Post #709923 by Hurricane Hayward on Mon, Mar 3, 2014 2:12 AM

AdOrAdam,

Mahalo for the shout-out. I'm glad you enjoyed the tribute recipes. As you discovered, those coffee drinks can be an eye-opening experience for the first time. You're in for a treat when you visit The Mai-Kai in December. Feel free to post or send a personal message in advance of your trip.

I also wanted to point out a new thread that I just posted that documents my adventure in reviewing and rating all those great drinks, plus how the tribute recipes came about. I also gave you guys on this thread my appreciation for continuing to sample the drinks and check out the blog.

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=47293&forum=10&start=last&0

This link will be the official location where I'll post alerts to all future updates, including quite a few new recipes. Tonight I just put the finishing touches on the Deep Sea Diver:

I'll let you know when I post the full list of upcoming features

On 2014-03-01 15:41, AdOrAdam wrote:
I am in Florida in December & there is definitely one spot I want to visit... The Mai Kai :)

Tonight, I decided to go for it & make Atomic Grogs recipes for the Black Magic & Mutiny, here are my thoughts:

Wow, what a pair of drinks!

I made 2 half measures to drink side by side - in the Black Magic the orange / honey / coffee is more prominent, in the Mutiny the passionfruit pushes forward but doesnt overpower.

Im not usually a passionfruit fan but I do prefer the Mutiny... (on the next sip) although maybe the Black Magic was better...no, the Mutiny was my favorite... etc etc

As a finale I made a Hukilau, apparently a more accessible version of the Black Magic & Mutiny - I actually increased the coffee in this one & might have liked it the best of the 3 drinks :)

I did sub some ingredients (e.g. Kohala Bay for El Dorado 12 / Smith & Cross or Kona coffee for my brand) & these drinks are complicated (10+ ingredients) - there is too many varibles to say I have created an 'authentic' version but they are definitely worth trying :)

I think Hurricane Hayward needs a bit of credit for creating these 'tribute' recipes, the Atomic Grog is a good source of information & as I hope to visit the Mai Kai it definitely whets my appetite.

Here's to you HH :)

http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/