Post #757375 by TikiHardBop on Sat, Jan 16, 2016 2:24 PM

But when you have your own bar, eventually you will be able to discern the difference. So yeah, don't start out with the million-dollar top-shelf stuff. Upgrade as your tastes upgrade as well. But on the other hand, using "sipping rums' in cocktails is kind of a waste. So like everything, you should use your judgement as appropriate.

And don't get me started on the whole mixologist thing. Like St. DeGroff says in the article, it was just a term he found that he used to denote that his bar was dong something different than everyone else. And like like most marketing, people have misappropriated for all kinds of sometimes ridiculous ways.

As for the Mai Tai, there are times when I think that I could be perfectly happy with just Mai Tais and Manhattans for the rest of my life! The secret is good ingredients, especially good orgeat. Learning to make your own orgeat is a great skill to learn.