Post #707940 by arriano on Wed, Feb 12, 2014 11:10 AM

I was looking over the Don the Beachcomber menu from the 1940s that TikiTacky was nice enough to post the other day.

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=46894&forum=5

And I began pondering all the DtB cocktail recipes that are listed on the menu, but whose recipes aren’t in any of Jeff Berry’s books or in the Arnold Bittner and Phoebe Beach book. There are a lot:
• Barbados Punch – possibly similar to recipe in ""Introducing Original Polynesian Tropical Bar Recipes" book - http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=44519&forum=10&45
• Barbados Swizzle – possibly similar to recipe in ""Introducing Original Polynesian Tropical Bar Recipes" book
• Beachcomber’s Sangaree – possibly a rum cocktail based on sangaree recipes from Jerry Thomas
• Beachcomber’s Silver – probably the Beachcomber’s Gold with light rum
• Hot Rum Grog – perhaps the Kona Coffee Grog without the coffee?
• General Pico - ??
• Governor General - Possibly used Gilbey's Governor General Rum from Jamaica?
• Hot Buttered Rum – fairly traditional drink, possibly using Pearl Diver Mix for its batter
• Martinique Milk Punch – a recipe is listed in a 1949 issue of Esquire Magazine.
• Mona Punch – perhaps used Myer’s 30-year Mona Rum
• Nelson’s Blood – I’ve seen one recipe that calls for rum, butter and hot water. I doubt it’s similar to the drink at the Portland Trader Vic’s
• Panama Daiquiri – possibly the same as Cuban Daiquiri but with Panamanian rum
• Skull & Bones – possibly similar to Mai Kai's Shrunken Skull and Tiki Ti's Skull & Bones
• Sugar Loaf Punch – I’ve found one recipe online that calls for rum, triple sec, orange and pineapple juices, and grenadine. Possibly used Sugar Loaf Rum from Jamaica?

Anyone have thoughts, ideas, etc. about any of these cocktails?

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[ Edited by: arriano 2014-02-26 08:20 ]

[ Edited by: arriano 2014-03-14 14:34 ]