Post #178971 by kick_the_reverb on Thu, Aug 11, 2005 1:55 PM

martiki & Kon-Hemsby:thanks for the nod in my direction...I've been back for a week, and let me get back on the subject:
I'm a strong advocate of the Monin brand, but have tried others.
Orgeat - the Monin is very strong and complex, a little similar to Trader Vic's. Torani has that "fake candy" flavor, and I wouldn't use it by itself. However, in a Mai Tai, I have found that just using Monin or TV Orgeat leaves the drink lacking a certain amount of the "fake candy" hint that I experienced whenever I ordered a Mai Tai in Trader Vic's, so I made a little bottle that has Monin mixed with some Torani just for use in Mai Tais.

Passion Fruit - The Monin is sweeter than Trader Vic's, but not drastically. I havn't made a side by side comparison, so I might be wrong. I like the taste of Monin better. the Reverb Crash, btw, was developed using Monin syrups, becasue that was what was available to me at the holly land.
I wouldn't use Torani passion fruit (or DaVinci), becasue they don't have fruit content, IIRC.

BTW - pay no more than $6 per bottle of Monin. Otherwise, you're getting ripped off.

Hope this helps,
Ran

[ Edited by: kick_the_reverb 2005-08-11 13:56 ]