Mahalo for featuring "the King" of the Rum Barrels. Great title and another outstanding video. Well-researched as usual. Your description got me thinking. I wonder if there's any way to estimate how many Barrels have been served at The Mai-Kai since 1956. The number, as well as the volume of rum, will be astounding. Sounds like a research project. 😄

@makeanddrink

Ай бұрын

My guess is 2.7 Olympic sized swimming pools.

Rum Barrel series continue to impress. No one does a series as well as Make and Drink. Well done.

@makeanddrink

Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@tommymatheson7519

Ай бұрын

Yeah great series!

@spencergreer526

3 күн бұрын

No one does anything better then Make and Drink

derek. dude. you continue to knock it out of the park. the research, the testing, the presentation without needless affectation. and the drinks are effing delicious. one of my favorite channels. i send it to friends all the time. bravo.

So excited when you started the rum barrel series! I was lucky enough to have my first rum barrel at the Mai Kai and have been making the Atomic Grog Blog tribute recipes ever since (and whoever is serving it). I just made one this week for my birthday! Hoping they are able to successfully complete the renovations but sad to not experience it this summer. I know it will be worth the wait. Up spirits Derek!

I love your explanation for the Rainbow Barrel. 😂

Yes another barrel for the list.

You had me at rum barrel

Can't wait for them to reopen!! Keep up the great work!

The quality of your channel never ceases to impress me!

This looks so excellent! At this point in the series, my main difficulty is choosing which barrel to make first.

@makeanddrink

Ай бұрын

Make them all at once!

Hey Derek. Great episode. You need to play the song Rum Barrel by the Crazed Mugs! The song is about the Mai Kai Barrel o Rum.

Dude, these videos are truly awesome! You’ve evolved a ton over the last year and it’s great, keep it up! Barrel O’Rum here we come

@makeanddrink

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Another outstanding video. Bonus points for the dig at vodka, all in good fun- drink what you like.

That rum blend is legit. Been using it for awhile now for my dark rum in drinks. So good. Problem is I can't get coruba where I live in FL anymore. Been to the Mai Kai a few times and the barrel there is awesome! Definitely going back when they reopen.

Love the Mai Kai Barrel O'Rum. Thanks for the extra testing of the "Faux-hala" Bay options. When I get my hands on Coruba, I'll dive in with those other options.

I will be making that blend for a rum barrel of coarse but to also try in a mai tai

Man, you make great videos and great drinks Drink what you like Like what you drink CHEERS MY FRIEND

Amaizing drink i need more of this!

The only reason I want to go to Florida is to go to the mai kai. Wonder when they will open again.

This is an incredibly well researched episode. I thought it'd just be the one from Taboo Table, but then I watched it and I guess I'll be making this today then!

@makeanddrink

Ай бұрын

All credit to @atomicgrog. This one was easy since it was all laid out on the blog.

@atomicgrog

Ай бұрын

The one in Taboo Table is fine, it's just lacks the nuance of what you taste in the real thing.

This drink is crazy good! Just consider half the instructions, otherwise this is a 10oz cocktail

Great video. Definitely want to try this recipe now.

@makeanddrink

Ай бұрын

It's so good!

Me before i discovered this channel: 🤓 🍸 Me after i discovered this channel: 🍹🍹🥴🤮🗿🍹🍹

The tiki gods know we need more barrels in our lives, and their prophet Derek delivers!

Great drink, girlfriend and me loved it right so. I took the freedom to use plantation 3 stars + Rum Fire instead of pure white rum. Have no Puerto Rico rum at home. Man the Rum Fire is a safe bet, cutting a little through and it’s exactly what I needed. Never thought a Tiki style cocktail without pineapple juice can taste this good. I was lucky with the orange and grapefruit juice because both I use were on the sweeter side. Think if you choose more sour fruits it lowers the quality of this drink. So be careful

This is magnificent - enjoying one right now in my backyard :-) I’m definitely on team “a bit less passion fruit syrup, a tiny bit more allspice”, but this is a new favorite! And anyways - the whole point is to dial in your own preferences. Thanks again for all the great content.

Just made this and it's delicious. To my taste, the passionfruit is a little too bossy so I think I'll back off on that a smidge next time, and the allspice dram is completely lost so I'll bump that up a bit next time. Otherwise this is great, thank you for the recipe.

@atomicgrog

Ай бұрын

Yes, that can be an issue with more aggressive passion fruit syrups. Your adjustments are the correct move if you like your Barrel spicier. Okole maluna!

Will make one tonight!

Great stuff as always.

I'll have to try it with ED12 & S&C since I can't find Coruba near me.

for passionfruit syrup I like BG Reynolds you should definitely check them out

Okay I will do it... first!

Great episode wish I had access to key lines 😢 u think just like juice should suffice?

@atomicgrog

Ай бұрын

Yes, you can blend equal parts of squeezed Persian limes and bottled Key lime juice (from concentrate) and come close to The Mai-Kai flavor. If you can find Key lime juice not from concentrate (sometimes available at Florida citrus stands), make it 1 part Persian to 2 parts bottled Key lime.

Your production quality is as always - top notch! What size of snifter do you recommend or use in your video?

@atomicgrog

Ай бұрын

The Mai-Kai uses a 24-ounce snifter (same as the Black Magic, et al.).

@simonwatson3418

Ай бұрын

@@atomicgrog I’ve been looking at some larger snifters for these types of serves so wanted to make sure I get a reasonable size :-)

@atomicgrog

Ай бұрын

@@simonwatson3418 A 22-ounce snifter would probably be OK, but nothing smaller.

Now all we need is a blend to substitute Coruba. :D

@Xarthas

Ай бұрын

Same here! We don't get any Coruba in Europe, from the back of my mind and having never tried Coruba, I'd pick Myers or Blackwell to sub for Coruba, any thoughts on this one dear American tiki and rum aficionados?!

@makeanddrink

Ай бұрын

I’m on it

@deedeethedog05

Ай бұрын

The El Dorado/Smith and Cross combo he mentions in the video works perfectly, if you have access to that.

@atomicgrog

Ай бұрын

@@Xarthas The version Derek made depends heavily upon Coruba, so I would suggest one of the other blends if you can't find Coruba. Another favorite of mine is 5 parts Appleton Reserve, 1 part Hamilton 151, 1 part Hamilton Black.

@georgeskormikiaris7950

Ай бұрын

Does spiced rums function as a substitute to the rum and allspice dram combo? I'm thinking the Kraken black spiced rum and a local spiced rum that I can easily get here in Brazil.

Sprouts in Walnut Creek often has pink grapefruit, which is a bit closer to white than ruby red. Not the same thing still, but I think it's an upgrade. I haven't ever tried Trader Joe's OJ, but this is a pretty strong endorsement. Do you get the cold pressed one in the nottle, or the one in the carton?

@makeanddrink

Ай бұрын

I get the bigger 1 L plastic bottles. They have a couple options including organic but I go with the basic one which I think has a blue label on it.

What are some recommendations for rums that have a similar flavor profile to foursquare Probitas rum?

@makeanddrink

Ай бұрын

I don’t know, but in the near future will have a video featuring “flavorful” white rums. That should be helpful.

Do you think I could sub Rum Fire for the W&N Overproof?

@makeanddrink

Ай бұрын

It’s going to taste like Rum Fire. A big component of the W&N is the added proof.

@TheHearn74

Ай бұрын

@@makeanddrink I don’t have the W&N so I guess I’ll go with S&C/ED12 combo. Thanks for the advice!

@deedeethedog05

Ай бұрын

@@TheHearn74 That's exactly what I did when I made it earlier and it was excellent.