Post #320649 by telescopes on Mon, Jul 23, 2007 11:37 AM

I hate to start a new topic, but as readers of Safari have no doubt learned, a few of the drinks require that the drinker make Donn's Coffee Batter. Here's my question, has anyone learned whether using Trader Vic's readily available coffee batter works as a substitute? Donn's batter (pg 15) requires you to make a cinnamon infuse sugar syrup, a vanilla syrup and have pimento on hand. The Peal Diver recipe in the book requires only 1/2 ounce of this batter. So far I've made my batter for the drink by using 1/4 ounce of butter, 1/4 ounce of honey, an 1/8 teaspoon of sugar syrup with a sprinkle of cinnamon and no pimento liqueur. I heat the batter in the microwave and stir. It's quick and my Pearl Diver taste really great. ( I make no adjustments to the remainder of the recipe) However, if the TV batter is even close, it would allow me to make my drink so much faster as well as allowing me to move forward with the Coffee Grog recipe listed on page 15. I suspect making some of the drinks in Safari will be more in reach if TV's batter is a go. Is Trader Vic's Coffee Grog Batter a good product and does it fit in with the Beachcomber's idea of what a coffee grog batter should be?

By the way, the Pearl Diver really is a great drink. I think I hear my microwave and blender calling me back for a second round.

[ Edited by: telescopes 2007-07-23 11:38 ]

[ Edited by: telescopes 2007-07-23 13:25 ]