Post #796003 by Swanky on Mon, Jul 1, 2019 5:49 AM

Can someone (everyone) post their current fav sub here? We need a summary page.

As I interviewed people for my Mai-Kai book, I heard over and over that the drinks were not as good as they used to be. Some said it happened after Mariano left, but I tend to believe it wasn't Mariano's retirement that changed the drinks, but the rums.

It is certainly remarkable how much better a drink is with a superior rum. As an example, I got a bottle of the LH yellow label 151 not too long ago and had a Zombie with it. Wow. You just forget how incredible that is, and how dull it is with anything available now. Last year at the Hukilau Dave Levy instructed the bar to make all my drinks with Kohala Bay for the night. It was just an astounding difference. Everything was very noticeable better, and not because I was toast or anything like that. It just shines through and can make a decent or good drink, fantastic.

This is one of the missing secrets of DtB recipes. We have a recipe on paper, but the exact rums being used is missing. Only the Mai-Kai has been making these recipes since 1956 using the original rums and working hard to maintain that flavor over the years with the rums available.