Post #735813 by kkocka on Fri, Jan 23, 2015 1:51 PM

Interesting you saw that. Keep in mind that just because they're the oldest tiki bar in LA (sorry Tonga Hut) doesn't necessarily mean they're willing to go through all the efforts. Certainly we all know that the cocktail scene has gone through some crazy changes over the decades where fresh juices were out and cheap mixes were in. I think the Ti still goes by a lot of the conveniences - they use Finest Call sweet and sour as well as other "syrups." Now most of us would turn our nose up at the thought of Finest Call (I certainly do) but that doesn't take away from the originality in many of their concoctions. I can't imagine the three Buhen boys sitting at home manually juicing lime after lime after lime every morning. Trader Sam's, for example, uses bottled Odwalla lime juice.