Post #328717 by telescopes on Tue, Aug 28, 2007 8:01 PM

Okay, I've been making Nui Nui's and Pearl Divers for a couple of months now and I have to say, I am not all that sure that using the "proper indgredients" is the right thing for these two drinks.

Now that I have Starbuck's cinnamon and vanilla syrups as well as Wrey and Nephew Pimento Liquere, I think my old way of making the drinks might have been preferrable.

Previously, for the Nui Nui I added to 1/2 simple syrup a dash of vanilla, cinnamon, and two allspice berries freshly ground. This was substituting for 1/4 oz vanilla syrup, 1/8 oz pimento liquere, and 1/8 oz cinnamon syrup.

Using the correct syrups provides for a smooth although watery drink. Using my own homemade mix, the drink was alive and wild-eyed with flavor. However, it was tame enough to make me want to make a second.

By the way, the big bottles of syrups from Starbucks were only $6.00 and some change. I don't know what all that stuff about Starbuck's syrups being expensive was about. And, they came with pumpers for precise measuring. I'd be interested to know what others have done to make a Nui Nui when lacking the official syrups.