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A arriano Tiki Socialite San Diego Joined: Jun 13, 2006 Posts: 1605	A arriano Posted posted on Tue, Jun 30, 2015 4:00 PM On Atomic Grog's article about the Mai Kai's 151 Swizzle he writes: "I always knew there was a rich sweetness that helped offset the 151 rum, and my first two versions used sugar and/or cinnamon syrup. But the reddish orange hue confirmed that something else was at play here. I remembered references to a mysterious Licudine syrup called g#7 that included falernum and grenadine." http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2011/08/03/mai-kai-cocktail-review-robust-flavors-and-potency-are-hallmark-of-151-swizzle/ At first I thought: "Aha!" But then I realized that the Don's Swizzle recipe already calls for falernum, and I wouldn't think you'd add a mix of that contained more falernum. You'd simply increase the falernum and add grenadine. [ Edited by: arriano 2015-06-30 16:00 ]

On Atomic Grog's article about the Mai Kai's 151 Swizzle he writes:

"I always knew there was a rich sweetness that helped offset the 151 rum, and my first two versions used sugar and/or cinnamon syrup. But the reddish orange hue confirmed that something else was at play here. I remembered references to a mysterious Licudine syrup called g#7 that included falernum and grenadine."

http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2011/08/03/mai-kai-cocktail-review-robust-flavors-and-potency-are-hallmark-of-151-swizzle/

At first I thought: "Aha!" But then I realized that the Don's Swizzle recipe already calls for falernum, and I wouldn't think you'd add a mix of that contained more falernum. You'd simply increase the falernum and add grenadine.

[ Edited by: arriano 2015-06-30 16:00 ]

Post #745936 by arriano on Tue, Jun 30, 2015 4:00 PM