Incredible Good Mai Tais – Part 2

For the next part in my quest to find the best rum combination for a Mai Tai, I basically just switched the rums from the first time around. Again, I used four different rums, three Jamaica rum blends and one from Martinique in the opposite combination. Apart from that, I kept everything the same.

Switching up the rums

So, for this next part I combined the Navy Island Navy Strength Rum with the Burke’s Seamaster Rum. The other pairing was the Kill Devil Navy Style Rum and the Clement V.S.O.P Rhum. I kept the same proportions as the last time and also used the Pierre Ferrand Orange Curacao.

Two good cocktails

Compared to the last time, the tastes of these two Mai Tais were more different. The combination as listed above had clear exotic fruit notes, reminding me of passion fruit. However, the pairing of the Kill Devil Rum with the Clement V.S.O.P’s flavour went more into the chocolate and cacao direction. Additionally, the ester notes were more pronounced with the Navy Island and Burke’s combination. In contrast, the second combination has more pronounced orgeat flavours.  It is quite hard to pick a favourite between the two, but I guess I prefer more exotic fruit notes.

For the next part in this series, I will use the 10 Year Old Clement Rum and then moving on to three rum combinations.