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Mangos, mangos every-freakin'-where!
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jokeiii
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06/18/2011
OK, those of us in So. FL will know what I'm harping on. From June to August(ish) depending on what varietal we're talking about, peoples mango trees EXPLODE with fruit. Infinitely more than a family of mango lovin' fools can manage to eat. So I figured "I'll just get the mangoes, juice some of them and make Tiki drinks therewith." Only to find scant recipes calling for this most tropical of fruits. Anyone have any suggestions for incorporating a portion of the twelvety qwillion mangoes on my tree into my cocktail output? |
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thePorpoise
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06/18/2011
I just tried a recipe last night from cocktaildb, found it intriguing but needs a tweak of some kind, maybe a little sugar, i don't know, something (interesting citrus/mango notes, but tad too dry/tart for me). anyway: Ponce de Leon 1.5 oz light rum [ Edited by: thePorpoise 2011-06-18 15:38 ] |
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jokeiii
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06/18/2011
Maybe swap out the regular grapefruit for a sweeter variety of grapefruit? |
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thePorpoise
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06/18/2011
I've only otherwise used it in mango daiquiri and mango margarita. |
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VampiressRN
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06/18/2011
Don't know if this will help you, but there are 13 drink recipes here...maybe avoid the Mai Tai...LOL |
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thePorpoise
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06/19/2011
almost forgot-- I made and liked this one time, got it from the El Dorado website: Guyanese Rum Punch 2 oz demerara rum [note- anybody know how to underline text in this forum?] [ Edited by: thePorpoise 2011-06-19 09:16 ] |
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Limbo Lizard
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06/21/2011
My first wife was from Hawaii, where mangos were common, too. She ate them with salt and cider vinegar. She preferred them not quite ripe, a bit firm. I initially thought not-ripe mangos had a rather distinctive turpentine taste, but I learned to like them, anyway. |
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Hakalugi
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06/21/2011
Swanky has a good Mango Daiquiri recipe here: |
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Swanky
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06/21/2011
I rarely use just Mango. I add whatever else is in season like strawberry and peaches too. We blended a big batch a week ago... Add a few ounces of light rum in order to allow the fruit to blend, then store it in the fridge or freezer and mix at your leisure. |
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jokeiii
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06/21/2011
Which is also weird, because one sees hardly ANY recipes that call for guava, either. (Our guava tree still have a few years to go.) |
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thePorpoise
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06/22/2011
the Leilani Volcano calls for guava. Also, i use guava with OJ and pineapple juice in my Planter's Punch, it blends well with the dark rums. made a 'mango-tini' last night- 1.5 oz vodka, .5 oz curacao, 3 oz mango juice. tasty. I am working on a tiki-style mango drink, but ran out of the rum i'm using for it after the first batch. will report back later. |
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jokeiii
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07/02/2011
Turns out the "Tropical Itch" calls for mango. To wit: ½ oz lime juice Wife loved it, and it's in my official repertoire now. |
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thePorpoise
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07/02/2011
whose version is that? (i always thought it was rum, bourbon, and passionfruit juice) |
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jokeiii
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07/02/2011
That's Beachbum's version of Kon-Tiki's "Tropical Itch" recipe. |
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