Post #389157 by The Gnomon on Tue, Jun 24, 2008 10:23 AM

On 2008-06-22 09:32, IntermiXXX wrote:
I'm trying out some new mixers, and if any body has tried anything new or cool please chip in.

Teisseire French Syrup Grenadine concentrate - This is definately better than the Fees or Rose Grenadine. All natural ingredients. Makes a great mixer and I even made the kids some sodas with it. Very nice.
Teisseire All Natural Almonds Orgeat - All natural Orgeat/Almond syrup from France. Has a very natural almond flavor with no preservative or additive bite. Very nice. Definately more subtle than the artificially flavored brands, so I just used more and dropped the simple syrup. Held up well in my Mai Tai.

I just ordered these, as they weren't available at my stores in ATL.
Monin Passion Fruit Flavored Syrup
Monin Pure Cane Sugar Syrup

Just whipped up a Mai Tai with Barbancourt 5 star, Grand Marnier instead of Orange Curacao, and the Teisseire Orgeat. A very nice Mai Tai.
For whatever reason I have not mail ordered the Trader Vic's Orgeat and Passion fruit. Do the restaurants sell the products or mail order only?

I use Teísseíre Orgeat when I don't make my own, but it's so easy to make your own Emergency Orgeat, which is generally better than store-bought anyway; so I rarely resort to Teísseíre. But Teísseíre is good.

Rock Candy Syrup is about the easiest thing in the world to make, so you're better off doing it yourself. You'll get a lot more for the money and the quality will be superior. Here's How to Make Rock Candy Syrup.

My favorite store-bought Passion Fruit Syrup is Aunty Lilikoi and here you can find Gnomon's Family Secret from 1345 Revealed (about Aunty Lilikoi).