Antici ........ pation! - Tiki Drinks and Food

H Hakalugi Special Tiki Central Agent Redondo Beach, CA Joined: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 3465	H Hakalugi Posted posted on Sun, May 5, 2013 11:30 PM On 2002-08-11 21:09, Tiki_Bong wrote: I believe I've discovered what it is that makes a hand made tropical drink such an experience. It's the ritualistic dance of sourcing, preparing and combining all the varied ingredients. The making of the drink is as enticing as actually drinking it. It's the foreplay before the the consumation. It's not a matter of simply flipping off a non-descript bottle cap or pouring soda into a shot of soulless gin. But rather it is a high mass of imbibery. Conversly, making a good tropical drink is a pain in the ass. Which is probably a good thing in that its time-consuming construction limits its production which greatly decreases brain cell destruction. "Excuse me waiter! I believe I'll have another Mai Tai" To a 'Tribe Called Tiki' - Aloha Oukou! I concur! Yes, I know this thread is over a decade old, but it is worth bringing up.

On 2002-08-11 21:09, Tiki_Bong wrote:
I believe I've discovered what it is that makes a hand made tropical drink such an experience.

It's the ritualistic dance of sourcing, preparing and combining all the varied ingredients.

The making of the drink is as enticing as actually drinking it. It's the foreplay before the the consumation.

It's not a matter of simply flipping off a non-descript bottle cap or pouring soda into a shot of soulless gin. But rather it is a high mass of imbibery.

Conversly, making a good tropical drink is a pain in the ass. Which is probably a good thing in that its time-consuming construction limits its production which greatly decreases brain cell destruction.

"Excuse me waiter! I believe I'll have another Mai Tai"

To a 'Tribe Called Tiki' - Aloha Oukou!

I concur! Yes, I know this thread is over a decade old, but it is worth bringing up.

Post #676791 by Hakalugi on Sun, May 5, 2013 11:30 PM