A tasting and discussion on Rums from Saint Lucia and Martinique

This week we are showing two rums; one from St. Lucia - Bounty Dark and one from Martinique - Clement VSOP. Island Tiki Mobile Bar is making Mai Tais from these for Thursday evening's Rum School at Club Liquor Downtown Menasha. It is a free event sponsored by Club Liquor Downtown Menasha and Strong Waters Rum Society.

Danielle Lewis, rep for Spiribam, the distributor of rums from these two lovely island countries will be leading us on a tasting journey through 8 rums! The fun starts at 5:00pm.....and it's FREE!!

Join us!!

Mai Tai

Created in 1944 at Trader Vic's in Oakland, CA the Mai Tai is perhaps the most famous Tiki cocktail of all time. Loved by people the world over, you'll enjoy this wonderful taste of paradise.

• 1oz Bounty Dark Rum

• 1oz Clément VSOP

• 0.5oz fresh lime juice

• 0.5oz orange curaçao

• 0.5oz orgeat

• 0.25 Demerara syrup

Bounty Dark Premium Rum (750ML)

• ABV: 43% ABV / 86 Proof

• Region: Saint Lucia

• Age: 6 year pot still rum aged in ex-Bourbon casks

• Taste: The added pot still rum delivers a punchy character that mixes with a velvety body, and a long smooth finish with radiant splendor.

Bounty Premium Dark is lush and chewy from the extra body of the pot still rum. Chocolate, hazelnut, and toffee overlay on top of cinnamon and tobacco leading to caramelized sugar and brown butter on the finish.

Rhum Clément V.S.O.P. (750ML)

• ABV: 40% / 80 Proof

• Region: Martinique

• Age: 4 years of tropical aging in ex-Bourbon and French oak.

• Taste: Very soft and balanced. Overwhelming notes of woody vanilla and toasted coconut. Aromatic notes of mocha, cocoa, salted toffee and vanilla.

Clément VSOP Rhum Vieux is distilled from sugarcane juice as is typical in Martinique and proudly wears the "AOC Martinique" designation signifying an exemplary degree of expertise in every stage of production.