What AreYou Drinking- Right Now?

On 2018-11-05 11:44, kkocka wrote:

On 2018-11-01 18:06, mikehooker wrote:
Thoughts on the gardenia mix?

I love it! Though I'm no connoisseur, I thought the taste of it was fantastic – very rich, but fun with a steady climax of flavor...at least that's what I recall when I tasted a small amount before mixing. I've actually tried every version of the Pearl Diver but the one I'm "supposed" to, which is the one listed on the back of the bottle and on the outside of box from Jeff Berry's Pearl Diver glasses. That particular "finalized" version is a bit more refined with reduced amounts of everything.

Otherwise, I've made a Pearl Diver's Punch, Deep Sea Diver, and Skin Diver (which was the worst and actually doesn't call for gardenia mix but instead vanilla extract and heavy cream). The one thing I'll say is that I don't get the creaminess that I expect(ed) of the gardenia mix once all the ingredients are batched and blended together. But, prior to this I've only ever made a Deep Sea Diver tribute with the butter/honey mix and I can't recall my thoughts. I've had a Pearl Diver from Tiki Ti but also didn't have that creaminess I expected, but I don't even wanna guess what they use to substitute the gardenia mix. So there's definitely the factor that maybe Keith doesn't drink enough anymore to compare – if I had a Zombie or Mai Tai beforehand, then went to Pearl Diver, I might have noticed the vast contrast in profiles.

Also it's important to remember this is a coconut-base and not butter, so that's different too. One thing's for sure, I'm very excited to use more of it and play around!

We used to make our own Gardenia Mix but are now using the BG Reynolds. I've found the BG to lack the Vanilla flavor you get from home made...so I've been making Pearl Diver's with 3/4 oz BG Gardenia Mix(instead of 1/2 oz) and I add 1/4 oz Vanilla Syrup....very tasty! Brings back the creamy vibe!

Pearl Divin’

After a little scare, white grapefruit juice has returned to my local grocery store. This calls for drinks.

Hemingway

Jet Pilot

Rum Rum Rudolph

Double Pasco Sour
No egg whites

Worst sound ever, slurp of an empty tiki mug through my straw!!!

[ Edited by: hang10tiki 2018-11-21 20:25 ]

Just finished some baking, and since it's late and I made enough of a mess already, I wanted something quick and easy without juicing any citrus. Found something with a few tiki staple ingredients.

Brown Derby Cocktail

2 oz bourbon
1 oz grapefruit juice
1/2 oz honey syrup

Taking a break from making papercraft tiki ornaments to enjoy a classic Trader Vic Scorpion in El Bastardo (who doesn't get out much).

Tell us about the papercraft Tiki ornaments?

On 2018-11-21 22:37, Hamo wrote:

Brown Derby Cocktail

2 oz bourbon
1 oz grapefruit juice
1/2 oz honey syrup

I absolutely love the Brown Derby, such a good "easy" cocktail. Had a take on it at a local that was with lemon juice and a couple of dashes of orange bitters and used Old Grand-Dad - really, really good.

On 2018-11-25 13:43, tikijimmy wrote:
Tell us about the papercraft Tiki ornaments?

I second that. Please post something in the Creating Tiki thread.

On 2018-11-26 13:39, HopeChest wrote:
I absolutely love the Brown Derby, such a good "easy" cocktail. Had a take on it at a local that was with lemon juice and a couple of dashes of orange bitters and used Old Grand-Dad - really, really good.

Years ago I found a recipe called the Gold Rush that sounds a bit like that (sans the bitters), subbing the lemon for the grapefruit and with slightly different ratios. It's good, too.

Last night in the Bay Area:

Happy hour at Vic’s

The Mai Tai and the Navy Grog looked the same.

Then on to Forbidden Island, my first time there.

The titular drink, plus a Gantt’s Reawakening

Frankie’s Fink Bomb

That time of year again.

Red-Nosed Zebra 
Makes 1 cocktail
1.5 ounces Bacardi 8 rum

1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice

1/2 ounce fresh lime juice

1 ounce agave nectar

1 ounce strawberry purée

Crushed ice, 3 cranberries, 2 mint sprigs, for garnish
Add all ingredients to a Boston Shaker (except garnish), fill half full with ice, and shake vigorously for 10 seconds.
Strain into a glass filled with ice. Garnish with a mound of crushed ice, cranberries, and mint sprigs to look like 2 green antlers, cranberries for eyes Thanks to the tc’er that posted this some years back

Mixed up a SC Zombie with OFTD, Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black, and Cruzan Single Barrel.
It was lovely.

[ Edited by: Sandbartender 2018-12-05 05:31 ]

Pain killer

Garnish free ...-

Concubine

Night cap to a good day

Happy Repeal Day! Today's the 85th anniversary of both the repeal of Prohibition and the opening of Don's Beachcomber Cafe, so to celebrate, I'm enjoying a 1934 Zombie (even though the drink's date doesn't match up).

Kahiki Kai with Honey liliko’i foam

Double Nui Nui

Angostura Sour made with canned garbanzo bean juice instead of egg whites

Working my way through the Miracle menu. My favorites so far are ...

The Christmas Carol Barrel (aged rum, Aquavit, amaro, pumpkin pie, lemon, Angostura bitters) is a mashup of Tiki, Christmas and craft cocktails.

Yippie Ki Yay Mother F****r! (sweet potato, Barbados rum, cachaça, Trinidad overproof rum, dry curacao, marshmallow orgeat, lime) packs a powerful wallop of flavor. Rum fans will enjoy this.

The biggest surprise: And A Partridge In A Pear Tree (reposado tequila, pear brandy, mezcal, spiced brown sugar, lime, egg white, club soda, Angostura bitters, cinnamon) is smoky, sweet and perfectly balanced.

I posted a story on one of our new Florida pop-ups on The Atomic Grog ...
http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2018/11/23/festive-miracle-pop-up-bar-expands-in-south-florida-worldwide/

More on all the locations around the world at https://www.miraclepopup.com

Events, music, art, cocktails, culture

The Mai-Kai Cocktail Guide

[ Edited by: Hurricane Hayward 2018-12-12 18:53 ]

Rum Barrel recipe I'm working on

There are no Sippin Santa locations anywhere near here, so I found a recipe for Beachbum Berry's Nantucket Sleigh Ride from The Rum Reader ...

https://www.rumreader.com/christmas-in-the-caribbean-is-the-original-rum-festival/

You lucky ones know who you are:
https://www.sippinsantapopup.com/

I was at Jungle Bird two weeks ago, and I kinda regret not trying any of the Sippin' Santa drinks.

Tonight it's a Mai Tai with Smith & Cross

Nantucket Sleigh Ride

Corn and oil

Putting the new BG Reynolds Gardenia Mix to the test in Don the Beachcomber's Pearl Diver. (It passed with flying colors.) Glassware from Jeff "Beachbum" Berry and Cocktail Kingdom, swizzle from Trader Tiki.

On 2018-11-25 13:43, tikijimmy wrote:
Tell us about the papercraft Tiki ornaments?

Here you go- I finally got enough of them put together that I could start decorating the tree in the bar.

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=53170&forum=18&1

My own Beachcomber's Shanty

Queen’s Park Swizzle

Shingle Stain

"Nantucket Sleigh Ride"

hiltiki that is a great photo of your drink!
Set ups like those take some time.

thank you skip.

Yesterday
Lovelady Brewery
If ya visit Las Vegas ya must stop here

Love the lil samplers
Why have 1 or 2 when you can try them all
:)

Worst sound ever, slurp of an empty tiki mug through my straw!!!

[ Edited by: hang10tiki 2018-12-20 09:21 ]

Finally made it down to Death or Glory in Delray Beach for their Miracle mothership. Fantastic drinks, food and decor.

A Gingerbread Old Fashioned (bourbon, gingerbread syrup, Elemakule Tiki Bitters, nutmeg) flanked by two Snowball Old Fashioneds (butterscotch rye, spiced brown sugar, wormwood bitters, orange zest).

Christmopolitan (vodka, elderflower, dry vermouth, spiced cranberry sauce, rosemary, lime, absinthe mist)

A frozen Jingle Balls Nog (cognac, Pedro Ximenez sherry, brown butter, cinnamon, cherry, vanilla, almond milk, cream, sugar, egg, nutmeg) and Yippie Ki Yay Mother F****r! (sweet potato, Barbados rum, cachaça, Plantation O.F.T.D. rum, dry curacao, marshmallow orgeat, lime).

I can't say enough about all of the Miracle drinks.

We have both the Miracle and Sippin Santa pop ups here in Austin and I gotta say, the drinks at Miracle really impressed me. Hoping to get another taste before it goes away.

"Painkillers"

With Lost Spirits Navy Strength

With Smith & Cross (I really liked this one)

Hamo- SnC Painkillers are the best

Last night messing around with Eggnog and Koloa Spiced Rum

Rum Barrel

Speakeasy at the Mob Museum

Spousal unit Rye
Me Rock n Rye

Then

Wife IPA x 2
Me Rum Rum Rudolph and Fink Bomb

Hurricane

Cannibal Cooler

'Tis the season ... for a Suffering Bastard

http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2013/06/03/lost-cocktails-of-the-mai-kai-the-off-menu-suffering-bastard-was-just-a-mai-tai-with-a-kick/

Cobra's Fang

Buz-Tai

Don's Own Grog.

Christmas is here, which means I am finished opening all the rums on the Rum Advent Calendar that Mrs. Mai Tai made for me. There were “bonus rums” in my stocking as well! So, what does one do with 30 or so rums in tiny little bottles?

I decided to break the rums into several groupings:

1. Rums that I already have (Goslings, Captain Morgan, Sailor Jerry): these go into the bottles I already have.
2. Rums that I want to try out, including Bacardi Gold (which I’ve never tried at home in a cocktail), some spiced rums, and coconut water rums. These I’m keeping and will work with soon.
3. Dark rums, gold rums, and spiced rums: these go into my Dark Rum Infinity Bottle.
4. Silver rums: a new Silver Rum Infinity Bottle
5. Flavored rums: These won’t work in the Infinity Bottles, so am saving these out as a separate category to experiment with. Looking for some good Coconut Rum recipes.

I made my “Advent Rum Mai Tai” with about 15 or so of these rums. Heavier on the dark rums, but some silver here and there as well. And then I made my standard home Mai Tai featuring Ferrand Dry Curacao, Latitude 29 Orgeat, and BG Reynold’s Demerara Syrup. All placed into a Sippin Santa Mug and topped with the spent lime shell and fresh mint.

This Mai Tai actually tasted great. A Christmas Miracle! Mele Kalikimaka everyone.

Some more holiday cheer from Miracle on Delray Beach from Death or Glory ...

Bad Santa (Barbados rum, O.F.T.D. overproof rum, Batavia Arrack, pineapple juice, lemon juice, almond milk, 8 spices, coconut water, coconut oil) is delicious coming out of the Death or Glory frozen drink machines.

A special rum daiquiri featuring Smith & Cross and Plantation Barbados, courtesy of bartender Michael DeMahy,

Mele Kalikimaka!

Trader Vic's Grog

Trader vic's Macadamia nut liqueur and Eggnog, very good!

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MERRY CHRISTMAS from TIKISKIP!