I want to make okolehao - need ti roots! - Tiki Drinks and Food

C Chrisc Member UK Joined: Dec 01, 2004 Posts: 65	C Chrisc Posted posted on Tue, Jul 31, 2007 2:55 AM I think I'll take the 'herbal tincture' route.... Swanky reports that original Okleahao is 'like cognac', and one or two of the Beachbum's recipes suggest substituting brandy, so I think it might be a good idea to use brandy as the base. Cordyline terminalis is readily available in England as an indoor plant, so I'll buy some (carefully avoiding Dracaena spp., of course), lightly bake it, then steep it in Brandy for some months. How does this sound? Does anyone have suggestions for improvements to this method? Chris

I think I'll take the 'herbal tincture' route....
Swanky reports that original Okleahao is 'like cognac', and one or two of the Beachbum's recipes suggest substituting brandy, so I think it might be a good idea to use brandy as the base.
Cordyline terminalis is readily available in England as an indoor plant, so I'll buy some (carefully avoiding Dracaena spp., of course), lightly bake it, then steep it in Brandy for some months. How does this sound? Does anyone have suggestions for improvements to this method?

Chris

Post #322213 by Chrisc on Tue, Jul 31, 2007 2:55 AM