The Mai Tai, a component study in Mixology - Tiki Drinks and Food

IZ I, Zombie Member the Les Baxter Grotto (Minneapolis) Joined: Jul 14, 2003 Posts: 539	IZ I, Zombie Posted posted on Sun, Aug 6, 2006 6:39 AM What a thread! Great job. Only wish I caught it while it was happening (too busy lately, I guess). I would only like to add a comment on Curacao. I have found many on the market to be too sugary. Arrow brand is the absolute worst. It also has a serious synthetic flavor, and one sniff has you looking for the aspirin. DeKuyper's? Well I haven't had much luck with that either. Just not smooth enough, so it stands out in the drink too much for me. I think Bols is the best of the affordable, easy to find brand. Not too sugary, and smooth so it mixes well with the drink. I read somewhere that Trader Vic switched from DeKuyper to Bols at some point along the way. (Maybe he just got a good distribution deal, but I like to think it was because of the improved flavor.) In any case, great post. Thanks for all the work!

What a thread! Great job. Only wish I caught it while it was happening (too busy lately, I guess).

I would only like to add a comment on Curacao. I have found many on the market to be too sugary. Arrow brand is the absolute worst. It also has a serious synthetic flavor, and one sniff has you looking for the aspirin. DeKuyper's? Well I haven't had much luck with that either. Just not smooth enough, so it stands out in the drink too much for me. I think Bols is the best of the affordable, easy to find brand. Not too sugary, and smooth so it mixes well with the drink. I read somewhere that Trader Vic switched from DeKuyper to Bols at some point along the way. (Maybe he just got a good distribution deal, but I like to think it was because of the improved flavor.)

In any case, great post. Thanks for all the work!

Post #247144 by I, Zombie on Sun, Aug 6, 2006 6:39 AM