What AreYou Drinking- Right Now?

And a 6 pak to go home

Then

Belching

Lil sample

Founders
Backwoods bastard

Awesome

Mr. Bali Hai, signature drink of the Bali Hai restaurant. Recipe from Total Tiki app.

Pelorus, Respectfully, are you referring to the Bali Hai on Shelter Island (San Diego, Calif.) or is there another B H that I need to know about?
Cheers

[ Edited by: nui 'umi 'umi 2018-07-03 00:24 ]

Puka Punch

Nui Nui

Couldn’t make the release yesterday
But got it today

Wow
One of the best beers I’ve ever had

Next

They got it

Smith n cross Painkiller

Spousal unit won

She won again
:)

I’d call it a good day

Cheers

Navy Grog, in honor of Sinatra, while watching the original Ocean’s 11

Working on a tribute to the Cotton Mouth Killer from Trailer Happiness ...

As served at The Hukilau 2018 ...

It's a slightly different recipe than the one published in the 10th anniversary edition of Sippin Safari ...

Okole maluna!

Last night’s Navy Grog.
Haven’t had one in a bit and last night felt like the night to remedy that.

Mai Kai's 1960 recipe "Big Bamboo", via the Total Tiki app.

Grapefruit juice is pronounced in this. Tart and bitter rather than very sweet. I like it.

Rainmakers and pupus at the Tonga Room after an afternoon admiring the tropical flora in the conservatory. I tried their Jet Pilot too, but I must admit that HH's Mai Kai Jet Pilot is the last word in that family of drinks as far as I'm concerned. No beating it.

Then a "Shang Hai Mai Tai" in the bar above China Live while we waited for our table. I tend to shy away from any "Mai Tai" that doesn't specifically cite Trader Vic or the year 1944 as their recipe, but this one was okay. It's sort of a hybrid between an actual Mai Tai and Vic's Eastern Sour: scotch, rum, lime, and orgeat.

It's National Pina Colada Day so I made a Pina CoKRAKEN

On 2018-07-09 10:53, PalmtreePat wrote:

Then a "Shang Hai Mai Tai" in the bar above China Live while we waited for our table. I tend to shy away from any "Mai Tai" that doesn't specifically cite Trader Vic or the year 1944 as their recipe, but this one was okay. It's sort of a hybrid between an actual Mai Tai and Vic's Eastern Sour: scotch, rum, lime, and orgeat.

Never been to China Live before but I might have to pop in after work one day - that sounds delicious.

On 2018-07-11 07:17, HopeChest wrote:

Never been to China Live before but I might have to pop in after work one day - that sounds delicious.

It's a nice place. The bar is pretty ritzy looking and the food is good. I didn't take pictures but they had some dishes that would be perfectly at home on an old DtB menu. The Kung Pao there is a nontraditional take made with big belts of some kind of sweet, fruity dried chile that you can just pop in your mouth rather than the super hot little peppers, and their xiao long bao and sheng jian bao are also really good.

Happy National Mojito Day

No tiki drink tonight. Just sharing a rioja. Tasty.

On 2018-07-11 13:13, PalmtreePat wrote:

On 2018-07-11 07:17, HopeChest wrote:

Never been to China Live before but I might have to pop in after work one day - that sounds delicious.

It's a nice place. The bar is pretty ritzy looking and the food is good. I didn't take pictures but they had some dishes that would be perfectly at home on an old DtB menu. The Kung Pao there is a nontraditional take made with big belts of some kind of sweet, fruity dried chile that you can just pop in your mouth rather than the super hot little peppers, and their xiao long bao and sheng jian bao are also really good.

Brilliant, thanks for the tips! When I am up in that part of town I go to old faves and the exterior of China Live has always been underwhelming to me so it'll be nice to try out something new.

Alchemist Heady Topper beer. One of my all-time favorites and hard to get in New York.

Made my lady a Kelbo’s Scorpion tonight, though, and that was delish.

Real McCoy 5 year, Smith & Cross, cinnamon syrup, and Polynesian Kiss bitters.

On 2018-07-12 20:07, bamalamalu wrote:
Real McCoy 5 year, Smith & Cross, cinnamon syrup, and Polynesian Kiss bitters.

Hi Amy, are dem bitters available locally in San Diego or did you get em online ?
Mahalo

Hi, Nui! I spotted them while browsing on Amazon one day and decided to give them a try. I don't think I've seen them in a local store yet.

El Guapo Bitters Polynesian Kiss

(We use the Bittermens 'Elemakule Tiki bitters more often, but the Polynesian Kiss are nice & are more subtle.)

Cinerama Luau Punch

(A little tart....)

Sometimes you just need a Mai Tai

Agreed.

Happy National Daiquiri Day

Original

Hemingway

Plantation Pineapple

Rum Babalu’s. Perfect on a hot and sultry SoCal evening.
Cheers

Putting the white Jamaican overproof rums to the Daiquiri test ...

The winner, by a nose: Wray & Nephew. It's a little more complex and mixes better in a Daiquiri. Rum Fire and Rum Bar not far behind.

The Bum’s description is pretty accurate, but I do think it’s a nice option for a brunch cocktail. Plus, it seems to me like it’s an ancestor to the Ray’s Mistake.

On 2018-07-23 22:12, Hurricane Hayward wrote:
Putting the white Jamaican overproof rums to the Daiquiri test ...

The winner, by a nose: Wray & Nephew. It's a little more complex and mixes better in a Daiquiri. Rum Fire and Rum Bar not far behind.

I finally got a bottle of Rum Fire yesterday - so excited to do a daiquiri test vs. Wray & Nephew myself.

It's a little cliche this week, but it's hard to beat The Mai-Kai's Shark Bite ...

Tribute recipe and updated review on The Atomic Grog ... https://wp.me/p1xHjT-k6

A couple of vacation drinks

Kraken Cuba Libre with fish and chips at Burroughs Market in London

Ultimate Old Town San Diego tourist drink - Margarita with Blue Curacao, Coconut Tequila, Orange Cointreau, and Pineapple Juice in a souvenir cup. In our defense it was breakfast and it was in lieu of juice :lol:

Rum Barrels . Hurricane Haywards version.
Delish-Mahalo Jim.

All vintage drink recipes turned into superb beverages. Pagu Club Cocktail, Aviation Cocktail, Last Word. also a Sky Piulot, made with Applejack, lime juice and more. Was my first time at Varnish, a kinda speakeasy place at the rear of Cole’s, a deli at 6th and Main, Downtown L A.
Cheerts
Btw, open till 2 every night, Jazz at nine on Sunday nights

Lost Spirits Navy Style seemed appropriate

On 2018-07-31 20:59, Hamo wrote:
Lost Spirits Navy Style seemed appropriate

Nice calendar :lol:

Finally got to try some Denizen Merchant Reserve and Ferrand Curaçao, via mail order. I definitely thought moving from an ABC state (NC) to AZ would make liquor selections better but not so far. Thanks Internet.

Not a shabby Mai Tai.

Mojitos made with home grown mint and the bottom half of my last bottle of Havana Club.Brings back wonderful memories of the beautiful people of Cuba.
Cheers

Miehana Cocktail.

1 oz lime juice

1 oz OJ

10z Pineapple juice (unsweetened)

1 oz grand Marnier

1 oz gold Puerto Rican Rum

1 oz Coconut Rum

Shake well with ice cubes. Pour unstrainedv into tall glass or miehana mug. Garnish with an orange wheel, a stick of pineapple and a purple orchid

Remarks; CeCe- Refreshing, tasty, nice color. Too easy to drink
David. Excellent! easy to fix. Mahalo to Hanh10 for sharing the recipe

Used my newly-made orgeat tonight. Mai Tais for everyone...

...and a Desert Oasis Daiquiri after everyone left.

An updated tribute to The Hukilau from The Mai-Kai, in the works for The Atomic Grog ...

Even though I've finally been dragged onto Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/theatomicgrog/), I still enjoy posting photos here first for the true Tiki cocktail nerds :>)

Okole maluna!

On 2018-08-02 23:17, nui 'umi 'umi wrote:
Mojitos made with home grown mint and the bottom half of my last bottle of Havana Club.Brings back wonderful memories of the beautiful people of Cuba.
Cheers

I have a ridiculous amount of mint so I've been experimenting with mojitos lately. And failing. Failing miserably.

What is the recipe you use?