Does Anyone Have the Recipe for Mai-Kai's Cobra Kiss or K.O. Cooler? - Tiki Drinks and Food

HH Hurricane Hayward Grand Member (1 year) 16 miles from The Mai-Kai Joined: Jun 07, 2008 Posts: 1863	HH Hurricane Hayward Posted posted on Mon, Jan 25, 2016 4:38 PM On 2016-01-11 16:27, P. Duarte wrote: 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: 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) 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... Very astute observations sir. I think you're either correct or very close on all accounts on the Cobra Kiss ingredients. The fassionola/grenadine question may very well never be answered. I do know that it's a proprietary blend, and the falernum is made in-house. There are quite a few updates in the works, but the Cobra's Kiss is not among them. I'm pretty happy with that one as it stands. FYI, I've been using BG Reynolds grenadine, which seems to just as good if not better than Fee's.

On 2016-01-11 16:27, P. Duarte wrote:
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:

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)

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...

Very astute observations sir. I think you're either correct or very close on all accounts on the Cobra Kiss ingredients. The fassionola/grenadine question may very well never be answered. I do know that it's a proprietary blend, and the falernum is made in-house.

There are quite a few updates in the works, but the Cobra's Kiss is not among them. I'm pretty happy with that one as it stands. FYI, I've been using BG Reynolds grenadine, which seems to just as good if not better than Fee's.

Post #757854 by Hurricane Hayward on Mon, Jan 25, 2016 4:38 PM