Serious Eats: Tiki 101: A Beginner's Guide - Tiki Drinks and Food

C CincyTikiCraig Tiki Socialite Cincinnati, Ohio USA Joined: Mar 31, 2009 Posts: 467	C CincyTikiCraig Posted posted on Sat, Apr 5, 2014 12:37 AM Serious Eats has a Tiki 101 up on it's site. Thoughts? http://drinks.seriouseats.com/2014/03/tiki-cocktail-history-basics-of-tiki-drinks-essential-ingredients.html
G GentleHangman Member Stuart, Florida Joined: Jun 23, 2006 Posts: 464	G GentleHangman Posted posted on Sat, Apr 5, 2014 6:44 AM It's an interesting treatment and named appropriately. The author lays down all the basics and points the beginner in the right directions. For those of us active in this forum it's a little Ho-Hum because we already know everything as stated in the writing but to the beginner, this may be a real eye-opener and I'm sure, get more people interested in Tiki. Nicely done in my opinion.
A AdOrAdam Member Wolverhampton, UK Joined: Jun 16, 2013 Posts: 630	A AdOrAdam Posted posted on Sat, Apr 5, 2014 10:18 AM I agree its a nice article but not so much use I think: Why do articles always jump to the $100 mai tai? Yes, perhaps it is the 'king' of tiki drinks but if some said 'go spend $100+ to get started' Id blanch at the idea. My practical advice to 'get started' would be: Buy a PR style rum & a dark Jamaican rum (e.g. Flor De Cana & Coruba), some lime & some sugar. Whatever else you have you will need these ~ approx $40? Google 'sugar syrup'. Make. Google 'Daiquiri' & 'Planters Punch, One of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, four of weak'. Find drink recipes, make & enjoy. This can be skipped but if you make a few classics you'll appreciate the balance in later drinks. Buy the Tiki+ app or Beachbum Berry Remixed ~ total cost $5 to $25? Browse the recipes. Pick up some new ingredients (eg. lemon, orange, passionfruit syrup, orgeat, Coco Lopez, falernum, etc) required to make a drink you fancy - $10? If you enjoyed that, repeat purchase citrus fruit, continue browsing the recipes & occasionally new buy ingredients... Join TC :wink:

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CincyTikiCraig Posted posted on Sat, Apr 5, 2014 12:37 AM

Serious Eats has a Tiki 101 up on it's site. Thoughts?

http://drinks.seriouseats.com/2014/03/tiki-cocktail-history-basics-of-tiki-drinks-essential-ingredients.html

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GentleHangman Posted posted on Sat, Apr 5, 2014 6:44 AM

It's an interesting treatment and named appropriately. The author lays down all the basics and points the beginner in the right directions. For those of us active in this forum it's a little Ho-Hum because we already know everything as stated in the writing but to the beginner, this may be a real eye-opener and I'm sure, get more people interested in Tiki.

Nicely done in my opinion.

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AdOrAdam Posted posted on Sat, Apr 5, 2014 10:18 AM

I agree its a nice article but not so much use I think:

Why do articles always jump to the $100 mai tai? Yes, perhaps it is the 'king' of tiki drinks but if some said 'go spend $100+ to get started' Id blanch at the idea.

My practical advice to 'get started' would be:

Buy a PR style rum & a dark Jamaican rum (e.g. Flor De Cana & Coruba), some lime & some sugar. Whatever else you have you will need these ~ approx $40?

Google 'sugar syrup'. Make. Google 'Daiquiri' & 'Planters Punch, One of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, four of weak'. Find drink recipes, make & enjoy. This can be skipped but if you make a few classics you'll appreciate the balance in later drinks.

Buy the Tiki+ app or Beachbum Berry Remixed ~ total cost $5 to $25?

Browse the recipes. Pick up some new ingredients (eg. lemon, orange, passionfruit syrup, orgeat, Coco Lopez, falernum, etc) required to make a drink you fancy - $10?

If you enjoyed that, repeat purchase citrus fruit, continue browsing the recipes & occasionally new buy ingredients...

Join TC :wink: