Post #725798 by Chip and Andy on Wed, Aug 20, 2014 1:25 PM

On 2014-08-20 13:19, arriano wrote:

That seems a bit rum-heavy.

Why do you make that sound like a bad thing?

:wink:

Why did I recommend 'so much' rum?

The Appleton V/X is very tasty, but not very aromatic.

The Flor de Cana, assuming it is the 4 Year Old Gold, is tasty, but again not very aromatic.

If it was the 7 year Flor de Cana, I would recommend one ounce, maybe just a wee bit shy of that.

If it was better than the V/X I would recommend the lighter pour too.

The two lighter weight rums listed in the original post are going to dry out under the Cointreau so I recommend a bit more for in the pour.

And like I mentioned.... many, many Mai Tai's will need to be made to get it just right. It's the only way to be sure.