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Joined: Jun 23, 2006
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You know, that's a very interesting question.
When I first joined TC I posted a recipe for a "Mai Tai" that contained orange juice, pineapple juice, grenadine, etc. and was thoroughly trounced and sent directly to 'Mai Tai Hell' by several member (all in good fun, of course) because what I had posted was NOT a Mai Tai. As I continued with this group and went back through the posted archives . . . I began to understand their point dealing with the sanctity(sp?) of an original or historic drink recipe. I now fully respect that concept and embrace it. Now for me at least, if a Mai Tai is made with ANYTHING other than rum, orange curacao, orgeat, simple syrup and fresh lime juice then it's simply NOT a Mai Tai. That's my opinion. If someone wants to add or subtract ingredients then they should give the drink a new name or at least precede it's name with "Version of . . . ".
Over the last several months I've read posts and discussions regarding the Mai Tais served at various well-known establishments all of whom seem to have their own variatin of the drink and it appears to be generally accepted as 'ok'.
You can pretty much enter any well-known drink name on any of the bar-tending web sites and get several different recipes for the same drink. Unless you're an expert how do you know which one is the original? And more importantly, does it matter? You're going to pick the one that appeals to you or contains ingredients that you already have or know you can get.
So, I guess the real question here is: "What's in a name?"
This I would say separates the 'Purists" from . . . . well . . . everyone else!
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