Post #705597 by Destro100 on Fri, Jan 24, 2014 6:33 AM

Simply effective:

Drink 23: Red Tide

Ingredients I used:

Fresh lime juice
Routin 1833 Grenadine
Appleton V/X Jamaican Gold Rum

A Jeff Berry semi-original; apparently very reminiscent of the 1936 Bacardi cocktail. It is the slight modification the Beachbum makes that actually works for me. The use of a golden Jamaican rum brings the flavor profile front-and-center, and the sweet tartness of the grenadine helps to accent the Appleton flavor wonderfully.

This is not a drink aimed at tiki-philes. I can see this drink being ideal for serving outdoors on a sunny day; especially to non-cocktail aficionados. That being said, this summer I will absolutely do that.

Don't let the 3 star vote disuade you. This is a very nice cocktail, and in my rating system 3 stars = good.

Let me break it down:
1 = toxic
1.5 = below average
2 = average
2.5 = above average
3 = good
3.5 very good
4 = excellent
4.5 = near perfect
5 = perfection

My personal rating: *** (3) 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) / Red Tide
2.5
Jasper's Jamaican / Derby Daiquiri / Carioca Hawaiian Cocktail
2
Beachcomber's Gold (Chicago)
1.5
Boo Loo