Post #586934 by arriano on Thu, Apr 28, 2011 2:18 PM

When we have a small group of people, it's everything from scratch. But when we're having a party - like 15, 20 or more people, I'll often go with the mix or a very simple cocktail (three primary ingredients).

And often I get the biggest compliments for the simplist of drinks. Made a big batch of mai tais once with TV mix, fresh lime juice and Meyers's rum and everyone (and I mean everyone) said the mai tais were great.

Once I took a bottle of Langers pineapple coconut juice, emptied out a measured amount and replaced it with vodka for chi chis with bottled maraschino cherry garnishes. People sucked those down like there was no tomorrow.

Maybe the moral is, sometimes less effort equals more satisfied customers. Or, the more people, the simpler the drinks.

"I am Lono!" -- Hale Ka'a Tiki Lounge

[ Edited by: arriano 2011-04-29 09:37 ]