A Spiritous Journey through Remixed - From the Astro Aku Aku to the Zadaran Storm - Tiki Drinks and Food

D Destro100 Tiki Socialite Joined: Jun 28, 2012 Posts: 137	D Destro100 Posted posted on Thu, Jan 2, 2014 7:24 AM Getting back on track: Bourbon Special After the roadblock that was the Boo Loo, it's nice to get back on track. It's also nice to try a tiki drink with a different base spirit. I love bourbon and this drink did not disappoint. This is very close to and reminiscent of a traditional whiskey sour, but the use of lime instead of lemon adds a new sour profile. I'm not sure if I prefer the lemon-bourbon combination, but it definitely wasn't bad. The falernum and ginger beer add great background notes and help add complexity. Finally, the Elmer T. Lee is one of my favorite bourbons: Spicy, syrupy, warningly sweet, and long-lasting on the palette. In future, I might even increase the level of Falernum and ginger beer to amplify the ways in which this drink is different from a traditional sour. Ingredients I used: Fresh Lime Juice Simple syrup Velvet Falernum Ginger Beer (Kelly's Jamaican) Elmer T. Lee bourbon Angostura Bitters My personal rating: ** (4) out of *** (5)

Getting back on track:

Bourbon Special

After the roadblock that was the Boo Loo, it's nice to get back on track. It's also nice to try a tiki drink with a different base spirit. I love bourbon and this drink did not disappoint.

This is very close to and reminiscent of a traditional whiskey sour, but the use of lime instead of lemon adds a new sour profile. I'm not sure if I prefer the lemon-bourbon combination, but it definitely wasn't bad. The falernum and ginger beer add great background notes and help add complexity. Finally, the Elmer T. Lee is one of my favorite bourbons: Spicy, syrupy, warningly sweet, and long-lasting on the palette.

In future, I might even increase the level of Falernum and ginger beer to amplify the ways in which this drink is different from a traditional sour.

Ingredients I used:

Fresh Lime Juice
Simple syrup
Velvet Falernum
Ginger Beer (Kelly's Jamaican)
Elmer T. Lee bourbon
Angostura Bitters

My personal rating: **** (4) out of ***** (5)

Post #703595 by Destro100 on Thu, Jan 2, 2014 7:24 AM