Post #290267 by Volcano Girl on Wed, Mar 7, 2007 9:33 AM

Ahoy, Captain! It was a great night for both my husband and me! :D

So, the Bora-Bora drink...it could have been better. Improvements I would make would be a better rum than the one that was used last night. I think someone mentioned that it was made with an inexpensive light rum, and that would make a HUGE difference in my opinion. The blackberry brandy was a bit much, maybe should have been half of what it was. It overpowered the rum easily (which could change significantly with the use of a different rum). Several others mentioned that they thought a peach brandy would have been better also. I don't think I heard last night what you thought of it, but I would be interested to know.

I am now noting with interest that on the larger portioned recipe for the Bora-Bora, no blackberry brandy was used at all. Instead it calls for cherry brandy and grenadine, in addition to both a light and a dark rum, lemon and pineapple juice.

For those who are unaware of what Capt. Skully and I are talking about, there was a FOM meet and greet last night at the Tropical Bistro in Columbus. I brought along a binder of Volcano things that Mom sent, and that I have been working on. Something those in attendance got to see, that I haven't finished cleaning up, is a page (front and back) of some of the drink recipes that Dad used. Tikiskip persuaded the bartender to make a serving of the Bora Bora for us, and it was passed around for each to take a sip (with their own straw, of course). I realized last night that I have never tasted any of the concoctions that Dad served, so last night was my first!