Tiki Central / Tiki Drinks and Food / A Spiritous Journey through Remixed - From the Astro Aku Aku to the Zadaran Storm
Post #718532 by Destro100 on Thu, May 29, 2014 5:57 AM
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Just different enough Drink 62: Port Light Ingredients I used: Fresh lemon juice The word that immediately sprang to mind was "delightful." I didn't expect that. The drink seemed a bit ordinary by conventional tiki standards, but upon closer inspection, it is unique enough to distinguish itself. The grenadine-lemon-passion fruit combo is not common at all, and the use of bourbon, as opposed to rum, is also a different take on the traditional tiki template. Initially, the grenadine, passionfruit, and bourbon created a pleasant peach impression. As the peach faded, the tartness of the lemon, passionfruit, and the grenadine took over the flavor. The strength of the alcohol is pretty-well hidden which could be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on your point of view. The drink is a bit too sweet, but one of its strengths is how easy it is to modify depending on preference. Prefer less acidity? lower the lemon by a quarter ounce. Prefer less sweetness? Raise the bourbon by quarter to a half an ounce. I will definitely be trying this with more bourbon next time. I found that it could have used a bit more strength. The drink, as written, is dangerously easy to consume at a lightning-fast pace. It was gone before I knew it. Aside from increasing the bourbon, I think I would double the quantities overall next time. I would like this drink to last more than five minutes. Unless your guests specifically dislike sweet drinks, this is an ideal drink for creating in batches. It's quite easy to make, and finding a reasonably-priced bourbon shouldn't be all that difficult. I chose to use Evan Williams Single Barrel, as this year's release is fantastic. It is also priced under $25 in certain stores. If you enjoy bourbon, then don't sleep on this year's release. It's easily better than many bourbons at double the price. I wrestled between giving this a 3.5 or a 4, but I opted for four based solely on the pleasure of finding a new take on a tiki drink. My personal rating: **** (4) out of ***** (5) SCORECARD: 4.5 ALMOST PERFECT - 3 drinks so far 4 - EXCELLENT - 12 drinks and counting 3.5 - VERY GOOD - 17 drinks and counting 3 - GOOD - 16 drinks and counting 2.5 - ABOVE AVERAGE - 4 drinks and counting 2 - AVERAGE - 8 drinks and counting 1.5 - BELOW AVERAGE - 2 drinks and hopefully not too many more |
