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Post #44646 by woofmutt on Sat, Jul 26, 2003 8:10 AM

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littlegiles wrote: "After reading so many posts I'm aware that frozen drinks aren't 'true' tiki but...Since I do entertain a good bit I try and keep everyone happy."

That's what's most important. If you read beyond the recipes in Trader Vic's books you'll see that he preached a similar message (and he gave a helluva an altar call). When visiting Castaway Cove (the gigantic home Tiki bar of Centralite TikiMaxton) I noticed that Maxton served Vic's recipe Mai Tais for those in the know and the more common orange Mai Tai for his guests who'd only had that version and weren't interested in being educated while having a good time. (Calling the orange drink a Mai Tai "version" is a stretch as just about everyone here agrees it's an abomination in the eyes of Tiki.)

You can get a perfect frizzed drink from a good belender. Buy a blender, try it, if it doesn't work take it back and try another. Check out used restaurant equipment places for high powered professional models which should run a lot less than that Island machine and can turn a whole roast chicken into soup in less than a minute...Great for those late night soup cravings.