What drinks do the various Mai Tai premade mixes actually resemble? - Tiki Drinks and Food

UB Unga Bunga Tiki Socialite CaliTikifornia Joined: Jun 06, 2003 Posts: 5878	UB Unga Bunga Posted posted on Tue, Nov 4, 2003 12:53 PM On 2003-11-04 12:40, thejab wrote: On 2003-11-04 00:02, Rattiki wrote:Being as a Mai Tai is basically old Jamican rum, orgeat almond syrup, symple syrup, triple sec and lime juice, a pre-mix would seem useless. But what if you made a premix of orgeat, simple syrup, and orange flavors, that you could mix with fresh lime and aged rum? That would taste pretty good in a pinch. That's what the Trader Vic's mix is. When fresh lime is used (as specified on the bottle) the TV mix isn't bad. It's certainly much better than that retchid pineapple and grenadine concoction one gets in most bars. When I was in Hawaii we made a ton of Mai Tais with the Trader Vic's mix because the only good Mai Tais we found there were at the House Without a Key bar and New Otani Hotel Banyan Bar, both in Waikiki. I agree, TV mix is the one and only winner.

On 2003-11-04 12:40, thejab wrote:

*On 2003-11-04 00:02, Rattiki wrote:*Being as a Mai Tai is basically old Jamican rum, orgeat almond syrup, symple syrup, triple sec and lime juice, a pre-mix would seem useless.

But what if you made a premix of orgeat, simple syrup, and orange flavors, that you could mix with fresh lime and aged rum? That would taste pretty good in a pinch. That's what the Trader Vic's mix is. When fresh lime is used (as specified on the bottle) the TV mix isn't bad. It's certainly much better than that retchid pineapple and grenadine concoction one gets in most bars. When I was in Hawaii we made a ton of Mai Tais with the Trader Vic's mix because the only good Mai Tais we found there were at the House Without a Key bar and New Otani Hotel Banyan Bar, both in Waikiki.

I agree, TV mix is the one and only winner.

Post #58382 by Unga Bunga on Tue, Nov 4, 2003 12:53 PM