Post #374253 by telescopes on Thu, Apr 17, 2008 10:03 AM

Last night, after a 16 hour day of work, I came home and made what I thought was a quick and easy Mai Tai. Now, I didn't expect it to be all that great as most of my "good stuff" is locked in my Casita and frankly I was just too tired to go out and retrieve my good rums. However, I didn't expect what happened next.

I made my Mai Tai the TV way but was disappointed to find that the only rum in my kitchen cabinet was a bottle of Bacardi Select. Still, I was just too tired to go out and get the Martinique and Appleton. When I reached for the TV Orgeat, I noticed that it was quite white and very syrupy. Rats! Had it spoiled? Still, I went forward and made my mai tai according to the recipe.

After shaking, I poured the drink into my glass and to my shock it came out a creamy white alabaster... I thought to myself, perhaps the orgeat recipe really has changed for the worse. But, being tired and worn, my senses much too chaffed to know better, I sipped it anyway.

Wow. It was great. And, it was so much like coconut. That wasn't orgeat I reached for but instead TV's KoKo syrup.

And so, I offer the Tiki's my humble mistake - the Monkey Mai Tai.

Oddly, I can't remember ever seeing this drink before, so I hope I am not stepping on anyone's toes.