What AreYou Drinking- Right Now?

A pitcher full of Lapu Lapu. To wash down a bowl of shrimp fried rice. I’ve been “tweaking” my recipe for fried rice. I used sesame oil today instead of grape seed oil. Eureka! It was onolicious.

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A couple of Goof's

Singapore Sling

(Remind me to stick to the STRONG menu... :) )

Back on track with a Navy Grog

Nui- how was the gallon?
Luna- u makin me thirsty...

Cheers

Edit to remind luna-
Luna, stay on the STRONG menu
:)

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On 2014-03-29 16:09, hang10tiki wrote:
Nui- how was the gallon?
Luna- u makin me thirsty...

Cheers

Edit to remind luna-
Luna, stay on the STRONG menu
:)

[ Edited by: hang10tiki 2014-03-29 16:11 ]
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Jon, that lapu lapu balanced dat 5.1 just right! Wheee...nice ride-nobody hurt.

enjoying a glass of Cigar City's Humidor Series IPA in honor of my Gators advancing to the Final Four with the big win over the flyers.

Hurricane Heyward's Tribute to the Mai Kai's Black Magic

Mahalo CincyTikiCraig, and okole maluna!

Tonight I'm working on Don the Beachcomber's Colonial Grog from "Potions of the Caribbean" ...

Recipe from the private papers of Mariano Licudine, this is the inspiration for The Mai-Kai's Samoan Grog. New tribute recipe coming soon.

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Mai tai

And another...

On 2014-03-29 23:12, Hurricane Hayward wrote:
Mahalo CincyTikiCraig, and okole maluna!

Tonight I'm working on Don the Beachcomber's Colonial Grog from "Potions of the Caribbean" ...

Recipe from the private papers of Mariano Licudine, this is the inspiration for The Mai-Kai's Samoan Grog. New tribute recipe coming soon.

[ Edited by: Hurricane Hayward 2014-03-30 00:48 ]

Mahalo Hurricane! Looking forward to your next post!!

Changed up my usual Mai Tai recipe. Instead of using Appleton 12 Year (which is out of stock everywhere around here ) and St James Rhum Agricole Hors d'Age, I used 3 parts Plantation 2000 Pot Stilled Jamaican Rum to 1 part Lemon Hart 80 Demerara Rum. It made for a tasty, rummy, and delicious blend.

OK, here's the updated Samoan Grog tribute recipe, along with tips on making the Colonial Grog ice shell ...
http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2012/03/22/mai-kai-cocktail-review-the-delicious-samoan-grog-wasnt-born-to-be-mild/

Friends Bday

Prep work

Menu choices-
Chief Lapu Lapu
Hurricane
Mai-Tai
Demerara Cocktail

Kids got the Island Paradise

Outstanding pix in your collage/montage Jon!
Btw you obviously are not aware of the “lime shortage”
Cheers,David

I didn't know
But that explains why the first store I went to was OUT
And the second store was charging more that usual...

Hmmmmmmm

Navy Grog

Chief Lapu Lapu

Rum Pot (it was good, went down before I could take a pic.)

Zombie

Last night I tried three of Atomic Grog's Mai Kai Tributes:
Cobra's Kiss
Made as written, it was far too sweet for me having 1/2 oz fassionala (English brand) and 1/4 oz of grenadine (Monin Pomegranate). On my second attempt I cut the fassionala back to slightly less than 1/2 oz and only added a "splash" of the grenadine. For my taste, it was a better balanced drink, but still on the sweet side.

Samoan Grog
This is a nice well-balanced drink. I tried it as written and with the rum quantities reversed. I liked it better with 1 oz of dark (Kohala Bay), and 3/4 oz of Gold (Don Q). For Don's Spices #2 I used Fees French Vanilla syrup and St. Elizabeth's allspice dram. This is a drink easily made in quantity and one I would gladly serve to guests.

S.O.S.
This was my favorite; smooth and well balanced exactly as written. By this time my Don Q was gone, so I substituted Ron Carlos dark, and Eldorado 12 year old for the Lemon Hart 80 (not available here). This is a drink of which I could have several and not tire of. This is another drink I'd be able to make in quantity and happily serve only to my closest of friends. It's too good for the masses.

Superior job there Hurricane Hayward!

On 2014-04-02 08:39, GentleHangman wrote:
Last night I tried S.O.S.

This is another drink I'd be able to make in quantity and happily serve only to my closest of friends. It's too good for the masses.
Superior job there Hurricane Hayward!

That's when you know you've got a good drink on your hands :)

Props to Atomic Grog, I have tried a mere 10 out of the 44 drinks they have on the site, I look forward to trying the S.O.S :)

My two tonight:

Mai Tai (Appleton 12 & Trois Riveras Blanc) - the rhum is strong in this one!

Old Fashioned (Crown Royal, maple syrup & bitters) - delicious :)

Ps Lunavideogames - where were these good looking drinks from & when does Luna's tiki bar tour end?! :)

On 2014-04-02 14:57, AdOrAdam wrote:
Ps Lunavideogames - where were these good looking drinks from?

Tiki No, nice little joint in North Hollywood/Toluca Lake.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/tiki-no-san-fernando-valley

Bruddah Luna

When u were at

I noticed the photos at 5pm are clear
The ones taken after 6pm however are a bit blurry
:)

Hang10 I was at Tiki No from 5-7 last night.
Tonight I am drinking a Mai Tai and a couple Calico's

:wink:

Mahalo GentleHangman and AdOrAdam!

Re Cobra's Kiss: That one's a delicate balancing act. Just the right amount of Pernod will offset the sweetness, but too much will ruin it. The Mai-Kai's bartenders pull it off on an incredibly consistent basis.

Re my recipes: I have to remember to give credit to The Mai-Kai and Beachbum Berry for the inspiration, of course. Also, I try to go back to the original master (Donn Beach) to remind myself where it all started.

Re tonight: I'm having one of my favorites, Don the Beachcomber's Rum Julep from Sippin' Safari, in an attempt to figure out Mariano Licudine's version ...

I went with Appleton Extra and Lemon Hart 80 for the rums. Rich honey mix, plus Fee Brothers grenadine and falernum. Instead of pimento liqueur, I tried Don's Spices #2. Pretty darn close, but further research may be necessary.

Hurricane - Donn Spice #2 would be what proportion of pimento dram and vanilla syrup? I actually happen to have both right now in the bar

I use equal parts vanilla syrup to pimento liqueur, per the recipe in Sippin Safari. I'm not sure how much it helps, but I think it's a good idea to mix and keep in a separate container to let the flavors mingle.

Last night
Stumblebum

Mai Tai

Goof Punch... No mugs avail right now FYI. Also I like the Goof. He is a fun guy :wink:

Luna- send me a Mai-Tai would ya
:)

A 1934 Zombie. Forgot how tasty these can be.

H10, That Polynesian drinks booklet is killa. I did a google search on the authors. Nothing on Dick Moano and I found a Wally Turnbow on a grave finder site (1921-2005). There’s a copy of their book (signed by Wally) on Amazon available right now for 88 bucks-didn’t find a price on unsigned copies
Btw, my wife CeCe and I polished off a bottle of dat Koloa dark when we on Kauai last year. Makes a tasty Planter’s Punch. Luv your posts Jon, neva stop!
One mo btw, have you tried their Mai Tai recipe? Need a full report by tomorrow : )

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[ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2014-04-05 23:39 ]

Nui- look down a few posts on the same thread
Dick moano's ........

It's for sale
20.00

Awesome piece of history....

Jon

Nui- went with a "double" Rum Barrel tonight
:)
:)

Don the Beachcomber Zombie

Mai-Tai with Appleton and Clement

Well I don't want you to drink alone hang10tiki so I stuck my head under the facet and had a good slurp of California water. Cheers, Wendy

bourbon and a bunch of juices.

lets call it a "Jungle Juice"

Whole chicken roasted in my Weber, served with vegetable fried rice and washed down with T V’s ’44 Mai Tai’s.
Used “organic” bottled lime juice. Makes an acceptable M. T. -Not sublime. Plus I miss the lime shell.

Wendy- aloha
Porpoise is in the jungle
Nui- thanks, now I'm hungry

:)

Tonight's two drinks, continuing with the Tiki+ app:

Banana Daiquiri - this is a weird drink, kind of a milk-less banana milkshake! After making & tasting I added 1/2 shot Smith & Cross to pep it up, I might go full jamaican next time :) Good fun 2 try out a Three Dots & a Dash (the bar) style garnish:

1970s Beachcombers Gold - this is more classic than tiki, the vermouth seems out of place...

Nothing like fresh guacamole and a couple of Mai Tai’s made with fresh limes.
Cheers