Dark Jamaican: Myers vs Coruba - Tiki Drinks and Food

R RumScrummager Member Ft. Lauderdale Joined: Aug 19, 2016 Posts: 29	R RumScrummager Posted posted on Thu, May 4, 2017 8:06 PM Coruba is such a phenomenal product. Most people don't realize that back in Tiki's heyday the Mai Tai’s popularity resulted in a drastic shortage of the limited production 17-year-old J. Wray & Nephew rum; Bergeron switched to J. Wray & Nephew’s 15-year-old version. When that dwindled, he stretched his remaining stock by changing the formula to 1 ounce of 15-year-old J. Wray & Nephew and 1 ounce of Coruba Dark Jamaican rum. However, most people only associate the Mai Tai with the iconic 17-year-old J. Wray & Nephew, which is only half the story. Whenever you see an old-school recipe call for a 'dark Jamaican' rum, that meant typically Myers's, Coruba, or Red Heart (now defunct). NOTE: while not Jamaican, Negrita is a great dark rum that adds a lot of ragged character to mixed cocktails - more in line with the rough/harsh brews from the days of yore!

Coruba is such a phenomenal product.

Most people don't realize that back in Tiki's heyday the Mai Tai’s popularity resulted in a drastic shortage of the limited production 17-year-old J. Wray & Nephew rum; Bergeron switched to J. Wray & Nephew’s 15-year-old version. When that dwindled, he stretched his remaining stock by changing the formula to 1 ounce of 15-year-old J. Wray & Nephew and 1 ounce of Coruba Dark Jamaican rum. However, most people only associate the Mai Tai with the iconic 17-year-old J. Wray & Nephew, which is only half the story.

Whenever you see an old-school recipe call for a 'dark Jamaican' rum, that meant typically Myers's, Coruba, or Red Heart (now defunct).

NOTE: while not Jamaican, Negrita is a great dark rum that adds a lot of ragged character to mixed cocktails - more in line with the rough/harsh brews from the days of yore!

Post #775647 by RumScrummager on Thu, May 4, 2017 8:06 PM