First Tropical drinks mixing session - a success - thanks! - Tiki Drinks and Food

K kick_the_reverb Tiki Socialite Escondido, CA Joined: Jul 17, 2002 Posts: 581	K kick_the_reverb Posted posted on Thu, Dec 5, 2002 7:18 AM Hi (sorry for the length of the post) A couple of weeks ago I posted about ways to get syrups for our (my wife and me) first attmept at mixing. Well, I wanted to thank all those who helped. Turned out I could get some syrups here, and I even found Angostura Bitters in the liquor store. We got some measuring cups and spoons, a metal shaker, we found unseetended pineapple juice, and we were set to go. Limes are not available here yet (maybe in a few weeks), so were kinda limited with what we could make. Crushed ice is not a shelf product in Israel so we had to use a speciality tool (see pics)... We started off with a Tarder Vic Grog - a good choice...and I think the best so far. We also tried a Planters Punch (OK, but we don't have real grenadine, so I can't really judge, Tropical Collins (didn't like it), Rum Keg - very good and strong. Then I wanted to try something with Orgeat Syrup, but couldn't find anything that I had all the ingridients for, so I made a combination between a Mai Tai and Bali Hai Mai Tai. I found out that the Orgeat Syrup I have (Monin) is really strong and I can't use it by the recipe unless I want something that tastes entirely like Amareto. If you ever buy this brand, use about half of what the recipe calls for or it will take over the whole drink. We took some pics to capture the moment (we were pretty tipsy by then -me especialy after not eating anything before that for 48 hours...). We made our roomate a TV Grog, and alos invited my bandmate to have some. Got compliments on the drinks, so we were pretty sure we wern't imagining that we did good. Later this week we tried some more drinks, Mosquito - too bitter. Drinks with honey - just made a big mess...we're waiting for lime to be available so we can try some more recipes. The special tool for crushing ice...in the background: our ingredients. Dale shaking it... Dark Jamaican & Light Puerto Rican A second Trader Vic Grog..or was it a Planters Punch? Notice Palm Tiki growing from my head. Tropical Collins Finishing the Rum Keg Mahalo to everyone who gave advice... Ran

Hi
(sorry for the length of the post)
A couple of weeks ago I posted about ways to get syrups for our (my wife and me) first attmept at mixing.
Well, I wanted to thank all those who helped. Turned out I could get some syrups here, and I even found Angostura Bitters in the liquor store.
We got some measuring cups and spoons, a metal shaker, we found unseetended pineapple juice, and we were set to go. Limes are not available here yet (maybe in a few weeks), so were kinda limited with what we could make. Crushed ice is not a shelf product in Israel so we had to use a speciality tool (see pics)...
We started off with a Tarder Vic Grog - a good choice...and I think the best so far. We also tried a Planters Punch (OK, but we don't have real grenadine, so I can't really judge, Tropical Collins (didn't like it), Rum Keg - very good and strong.
Then I wanted to try something with Orgeat Syrup, but couldn't find anything that I had all the ingridients for, so I made a combination between a Mai Tai and Bali Hai Mai Tai. I found out that the Orgeat Syrup I have (Monin) is really strong and I can't use it by the recipe unless I want something that tastes entirely like Amareto. If you ever buy this brand, use about half of what the recipe calls for or it will take over the whole drink.
We took some pics to capture the moment (we were pretty tipsy by then -me especialy after not eating anything before that for 48 hours...).
We made our roomate a TV Grog, and alos invited my bandmate to have some. Got compliments on the drinks, so we were pretty sure we wern't imagining that we did good.
Later this week we tried some more drinks, Mosquito - too bitter. Drinks with honey - just made a big mess...we're waiting for lime to be available so we can try some more recipes.

The special tool for crushing ice...in the background: our ingredients.

Dale shaking it...

Dark Jamaican & Light Puerto Rican

A second Trader Vic Grog..or was it a Planters Punch? Notice Palm Tiki growing from my head.

Tropical Collins

Finishing the Rum Keg

Mahalo to everyone who gave advice...

Ran

Post #15445 by kick_the_reverb on Thu, Dec 5, 2002 7:18 AM