Post #328594 by telescopes on Mon, Aug 27, 2007 5:24 PM

Actually, you just gave me an idea. What if we all agree to stop ordering Mai Tais and instead agree to order TV's. When the bartender says, "What the Hell is that, we reply as follows:

On 2007-08-27 13:59, The Gnomon wrote:

"I don't know what you call it, but you take the juice of one lime, ½ oz of orgeat... (if he says, "What's that?" I usually give up there)..., ½ oz of Orange Curaçao, ½ oz of rock candy syrup... (if he says, "We don't have that," it's not a show stopper given a few alternatives)..., 1½ oz of Coruba dark rum (or substitute), 1½ oz of decent Caribbean amber rum (whatever contenders I see behind the bar), shake that up with shaved ice until the ice dissolves, then pour that over the rocks and top it with a shot of aged Jamaican rum (or substitute), toss the lime shell in the glass and garnish with a sprig of mint."

If he says, "Oh, you want a Mai Tai," I'll say something like, "Oh, yeah, that's right. It's the best," and know that there's a ray of hope.

Otherwise, I don't have to argue about what is and what isn't a Mai Tai, or worse, suffer through a miserably failed attempt (at my expense).

At which point, we get the drinks we went and perhaps we educate the world on a new drink recipe without the biases of the Mai Tai - ya, sure, I can make a Mai Tai, crowd.

Ah, They'd screw that up to. I think Gnomon has it right to begin with.