the ideal Mai Tai formula? - Tiki Drinks and Food

T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Mon, Feb 9, 2004 12:41 PM On 2004-02-09 06:28, Kon-Hemsby wrote: I'm eventually getting the hang of making a decent Mai Tai, then I re-read this old thread and see ideas/comments regarding a float which is new to me. But a bloody good idea by the look of it. What is the recommended rum to be used as a float in a Mai Tai? Suggestions please. If it floats your boat (ouch) I think a bold aged rum is preferable. Perhaps you could float a bit of the same rum you mixed in the drink (like Appleton). At Trader Vic's they used to use Myers's, recently they used Whaler's (ecch), and lately they use their own brand. I think Coruba is preferable to those if you want a dark rum float.

On 2004-02-09 06:28, Kon-Hemsby wrote:
I'm eventually getting the hang of making a decent Mai Tai, then I re-read this old thread and see ideas/comments regarding a float which is new to me. But a bloody good idea by the look of it.

What is the recommended rum to be used as a float in a Mai Tai? Suggestions please.

If it floats your boat (ouch) I think a bold aged rum is preferable. Perhaps you could float a bit of the same rum you mixed in the drink (like Appleton). At Trader Vic's they used to use Myers's, recently they used Whaler's (ecch), and lately they use their own brand. I think Coruba is preferable to those if you want a dark rum float.

Post #75219 by thejab on Mon, Feb 9, 2004 12:41 PM