Post #6338 by thejab on Tue, Aug 20, 2002 2:17 PM

Being such a "cocktail snob" I have to comment about that cocktail "class" on the show. The instructor said you should shake cocktails because it gets them colder than stirring. That's ridiculous, one shakes a drink to mix it better AND to chill it, especially if it contains juices or syrups. Stirring will get a drink plenty cold if it's stirred enough! Anyone who's had a cloudy martini with ice pieces in it or a manhattan with bubbles floating on top will prefer them stirred. It has nothing whatever to do with bruising the gin or James Bond. Sheesh, the instructor should have known that!

I liked the tiki part of the show but the rest was BS. Margarita mix, gimme a break! And who ever saw a blue mojito before the show? They pushed cocktail awareness back 20 years.

Otto was good, especially in describing tiki culture's origins. But I think they took his comment about the moai mug being worth $70-100 somewhat out of context. Otto editorialized about the dangers of Ebay driving up mug prices years ago in Tiki News so I bet he was giving an example on the show. He certainly didn't pay that and probably never would.

I especially enjoyed the Trader Vics scenes. They captured the beautiful setting of TV on the bay very well with the sunset shots and such. The tour inside by Hans was very nice, the way he was pointing out his favorite tikis.