bottle of 15 year if you want to do that. Torani Orgeat is your weakest link. If you can find Finest Call (which they have had at BevMo, but I don't see anymore), it would be superior to Torani and TV, but Trader Vic's is way better than Torani. Torani is a flavoring for coffees and not meant for drinks. It overpowers the flavor even with a half shot or less making it taste too rich. Or there are threads to make your own Orgeat, which would be the best option.

Get Grand Marnier instead of Orgeat. These are more costly, but make a HUGE difference. You can also get the more expensive Appleton too. Wouldn't hurt.

But yeah, I feel like the Torani is your biggest issue for flavor.

I like to put a mint leaf into the shaker when I shake it up too. Adds just a little flavor.

I agree on the Barbancourt, I am a fan of the "Monin" brand of syrups they tend to be sweet, but they only use natural sugar
and the Orgeat is better then most store bought brands.

[ Edited by: Atomic Tiki Punk 2013-07-29 15:56 ]