What AreYou Drinking- Right Now? - Tiki Drinks and Food

N'' nui 'umi 'umi Tiki Socialite La Mirada Atoll Joined: Feb 21, 2011 Posts: 2718	N'' nui 'umi 'umi Posted posted on Tue, Dec 16, 2014 10:30 PM On 2014-12-16 19:19, mikehooker wrote: Just made two Moonkist Coconuts to compare the recipe Mai Kai published in an issue of Esquire magazine from 1959 and the Hurricane Hayward tribute from a few years ago. Both were good but Hayward wins. Better balance and the coconut really shines as it should (the Mai Kai only called for 1/2 oz coconut milk vs Jim's 1.5 oz). We used Cayman Reef, a Barbados rum I don't remember acquiring (and know nothing about)and Flor de Cana. The Mai Kai recipe called for a third rum from the Virgin Islands (I used Angostura 5 year). It was a good drink but a little rummy for a medium strength drink. Very important was using canned coconut milk from Trader Joe's. I made Hayward's version once before using Silk coconut milk and it was not so good. These ingredients rate a solid 7, maybe even a 7.5 out of 10. Anyone know anything about Cayman Reef and how it compares to Mount Gay, Doorly's or other Barbados rums? Mike , Mt Gay and Doorley’s are my fav Bajan rums. I had some Cayman in a Rum and Diet coke and I enjoyed it.Not a sipper imho but it’s an okay general purpose rum. [ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2014-12-16 22:31 ]

On 2014-12-16 19:19, mikehooker wrote:
Just made two Moonkist Coconuts to compare the recipe Mai Kai published in an issue of Esquire magazine from 1959 and the Hurricane Hayward tribute from a few years ago. Both were good but Hayward wins. Better balance and the coconut really shines as it should (the Mai Kai only called for 1/2 oz coconut milk vs Jim's 1.5 oz). We used Cayman Reef, a Barbados rum I don't remember acquiring (and know nothing about)and Flor de Cana. The Mai Kai recipe called for a third rum from the Virgin Islands (I used Angostura 5 year). It was a good drink but a little rummy for a medium strength drink. Very important was using canned coconut milk from Trader Joe's. I made Hayward's version once before using Silk coconut milk and it was not so good. These ingredients rate a solid 7, maybe even a 7.5 out of 10.

Anyone know anything about Cayman Reef and how it compares to Mount Gay, Doorly's or other Barbados rums?

Mike , Mt Gay and Doorley’s are my fav Bajan rums. I had some Cayman in a Rum and Diet coke and I enjoyed it.Not a sipper imho but it’s an okay general purpose rum.

[ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2014-12-16 22:31 ]

Post #733282 by nui 'umi 'umi on Tue, Dec 16, 2014 10:30 PM