Post #390897 by Swanky on Tue, Jul 1, 2008 11:47 AM

On 2008-07-01 11:35, The Gnomon wrote:
Broke Back Mai Tai?
Made with the effervescence of the Prickly Pair... :lol:

On 2008-07-01 09:25, Scottes wrote:
Lime - Check
Good rum - Fail
Orange - Fail
Orgeat (or at least almond) - Fail
Use of Coconut rum - Fail
Use of Spiced rum - Fail
Use of Cactus Cooler - Unknown

You might as well call this a Fuzzy Manhattan, or a Fuzzy Sidecar, or a Fuzzy Sazerac - anything not to blemish the good name of Mai Tai.

I get the impression that the term, "Mai Tai," is evolving into a synonym for "rum drink of any kind" rather than a special, shaken concoction containing multiple high-quality rums, orgeat, curaçao, rock candy syrup, lime, shaved ice, and a garnish of color, flavor, and aroma.

Flying discs tend to all be called "Frisbees"; facial tissues tend to all be called "Kleenexes"; cotton swabs tend to all be called "Q-tips"; ...

I guess we're headed toward a point where you can throw anything together with a couple of different rums and it's a "Mai Tai." :cry:

It does have a few drops of lime juice... Screw the usual abomination which calls for pineapple juice, let's get further down the road and replace that with canned soda... But where's out old friend the dark rum floater?

We can come up with a better "White Trash" Mai Tai can't we?

2 ounces of dark rum (Myers, Cruzan, whatever you can get)
1 pinch of lime Kool Aid powder
A few drops of vanilla extract
a pinch of orange kool aid powder
Blend on high with a handfull of ice.
Insert a sprig of mint or poke salad (baby poke weed only, the big stuff is poisonous, but, ya'll knew that didn't ya?)
Mmmm that's some good drankin there...