Post #393948 by OceaOtica on Mon, Jul 14, 2008 7:31 PM

what happened to the art of creating a new name for a new drink? Most cocktails are slight variations on the cocktails that preceded them. A little more lime in this one, demerera instead of jamaican, an added spiced, a different liqueur, and a new drink is born. So should a new name to go with it. The building blocks used in the Mai Tai are found in many other great cocktails in different amounts, with a different name. So have people gotten so lazy as not to think of an new name?
Lame I say.
But alas, if the only contribution or alteration to a drink is an additional juice, maybe a little added puree, or a cheap super sweet common liqueur, maybe it should have the original name involved, but at least go for names like the Southern Delight Mai Tai (pureed peach in a Mai Tai), the Dragons Tongue Mai Tai(Mai Tai with with cinnamon schnapps and a dash of chili oil) or the phita beta kappa kappa mai tai(mai tai with coors light, jagermeister, a dash or ranch dressing, drank while being balanced on your head by your "friends".)