Post #767486 by mikehooker on Mon, Aug 15, 2016 9:13 AM

On 2016-08-15 07:22, JenTiki wrote:

On 2016-08-14 20:07, mikehooker wrote:
My interpretation of Smugglers Cove's take on Trader Vic's version of a Don the Beachcomber Navy Grog. The Smith & Cross dominates. Will need to try a different rum combo next time. This was my first time using Martin's number system (1, 2 and 4).

I would only use the Denizen Merchants Reserve in a Mai Tai. That's what it was made for. By using that, you're adding a rum that was made to duplicate a blend of the original rums Vic used in a Mai Tai, so you may be muddying your blend with it. Denizen also makes a white rum, which I believe is the one to which Martin was referring in Category 2 in the book, especially since the Merchants Reserve is listed in Category 3. So the combo you used was actually categories 1, 3, and 4.

Yes, I just looked again and category 2 lists Denizen (meaning the white) and not Merchant's Reserve which is what I used. Thanks for pointing that out. I've only used the Denizen in Mai Tai's in the past and was looking for an excuse to use it in something else.