Post #745087 by AdOrAdam on Wed, Jun 17, 2015 1:50 PM

I think a few other things can play a role in how much you enjoy a drink - a small tart or bitter drink can be pleasant, a 'seasonal speciality' drink which is thick, sweet & slightly filling (eg egg nog) can be nice. A large non seasonal sweet, sour or bitter drink isn't much fun for me.

I gained a lot of knowledge from experimenting with the Diaquiri & Planters Punch.

The Daiquiri is small & sour in its traditional ratio is ok with me (if a little boring), the Planters Punch is a bit sweet in its traditional ratio.

So if I make Daiquiris for someone I make them in the traditional ratios, if I make Planters Punch I use:

2 soda water
2 dark Jamaican rum
1 demerara sugar syrup
1 lime juice
2-3 dashes if bitters

(i.e. 1:1 sweet & sour, add a bit of extra flavour from a demerara syrup & rum, reduce the dilution).

From the Frankies Missionary's Downfall recipe in this post, I just wonder where the sweet is to balance the lime. Maybe it's from the brandy & peach schnapps but if that didn't do it for me I'd decrease the lime or add something extra to sweeten it (like sugar syrup).

DTB's Missionary's Downfall is a great drink, I tweak the formula from the Beachbum Berry books to suit my tastes:

1 oz fresh lime juice
1 oz peach brandy
1 oz honey mix (2:1)
2 oz light rum
3 or 4 diced fresh pineapple cubes (approx 1 inch)
6-10 fresh mint leaves

I think it's a great drink like that :)

Jeje, let us know what you think of the other recipes from the Liquid Vacation book, I'd also be interested where you got it from (seeing as you are in Sweden & I've yet to find a European stockist!)