Kohala Bay Rum - Tiki Drinks and Food

HH Hurricane Hayward Grand Member (1 year) 16 miles from The Mai-Kai Joined: Jun 07, 2008 Posts: 1867	HH Hurricane Hayward Posted posted on Sun, Jun 24, 2018 5:18 PM After receiving a bottle recently, my take on Doctor Bird is that it's not really a 1:1 replacement for Kohala Bay. It's a great, funky Jamaican rum but more akin to Hamilton Pot Still and Smith & Cross on the extreme end of the Jamaican rum spectrum. Remember, Kohala Bay was a general mixing rum, not too far removed from Coruba. However, I would not hesitate to try different blends with Doctor Bird, similar to those that call for Smith & Cross in small doses. I'm now excited about the new offering from Plantation: http://cocktailwonk.com/2018/05/xaymaca-deeply-deconstructed.html From what I've heard, it could be exactly what we're looking for.

After receiving a bottle recently, my take on Doctor Bird is that it's not really a 1:1 replacement for Kohala Bay. It's a great, funky Jamaican rum but more akin to Hamilton Pot Still and Smith & Cross on the extreme end of the Jamaican rum spectrum. Remember, Kohala Bay was a general mixing rum, not too far removed from Coruba.

However, I would not hesitate to try different blends with Doctor Bird, similar to those that call for Smith & Cross in small doses.

I'm now excited about the new offering from Plantation:

http://cocktailwonk.com/2018/05/xaymaca-deeply-deconstructed.html

From what I've heard, it could be exactly what we're looking for.

Post #787991 by Hurricane Hayward on Sun, Jun 24, 2018 5:18 PM