Tiki Central / Tiki Drinks and Food / A Spiritous Journey through Remixed - From the Astro Aku Aku to the Zadaran Storm
Post #717558 by Destro100 on Tue, May 20, 2014 5:42 AM
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Forgive the unnecessary and vulgar inclusion of my hairy legs Ingredients I used: Canned Pineapple juice (100% juice - unsweetened) This is an iconic drink and like most iconic drinks, it is very unique, yet unremarkable. It's sweet. A little too sweet for me. The drink is balanced by a combination of sweet (pineapple, orange, and coconut) with strong (dark rum). As most drinks require a third element to complete true balance, the missing element being sour/bitter, this drink lacks complexity. I love the combination of coconut, orange, and pineapple. It reminds me of Orange Julius. Does anyone remember them? They're all gone from New York and only my memories from childhood remain. The coconut and pineapple combination comes through strongly and matches well against the strength of a dark rum. In retrospect, I should have selected a darker rum so as to be more pronounced in the final drink. I can see a mix of Myers, Black Strap, and Smith & Cross (for strength) might have worked better. In general, I felt the drink could be stronger. The texture is great. I definitely recommend dry shaking (without ice) the drink first to incorporate the coconut cream prior to shaking with crushed ice. If done successfully, the texture is creamy, rich, frothy, and palate-coating. I also find that if my coconut cream has been in the fridge for too long, I have to briefly warm it up on the stove to soften it. As the initial taste captures the texture and sweetness of the ingredients, it is in the back and swallow that the alcohol makes itself felt. It's a nice surprise attack to counter the initial dessert-like sweetness of the drink. Ultimately, the drink is a bit too 2-dimensional. It's sweet and alcoholic and what you probably expect. Almost too familiar, and therefore unexceptional. Still iconic My personal rating: ***1/2 (3.5) out of ***** (5) SCORECARD: 4.5 ALMOST PERFECT - 3 drinks so far 4 - EXCELLENT - 11 drinks and counting 3.5 - VERY GOOD - 17 drinks and counting 3 - GOOD - 14 drinks and counting 2.5 - ABOVE AVERAGE - 4 drinks and counting 2 - AVERAGE - 6 drinks and counting 1.5 - BELOW AVERAGE - 2 drinks and hopefully not too many more |
