My Fruity Drink Experimentations - Tiki Drinks and Food

A AceExplorer Grand Member (8 years) Deep in the Jacksonville Flori-duh jungle. Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 2564	A AceExplorer Posted posted on Sun, Sep 13, 2015 5:36 PM On 2015-09-13 16:40, bkrownd wrote: I used the microplane to put lime zest into the mix today - BIG IMPROVEMENT! Sipping-wise I like the Barbancourt 8yo better than the Appleton 12yo. I've been using a spot of triple sec, because I'm hoping to eventually find some find creole shrubb before I spend $$$ on something like Cointreau. Waking up (at 2PM) with some coffee our friends grow and roast up the road in Hamakua. The Microplane gets the zest and leaves almost all of the bitter pith behind. Great score for your bar! I consider it essential to making my falernum at home. You can use it with fresh limes, lemons, oranges to add a subtle hint of citrus flavor to rice, fish, and other delicate or light dishes. I recently started using more Barbancourt 8 after it was featured in a 1-week-only cocktail special at the Mai-Kai during the Hukilau. It is a good rum, I'm on my third bottle. Creole Shrubb = very good stuff too. Coffee grown from your friends up the road? That's awesome -- you'll have to try some of the tropical drinks (or tribute drinks) from the Mai-Kai which use coffee as one of the mysterious ingredients.

On 2015-09-13 16:40, bkrownd wrote:
I used the microplane to put lime zest into the mix today - BIG IMPROVEMENT!

Sipping-wise I like the Barbancourt 8yo better than the Appleton 12yo.

I've been using a spot of triple sec, because I'm hoping to eventually find some find creole shrubb before I spend $$$ on something like Cointreau.

Waking up (at 2PM) with some coffee our friends grow and roast up the road in Hamakua.

The Microplane gets the zest and leaves almost all of the bitter pith behind. Great score for your bar! I consider it essential to making my falernum at home. You can use it with fresh limes, lemons, oranges to add a subtle hint of citrus flavor to rice, fish, and other delicate or light dishes.

I recently started using more Barbancourt 8 after it was featured in a 1-week-only cocktail special at the Mai-Kai during the Hukilau. It is a good rum, I'm on my third bottle.

Creole Shrubb = very good stuff too.

Coffee grown from your friends up the road? That's awesome -- you'll have to try some of the tropical drinks (or tribute drinks) from the Mai-Kai which use coffee as one of the mysterious ingredients.

Post #750799 by AceExplorer on Sun, Sep 13, 2015 5:36 PM