Post #792051 by kevincrossman on Tue, Dec 25, 2018 1:27 PM

Christmas is here, which means I am finished opening all the rums on the Rum Advent Calendar that Mrs. Mai Tai made for me. There were “bonus rums” in my stocking as well! So, what does one do with 30 or so rums in tiny little bottles?

I decided to break the rums into several groupings:

1. Rums that I already have (Goslings, Captain Morgan, Sailor Jerry): these go into the bottles I already have.
2. Rums that I want to try out, including Bacardi Gold (which I’ve never tried at home in a cocktail), some spiced rums, and coconut water rums. These I’m keeping and will work with soon.
3. Dark rums, gold rums, and spiced rums: these go into my Dark Rum Infinity Bottle.
4. Silver rums: a new Silver Rum Infinity Bottle
5. Flavored rums: These won’t work in the Infinity Bottles, so am saving these out as a separate category to experiment with. Looking for some good Coconut Rum recipes.

I made my “Advent Rum Mai Tai” with about 15 or so of these rums. Heavier on the dark rums, but some silver here and there as well. And then I made my standard home Mai Tai featuring Ferrand Dry Curacao, Latitude 29 Orgeat, and BG Reynold’s Demerara Syrup. All placed into a Sippin Santa Mug and topped with the spent lime shell and fresh mint.

This Mai Tai actually tasted great. A Christmas Miracle! Mele Kalikimaka everyone.