Post #705480 by Destro100 on Thu, Jan 23, 2014 6:48 AM

I love the Mai Kai - I don't love this cocktail:

Drink 22: Derby Daiquiri

Ingredients I used:

Fresh lime juice
Fresh orange juice
Homemade simple syrup (1.5 sugar to 1 water) ratio
Flor De Cana 4 year - Light Rum

I have to admit that upon reading the ingredients of this cocktail I was not inspired; turns out I was right. The drink is serviceable but unimpressive. The orange dominates the drink, as I expected when I read that it had a full ounce of it. All the other flavors take a back seat. I think I might enjoy this cocktail significantly more if it was a very hot day and I was drinking it out on the porch; sometimes timing is everything.

My personal rating: ** 1/2 (2.5) out of ***** (5)

SCORECARD:

4:
Colonel Beach's Plantation Punch /Aurora Bora Borealis / Outrigger / Bourbon Special / Beachcomber's Gold (Hollywood and Palm Springs)
3.5
Beachcomber's Punch / Coronado Luau Special / Hawaii Kai Treasure / Coconaut / Castaway (slightly modified) / Don's Special Daiquiri / Banana Daiquiri
3
Eastern Sour / Astro Aku Aku / Kapu Kai / Western Sour / Beachcomber's Gold (Waikiki)
2.5
Jasper's Jamaican / Derby Daiquiri / Carioca Hawaiian Cocktail
2
Beachcomber's Gold (Chicago)
1.5
Boo Loo