Post #417586 by Suburban Beachbum on Thu, Nov 6, 2008 5:47 AM

On 2008-11-05 20:15, Austin_Tiki wrote:

On 2008-11-03 06:33, Suburban Beachbum wrote:
Yeah, I tried the Mai Tai both ways this weekend, and definitely found 1.5 oz. a little heavy in the lime juice department (although I confess to using bottled lime juice [not Rose's]).

It's amazing how much more like an actual cocktail it tastes like than what you get at most bars/restaurants.

Do yourself a favor and invest $10 in a handheld citrus juicer. Fresh juice makes all the difference.

Also, there is a lot of dispute over the proper rum combo for a mai tai. I was turned on to mai tais with a batch made with 2 oz. of Appleton's 12 year-old Jamaican rum, and haven't found anything that tops it.

Thanks, I've been meaning to pick up a juicer. As for the rum combo I've been using 1 oz. Myer's dark and 1 oz. St. James Martinique Ambre Rum.

There's a lot of recipes out there, some calling for 2 oz. of Appleton V/X and others for 1 oz each of dark and light rum and using orange juice too. For now I'm just sticking to the Grog Log recipe.