Post #748431 by mikehooker on Sun, Aug 2, 2015 6:01 AM

No, I know I used lemon. Two nights earlier I had squeezed a ton of lemon cuz we were doing a passion fruit syrup challenge and made a few Trader Vic Grog's and Hurricanes to test my homemade syrup against Monin. Guess which won? I had an extra 3 oz of squeezed lemon juice so I put it in the fridge. That's the lemon I used to make the drink two nights later. In fact, I made the drink twice in a row to make sure my senses weren't playing tricks on me cuz I loved it so much and was thrilled to have discovered this recipe. I had exactly the amount of lemon juice needed for two drinks when following the Don recipe which calls for 1.5 oz. I gave it a 8.5 in my log that night which ranks up with my favorite Mai Tai's (yes, I have my own personal grog log that I rate everything I make along with notes of what ingredients and proportions were used plus notes so I know which drinks to return to and which need improvement and which shouldn't be bothered with. Anything 8 and above is a real winner.). The next night I made it with fresh squeezed lemon and it was way off. Used the same rum and my home made passion fruit like the first time. So I thought maybe the lemons had lost some of their bite that first time from sitting in the fridge two days, like maybe that toned down the tartness? So I squeezed another three oz and put it in the fridge a couple days before trying again. No good. Then I started messing with proportions, changing the rums and passion fruit syrup (Aunty Lilikoi) and I've still been unsuccessful. It's driving me mad. What made it so good that night???

[ Edited by: mikehooker 2015-08-02 06:02 ]