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

D donhonyc Tiki Socialite The Quiet EAST Village Joined: Jan 13, 2003 Posts: 1197	D donhonyc Posted posted on Sun, Feb 23, 2003 11:46 PM Stentiki..you crack me up "Once you start mixin' from the Grog Logs there's no turning back... " Beleive me...I want to get as far tiki underground as possible and not come back. Thanks for the tip on the books. I actually ordered Grog Log AND Intoxica aka "The Beachbum Berry Bundle" from Tiki Freaks Trading Post for the low-low price of $19.00 plus s&h. Can't wait to turn on to the other stuff. A word on Mai-Tais now: My ole lady and myself have been enjoying Mai-tais mixed under the Tiki lights here for a coupla weeks now and I'm ready to graduate to mixing Zombies, etc. Gotta tell you folks though that finding the Almond Orgeat has become somewhat of a special shopping chore...even here in the depths of Gotham where supposedly 'everything's available, anywhere, anytime'. To that I say 'HA!'. Even something as 'exotic' as Torani brand Almond Orgeat that you'd think would be available around the corner here in the Big Ole Apple requires a special trip across town to a 'special' coffee shop. On my last trip, I bought two bottles. I also have a 'special' store for Orange Curacoa. Seems that some liquor stores think that you can just use triple-sec. Example: when I went to one of the larger wine & spirit dealers here and saw they had no O. Curacao I asked one of the dudes and he told me to just use triple-sec. "Goodbye"....had to go to the other big liquor joint down the block where they actually had the stuff. Now, as far as this whole pineapple juice/grenadine dilemma with Mai-Tais; this is just another example of what Tom Brokaw might call 'The Fleecing of America' on NBC Nightly News. Wake up cocktail drinkers of America and start doing it right! If your gonna have fun, for the love of pete...do it the way it was supposed to be done. Save the screwing up for your boss at work. And don't worry about getting fired, just invite him or her over for a couple of real Trader VIc (or Don the Beachcomber, whichever the way you look at it) Mai-Tais and watch that hourly wage double in no time. And if the rest of America wants pineapple juice let 'em have pineapple juice. I'll get my pineapple juice from a chunk of the stuff that garnishes my drink. :drink: Mahalo!! [ Edited by: donhonyc on 2003-02-23 23:58 ]

Stentiki..you crack me up
"Once you start mixin' from the Grog Logs there's no turning back... "
Beleive me...I want to get as far tiki underground as possible and not come back. Thanks for the tip on the books. I actually ordered Grog Log AND Intoxica aka "The Beachbum Berry Bundle" from Tiki Freaks Trading Post for the low-low price of $19.00 plus s&h. Can't wait to turn on to the other stuff. A word on Mai-Tais now: My ole lady and myself have been enjoying Mai-tais mixed under the Tiki lights here for a coupla weeks now and I'm ready to graduate to mixing Zombies, etc. Gotta tell you folks though that finding the Almond Orgeat has become somewhat of a special shopping chore...even here in the depths of Gotham where supposedly 'everything's available, anywhere, anytime'. To that I say 'HA!'. Even something as 'exotic' as Torani brand Almond Orgeat that you'd think would be available around the corner here in the Big Ole Apple requires a special trip across town to a 'special' coffee shop. On my last trip, I bought two bottles. I also have a 'special' store for Orange Curacoa. Seems that some liquor stores think that you can just use triple-sec. Example: when I went to one of the larger wine & spirit dealers here and saw they had no O. Curacao I asked one of the dudes and he told me to just use triple-sec. "Goodbye"....had to go to the other big liquor joint down the block where they actually had the stuff.

Now, as far as this whole pineapple juice/grenadine dilemma with Mai-Tais; this is just another example of what Tom Brokaw might call 'The Fleecing of America' on NBC Nightly News. Wake up cocktail drinkers of America and start doing it right! If your gonna have fun, for the love of pete...do it the way it was supposed to be done. Save the screwing up for your boss at work. And don't worry about getting fired, just invite him or her over for a couple of real Trader VIc (or Don the Beachcomber, whichever the way you look at it) Mai-Tais and watch that hourly wage double in no time. And if the rest of America wants pineapple juice let 'em have pineapple juice. I'll get my pineapple juice from a chunk of the stuff that garnishes my drink.
:drink: Mahalo!!

[ Edited by: donhonyc on 2003-02-23 23:58 ]

Post #24132 by donhonyc on Sun, Feb 23, 2003 11:46 PM