So I made my first drink, Zombie '34 - Tiki Drinks and Food

S Swanky Tiki Socialite Hapa Haole Hideaway, Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 5398	S Swanky Posted posted on Fri, May 14, 2010 9:22 AM On 2010-05-14 07:19, Dapuma1 wrote: Made a couple mai tais yesterday with vsop clement and appleton 12 y extra was too limey so trying to find something in between the zombie 34 and the mai tai any ideas...i like the trader vics navy grog they make in the restraunt...not sure if that is an "offical" navy grog or not Just try scaling back the lime juice. The origianl recipe by the bum is way off. I usually do the juice of half a lime. But, the ideal Mai Tai should have the rums shining through. If lime dominates, it's not right. It should showcase your good rums.

On 2010-05-14 07:19, Dapuma1 wrote:
Made a couple mai tais yesterday with vsop clement and appleton 12 y extra

was too limey so trying to find something in between the zombie 34 and the mai tai

any ideas...i like the trader vics navy grog they make in the restraunt...not sure if that is an "offical" navy grog or not

Just try scaling back the lime juice. The origianl recipe by the bum is way off. I usually do the juice of half a lime. But, the ideal Mai Tai should have the rums shining through. If lime dominates, it's not right. It should showcase your good rums.

Post #530171 by Swanky on Fri, May 14, 2010 9:22 AM