What AreYou Drinking- Right Now?

Nakahele Knockout, Three Dots and a Dash, and a Mai Tai at Frankie’s Tiki Room (too dark for for pics :), and minus hang10tik :( )

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.

A tribute to The Mai-Kai's Hot Buttered Rum ...

Updated tribute recipe, plus expanded history and review:
http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2011/12/25/mai-kai-cocktail-review-hot-buttered-rum-is-a-heart-warming-winter-classic/

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..."

Working on a new Hurricane recipe ...

Finished my bottle of Plantation 20th Anniversary with a Vanuatu Sands

Hamo- I knew you would be at the top of page 500
:)

Nice pic Jon. Good looking drink. What is Alchermes? Sumpin bugs me about it.
Btw, dat Leetag is a fake. I’ll be glad to get rid of it for you. Wotta find! congrats!
David

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....)

On 2020-03-04 23:28, nui 'umi 'umi wrote:
Nice pic Jon. Good looking drink. What is Alchermes?

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....

Sumpin bugs me about it.

I wonder how difficult it is to find in the wild.

Not quite corn'n'oil - Appleton Estate, lime, Snug Harbor falernum, tiki bitters.

On 2020-03-05 20:42, Hamo wrote:

On 2020-03-04 23:28, nui 'umi 'umi wrote:
Nice pic Jon. Good looking drink. What is Alchermes?

I wondered the same thing, so I asked the internet:
Sounds like a great tiki ingredient. Oh, wait a minute....

Sumpin bugs me about it.

I wonder how difficult it is to find in the wild.

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.
I was just teasing Jon a little bit.
Cheers
Btw, Hi Times has it for 38 bucks( American made) and the Tuscanany distilled for bout $32.

Mai Tai and Suffering Bastard at Adrift

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/81752/5e644edb.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=e75fd321f45e3d1fc1909343bf872b49

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/81752/5e644ef7.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=4be64564df23a5d9eca811bd4a7b0e14

On 2020-03-07 17:58, Hamo wrote:
Mai Tai and Suffering Bastard at Adrift

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/81752/5e644edb.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=e75fd321f45e3d1fc1909343bf872b49

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/81752/5e644ef7.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=4be64564df23a5d9eca811bd4a7b0e14

How are the drinks there? I'll likely be in Denver in October.

On 2020-03-09 14:04, mikehooker wrote:

How are the drinks there? I'll likely be in Denver in October.

Hey Mike, of course Hamo Knows more about the drinks at Adrift than I ever will but my wife and our son shared bout 5-6 drinks between us and they were all delish. Wish I could recall the name of my fav. We visited there last summer and some pretty nice mugs were available (unmarked) for sale.
Hamo, I wasn’t trying to steal your thunder-
I’ll spring for a drink if we hook up with Mike in L A next April
Cheers

[ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2020-03-09 22:04 ]

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.

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 ]

Merchant's Reserve Mai Tai

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/81752/5e686cba.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=c790d76c7a9e574ee26a01656d278b63

Martin Casa

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/81752/5e686ca0.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=af10809b0b936f1feba8cb3c590b4e69

Thanks y'all. I very much am looking forward to a potential meet up in Denver, and hopefully in LA next month as well.

On 2020-03-10 22:29, Hamo wrote:
Merchant's Reserve Mai Tai

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/81752/5e686cba.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=c790d76c7a9e574ee26a01656d278b63

Martin Casa

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/81752/5e686ca0.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=af10809b0b936f1feba8cb3c590b4e69

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.

Nui- a friend made a batch n passed sum along
It bugs me: :)

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/5e6b0031.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=fc9eba108f1b5f56ff6d36a4043e3544

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/5e6b001a.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=65a8bb370afd89477ae60888be1b7654

On 2020-03-11 13:56, mikehooker wrote:
Have you come across the 100 proof Denizen?

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.

Keeping it simple at home with a Hurricane (Beachbum Berry Remixed)

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/10316/5e6db368.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=df3e31bb4f65c400e83faff2b048cf6d

A healthy pour of Ron Zacapa 23 to ward off the negativity here in Michigan

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3224/5e715a10.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=e2a28868b113618fff1961daee7f64d6

Nutty like a fruitcake

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/5e72ddcc.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=bae779acee4add2808cfc7356cb3df13

On 2020-03-18 19:50, hang10tiki wrote:
Nutty like a fruitcake

That's such a great drink!

On 2020-03-18 19:50, hang10tiki wrote:
Nutty like a fruitcake

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/5e72ddcc.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=bae779acee4add2808cfc7356cb3df13

Cool Rongorongo board in the background!

A couple of my our recipes:

The Queen's Rum Barrel

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/81752/5e743fe9.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=21850424f1ef6e9256516b2d41822864

And a daiquiri variation with Smith & Cross, ginger, and nutmeg syrups

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/81752/5e744005.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=61c889d26c4a1653b2de4a2358899e26

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/1379/5e75046c.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=835345a215db6a30540b4db3a787521a

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/1379/5e75041d.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=0498a99626f3dd670aaf7c110bda923e

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/1379/5e7503de.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=dd245c3c694adb0df81df6032c3d970f

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/1379/5e75059d.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=668904b84c2bd7efe3a39655391f89e6

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/1379/5e7503de.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=dd245c3c694adb0df81df6032c3d970f

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/1379/5e7503c9.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=e271e4c87cd13858a5fe972a8de9b985

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/1379/5e75039e.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=212c321da336321dfe902994cefc6748

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/1379/5e750368.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=ae44000f93d7a83741024cceaa4031a6

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/1379/5e750356.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=747372e647f60ac586edd961cf33438f

some from the last few days. Kampai! Hope you all are safe and healthy!

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3224/5e756eca.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=872d8c056c0dba6ff507eecf852ecdfb

OceaO- nice line up

Smith n Cross pain killers

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/5e76abb8.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=4d74964c34f6b05c0347419ace01a4e2

Rollin with the multiple punches.

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/3224/5e76c407.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=a337e4dacc38032a5eb357f784939bd2

RongoRongo

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/5e76cfa2.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=7f9f67c6063db9ad41062f976e89ef5e

Mai Tais, my personal anxiety remedy.

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/10443/5e76da4c.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=84e5f9654f5435c226ad0250b3695800

Daiquiri

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/5e76e3f0.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=eb6c227d1bc3dd9dae0323875e366c73

Glad to see I'm not the only one occupying my time by drinking....

Queen's Park Swizzle

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/81752/5e77f2e6.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=46e33d81191acb776b07ca54bb9541c8

Meauxbar Rum Cocktail

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/81752/5e77f301.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=9350f5533ad16274a28ea9bc96807fdb

East Somerville Sour

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/81752/5e77f316.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=f5f81584df7a359e6a6932a94561fce8

"Stiggins' Sour"

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/81752/5e77fc6a.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=98aec3d621cdf1c1a4c22cd9be07eec5

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

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/81752/6232980ed144c.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=b50a481156841b480c534158f46465de

Aloha Hamo

Reverb crash

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/623a5e534edc6.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=bb38ee521006a251c54864b5aa33dba1Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/623a5e51c6403.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=0204dd2734ae64289f18eea4a1225c8e

... and we're back.

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/9164/623beb843af24.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=27794c3e89621c8f10d6fac5e387863a

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.

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/85545/624323c3e3b2a.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=21797c8e94983fc3382fe587e1610e42

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.

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.

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/9164/6247b3f2b5efa.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=dcaaa83259a4445d3c528f982f235d3a

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

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?

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/9381/624a2f8cb2458.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=16806d3b53339db7c9ae8de20a31e5dc

Mai Kai Black Magic tribute. Man….can’t imagine what it must be like with fresh juices. Pretty danged good with canned grapefruit!!

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/9381/624a35000faa3.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=993e5787960361d5989cec4ab2f5b3b8

And now a SC Planters Punch. Cinnamon syrup instead of the Demerara called for. 🤩

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/624a55b11dff8.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=cb47e711e9e40b64046d45e4422547d1Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/624a55b40dc04.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=dd693e9af97ba193fbd1e256953018e4

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/624a5f9f74518.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=73aa32d5ef3701031a5dcb8de06664e6Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/21154/624a5fa0ac5a7.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=acef79732c99b95fa97ab2b7fbf5d56a

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!

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!

Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/9164/624a615a0f052.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=13fc53208d4bf06763eb7e058d2133e0