Post #44638 by Reever on Sat, Jul 26, 2003 7:09 AM

Now I'm guessing any one of you guys and gals could drink me under the table, or beat me in a libation-making contest. I'm a hobbyist at best. But when Sven and the rest of you introduced me to the wide world of Tiki, I went out and stocked up on a few essentials, just so that I could be drinking the right drinks as I read Kon-Tiki by the pool. To me, a machine would never be any fun. I like to pretend I'm back in the 50's at my little bar, so I'm grinding ice with a manual grinder, using a martini shaker to make things nice and cold, growing my own mint, and when I do need to blend, just using a small blender big enough for a couple of drinks. I'm no purist... I don't know what drinks came in what order. I'm just trying to learn to enjoy rum in it's many forms to truly appreciate what Martin Denny sounds like with a nice, warm, buzzy head. I say keep it simple. Make em by hand as much as you can, one drink at a time. Invent a drink or two. Squeeze a lime by hand. Light something on fire. You'll enjoy it more, and your friends will enjoy the show... even if the drinks don't always come out the best. The rum will be good, no matter what you do to it. :)