what's your favorite use(s) for Coruba dark? - Tiki Drinks and Food

M mikehooker Grand Member (3 years) Austin Joined: Jul 17, 2014 Posts: 1211	M mikehooker Posted posted on Wed, Sep 28, 2016 12:26 PM Interesting... On 2016-09-26 10:37, JeffCleveland wrote: According to Ed Hamilton, Coruba contains a higher percentage of column still rum than it did five years ago. (It is a blend of column and pot still Jamaican rum.) That could account for it not standing up as well in older recipes that specifically called for it. After this thread got bumped, and before the post above was made, I went ahead and made one of these.... On 2011-11-12 11:17, croe67 wrote: It's the best MaiTai Rum for the 2oz. dark rum It tasted like a Mai Tai, better than what's served at your average bar, but certainly not the best Mai Tai. I guess it not being the same rum as it was just five years ago when that suggestion was made attributes to it's less than stellarness. I still use Coruba as my go to mixing dark instead of Myers or anything else but in a Mai Tai it's typically Appleton 12.

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On 2016-09-26 10:37, JeffCleveland wrote:
According to Ed Hamilton, Coruba contains a higher percentage of column still rum than it did five years ago. (It is a blend of column and pot still Jamaican rum.) That could account for it not standing up as well in older recipes that specifically called for it.

After this thread got bumped, and before the post above was made, I went ahead and made one of these....

On 2011-11-12 11:17, croe67 wrote:
It's the best MaiTai Rum for the 2oz. dark rum

It tasted like a Mai Tai, better than what's served at your average bar, but certainly not the best Mai Tai. I guess it not being the same rum as it was just five years ago when that suggestion was made attributes to it's less than stellarness.

I still use Coruba as my go to mixing dark instead of Myers or anything else but in a Mai Tai it's typically Appleton 12.

Post #769075 by mikehooker on Wed, Sep 28, 2016 12:26 PM