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

RA Registered Astronaut Member Joined: Mar 05, 2006 Posts: 66	RA Registered Astronaut Posted posted on Thu, Jun 15, 2006 1:28 PM It seems like once trader vic experienced the popularity of the Mai Tai he used the Orgeat syrup/lime juice/light rum conbination in many other drinks (scorpion, menehune, and as you have illustrated, suffering bastard). The suffering Bastard recipe at the Tiki-Ti is a RUM drink that as far as I can taste and see does not call for bourbon. So even the Tiki-Ti's recipe is not congruent with Jeff Berry's unearthed Shepard's Head recipe. It seems apparent to me that given a bartender's available ingredients, he will call a drink anything he wants to. Case in point: Navy Grog. No two places will mix the drink using the same ingredients. Trader Vic's tastes the best in my opinion, but given that the "grog" recipe from British Navy days meant lime juice and rum, a Navy Grog could be basically anything.

It seems like once trader vic experienced the popularity of the Mai Tai he used the Orgeat syrup/lime juice/light rum conbination in many other drinks (scorpion, menehune, and as you have illustrated, suffering bastard). The suffering Bastard recipe at the Tiki-Ti is a RUM drink that as far as I can taste and see does not call for bourbon. So even the Tiki-Ti's recipe is not congruent with Jeff Berry's unearthed Shepard's Head recipe. It seems apparent to me that given a bartender's available ingredients, he will call a drink anything he wants to.

Case in point: Navy Grog. No two places will mix the drink using the same ingredients. Trader Vic's tastes the best in my opinion, but given that the "grog" recipe from British Navy days meant lime juice and rum, a Navy Grog could be basically anything.

Post #237990 by Registered Astronaut on Thu, Jun 15, 2006 1:28 PM