I want to make okolehao - need ti roots! - Tiki Drinks and Food

O Okolehao Tiki Socialite Monterey, CA Joined: May 03, 2006 Posts: 248	O Okolehao Posted posted on Tue, Mar 24, 2009 10:10 PM Wow - I can't believe I'm back at a thread that I started in 2007 but . . . I got to reminiscing about my oko project and remembered that a couple of locals went thru the enormous paperwork and legal hoops to distill and market a true moonshine. http://candcshine.com/ Yesterday I called and had a nice phone conversation with the owner and pitched the idea of trying a small batch of okolehao. He'd never heard of the stuff but 15 seconds into the conversation I knew this was a professional because he threw so much chemistry, physics, and experience talk at me it made my head spin. So particular is he about his shine that he's been trying to find a source for true cane sugar ( first pressing of the cane juice, I think)which I told him was something supposedly important to okolehao. He's very intrigued with the idea and there seems to be some kind of alignment of stars going on. He's going to Alameda for a conference on brandy making this next week which is interesting because oko is supposedly similar to brandy. Also, Forbidden Island is in Alameda! I told him to drop in and talk to the bar tenders there because if any bar would know about okolehao, it'd be F.I. He said if he was to try making a batch he wants to be able to taste some of the real stuff that's still around, but I told him that's like asking people to part with their gold. But then again, I imagine there are a few of you who have a stash they'd let a pro sample if in return a fresh batch could be made by the gallon. But I still have the same problem I started with. I NEED TI ROOT!!! Someone who goes to or lives in Hawaii, get me da root! I need da root!! Classic Velvet Paintings by Song Shen [ Edited by: Okolehao 2009-03-24 22:16 ] [ Edited by: Okolehao 2009-03-25 08:16 ]

Wow - I can't believe I'm back at a thread that I started in 2007 but . . .

I got to reminiscing about my oko project and remembered that a couple of locals went thru the enormous paperwork and legal hoops to distill and market a true moonshine.
http://candcshine.com/
Yesterday I called and had a nice phone conversation with the owner and pitched the idea of trying a small batch of okolehao. He'd never heard of the stuff but 15 seconds into the conversation I knew this was a professional because he threw so much chemistry, physics, and experience talk at me it made my head spin. So particular is he about his shine that he's been trying to find a source for true cane sugar ( first pressing of the cane juice, I think)which I told him was something supposedly important to okolehao. He's very intrigued with the idea and there seems to be some kind of alignment of stars going on. He's going to Alameda for a conference on brandy making this next week which is interesting because oko is supposedly similar to brandy. Also, Forbidden Island is in Alameda! I told him to drop in and talk to the bar tenders there because if any bar would know about okolehao, it'd be F.I. He said if he was to try making a batch he wants to be able to taste some of the real stuff that's still around, but I told him that's like asking people to part with their gold. But then again, I imagine there are a few of you who have a stash they'd let a pro sample if in return a fresh batch could be made by the gallon.

But I still have the same problem I started with. I NEED TI ROOT!!! Someone who goes to or lives in Hawaii, get me da root! I need da root!!

Classic Velvet Paintings by Song Shen

[ Edited by: Okolehao 2009-03-24 22:16 ]

[ Edited by: Okolehao 2009-03-25 08:16 ]

Post #442320 by Okolehao on Tue, Mar 24, 2009 10:10 PM