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MT Mai Tai Tiki Socialite Exotic Isle of Alameda Joined: Mar 21, 2004 Posts: 1438	MT Mai Tai Posted posted on Tue, Mar 10, 2009 4:58 PM On 2009-03-10 04:40, captnkirk wrote: I have found that Pat O'Briens Hurricane Mix is a great substitute for Fashinola. It tastes so similar that I would bet the first Hurricanes they mixed probably used it. I keeps forever in the refrigerator I hardly ever use it and it always tastes fresh and ready to mix. That is interesting. Do you buy it as a pre-made syrup, or do you mix it from the powdered mix? And if you mix it on your own, do you make it more concentrated or follow the way they recommend on the package? By the way, Fassionola is still available. Al posted about it's availability earlier in this thread: On 2007-05-17 13:17, Al-ii wrote: Mr Gnoman, Thank you for the comments. I have read that thread and I appreciate those who contributed to it. I respectfully disagree with the statement that Fassionola is similar to passion fruit syrup, or is an acceptable substitute. If you reconstitute Jon English's Fassionola you with water or pineapple juice you get a drink that taste "like" Hawaiian Punch. Add water to Passion Fruit Syrup and it taste markedly different. The difference is similar to Hershey's Chocolate Syrup and Torani chocolate syrup, one being made with a base of Chocolate, the other being made with a base of clear sugar syrup flavored with a little chocolate essence. Fassionola is fruit punch concentrate. Smart and final, I'm told, has a fruit punch concentrate. I'll get some this weekend and see how it works. I've been looking for Hawaiian Punch Concentrate, so far, no luck. Mind you I still get Fassionola from Americas Finest Bar Supply Specialists John Malloch 858.695.1655 John likes you to call ahead with order so he can pull it and have it ready at Will Call. open Mon-Fri, 9 to 5. I've tried my Planters punch with TVs passion fruit syrup instead of Fassionola, It's not as good. Mahalo, Al I have a couple of bottles of Fassionola (one green, one red), and some Pat O'Brien's Hurricane Mix in powdered form. Let me know how you mix up your Pat O'Brien's Hurricane Mix, captnkirk, and I'll do a taste comparison. To bad I don't have any Hawaiian Punch concentrate. They don't make it in bottled syrup form anymore, right? Do they still make Hawaiian Punch in frozen concentrate form?

On 2009-03-10 04:40, captnkirk wrote:
I have found that Pat O'Briens Hurricane Mix is a great substitute for Fashinola.

It tastes so similar that I would bet the first Hurricanes they mixed probably used it. I keeps forever in the refrigerator I hardly ever use it and it always tastes fresh and ready to mix.

That is interesting. Do you buy it as a pre-made syrup, or do you mix it from the powdered mix? And if you mix it on your own, do you make it more concentrated or follow the way they recommend on the package?

By the way, Fassionola is still available. Al posted about it's availability earlier in this thread:

On 2007-05-17 13:17, Al-ii wrote:
Mr Gnoman,
Thank you for the comments. I have read that thread and I appreciate those who contributed to it. I respectfully disagree with the statement that Fassionola is similar to passion fruit syrup, or is an acceptable substitute. If you reconstitute Jon English's Fassionola you with water or pineapple juice you get a drink that taste "like" Hawaiian Punch. Add water to Passion Fruit Syrup and it taste markedly different. The difference is similar to Hershey's Chocolate Syrup and Torani chocolate syrup, one being made with a base of Chocolate, the other being made with a base of clear sugar syrup flavored with a little chocolate essence. Fassionola is fruit punch concentrate. Smart and final, I'm told, has a fruit punch concentrate. I'll get some this weekend and see how it works. I've been looking for Hawaiian Punch Concentrate, so far, no luck. Mind you I still get Fassionola from

Americas Finest Bar Supply Specialists
John Malloch
858.695.1655
John likes you to call ahead with order so he can pull it and have it ready at Will Call. open Mon-Fri, 9 to 5.

I've tried my Planters punch with TVs passion fruit syrup instead of Fassionola, It's not as good.
Mahalo,
Al

I have a couple of bottles of Fassionola (one green, one red), and some Pat O'Brien's Hurricane Mix in powdered form. Let me know how you mix up your Pat O'Brien's Hurricane Mix, captnkirk, and I'll do a taste comparison.

To bad I don't have any Hawaiian Punch concentrate. They don't make it in bottled syrup form anymore, right? Do they still make Hawaiian Punch in frozen concentrate form?

Post #439139 by Mai Tai on Tue, Mar 10, 2009 4:58 PM