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What AreYou Drinking- Right Now?
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Sun, Feb 23, 2020 5:38 PM
Nakahele Knockout, Three Dots and a Dash, and a Mai Tai at Frankie’s Tiki Room (too dark for for pics :), and minus hang10tik :( ) |
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Mon, Feb 24, 2020 10:30 AM
Finished my Passport at Ventiki, earning my I.O.U. fez :oops: with a Voodoo Temptress of the Seven Pleasures, Scorpion, Altar of Sacrifice, and Trader Vic's Mai Tai. |
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Mon, Feb 24, 2020 8:13 PM
A tribute to The Mai-Kai's Hot Buttered Rum ... Updated tribute recipe, plus expanded history and review: |
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Mon, Feb 24, 2020 8:23 PM
Trader Sam's (East) "Nautilus" made in my home bar. Sorry, no pic, cuz I'm embarrassed to show that I'm using an unglamorous plain-old Florida-themed insulated plastic tumbler.... But that's occasionally what I use when I make and serve drinks for myself. It does keep the drink colder longer. But I drink 'em down so fast it almost doesn't make a difference. "Sometimes I wonder what happened to all those folks who asked me for directions..." |
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Wed, Feb 26, 2020 3:17 PM
Working on a new Hurricane recipe ... |
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Mon, Mar 2, 2020 8:39 PM
Finished my bottle of Plantation 20th Anniversary with a Vanuatu Sands |
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Mon, Mar 2, 2020 8:47 PM
Hamo- I knew you would be at the top of page 500 |
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Wed, Mar 4, 2020 11:28 PM
Nice pic Jon. Good looking drink. What is Alchermes? Sumpin bugs me about it. |
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Thu, Mar 5, 2020 8:31 PM
Cheers, H10! :drink: Emptying more bottles, this time my Pussers with a Painkiller Then to finish the pineapple juice, my own Beachcomber's Shanty (except I opened a bottle of BG Reynolds' Paradise Blend. Two steps forward, one stumble back....) |
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Thu, Mar 5, 2020 8:42 PM
I wondered the same thing, so I asked the internet: "a type of Italian liqueur prepared by infusing neutral spirits with sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and vanilla, and other herbs and flavoring agents." Sounds like a great tiki ingredient. Oh, wait a minute....
I wonder how difficult it is to find in the wild. |
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Thu, Mar 5, 2020 8:48 PM
Not quite corn'n'oil - Appleton Estate, lime, Snug Harbor falernum, tiki bitters. |
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Thu, Mar 5, 2020 10:13 PM
Ham, I too was curious and my searching revealed that the red color of alchermes was made, in days of old, by crushing the shells of a scale insect. Dey don’t do dat no mo. |
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Sat, Mar 7, 2020 5:58 PM
Mai Tai and Suffering Bastard at Adrift |
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Mon, Mar 9, 2020 2:04 PM
How are the drinks there? I'll likely be in Denver in October. |
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Mon, Mar 9, 2020 9:57 PM
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Tue, Mar 10, 2020 3:59 PM
Adrift is great! We had about a half a dozen drinks (and a few shots the awesome bartenders gave us) and each was excellent. The Zombie is too small but it's delicious. |
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Tue, Mar 10, 2020 10:20 PM
I agree with everybody else--the drinks are very good, a nice balance of classics and originals. On this trip, my sister was telling me that she prefers Adrift's Mai Tai to Hidden Idol's (funny, she didn't order one herself, so she needed to taste mine to confirm...) Oh, and now I can look forward to a big meet up in LA in April, plus one in Denver in October! [ Edited by: Hamo 2020-03-10 22:24 ] |
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Tue, Mar 10, 2020 10:29 PM
Merchant's Reserve Mai Tai |
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Wed, Mar 11, 2020 1:56 PM
Thanks y'all. I very much am looking forward to a potential meet up in Denver, and hopefully in LA next month as well.
Have you come across the 100 proof Denizen? I recently saw it on sale and decided to pick it up not knowing what to expect. Instead of a blend of Jamaican and molasses-based Martinique rum like the Merchant's Reserve, it's a blend of "dark" Demerara rum and cane-based agricole from Martinique, bottled at a higher proof. It's got some oak, some vanilla, and some sweetness, which is not my favorite profile, but the added heat and a little bit of spice helps rounds it out. I don't taste a lot of the agricole influence and hate that they're so vague as to use the term "dark" in this day and age to describe the Guyana rum without any sort of age statement. I'm guessing it's fairly young with added coloring and maybe sugar as well, something I've gotten very sensitive to the past couple years. At any rate, I mixed it with Xaymaca in a Mai Tai to add a Jamaican funk element. Not bad. Would serve to guests at a gathering and they'd be satisfied but would not make it my go to. Might be worth mixing that and the Merchants sometime to see how that plays out. That Martin Casa sounds tasty. |
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Thu, Mar 12, 2020 8:38 PM
Nui- a friend made a batch n passed sum along |
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Fri, Mar 13, 2020 8:41 PM
I haven't. Denizen is fairly scarce around here; I was shocked to find the Merchant's Reserve. Maybe I'll look for the 100 proof on Wine Searcher.... Try the Martin Casa--I enjoyed it. |
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Sat, Mar 14, 2020 9:48 PM
Keeping it simple at home with a Hurricane (Beachbum Berry Remixed) |
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Tue, Mar 17, 2020 4:16 PM
A healthy pour of Ron Zacapa 23 to ward off the negativity here in Michigan |
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Wed, Mar 18, 2020 7:50 PM
Nutty like a fruitcake |
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Thu, Mar 19, 2020 12:06 PM
That's such a great drink! |
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Thu, Mar 19, 2020 12:35 PM
Cool Rongorongo board in the background! |
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Thu, Mar 19, 2020 9:53 PM
A couple of my our recipes: The Queen's Rum Barrel And a daiquiri variation with Smith & Cross, ginger, and nutmeg syrups |
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Fri, Mar 20, 2020 11:06 AM
some from the last few days. Kampai! Hope you all are safe and healthy! |
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Sat, Mar 21, 2020 5:05 PM
OceaO- nice line up Smith n Cross pain killers |
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Sat, Mar 21, 2020 6:50 PM
Rollin with the multiple punches. |
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Sat, Mar 21, 2020 7:38 PM
RongoRongo |
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Sat, Mar 21, 2020 8:25 PM
Mai Tais, my personal anxiety remedy. |
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Sat, Mar 21, 2020 9:05 PM
Daiquiri |
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Sun, Mar 22, 2020 5:12 PM
Glad to see I'm not the only one occupying my time by drinking.... Queen's Park Swizzle "Stiggins' Sour" |
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Wed, Mar 16, 2022 7:08 PM
Whew, have I been drinking a lot over the last two years, but at the moment I’m taking a break from alcohol till Easter. I have some leftover juices, so I just made myself a Beach Blanket Bingo from Kiddie Cocktails |
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Tue, Mar 22, 2022 4:40 PM
Aloha Hamo Reverb crash |
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Wed, Mar 23, 2022 8:55 PM
... and we're back. I'm breaking in my new Shag glasses with a modern classic, Miehana from Beachbum Berry's Intoxica (and Remixed). Aka "God of the Orange Grove," created by the Bum for the influential 1996 exhibit "Tiki: Native Drinks in the Orange Grove," curated by Kevin Kidney and Jody Daily in Anaheim, Calif. |
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Tue, Mar 29, 2022 8:22 AM
I'm working my way through the Grog Log, to simulate doing it at the Tonga Hut (even through I can't go there directly). I've done 57, with 21 now to go. Last night I did the Test Pilot. Should have used my homemade falernum--I used BGR because I'm trying to use it up. |
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Fri, Apr 1, 2022 7:24 PM
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Good job! It's a bit more difficult to make them yourself. I've had almost 20 years to get it done and there are still four I haven't made yet. |
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Fri, Apr 1, 2022 7:25 PM
Cobra Defanged by Luau Lads, a riff on the classic Cobra's Fang by Don the Beachcomber. Not as deadly but just as tasty, the sweet, tart and spicy cocktail reminds us of The Mai-Kai's equally excellent Cobra's Kiss. Enjoy drinks by the Lads and 17 other bar teams on June 9-12 at The Hukilau 2022. Cobra Defanged recipe and full event preview on the blog: http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2022/03/30/the-hukilau-announces-2022-entertainment-lineup-as-tickets-go-on-sale-for-19th-tiki-weekender-in-june/#cobra-defanged |
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Sat, Apr 2, 2022 6:34 AM
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Thank you very much! It's been fun so far, it's my New Year's resolution to finish haha. What four are you missing? |
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Sun, Apr 3, 2022 4:37 PM
Mai Kai Black Magic tribute. Man….can’t imagine what it must be like with fresh juices. Pretty danged good with canned grapefruit!! |
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Sun, Apr 3, 2022 5:00 PM
And now a SC Planters Punch. Cinnamon syrup instead of the Demerara called for. 🤩 |
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Sun, Apr 3, 2022 8:08 PM
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The only ones I haven't gotten to from Grog Log yet are Lychee Nut Daiquiri, Von Tiki, Flaming Coffee Grog and Volcano House Hot Buttered Rum. Plus the two party punches and two non-alcoholic drinks. I've made 90% of the drinks in all of Jeff's books, there are just always a few stragglers. Do you know about the Grogalyzer? Many of us post our reviews and ratings there: Grogalizer.com Okole maluna! |
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Sun, Apr 3, 2022 8:14 PM
I started my birthday celebration early with cocktails and friends Skinny Jimmy Stingray and Mike "Pooch" Pucciarelli at Death or Glory in Delray Beach, Fla. … The flaming Zombie is always a favorite! |
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