making the mai-tai - Tiki Drinks and Food

TV Traitor Vic Tiki Socialite Greenville, SC Joined: Jan 02, 2003 Posts: 440	TV Traitor Vic Posted posted on Fri, Jan 24, 2003 11:43 PM donhonyc!!! Do Not Order Orgeat Online Until You Check Your Local Coffee House!!! I searched and searched around my little hometown and finally gave up and ordered a bottle from Trader Vic's. Two days later I wandered into a Coffee House up the street from the office and found that they had Cases of the Stuff! This would not have bothered me had it not been for the fact that I had called and asked someone there if they had ever even heard of it and been told "NO". Any Coffee House that carries the Torani Syrups can get it for you if they don't already have it. Any Coffee Shop that carries any competitive Syrup brand should be able to, as well. If you can't find it at a Coffee House, check with the guys at your local Liquor Store or Party Shop before you pay about $12.00 for a bottle of the stuff. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CONSTRUCT A MAI-TAI WITHOUT ORGEAT (which is pronounced OR-zhat, by the way)!!! AS GOOD AS YOUR ARTIFICIAL MAI-TAI MAY BE... IT WILL SUCK IN COMPARISON TO THE REAL THING!!! I've never heard anyone suggest that a Lone Sprig of Mint should be tossed onto a Mai-Tai before. Trader Vic always used Orchids as garnish. Everything I've ever read (except fot that earlier post, perhaps) and everything that I believe convinces me that you can't go too far when garnishing a Mai-Tai. I tend to use Parasol Straws and a traditional Zombie Garnish (Cube of Pineapple, Red Maraschino Cherry, Sprig of Mint, Green Maraschino Cherry, Cube of Pineapple) on a pick. Whatever you do... Don't Hold Back!!! Orgeat is also very useful in a good many other Cocktail Recipes. Go to http://www.webtender.com/ and check some of them out. [ Edited by: Traitor Vic on 2003-01-24 23:59 ] [ Edited by: Traitor Vic on 2003-01-25 00:01 ]

donhonyc!!! Do Not Order Orgeat Online Until You Check Your Local Coffee House!!!
I searched and searched around my little hometown and finally gave up and ordered a bottle from Trader Vic's. Two days later I wandered into a Coffee House up the street from the office and found that they had Cases of the Stuff! This would not have bothered me had it not been for the fact that I had called and asked someone there if they had ever even heard of it and been told "NO". Any Coffee House that carries the Torani Syrups can get it for you if they don't already have it. Any Coffee Shop that carries any competitive Syrup brand should be able to, as well. If you can't find it at a Coffee House, check with the guys at your local Liquor Store or Party Shop before you pay about $12.00 for a bottle of the stuff.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CONSTRUCT A MAI-TAI WITHOUT ORGEAT (which is pronounced OR-zhat, by the way)!!! AS GOOD AS YOUR ARTIFICIAL MAI-TAI MAY BE... IT WILL SUCK IN COMPARISON TO THE REAL THING!!!
I've never heard anyone suggest that a Lone Sprig of Mint should be tossed onto a Mai-Tai before. Trader Vic always used Orchids as garnish. Everything I've ever read (except fot that earlier post, perhaps) and everything that I believe convinces me that you can't go too far when garnishing a Mai-Tai. I tend to use Parasol Straws and a traditional Zombie Garnish (Cube of Pineapple, Red Maraschino Cherry, Sprig of Mint, Green Maraschino Cherry, Cube of Pineapple) on a pick. Whatever you do... Don't Hold Back!!!
Orgeat is also very useful in a good many other Cocktail Recipes. Go to http://www.webtender.com/ and check some of them out.

[ Edited by: Traitor Vic on 2003-01-24 23:59 ]

[ Edited by: Traitor Vic on 2003-01-25 00:01 ]

Post #20887 by Traitor Vic on Fri, Jan 24, 2003 11:43 PM