Post #295285 by DemeraraDrinker on Wed, Mar 28, 2007 2:12 PM

Much like orange-flavoured liqueurs!

But yes, it really is funny and pathetic -- all these different varieties of artificially coloured and sweetened liquids, all at varying prices. And don't anyone EVEN get me started on that green urine called Roses Lime Juice, that is supposed to pass as real lime juice! I've stored lime juice in bottles before, for quite a long period, as well, and it never tasted anything like the aforementioned swill.

Yeah, Rose's is rot gut. Note that Rose's is a sweetened lime juice (for a Gimlet). It is not meant to be straight lime juice. For a better one, check out this:

http://www.stirrings.com/ingredientskeylime.php

And Rose's grenadine is even worse than their Lime Juice.

As far as Mai Tai mixes go, Trader Vic meant for the rum to shine through the mixer (the 17 year old original especially) and not be covered up. So even if someone made a "good" Mai Tai mix, it would still be a non sequitur for me.