The fight of the century: Mai-Tai vs. Suffering Bastard - Tiki Drinks and Food

T thejab Grand Member (1 year) Tradewinds Apartments, Alameda, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2992	T thejab Posted posted on Sun, Apr 16, 2006 10:50 PM On 2006-04-13 11:33, the drunken hat wrote: i think most of the blame as to putting grenadine into a mai tai comes from the mr boston guides. the oldest printing i have is from 1976 but in it the recipe is: 1/2 teaspoon powdered sugar 2 oz rum 1 oz triple sec tablespoon orgeat tablespoon grenadine 1 tablespoon lime juice i think people got used to them being made this way. maybe thats how their neighbor bob made it this way at his cocktail parties or their bartender at the local corner bar had to look it up in the cocktail book and that became the standard. looking at this recipe you can see how one would want to add more juice the mix to make the drink less syrupy. i think that this is the reason pineapple was added. just my thoughts. does anyone have an old copy of mr boston's to see what the mai tai recipe is? My 1965 Mr. Boston Guide has the same recipe.

On 2006-04-13 11:33, the drunken hat wrote:
i think most of the blame as to putting grenadine into a mai tai comes from the mr boston guides. the oldest printing i have is from 1976 but in it the recipe is:

1/2 teaspoon powdered sugar
2 oz rum
1 oz triple sec
tablespoon orgeat
tablespoon grenadine
1 tablespoon lime juice

i think people got used to them being made this way. maybe thats how their neighbor bob made it this way at his cocktail parties or their bartender at the local corner bar had to look it up in the cocktail book and that became the standard.

looking at this recipe you can see how one would want to add more juice the mix to make the drink less syrupy. i think that this is the reason pineapple was added. just my thoughts.

does anyone have an old copy of mr boston's to see what the mai tai recipe is?

My 1965 Mr. Boston Guide has the same recipe.

Post #227051 by thejab on Sun, Apr 16, 2006 10:50 PM