J
Joined: Jul 28, 2009
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J
Yes it's true, JE tropical drink mix is available to anyone. It is in no way anything like
Passion Fruit other than being a 'tropical' type drink mixer.
Seems like old drink recipes are coming back big, and so is the demand for
oddball mixers that you just don't see on the shelf at the local grocery.
Having a bottle of the JE tropical green in my cabinet for a few years, I've been
dying to try it. So I searched 'Fassionola Recipes' and came across this post.
If you have a sweet tooth and like sticky sweet drinks, then the Fassionola type
JE tropical mix is made to order.
I've been running America's Finest Bar Supply for so long that I remember selling
a lot of the real Falernum, Fassionola and Trader Vics products. My favorite was the
Trader Vic's bottle with the 'topless' Island Girl on the label. I still have a glass
bottle of TV's rock candy syrup, (though now clothed)on my desk and she's a real beauty!
With all the recent interest, and a hot day, a nice tropical drink sounded great.
I used the recipe posted earlier for the Fassionola Cocktail, just to keep it simple,
but substitued Green for Gold as that's what I had on hand and used Rum. Of course I think
most tropical drinks should have some sort of rum as the booze ingredient.
I have to admit, it's a scary looking mix if you're a stranger to it.
Shake the bottle well. One shaker can full of ice, jigger of Rum, jigger of Tropical Drink Mix.
Pour over cracked ice.
Once you crack the bottle open, it smells very sweet. Thick, very thick and well, just thick and sticky.
Just like I remember. (I used to deliver it local, and when you broke a bottle in the delivery truck,
it was a bad day and a major clean up operation!) Reminds me of green candy. The green's kinda limey, citrusy.
I'll be investigating the gold and red later.
On my 2nd cocktail now, very sweet and tasty. Looks like I've found my new summer drink!
Just have to get over the fact that the cocktail looks like slimey green swamp water, but great tasting!
Probably should have tried a different color first.
One mean sweet sugary limey tropical cocktail. Can't wait to try more recipes!
I am restocking current inventory soon, the calls for this have been few and far between,
but we try to accomodate. By mid August we will have a new run of all 3 colors in house.
We do mostly local business, so please be patient. I'll try to get your merchandise
out within 48 hours when requesting this product for shipment.
John
America's Finest
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