Tiki Central's Official Drink contest: Deadline over! - Tiki Drinks and Food

DZ Doctor Z Tiki Socialite Jasper's Reef, Torrance, CA Joined: Aug 01, 2002 Posts: 1620	DZ Doctor Z Posted posted on Mon, Mar 17, 2003 6:48 PM To the best of my knowledge, the "TikiCentral" Jeff makes at Sam's is a standard pineapple juice-based Mai Tai with blue curacao used instead of orange curacao - exact same taste, interesting color! While I'm a hoity-toity Mai Tai purist and will mix nothing but THE Trader Vic version here at the Castaway Lounge (especially now that I've finally secured my St. James rum connection...), I've had at least one "TikiCentral" every time I've been to Sam's. They're pretty good and I really like to be able to order them by name! Jeff is the only one who makes 'em, I think - the other guy (whose name I can't remember) doesn't seem to know about them... I think it's a pretty good candidate for being the "official" TC drink as it has a lot going for it already: it's already being made under the name "TikiCentral"; it fits the criteria of being a common, easily made drink with an easily substituted ingredient (as Laney suggested) and is rum-based (as Martiki suggested - I mean really - a TikiCentral drink based on something OTHER than rum??); any bartender that can make a Mai Tai usually has blue curacao behind the bar, too; but I also think that it has the extra bonus of being (you have to actually see it...) SHECKY COLORED!! Of course, I was going to suggest that the "official" drink be one that can only be made one-at-a-time (none of this Sparkletts bottle/serve yourself stuff...), but that kinda kills the Sam's TikiCentral right there... Maybe we could have different 'levels' ala "Member","Centralite" and "Socialite"?

To the best of my knowledge, the "TikiCentral" Jeff makes at Sam's is a standard pineapple juice-based Mai Tai with blue curacao used instead of orange curacao - exact same taste, interesting color!

While I'm a hoity-toity Mai Tai purist and will mix nothing but THE Trader Vic version here at the Castaway Lounge (especially now that I've finally secured my St. James rum connection...), I've had at least one "TikiCentral" every time I've been to Sam's. They're pretty good and I really like to be able to order them by name! Jeff is the only one who makes 'em, I think - the other guy (whose name I can't remember) doesn't seem to know about them...

I think it's a pretty good candidate for being the "official" TC drink as it has a lot going for it already: it's already being made under the name "TikiCentral"; it fits the criteria of being a common, easily made drink with an easily substituted ingredient (as Laney suggested) and is rum-based (as Martiki suggested - I mean really - a TikiCentral drink based on something OTHER than rum??); any bartender that can make a Mai Tai usually has blue curacao behind the bar, too; but I also think that it has the extra bonus of being (you have to actually see it...) SHECKY COLORED!!

Of course, I was going to suggest that the "official" drink be one that can only be made one-at-a-time (none of this Sparkletts bottle/serve yourself stuff...), but that kinda kills the Sam's TikiCentral right there...

Maybe we could have different 'levels' ala "Member","Centralite" and "Socialite"?

Post #27043 by Doctor Z on Mon, Mar 17, 2003 6:48 PM