Category: Rum

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Ultimate Egg Nog

I love our local grocery store brand Egg Nog. So thick and creamy and pairs well with most spirts. I saw that Nathan Robinson posted a Nog recipe that featured Jamaican rum and Bourbon so I gave it a try. I liked it but it wasn’t creamy enough for me and I thought it used too much Bourbon, so I flipped up the spirits.

Ultimate Egg Nog
1 egg
¾ oz Heavy Cream
¼ oz Milk
½ oz Demerara Syrup
¼ oz Brandy
½ oz Bourbon (Wild Turkey 101)
1 oz Ultimate Mai Tai Rum Blend
2 dashes Grated Cinnamon
2 dashes Grated Nutmeg
Dry shake all ingredients, then shake with ice. Strain into small glass and top with grated nutmeg

Ultimate Mai Tai Rum Blend is equal parts Appleton 12, Smith & Cross, Plantation Xaymaca, Plantation OFTD. Best single rum option for this recipe: Smith & Cross.

This one was much more to my liking, and Mrs. Mai Tai liked it better too. Give it a try. Thanks Nathan for the inspiration.

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Plantation Isle of Fiji

Received this bottle thanks to some holiday cheer. A very interesting release, coming from an island uncommonly seen in rum shelves in these parts. Very similar flavor profile to some of the other Plantation releases, such as the Barbados 5 year. Isle of Fiji is very easy drinking (yes, there is dosage) and pretty affordable.

Greg Brady riding a dinosaur, because why not?

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Happy Barbados Independence Day

Mai Tai Monday celebration with a couple fine aged rums from Barbados, who became independent from the UK on this date in 1966.

The Mai Tai is made with two examples of the rum blending tradition in Barbados. No sugar or additives, just aged Rum. Real McCoy is super affordable and Mount Gay XO is a fine rum worth splurging a little bit for. I love them both.

Glassware by B-Rex

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Plantation Xaymaca Rum

Running low on my Plantation Xaymaca so had to make sure I have a replacement ready. Even better there was a $3 off coupon at Total Wine so this bottle was just $16. Such a great value for a wonderful 100% Pot Still Rum from Jamaica. I like the new label and the straw tie will be removed once I crack it open to use.

An excellent “gold Jamaican rum” for cocktails, neat, or in a Mai Tai.