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On 2009-07-24 15:32, kick_the_reverb wrote:
Here's a quote from Beachbum Berry that he just sent me:
Aloha Ran,
I totally agree; the hassle of making orgeat isn't worth it if you only use a dash or two once in a while. Purists may object to my favorite brands because they do have artificial ingredients in them, but I judge on taste alone (hey, we're not drinking cocktails for health reasons!)
I like two brands: The absolute best-tasting is Premiere Essence from Roskin Incorporated, made by Bob Esmino -- who actually was a bar manager at Steve Crane's Kon-Tiki restaurants back in the 1960s. Unfortunately you have to order it, as it hasn't hit stores yet:
http://roskinincorporated.com/tropicalmixes.html
I REALLY hate to disagree with the Bum (a second time), but...
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=21769&forum=10&vpost=343028
Tasting it straight about made me gag.
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