Post #4899 by Kailuageoff on Thu, Aug 1, 2002 5:28 PM

Here's what I wrote about Scorpion punch awhile back. Obviously, I vote for the original recipe from 1946...

"I found a first-edition of Trader Vic's Guide to Food & Drink in the attic of my in-laws 1880's farm house. (I'm not kidding.) This gave me an opening to suggest we add the Trader's Scorpion punch to our Independence Day festivities. As the day wore on, the reactions of the various celebrants to this potion were fairly hilarious. In fact, by the time we had drained the punch bowl the art on the old Vics menus had obtained new meaning for me."

I made the batch as per the instructions, except I substituted Amaretto for the Orgeat. I used fresh squeezed orange and lime juice.
I let it chill for about three hours, then added more ice. I also tossed in some orange and lime slices. The stuff was incredibly complex tasting and very potent; two essential criteria for a good tiki drink. It served about eight of us.

[ Edited by: Kailuageoff on 2002-08-01 17:29 ]

[ Edited by: Kailuageoff on 2002-08-01 17:30 ]