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

R rev_thumper Tiki Socialite Koala Kabana, New England Joined: Oct 10, 2007 Posts: 388	R rev_thumper Posted posted on Sat, May 15, 2010 2:33 PM On 2010-05-14 10:05, Dapuma1 wrote: i used the beach bum recipe 1 oz of each rum 1/2 curacso .25 orgeat .25 simple syrup and 1 oz of lime juice i tried using 3/4 cup ice first time then 1 cup ice 2nd time still way too limey - i am thinking 1 cup ice and .5oz lime...is that still to much lime you think? That all depends on your taste but I would say that is too little. Use ¾oz if you find a full ounce too tart. As for the ice, a Trader Vic's Mai-Tai glass is basically a 15oz old fashioned glass so you want to fill something that size with crushed ice and then shake and pour.

On 2010-05-14 10:05, Dapuma1 wrote:
i used the beach bum recipe 1 oz of each rum 1/2 curacso .25 orgeat .25 simple syrup and 1 oz of lime juice

i tried using 3/4 cup ice first time then 1 cup ice 2nd time

still way too limey - i am thinking 1 cup ice and .5oz lime...is that still to much lime you think?

That all depends on your taste but I would say that is too little. Use ¾oz if you find a full ounce too tart.

As for the ice, a Trader Vic's Mai-Tai glass is basically a 15oz old fashioned glass so you want to fill something that size with crushed ice and then shake and pour.

Post #530382 by rev_thumper on Sat, May 15, 2010 2:33 PM