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hang10tiki posted on 05/09/2017

Well I finally put this lil old thin glass to work :)
I would recommend making the Don's gardenia mix in advance,
As this took forever to make.

Pearl Diver

Funny with all the ingredients the lime was rather overpowering,
so I made a second one with less lime,
more bitters, more cinnamon syrup and allspice,
much better in my opinion.

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MadDogMike posted on 05/09/2017

I'm just going to have to accept that I'll never be a cocktail guy. I like cinnamon and I like grapefruit juice so I thought a Donga Punch would really hit the spot. I mixed one to the classic 1937 recipe and it was nasty. Half the volume of the drink is rum and not enough grapefruit juice or cinnamon to taste. So I added another couple ounces of cinnamon syrup and several ounces of grapefruit juice. It was pretty good :lol: :P :lol:

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nui 'umi 'umi posted on 05/09/2017

Went to the Captain Morgan Party at the Royal Hawaiian in Laguna Beach. C M was introducing their LocoNut Rum. They had about six drinks on the menu using the new product. All were very good . I will post the menu tomorrow. The only one I did not try was the “Monkey Business”. It had coffee liquor in it and again, imo, Coffee and rum does not appeal to me I’ll post the drink menu/descriptons tomorrow. My wife and I started the evening with Lapu Lapu’s , had some ono Pupu’s and then started with the LocoNut drinks. PolyPop (Adrian) joined us for a couple of rounds. here are a few pix of some of the drinks.






Edited to add menu.

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AceExplorer posted on 05/09/2017

On 2017-05-08 22:17, MadDogMike wrote:
I'm just going to have to accept that I'll never be a cocktail guy. I like cinnamon and I like grapefruit juice so I thought a Donga Punch would really hit the spot. I mixed one to the classic 1937 recipe and it was nasty. Half the volume of the drink is rum and not enough grapefruit juice or cinnamon to taste. So I added another couple ounces of cinnamon syrup and several ounces of grapefruit juice. It was pretty good :lol: :P :lol:

Nice label on the cinnamon syrup, MadDogMike. Bummer about the Donga Punch, I'll have to make one to see if I also find it bad. Fixing it with more cinnamon syrup might have made the drink too sweet, no?

I know your pain though, I've made a number of "classic" drinks and found they just didn't agree with my palate. Fortunately it's sooooo easy to move on to other things, lol.

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mikehooker posted on 05/09/2017

On 2017-05-08 22:17, MadDogMike wrote:
I'm just going to have to accept that I'll never be a cocktail guy. I like cinnamon and I like grapefruit juice so I thought a Donga Punch would really hit the spot. I mixed one to the classic 1937 recipe and it was nasty. Half the volume of the drink is rum and not enough grapefruit juice or cinnamon to taste. So I added another couple ounces of cinnamon syrup and several ounces of grapefruit juice. It was pretty good :lol: :P :lol:

Fresh squeezed white grapefruit juice is essential to a good Donga punch. If you're using pink or red, or a bottled variety you're not gonna have success. Also, it's a very simple drink that really highlights the rum so the one you use will impact your results. Plus agricole rum is an acquired taste. If you don't have an affinity for that earthy, vegetal flavor, you should move on to another drink. I've experimented with a few rums in this drink and find that Damoiseau VSOP really hits the spot. What did you use?

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MadDogMike posted on 05/09/2017

Ace and Mike, thanks for the suggestions. Ace, "too sweet" isn't in my vocabulary - I'm a 58 yo fratboy and I like sugar in my alcohol :lol:
Mike I used Clément VSOP (fortunately I got a couple of mini bottles). It is definitely a different taste. I will try fresh squeeze white grapefruit if I do it again.

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HopeChest posted on 05/10/2017

Geordie is very interested in our blended daiquiri with homemade blueberry syrup.

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The Below Decks posted on 05/10/2017

Birds & Bees Desi Arnaz!

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The Below Decks posted on 05/11/2017

Birds & Bees Pat Boone and Smuggler's Eye Opener!

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uncle trav posted on 05/12/2017

Bell's Two Hearted Ale on a beautiful Michigan spring evening

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nui 'umi 'umi posted on 05/12/2017

On 2017-05-08 05:02, mikehooker wrote:

On 2017-05-07 22:41, nui 'umi 'umi wrote:
Lapu Lapu’s and Mai Tai’s at the Royal Hawaiian in Laguna Beach, California. LL's on the sweet side-Mt was o k.
Cheers

Was listening to Adrian's podcast discussing the new Lapu they're making with the old recipe. They seemed real proud of what they're serving. Would love to see pics of the new interior.

Hey Mike , Glad you had a great time in Cuba. Mahalo for all the pix.
I posted some pix of the R H under California events. check em out.
Cheers

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The Below Decks posted on 05/12/2017

Birds & Bees Cloak and Dagger!

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hang10tiki posted on 05/13/2017

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hang10tiki posted on 05/13/2017

(Used Rum instead of Gin :) )


Worst sound ever, slurp of an empty tiki mug through my straw!!!

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hang10tiki posted on 05/13/2017

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PalmtreePat posted on 05/13/2017

I made a version of the Pineapple Paradise from Intoxica that takes advantage of modern ingredients

2 oz pineapple juice
1 oz lime juice
1 oz peach liqueur
1 1/2 oz Hamilton navy rum
1 oz Stiggins' Fancy
1/4 oz pineapple gum syrup

Blend all 5 sec.

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Hamo posted on 05/13/2017

Bay Breeze. Found the recipe on Trader Vic's Rum website. Pretty good, even with Captain Morgan, but I'm certain it'll be even better with my homemade spiced rum. I just need to get around to making a batch....

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hang10tiki posted on 05/13/2017

David- thanks for the recipe

The paralyzing puffer fish

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nui 'umi 'umi posted on 05/14/2017

On 2017-05-13 11:14, Hamo wrote:
Bay Breeze. Found the recipe on Trader Vic's Rum website. Pretty good, even with Captain Morgan, but I'm certain it'll be even better with my homemade spiced rum. I just need to get around to making a batch....

Hamo, Please tell us how you make your spiced rum.
Mahalo

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nui 'umi 'umi posted on 05/14/2017

On 2017-05-13 16:33, hang10tiki wrote:
David- thanks for the recipe

The paralyzing puffer fish

Jon, How’d you like it?

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hang10tiki posted on 05/15/2017

Great

Thanks

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The Below Decks posted on 05/15/2017

Hatchet Hall Daiquiri!

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Twikisi posted on 05/15/2017

A Mai Tai and a Rum Barrell from the Tiki Ti ... our first visit!

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Hamo posted on 05/16/2017

On 2017-05-13 23:13, nui 'umi 'umi wrote:
Hamo, Please tell us how you make your spiced rum.
Mahalo

Hmm, so you want me to give away all my secrets? Let me have a Jungle Bird and think it over.

I'm planning on starting some spiced rum this weekend, and I'm thinking I'll post about it afterward. In the meantime, I'll say my recipe is a cross between two recipes Kevin mentioned on Episode 10 of the 5 Minutes of Rum podcast, which turns out to be not too far off from Martin Cate's version in the Smugger's Cove book.

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The Below Decks posted on 05/16/2017

Hatchet Hall Jungle Bird!

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The Below Decks posted on 05/17/2017

Scopa Bramble!

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Early Landed Larry posted on 05/17/2017

Some Mai Tais we had at home when my in-laws were here. The rum mix is 1 part Meyers, and a half part each of Mount Gay Black Barrel and Plantation (Barbados) 5.

My one also has a Side of Danger (OFTD)

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Early Landed Larry posted on 05/17/2017

A miniature 'ti punch to finish

All love! X

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Hamo posted on 05/18/2017

I do believe that my "new" Don Ho glass and the weather forecast of 2-3 feet of snow over the next few days both call for a Mai Tai

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Hamo posted on 05/18/2017

On 2017-05-12 19:34, hang10tiki wrote:

I wanted to try this, but I don't have any Pineapple Gum Syrup. Instead I used half pineapple juice, half simple syrup (per a note for the Gin Fix in Robert Hess' Essential Bartender's Pocket Guide), or 2-1/4 tsp each. Probably not quite the same mouthfeel, but very good nonetheless. I used Plantation Dark, which in combination with the pineapple juice lends a Stiggins' Fancy quality to the drink.

Hang10, what rum did you use?

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Early Landed Larry posted on 05/18/2017

A miniature 'ti punch to finish

All love! X

TBD
The Below Decks posted on 05/18/2017

Petty Cash Happy Hour Margarita!

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Hamo posted on 05/18/2017

A snow day Scorpion Cocktail

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mikehooker posted on 05/19/2017

Good thing I have three more bottles of this stuff in reserve cuz it's going fast. Daiquiri time. All the time.

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Hamo posted on 05/19/2017

Planters Punch

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AceExplorer posted on 05/19/2017

On 2017-05-18 18:54, mikehooker wrote:
Good thing I have three more bottles of this stuff in reserve cuz it's going fast. Daiquiri time. All the time.

Mike, have you attempted re-creating the Floridita daiquiries? Gawd, those were good...

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AceExplorer posted on 05/19/2017

I'm in New York for a week. Last night I visited Rum House a few steps from Times Square. I sat at the bar and Sara was my server. She did an awesome job with not only the drinks, but also her service. The entire bar staff is very friendly and knowledgeable, and has a passion for rum. If they could, they would add more shelves to the place and stock even more rum goodness.

Each of my drinks was preceded with the awesome question, "Do you have a rum preference which you would like that with?"

I started with a very flavorful mojito.

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Then a rum old-fashioned.

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Then, to finish, a daiquiri.

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Martiki-bird posted on 05/19/2017

I am so glad to see that you took the time to visit the Rum House. It is one of the only bars worth a visit in Times Square, and I visit as often as I can when I'm working in Midtown.

Drinks look divine as always: They really do make the effort to know their stuff!

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mikehooker posted on 05/19/2017

On 2017-05-19 06:30, AceExplorer wrote:

On 2017-05-18 18:54, mikehooker wrote:
Good thing I have three more bottles of this stuff in reserve cuz it's going fast. Daiquiri time. All the time.

Mike, have you attempted re-creating the Floridita daiquiries? Gawd, those were good...

Precisely my new purpose in life. I've nearly killed this first bottle trying to get those Daiquiris just right. The published recipes are not correct and I've toyed with countless changes in measurement, technique, etc. Don't get me wrong, these are wonderful, just not quite the same as what I had at Floridita.

I actually was thinking about starting a component study of the Cuban daiquiri thread because I believe there are differences in the products they have there that make it nearly impossible for us to recreate them in the states. First and foremost, the entire time I was in Cuba, I never saw a lime. All the bars had their lime juice in squeeze bottles. The fruit markets I went to had no limes. What are they using?! Is it something imported from Venezuela? Is it something frozen and thawed? Is it Key Limes? I even considered the possibility they're using lemons but think the flavor would be noticeably different. Unless their lemons are wholly different than ours. Then you have the sugar to consider. How different does Cuban grown sugar taste than what we have here? I need answers!

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The Below Decks posted on 05/19/2017

Petty Cash Brixton!

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Early Landed Larry posted on 05/20/2017

Is that Brixton, London?

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Hamo posted on 05/20/2017

Seven Seas Rum Barrel

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uncle trav posted on 05/21/2017

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PalmtreePat posted on 05/22/2017

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Revisiting St James' multi island "reserve" rum in a mai tai. I was dismissive of this rum at first, but the second time around I find that the pronounced, fruity funk (maybe because the martinique component of the blend is a rhum tradicional?) makes a nice drink when combined with a sweeter, darker rum like Coruba.

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nui 'umi 'umi posted on 05/22/2017

Good looking M T PalmTree. Me and my better half are having PainKillers and Paralyzing Pufferfish as served at the Bali Hai. I omitted the Pineapple wedge cuz I left my pineapple on the hotel patio while we were over at the Caliente Tropics and it was kinda ruined on account of the high temps here in P S. Also threw in a pic of my MCM travel bar.

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Pufferfish. Mahalo Olivia-Senior Bartender and pretty lady at the Bali Hai, San Diego
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The Below Decks posted on 05/22/2017

The Below Decks Daiquiri du Bresil and Martinez!

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Hamo posted on 05/23/2017

Corn 'n Oil

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AceExplorer posted on 05/23/2017

My Gin Rhapsody, concocted this tonight at Painter's bar in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY.

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