Post #30461 by donhonyc on Tue, Apr 15, 2003 11:43 PM

Aloha people-

Just wanna report on some extensive experimenting with ye old Grog Log & Intoxica books. First off as you may already know, these books are mucho exellent-o. good recipes and damn amusing. Drinks I have mixed so far are the Zombie from page 89 of GL (Damn thing is powerful!!). The Apple Jack and powdered sugar give it a really interesting taste. I also mixed the Tonga Zombie from Intoxica (with passion fruit syrup) which was also cool but not as interesting as the one from Grog Log. 'Planet of the Apes' is also a fun and tasty one one.

'Trade Wind Cocktail' from GL also wasn't bad. While it's probably not the most appetizing looking by reading the recipe (it includes an egg white), it's still pretty cool, and tastier than you would think.

'Trader Vic Grog' also from GL isn't as sweet as the others but has a real distinct kinda mellow flavor. Same goes for the 'Fog Cutter' and the 'Tropical Collins'. The 'Hawaiian Room' (love that name) from page 40 of GL has a real tangy flavor .

Overall, it's a blast (no pun intended) mixing these! There's a ton more I'm interested in mixing, just don't have all the ingredients. Next up are 'Suffering Bastard', 'The Waikikian', and the other versions of 'Zombie'.

Getting to the point where I can mix these by feel. Anybody wanna give me a bartending job?? (I'm not kidding!)

Hey all you professional & novice bartenders...wondering which versions of the Zombie you're making out there in tiki bar land. Also wondering what your most popular/requested cocktails are.

Aloha! :drink:

[ Edited by: donhonyc on 2003-04-15 23:48 ]