Post #757120 by P. Duarte on Mon, Jan 11, 2016 4:27 PM

Hurricane, thanks for the illumination.

My dark and lonely nights at the Mai-Kai slipping down many a Cobra's Kiss cocktail (typically 5 or 6) in a bid to finally crack the code, has lead me to uncover two irrefutable facts:

1. The brand of rum used in the drink is Kohala Bay Jamaican dark rum which can be purchased at Sunset Corners Wines & Liquors in Miami for $29.99 a bottle (plastic 1.75L bottle only)

2. The brand of orange juice used in the drink is Kennesaw 100% Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice (with pulp) which can be purchased in Restaurant Depot and Whole Foods in a gallon container for $5.99

As my quest continues, I will try to source some higher quality grenadine (for example, Stirrings Authentic Pomegranate Grenadine) instead of using the de facto Rose's, but will continue to use Fee Brothers Falernum, which I believe really belongs in this drink.

All the limes I use are fresh Key Limes.

The baseline for Fassionola does indeed seem to be the oft-mentioned 50/50 method, however, this is a very contentious issue.

I truly believe that the key to cracking this drink lies in the infernal mix of Fassionola and Grenadine - the types, mixes, and quantities of which, may never be known.

If you are, as you say, planning on publishing an "update" version of your 'Tribute to the Mai-Kai Cobra's Kiss' recipe, then I shall wait for this to be published so I may establish a new baseline for the cocktail. In the meantime, I will continue to be burning the midnight oil...