Post #476029 by The Gnomon on Mon, Aug 10, 2009 10:12 AM

I was unaware that Torani made orgeat and I'd be surprised if they did.

They make an almond syrup, which of course, is not orgeat. The whole Torani line, just like other lines you can actually find in neighborhood stores, seems to be geared totally for using in brown water to mask the coffee flavor. That's really the only reason you can find them in the first place. They are harsh and not of mixological grade, but with all of the Starbucks and copycat chains peddling brown water, they do have a decent market.

The Greater Washington Area is about as cosmopolitan as they come, so you'd think you could find something as basic as orgeat in lots of stores. Nope. And I suspect that most parts of the country are even less inclined to have orgeat than the DC area.

That's why a long time ago I stopped even looking for it anymore and just went online to have it shipped to me.

But since my Emergency Orgeat tastes better than storebought, I hardly ever use anything else unless I'm up for making the real thing. Still, when I'm out of the ingredients for EO, it's always good to have some storebought on hand.

If you can't find orgeat in your area, why hold your tiki drinks hostage by using unworthy substitutes when you can just order it online?

[ Edited by: The Gnomon 2009-08-10 10:15 ]