Curacoa Preferences? - Tiki Drinks and Food

C CincyTikiCraig Tiki Socialite Cincinnati, Ohio USA Joined: Mar 31, 2009 Posts: 467	C CincyTikiCraig Posted posted on Sun, Jun 26, 2011 7:30 PM On 2011-06-25 03:13, Sparkle Mark wrote: I hafta be on the side of TropicDrinkBoy's opinion on the Senior Curaçao of Curaçao is the one and only. Cognac does not belong in a Mai Tai, it may be tasty but call it something else, you've just created a fabulous new drink. Tell that to Trader Vic. He used deKuyper. Senior is thin and lacks body to me, Clément's Creole Shrubb has more body and yield a better viscosity in the final cocktail, and is my fall back if i'm out of GranGala. And you do realize that the original Garnier Orgeat that Vic used in his Mai Tai contained brandy, no? [ Edited by: CincyTikiCraig 2011-06-26 19:31 ]

On 2011-06-25 03:13, Sparkle Mark wrote:
I hafta be on the side of TropicDrinkBoy's opinion on the Senior Curaçao of Curaçao is the one and only.

Cognac does not belong in a Mai Tai, it may be tasty but call it something else, you've just created a fabulous new drink.

Tell that to Trader Vic. He used deKuyper. Senior is thin and lacks body to me, Clément's Creole Shrubb has more body and yield a better viscosity in the final cocktail, and is my fall back if i'm out of GranGala. And you do realize that the original Garnier Orgeat that Vic used in his Mai Tai contained brandy, no?

[ Edited by: CincyTikiCraig 2011-06-26 19:31 ]

Post #595106 by CincyTikiCraig on Sun, Jun 26, 2011 7:30 PM