Recipe: The Reverb Crash (First Drink Forum Post)

I have deflowered this forum!

I thought it might be nice to start with the drink that won our little Tiki Central Drink Contest a while back. From our very own kick_the_reverb, AKA Ran:

The Reverb Crash

4 Oz Grapefruit Juice
1.5 Oz Passion Fruit Syrup
.75 Oz Fresh Lime Juice
.75 Spoon (Not Oz!!) Orgeat Syrup*
1 Oz Light Rum (Cuban or Virgin Island)
1 Oz Myers's Dark Jamaican Rum

Put in a shaker with half a cup of crushed ice, shake well and put in a Tiki mug - I guess a 14-16 Oz one , add crushed Ice to fill. Garnish with, eh- I dunno - half a grapefruit, ok, no - with a mint sprig.

• You can use more Orgeat if you want - it depends how strong the taste of the syrup is. The idea is to just feel a bit of it. I used Monin brand which is very strong.

[edited by hanford to change the subject!]

[ Edited by: hanford_lemoore on 2004-05-17 16:54 ]

Ran himself mixed one of these for me at Oasis IV and it was spectacular! My new favorite drink!

Are you using fresh grapefruit juice or bottled is fine ??

and is it with pink grapefruit or yellow ??

Kick The Reverb and his lovely Mrs. offered my wife and I one at Oasis during Firsherman's set. It was an unexpected surprise and it rocked. I can't wait to mix up my own. Thanks again.

mmm... drinking one right now.

Very piquant- kind of reminds me of a drink called "Winter Glass" that has essence of cucumber and Pimms in it.

Good job, Ran.

Okay, I'm anal. How big is this "spoon" for the Orgeat? tablespoon? Gimme a clue!

Very tasty!
I tried my first this afternoon.

Had a can of frozen grapefruit juice waiting for a drink to be made with it, man it's gonna make a LOT of drinks!

Everyone I know is away for the weekend, so I guess it's just me and my reverb crashes!
:drink:

P.S. I used a 1/4 oz of orgeat, wich is probably about a teaspoon. Couldn't be bothered to get out a spoon to measure, and had the shot glass right there.

[ Edited by: Tikiwahine on 2004-05-15 15:46 ]

Martiki - thanks for bringing this up, and thanks for the compliments everyone.
Now for the questions:

Virani - The first time I made it, I used grapefruit juice from the chilled section of the store, and not from concentrate.
That's what I prefer to use, as it also has pulp in it, which adds to the texture.
When I made it here for the first time, I tried Ruby Red (again, not from concentrate), and I liked it even more because of the slightly more bitter taste, and the interesting color.
Yes - you can use juice from concentrate, but I think it tastes better with the store bought "fresh squeezed" variety.

Swanki - I meant tablespoon, and I used a measuring spoon for that.
Keep in mind that if you're using Trader Vic's Orgeat, you can probably go to 1 table spoon. Don't let the Orgeat overpower drink, but use it in a quantity that's enough to notice.

Now - when I made the first drink, I didn't really think about the garnishes too much, but since I can get mint at the produce store pretty cheap now, I use a LOT of mint so that you really smell it while drinking.

When I made one for Poly-pop I didn't have a straw to give him, and he told me afterwards that it was even better that way because of the scent of the mint.
I suggest you use a short straw that "forces" you to smell the mint up close.

Mahalo, and have fun drinking it,

Ran

[ Edited by: kick_the_reverb on 2004-05-17 15:32 ]

On 2004-05-16 15:53, kick_the_reverb wrote:
When I made one for Poly-pop I didn't have a straw to give him, and he told me afterwards that it was even better that way because of the scent of the mint.
I suggest you use a short straw that "forces" you to smell the mint up close.

I agree. This drink is best with your nose buried in the mint as you drink it. Ran put A LOT of mint (a small bushel if you will) as a garnish. In my opinion, this is a huge part of this drink's character!

Thought I'd bring up this 5 year old thread and just ask... I plan on making these tonight, Should I buy a bottle of passion fruit syrup to mix with these or would passion fruit juice, kinda like pog work??
They sound very tasty...

BB

On 2009-09-23 18:36, Beachbumz wrote:
Thought I'd bring up this 5 year old thread and just ask... I plan on making these tonight, Should I buy a bottle of passion fruit syrup to mix with these or would passion fruit juice, kinda like pog work??
They sound very tasty...

BB

Use passion fruit syrup.

On 2009-09-23 18:36, Beachbumz wrote:
Thought I'd bring up this 5 year old thread and just ask... I plan on making these tonight, Should I buy a bottle of passion fruit syrup to mix with these or would passion fruit juice, kinda like pog work??
They sound very tasty...

BB

FYI, anything that says "syrup" is generally a flavored simple syrup. It is not just juice and often is far from just juice.
Orgeat Syrup
Almond Syrup
Vanilla Syrup
etc. are all mostly simple syrups, but have a degree of some flavor.

So I ended up using passion fruit jelly with a few table spoons of water to loosen it up a little... It came out actually very nice... I looked everywhere that night for the syrup but no luck... guess I'll have to head into town and get some and see what I was missing...
Thanks for the replies...

BB

Thanks for bringing up this thread. I just made one of these with pink grapefruit juice and it was fantastic. I added a little lime juice to it because it was a little sweet and I needed an excuse to use fresh lime. I have a lime tree that is bursting with limes, and I just love adding fresh lime and mint to almost every tropical drink I make. Yummmy...
The first time I tasted this drink was on 2004 when Ran himself was serving them at a party, it was good then and it is good now.

Yea the Lime is a must... I went ahead and used the Ruby Red grapefruit juice to make up for not having the sweeter syrup and it was great, A sprig of mint and a short straw to get that mint in your face... hummmm..... It is Friday.... shoots!! going to have to pick up more limes for tonight :wink:

BB

[ Edited by: Beachbumz 2009-09-25 19:48 ]

Just made one of these tonight. It's an excellent and complex drink. Nice work Ran!