DZ
Doctor Z
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Jasper's Reef, Torrance, CA
Joined: Aug 01, 2002
Posts: 1620
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DZ
Jab--
Indeed, I am referencing the 1972 'revised' edition - your explanation seems more than plausible! The Mai Tai recipe is prefaced by a full page account of the "...dirty stinker!" story. This edition also features the recipe for 'Menehune Juice', a drink IDENTICAL to the Mai Tai as far as ingredients and proportions, the only diference being Puerto Rican rum instead of Jamaican/Martinique rums.
KTR--
The 5 drinks you listed are the EXACT same 5 drinks that Z Girl and I mixed last Saturday! I agree - the Pieces of Eight is quite good, and 1/2 the lime usually tastes better. Tastes great strained instead of blended, too... Don's Zombie is good with just Bacardi 151, although the demarara does give it a smokier flavor it requires. Doubling up on the brown sugar gives it a nice flavor as well... But the Mai Tai - well, what can I say about Vic's Mai Tai that I haven't said already, eh?
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