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Thu, Jan 28, 2016 4:08 AM
Oh... is it not the same? I guess I need to talk to my supplier, as their website (and my receipt) says VSOP. Why oh why do rum companies decide to make all their labels look similar? I got the wrong Lemon Hart and get confused between Appleton V/X and 12 year all the time. EDIT: After checking their website it looks like a mistake that benefits me. They have the 10 year Clement listed at double the price of the VSOP. I'm sure money doesn't mean everything, but I guess it's good to have a 10-year instead of a VSOP? [ Edited by: Warboys 2016-01-28 04:11 ] |
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Thu, Jan 28, 2016 5:10 AM
I haven't tried neither and "older" doesn't inevitably equal "better" (it often does, though) - but if I were you, I'd leave it at that :) While we're at it: The Appleton Signature Blend is what used to be the V/X, the Extra 12yo is now called Rare Blend. |
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Thu, Jan 28, 2016 5:42 AM
Mine. I wanted V/X and 12 year but I forgot which one was renamed to Signature Blend for my Mai Tai recipe :wink: |
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Thu, Jan 28, 2016 10:49 AM
Was supposed to attend a presentation in Anaheim but was denied entrance, so I detoured to Sam's for a quick Murky Mojito and Mai Tai. |
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Thu, Jan 28, 2016 1:00 PM
Congrats on your first mai tai! It's my favorite drink to experiment with using different rums and proportions. Looks like what you thought was an Appleton 12/Clement VSOP blend (based on the photo of your new purchases in the other thread) was actually Appleton V/X and Clement 10 year, which surely gave you nice results. My two favorite mai tai's to make are Appleton 12 (now rare blend)/El Dorado 12 and Appleton 12/Clement VSOP. I personally don't have the Clement 10 year in my bar but was once made a mai tai with it and it was delicious. My advice for a shaky hand, especially if you've already had one or two drinks, always pour the cheapest ingredients first, saving the rums for last, and always pour over a hard surface, not your glass. So if you totally screw up the curacao you can either start over without it hurting your wallet, or adjust the rest of the ingredients accordingly. Also, I often put pour spouts on my bottles, especially when they've just been opened and it's harder to keep a steady pour. They're cheap and I just toss em in the dishwasher after each use: [ Edited by: mikehooker 2016-01-28 13:02 ] |
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Thu, Jan 28, 2016 4:58 PM
The three star is what I usually use when I can get a deal on it. At the moment the only liqour store near me with it in stock is charging 20 clams for it while hi times has the five star on special for the same price, but I've seen good old three star go for around 16 on a good day. I agree with The Bum that the five is a better mixer standalone, but to my palate the three comes amazingly close when its working with other rums. |
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Thu, Jan 28, 2016 5:31 PM
Man, you guys always complaining when you have to pay a couple of dollars more for a rum than you usually do. You should be grateful you have such a huge variety to choose from and how cheap liquor actually is in the U.S. This is from the cheapest liquor store in the whole of Australia. AND, it's a special order, i can't actually go into the store and buy it.
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Thu, Jan 28, 2016 5:41 PM
Holy hell! Curls into fetal position I'll never bitch about liqour prices again dad... Crying |
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Thu, Jan 28, 2016 7:20 PM
Swiz: :o Good IPA |
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Thu, Jan 28, 2016 8:32 PM
I absolutely adore Smith & Cross in a mai tai. It's definitely not for everyone - the missus hates it and thinks I'm crazy (which I am but not about this...). Not sure if you can get El Dorado 12-year out there but my two personal fave mai tai combos are: 1.25 oz El Dorado 12-year or 1.25 oz Appleton Estate (Signature or Rare Blend 12-year) |
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Thu, Jan 28, 2016 9:25 PM
We bought limes! Very much enjoying our variation of the Hawaiian Eye from Intoxica. We used Goslings for the gold and substituted Plantation for the white. Then went wild and crazy and added mint. Delicious! Thanks for reminding me to appreciate our prices, Swiz. Ouch. And Nice work, kkocka! |
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Thu, Jan 28, 2016 9:37 PM
I'm enjoying an ice cold bottle of Koko Brown ale, by Kona Brewing Co. :D |
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thePorpoise
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Thu, Jan 28, 2016 9:42 PM
all this talk of mai-tai's has me in the mood to mix up a few, 'cept there's a problem: the only dark rums i've got on hand are El Dorado 21-yr-old and Appleton Estate 21-yr-old... my kingdom for some younger rum! :( |
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The Below Decks
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Fri, Jan 29, 2016 9:34 AM
The Below Decks Mash Old-Fashioned! |
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hang10tiki
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Fri, Jan 29, 2016 8:48 PM
Porp :) |
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thePorpoise
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Fri, Jan 29, 2016 8:52 PM
nice. i picked up a bottle tonight of a beer i thought i'd never see around here-- the Ballast Point Indra Kunindra. gonna pop it open later tonite; not sure i will like it from what i've heard, but very glad i'll have the opportunity to try it out... |
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Fri, Jan 29, 2016 11:05 PM
Nice one The Below Decks |
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hiltiki
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Fri, Jan 29, 2016 11:31 PM
Paper Plane |
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hang10tiki
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Sat, Jan 30, 2016 7:43 PM
Porp- Funny Ya made me thirsty Ahhhhhh |
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thePorpoise
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Sat, Jan 30, 2016 8:10 PM
I'm drinking that Indra Kunindra right now, and i gotta say-- WHO SMASHED THEIR CHICKEN TIKKA ENCHILADA INTO MY GLASS OF PORTER?!?! bring me a mango lahssi chaser-- stat! |
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Sat, Jan 30, 2016 8:46 PM
:) I love the Indra Kunindra. Everyone else I know who's tried it hates it. Hang10, where are you getting that Horny Goat porter? I look it up every time you post about it but it says they just don't sell it here - or in Las Vegas. Once again, I'm envious. For tonight- So nice we made it twice, and then a third time: our Hawaiian Eye variation from the other night. I'm calling it the Hawaiian Plantation. It's a keeper. |
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thePorpoise
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Sat, Jan 30, 2016 10:35 PM
in honor of today's Gasparilla pirate invasion, decided to make a Dark and Stormy. used this new Kraken Storm black ginger beer. aint got no spiced rum, so i used Cruzan black strap. threw in some Angostura bitters, some falernum, and a squeezed lime wedge. not bad. ARRRRRR! |
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thePorpoise
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Sat, Jan 30, 2016 10:52 PM
round two: 6 oz of the Kraken Storm black ginger beer again; this time 1.5 oz of Plantation dark overproof rum; squeezed half lime and shell. even better! |
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Sun, Jan 31, 2016 10:59 AM
Porp said: I'm drinking that Indra Kunindra right now, and i gotta say-- WHO SMASHED THEIR CHICKEN TIKKA ENCHILADA INTO MY GLASS OF PORTER?!?! bring me a mango lahssi chaser-- stat! That's funny Bam: top shelf wine and spirits here in Vegas |
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hang10tiki
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Sun, Jan 31, 2016 6:05 PM
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nui 'umi 'umi
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Sun, Jan 31, 2016 9:05 PM
Paralyzing Pufferfish at the Bali Hai,Rum Barrels in our room at Humphreys Half moonoon inn |
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bamalamalu
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Sun, Jan 31, 2016 9:21 PM
Nice, nui 'umi 'umi. Will you still be here tomorrow night for the Monday night meet-up? Hope to see you two! |
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thePorpoise
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Sun, Jan 31, 2016 11:48 PM
a bolt MaiTai. used 3/4 oz Plantation dark overproof, 1/2 oz Plantation 3 star, 1 oz Depaz BlueCane Rhum Agricole. this is too bold to drink dry, so went with full orange curacao, orgeat, and lime quantities. #FearOfADryMaiTai |
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Mon, Feb 1, 2016 1:16 AM
Went for a 'cheap' Mai Tai; using Myers and Mount Gay Eclipse. Definitely not as good, according to my tastes at least. There was a big sweetness to it that sort of killed the freshness of previous recipes. I'm guessing it's the Myers. |
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Mon, Feb 1, 2016 9:20 AM
The Below Decks Angel's Flight! |
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hang10tiki
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Mon, Feb 1, 2016 7:34 PM
6 sampler Lagunitas |
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Tue, Feb 2, 2016 10:25 AM
The Below Decks Billionaires! |
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Tue, Feb 2, 2016 7:08 PM
Aku Aku Lapu This drink is very dull as the recipe reads but since it required lots of prep with 8 ingredients including LH151 I tweaked it a bit so I could better enjoy it. Passion fruit syrup always works well with lemon so I added an ounce of that and floated an extra 1/4 oz of LH. Drink was much more palatable. Actually, made it pretty delicious. In hindsight extra falernum would have given it some added dimension. |
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thePorpoise
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Tue, Feb 2, 2016 9:30 PM
I've mixed up passionfruit-flavored AMP energy drink, angostura bitters, a half ounce each of falernum and grenadine, and an ounce of Plantation overproof dark rum. a "cranked amp?" |
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Wed, Feb 3, 2016 9:18 AM
A Greenbar Distillery Renaissance Man! |
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hiltiki
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Wed, Feb 3, 2016 1:26 PM
"All Roses" Irish Whiskey, hibiscus tea, lime juice, demerara syrup, Barkeep Apple Bitters. |
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Thu, Feb 4, 2016 9:26 AM
The Below Decks Brown Derby! |
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hang10tiki
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Thu, Feb 4, 2016 7:43 PM
Found it Bought it Like it :) |
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thePorpoise
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Thu, Feb 4, 2016 7:51 PM
Redhook ESB drank gud... |
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Thu, Feb 4, 2016 8:56 PM
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thePorpoise
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Thu, Feb 4, 2016 8:59 PM
Mike is that a 1-1-1 rum formation? or a 1-.5-.5? |
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mikehooker
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Thu, Feb 4, 2016 9:06 PM
1-1 on the Appleton and El Dorado. I use the Clement creole shrub in place of curaƧao so .5 on that. |
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Fri, Feb 5, 2016 9:43 AM
Cole's Corpse Reviver No. 2! |
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kkocka
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Fri, Feb 5, 2016 5:35 PM
Sweet success! While browsing for rum at Mission Wine & Spirits in Glendale, I bought 2 6-packs of Kona Brewing Wailua Wheat and am presently drinking a cold one right now! I am shedding a tear as I type! |
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thePorpoise
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Fri, Feb 5, 2016 9:05 PM
nice! any luck with the Koko Brown? |
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mikehooker
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Fri, Feb 5, 2016 9:23 PM
Daiquiri night... Pineapple Express Daiquiri: It's a Tiki Commando recipe I've been meaning to try for a while. Very. Very. Good. Don's Special Daiquiri: Very rum forward with the Smith & Cross in the forefront. Quite tasty. Might up the passion fruit next time. |
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thePorpoise
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Fri, Feb 5, 2016 10:07 PM
a Pluto's Heart. dark, bitter, icy... |
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hiltiki
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Fri, Feb 5, 2016 10:59 PM
Barrel O' Rum, Mai Kai, The Atomic Grog. Loved it, very tasty. |
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