Post #744673 by wupput on Thu, Jun 11, 2015 4:22 PM

What a fun thread to read through! But Porpoise, in all honesty, Ray's Mistake was not the best drink I had at Tiki Ti last night. That was the Rum Barrel. Ray's Mistake was uniquely easy to quaff and the mystery is ongoing, and fascinating. But maybe I'm spoiled. After squeezing all of my own juices and following so many recipes to the letter, I'm not sure that what I had last night would even make my top 10 Tiki drinks. The bar was full and Mike was busy and maybe what he gave me was a version with lower quality alcohol? And it wasn't a BAD drink, it was a GOOD drink, but maybe only an 8 for me compared to a lot of 9s and 10s out of Grog Log, Intoxica, Hayward's Mai Tai tribute recipes, etc.

A couple of points from earlier in the thread. The drink isn't really particularly red. The orangish tint could come from OJ or from an orange liqueur like Licor 43 as people are suggesting. The color of the syrups at Tiki Ti don't necessarily explain what's in them. My Sumatra Kula (below) was green, and the green came from some kind of green passion fruit syrup which is obviously food coloring. Someone at the bar asked me if it was a "healthy drink" and I said "this is LA so it must be kale."