Post #44565 by pablus on Fri, Jul 25, 2003 3:28 PM

Forget the Island Oasis machine unless you are going to be entertaining 50 people frequently.

Rather, get yourself a VitaMix and preferably one of the old stainless steel versions.

My cousin brought one to the Lagoon Lounge (my personal hideaway) the other night and he'll never get it back.

It will do the job you're looking to do, I assure you.

Plus we were so excited we invented our own concoction "The Banana Rum Split."

I'll post that eventually when there are a few more originals to add.

Regarding the "frozen" issue - certainly the finely ground ice that comes from an Island Oasis machine wouldn't be True Tiki by any stretch, but freezing by swizzle stick and shaved ice was lauded by Trader Vic often.

I had a Queens Park Swizzle in Emeryville about 2 years ago that was very close in consistency to a frozen drink.

And then I fell down.