Tiki in Tokyo (& making my first Mai Tai)! - General Tiki

M Michelle66 Tiki Centralite Joined: Mar 05, 2011 Posts: 74	M Michelle66 Posted posted on Sun, Apr 10, 2011 6:26 AM Wow! Lots of great info! croe67: The tiki mug is all that is on the Tiki Tiki menu as an available purchase. Most of the other mugs are all being displayed as what each particular drink is served in. Their menu is here: http://r.gnavi.co.jp/g068224/menu7.html I don't smoke (and try to sit far away from those who do), so I have no idea about the ash tray. "Tahitian Loco Punch" is served in the hibiscus mug. "Aloha Drink Yogurt" comes in the coconut mug. The "Humming Bird" is served in the hula girl mug. Neither the palm mug, nor the skull mug seem to be on the menu. And, I'll try to get to Tiki Tiki's Yokohama location some time (but it's TV's at the New Otani that has captured my heart! :)) Bigbrotiki: Wow! Above and beyond with the many pictures! Thank you for the history (I love that kind of stuff!) Fezmonkey: If I get down to Okayama, I'll check Hawaiian Bar Magic Pan out. But, i'm more likely to travel outside the country more than inside. Japan is VERY expensive for everything, so I'd rather go to the States for two weeks than try to afford a one-week trip around here. As for me getting into the drink making side of things, well, I've been busy this week buying stuff..! Got a bottle of Havana Club 3-year white rum on Friday. (My friend Hiromi wanted a Banana Cow, so I needed to pick up a bottle of Agnostura bitters yesterday.) Anyway, tonight was my second attempt at a Mai Tai. The recipe I followed: 1 oz Appleton Estate Extra 12 year 1 oz Clement VSOP 1 tbsp (1/2 oz) Marie Brizard orange curacao 1 oz freshly squeezed lime juice 1.5 tsp (1/4 oz) orgeat 1.5 tsp (1/4 oz) sugar syrup 2 cups of crushed ice Garnish: sprig mint, fruit stick, lime shell Yum! It seemed a bit sweet, though. Maybe I'll cut down a little on the sugar syrup next time. (Any recipe ideas?) Below is the (growing..!) pile of cocktail fixin's (along with some of the "loot" from TV's). And here's a pic of tonight's Mai Tai. (Its presentation is the same as how it's done at Trader Vic's. (I even bought some of their glassware!))

Wow! Lots of great info!

croe67: The tiki mug is all that is on the Tiki Tiki menu as an available purchase. Most of the other mugs are all being displayed as what each particular drink is served in.

Their menu is here: http://r.gnavi.co.jp/g068224/menu7.html

I don't smoke (and try to sit far away from those who do), so I have no idea about the ash tray.
"Tahitian Loco Punch" is served in the hibiscus mug.
"Aloha Drink Yogurt" comes in the coconut mug.
The "Humming Bird" is served in the hula girl mug.

Neither the palm mug, nor the skull mug seem to be on the menu.

And, I'll try to get to Tiki Tiki's Yokohama location some time (but it's TV's at the New Otani that has captured my heart! :))

Bigbrotiki: Wow! Above and beyond with the many pictures! Thank you for the history (I love that kind of stuff!)

Fezmonkey: If I get down to Okayama, I'll check Hawaiian Bar Magic Pan out. But, i'm more likely to travel outside the country more than inside. Japan is VERY expensive for everything, so I'd rather go to the States for two weeks than try to afford a one-week trip around here.

As for me getting into the drink making side of things, well, I've been busy this week buying stuff..!

Got a bottle of Havana Club 3-year white rum on Friday. (My friend Hiromi wanted a Banana Cow, so I needed to pick up a bottle of Agnostura bitters yesterday.)

Anyway, tonight was my second attempt at a Mai Tai.

The recipe I followed:

1 oz Appleton Estate Extra 12 year
1 oz Clement VSOP
1 tbsp (1/2 oz) Marie Brizard orange curacao
1 oz freshly squeezed lime juice
1.5 tsp (1/4 oz) orgeat
1.5 tsp (1/4 oz) sugar syrup
2 cups of crushed ice
Garnish: sprig mint, fruit stick, lime shell

Yum!

It seemed a bit sweet, though. Maybe I'll cut down a little on the sugar syrup next time. (Any recipe ideas?)

Below is the (growing..!) pile of cocktail fixin's (along with some of the "loot" from TV's).

And here's a pic of tonight's Mai Tai. (Its presentation is the same as how it's done at Trader Vic's. (I even bought some of their glassware!))

Post #584214 by Michelle66 on Sun, Apr 10, 2011 6:26 AM