Post #585740 by Michelle66 on Wed, Apr 20, 2011 6:14 AM

On 2011-04-20 05:14, Kon-Hemsby wrote:
Michelle66 that Mai Tai looks great and you're using some ideal rums in it.
The only thing I'd change is to use a thinner straw rather than that big one (just being picky).

So welcome to the world of great drinks and spending all your spare cash on rum.

Glad you liked the picture!

Actually, Trader Vic's in Tokyo really got me fired up into the whole world of tiki drinks.

TV's inspired me to buy the "Trader Vic's Tiki Party" book for the recipes of my favorite TV's cocktails, Sven A. Kirsten's "Book Of Tiki" for a history of the tiki culture, and (last but not least) the "Tiki+" app for my iPhone for some great tiki drink recipes (and for its fantastic rum resource, which is how I knew to buy Havana Club 3-year rum instead of a lesser-quality selection).

Since the pictures on the first page of this thread were taken, I've expanded my alcohol (& glassware) collection, as well as the list of drinks I've attempted.

In addition to the Mai Tai, I've also done these:

• Banana Cow (from the TV book)
• Scorpion (TV book)
• Molokai Mike (TV book - tasty, but I wasn't able to get the top layer to "float" quite right)
• Banana Daiquiri (Tiki+ app)
• Zombie (TV book):
  

The other day, I started getting a bit tired of rum drinks, so I picked up four new bottles: Beefeater Gin, Heering, Sloe Gin, and Creme de Cassis.

All so I could make a Trader Vic's Sling:

Now the pile of drink fixin's is to the point where many different tiki drinks are possible.

Funny you should mention the straw, as I got the wide ones so I could suck up some of the tiny ice pieces when I sip. (I love to crunch ice and not being able to enjoy the crushed ice seems wasteful.)

As for the Mai Tai rums I bought, there's a blog called "A month of Mai Tais" out there. The man who wrote that page obviously knows his rum (as does Jeff Berry, who wrote the Tiki+ app), so I figured I'd defer to their judgement.

BTW, I splurged for a Boston Shaker and retired the coffee can...! A lot less hassle this way!

[ Edited by: Michelle66 2011-04-21 05:28 ]