Angostura mixing guide 1947 (image heavy) - Tiki Drinks and Food

T TofuJoe Member Oakland, CA. Joined: Nov 23, 2005 Posts: 148	T TofuJoe Posted posted on Sat, Aug 25, 2007 1:38 PM Given Beach's tinkering nature, I find it hard to believe that he didn't mix something very similar to (what we here consider) the Mai Tai recipe. Maybe its just me, but it seems a bit pedestrian for Beach. I suspect he would use almond extract instead of orgeat for example. I'm perfectly happy giving credit to Vic for the Mai Tai I drink today (or will be drinking today). The story of how it was designed to highlight specific rums seems to ring true. Funny with the Zombie. I've been drinking the Spievak version (served at Forbidden Island) and recently (if you ask nice and take good care of them) the bartenders have been mixing up all the varieties Zombie in Safari. These are just different drinks. I'm of the opinion that you can't deny the 1934 version as found in the little black book of Don Santiago (safari pg 123) as being the closest to the original we are going to find. I suspect that Spievak may have been given that 1950 version, but that Don knew it was not even close to the orginal. Both of those are good drinks. And, as you say, since the recipe was clouded in mystery for so long, we have to consider them both to be the Zombie. I don't think we will ever be done debating the best Zombie :wink:

Given Beach's tinkering nature, I find it hard to believe that he didn't mix something very similar to (what we here consider) the Mai Tai recipe. Maybe its just me, but it seems a bit pedestrian for Beach. I suspect he would use almond extract instead of orgeat for example. I'm perfectly happy giving credit to Vic for the Mai Tai I drink today (or will be drinking today). The story of how it was designed to highlight specific rums seems to ring true.

Funny with the Zombie. I've been drinking the Spievak version (served at Forbidden Island) and recently (if you ask nice and take good care of them) the bartenders have been mixing up all the varieties Zombie in Safari. These are just different drinks. I'm of the opinion that you can't deny the 1934 version as found in the little black book of Don Santiago (safari pg 123) as being the closest to the original we are going to find. I suspect that Spievak may have been given that 1950 version, but that Don knew it was not even close to the orginal.

Both of those are good drinks. And, as you say, since the recipe was clouded in mystery for so long, we have to consider them both to be the Zombie.

I don't think we will ever be done debating the best Zombie :wink:

Post #328220 by TofuJoe on Sat, Aug 25, 2007 1:38 PM