What AreYou Drinking- Right Now? - Tiki Drinks and Food

T TeeKeeMan Grand Member (1 year) Fresno, CA Joined: Mar 08, 2010 Posts: 38	T TeeKeeMan Posted posted on Sat, Mar 27, 2010 11:38 AM This is a drink I made up awhile back and my party guests have raved about it.. I named it the TseTse Fly as a riff on another of my favorite nontiki drinks which provided the inspiration(The Firefly - which is 2 parts grapefruit juice, 1 part Vodka, and a teaspoon or so of Grenadine.). I just looked at the Tiki Central Drink contest and realized it's quite similar to the winner of that contest, though I swear on my stack of Sven Kirsten books that I came up with it on my own. Here's the recipe as I make it. I hope some others try it and hopefully will enjoy it, too. I list the brand names I used. Please don't lambaste me for some of my brand choices, as options are quite limited here in Fresno. TseTse Fly • 4 oz. White Grapefruit Juice (I've no doubt that fresh squeezed is better, but I use the Ocean Spray 100% Juice brand with no added sugar. • 2 oz. Platinum Jamaican Rum (I prefer Myers but have made this with Bacardi Light Rum.) • 1 oz. Dark Jamaican Rum (I use Myers, but any Dark will probably suffice.) • 3/4 oz. Passion Fruit Puree (used Finest Call. per Sippin' Safari, the Finest Call Passion Fruit Puree is comparable to passion fruit syrup, so if you have a passion fruit syrup you like, use that. A straight authentic 'puree' is probably not going to bring enough sweet) • Splash Grenadine Shake first 4 ingredients with ice. Strain into 14-16 oz. goblet or Hurricane glass. Add ice to almost fill glass. Add a small amount of grenadine (1 to 2 tsps) to the top of the drink and let it run to the bottom like you would a Tequila Sunrise. This last bit is obviously just there to make the drink prettier in a glass. If serving in a Tiki Mug, shake the grenadine with the other stuff.. [ Edited by: TeeKeeMan 2010-03-27 14:03 ]

This is a drink I made up awhile back and my party guests have raved about it.. I named it the TseTse Fly as a riff on another of my favorite nontiki drinks which provided the inspiration(The Firefly - which is 2 parts grapefruit juice, 1 part Vodka, and a teaspoon or so of Grenadine.). I just looked at the Tiki Central Drink contest and realized it's quite similar to the winner of that contest, though I swear on my stack of Sven Kirsten books that I came up with it on my own. Here's the recipe as I make it. I hope some others try it and hopefully will enjoy it, too. I list the brand names I used. Please don't lambaste me for some of my brand choices, as options are quite limited here in Fresno.

TseTse Fly
• 4 oz. White Grapefruit Juice (I've no doubt that fresh squeezed is better, but I use the Ocean Spray 100% Juice brand with no added sugar.
• 2 oz. Platinum Jamaican Rum (I prefer Myers but have made this with Bacardi Light Rum.)
• 1 oz. Dark Jamaican Rum (I use Myers, but any Dark will probably suffice.)
• 3/4 oz. Passion Fruit Puree (used Finest Call. per Sippin' Safari, the Finest Call Passion Fruit Puree is comparable to passion fruit syrup, so if you have a passion fruit syrup you like, use that. A straight authentic 'puree' is probably not going to bring enough sweet)
• Splash Grenadine
Shake first 4 ingredients with ice. Strain into 14-16 oz. goblet or Hurricane glass. Add ice to almost fill glass. Add a small amount of grenadine (1 to 2 tsps) to the top of the drink and let it run to the bottom like you would a Tequila Sunrise. This last bit is obviously just there to make the drink prettier in a glass. If serving in a Tiki Mug, shake the grenadine with the other stuff..

[ Edited by: TeeKeeMan 2010-03-27 14:03 ]

Post #520339 by TeeKeeMan on Sat, Mar 27, 2010 11:38 AM