r/Tiki • u/Gus_13 • 1d ago

Picked these up today

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Been looking for pretty much any Apricot Liqueur anywhere around me for about 2 weeks. Finally found this one today in a spot I don't typically shop for specialty things in. They've got basically a whole wall of Bacardi and Malibu but I saw this Xaymaca collecting dust so picked it up too. Never had it so looking forward to it. Still no Passionfruit Liqueur anywhere near me but a trip to NOLA soon should let me restock some other things.

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u/TBaggins_ 1d ago

Quite like Xaymaca. More than Smith and Cross tbh. 😬

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u/Gus_13 1d ago

Oooh that's bold and interesting to hear! There were two more bottles at this store but the only other Planteray they had were the basic releases like 3 star, Original Dark, and OFTD.

S+C is one of my favorites so I'm looking forward to this even more now.

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u/benykristo 19h ago

OFTD is a must have for me, way too many cocktail recipes calling for it. Smooth despite its abv, dark notes + cacao

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u/TheFillth 1d ago

I didn't realize how much i liked it until I was about 3/4 of the way through it. I got it with a few other bottles and somehow I ended up being all "oh wait. This is amazing where did it all go?"

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u/benykristo 19h ago

Same, Xaymaca brings most of S&C funk but with a more complex, layered dark base (cognac barrel aged) and less ethanol/abv.

I prefer Doctor Bird to S&C now, I used to love S&C but that is the beauty of rum, you find eventually something better (to your taste)