Post #356157 by TraderPeg on Sun, Jan 20, 2008 12:52 PM

I have to agree with C&A that the Coconaut is a slushy drink with much to recommend it -- tasty, simple and really cold on a hot day.

I'd also like to reflect that what we Tikiphiles resent about the Margarita, if I've got it right, is not this venerable cocktail, but the brilliant green, blue, pink frozen variations and the Buffettization of what was once the territory of a darker exotica.

A good Margarita is a wonderful thing. It has to be made with decent tequila, Cointreau and fresh lime and it has to be shaken and strained. If you haven't had one this way, you haven't had one. The frozen thingies in the TGI Fridays are not Margaritas.

As for blenders, mine is a Waring Pro basic black bartender's blender with two settings, high and low. It has out-blended every kitchen model I've ever owned and the ones I had weren't cheap. I got the Waring new on eBay for about $70. I also use a hand-cranked IKEA Groggy ice crusher to crush the ice first if that's what the Bum says to do; he's mixed and drank a lot more Tiki drinks than I have and I defer to his experience and adherence to quality.

I also defer to the guys behind the bar at the Mai Kai as to provenance. Their drinks are similar in consistency to what I get when I follow the instructions of the Bum and the Trader. So no, I don't think we're drinking any devolved, heathen version of the original Tiki texture because we have left the top mixer behind. But that's just my opinion.

[ Edited by: TraderPeg 2008-01-20 15:22 ]