What AreYou Drinking- Right Now?

well, there seem to be primarily two different recipes out there.

the first, and most prevalent, calls for 2 oz rum, 1/4 to 1/3 oz falernum, 1/4 oz lime and 2 dashes of Angostura bitters.

the alternate recipe i came across several times flips the mix-- it calls for 1.5 oz falernum, .5 oz black rum, and 1 dash of bitters. this version looks pretty cool bc the rum sits up on top of the falernum after pouring and looks like an oil sheen (altho i stirred it all up before consuming).

for me, the first version was nothing special, and was also too tart. but i really liked the second version (the falernum-heavy version). it was definitely sweet, but it tasted like some new kind of funky cola or something.

i've seen a few references to a 1:1 falernum/rum mix, i'll have to try that one next.

[ Edited by: thePorpoise 2011-09-02 07:27 ]

I really like the Cruzan Black Strap Rum, which is also relatively cheap to boot. By the way, there's a passage in the Keith Richards' autobiography where the great Hoagy Carmichael tells Keef to make sure he orders up some Corn n' Oils whenever he's in Barbados. Way cool!

I started off my holiday weekend with a Nui Nui which was quite tasty. Now I'm on a McCadden Place Mai Tai (you all know why it's called that right?) from here, http://beachbumberry.com/2009/10/10/cocktail-combat-in-kona/

About halfway down the page for the recipe. It is really good, a bit lime heavy maybe because I subbed Appleton Reserve for the Bacardi 8. I'm thinking maybe some Barbancourt in the next one.

Cheers and I hope everyone has a good holiday weekend.

Chris
WestADad

Big Mezcalhuna

1 1/2 oz. lime juice
1 1/2 oz. orange juice
1 1/2 oz. Monte Alban Mezcal
1 oz. Cruzan Blackstrap Navy Rum
1 oz. Rhum Clement Martinique Rum
3/4 oz. Passionfruit syrup
1/2 oz. Gran Marnier
1/4 oz. Velvet Falernum
1/4 oz. Demerara Cane Sugar syrup
1/4 oz. Homemade Grenadine

Rim large snifter or tiki mug with a mixture of sea salt, cinnamon, Telicherry and red Cayenne pepper. Shake all ingredients with crushed ice except for Grenadine. Pour contents unstrained into snifter or mug. Float grenadine on top.

Best presentation I've seen . . . and sounds delicious, it's scribbled down on a piece of paper for me to find in several years!

On 2011-09-04 17:20, The Blue Kahuna wrote:
Best presentation I've seen . . . and sounds delicious, it's scribbled down on a piece of paper for me to find in several years!

Thanks. It still needs a bit more sour to counteract all the sweet liqueurs/syrups, but it's almost there.

1934 Zombie.

hoooooWeeeeee!

Take another shot of courage,... wonder why the right words never come, you just get numb...

did you do it for love? did you do it for money?

on to a 151 swizzle. with fresh nutmeg, buddy.

who can go the distance? we'll find out, on a Sunday nite...

thank you, Pernod Ricard USA for the smoky old-label Lemon Hart 151. I'ma still use 2 dashes of my Herbsaint though insteada my bottle of Pernod...

Just feeling kind of Old Fashioned, tonight:

(It's the Zero carb version)

my first tasting of Appleton Estate Extra 12 year old. neat.

wow! its like a scotchy cognac. not what i was expecting at all.

Now enjoying my first taste of Rhum Clement VSOP.wow! Another cognac-y rum.a big step above st.James ambre, that's for sure.

I just polished off a Mai Tai made with Clement VSOP, Appleton Estate Extra (12 yr) and Clement Creoloe Shrubb.

It was rather tasty.

On 2011-09-10 16:07, djmont wrote:
It was rather tasty.

It better be for the small fortune of booze in there! :)

double Martini.

Greenall's gin. Stock vermouth. Spanish olives.

Halekulani Cocktail with Okolehao

A very odd tasting liqueur that makes me even more curious about what the original stuff was like. Straight, it has a not-so-pleasant note of baby powder (seriously) that thankfully, the cocktail subdued.

Dark'N'Stormy.

2 oz Gosling's Black Seal. 3 oz Gosling's ginger beer. 1/4 oz lime. on the rocks in a tall glass.

a perfect drink for the end of summer.

first a double kama'aina; now a Pain Killer, subbing guava for OJ. tasty.

Viking Fogcutter in honor of Leif Erikson Day!

Hinga Dinga Durgen!

This weekend was Jack Rose

2oz Laird Applejack
1/2 oz homemade grenadine (cold process at 1:1)
juice of half of one lime

The bottle of applejack never had a chance.

Mai-Tai with Murray McDavid Hampden Jamaican 13 Yr and El Dorado 12 Yr rums.
WOO!

On 2011-10-10 16:12, CucamongaChango wrote:
Mai-Tai with Murray McDavid Hampden Jamaican 13 Yr and El Dorado 12 Yr rums.
WOO!

How is the Murray McDavid neat?

By right now, I'm going back a few hours, but last night I procured the following spirits:

• Applejack
• Port
• Sherry
• Coffee brandy
• Green Chartreuse
• Bol's Cherry Brandy (no Cherry Heering in stock)

...which I needed to make the following drinks from BBB Remixed/Tiki+:

• Hawaiian Room (Very lemon forward in an off-balanced way. Not a fan.)
• Singapore Sling [~original version] (If this is the origianl, I can see why they changed it. Just hideous IMO.)
• Paradise Cooler (Surprisingly good. The small amount of cherry cough syrup...errr brandy actually improves this drink.
• Pago Pago Cocktail (Makes me happy I bought the 375ml bottle of Chartreuse. Ugh.)
• Mr. Bali Hai (I can see why folks like this one so much. Now all I need is the proper mug.)

I sure am having fun working my way through each recipe in the Tiki+ app! 88 down, 59 to go (I think)!

On 2011-10-11 08:46, tofukulele wrote:
By right now, I'm going back a few hours, but last night I procured the following spirits:

• Applejack
• Port
• Sherry
• Coffee brandy
• Green Chartreuse
• Bol's Cherry Brandy (no Cherry Heering in stock)

...which I needed to make the following drinks from BBB Remixed/Tiki+:

• Hawaiian Room (Very lemon forward in an off-balanced way. Not a fan.)
• Singapore Sling [~original version] (If this is the origianl, I can see why they changed it. Just hideous IMO.)
• Paradise Cooler (Surprisingly good. The small amount of cherry cough syrup...errr brandy actually improves this drink.
• Pago Pago Cocktail (Makes me happy I bought the 375ml bottle of Chartreuse. Ugh.)
• Mr. Bali Hai (I can see why folks like this one so much. Now all I need is the proper mug.)

I sure am having fun working my way through each recipe in the Tiki+ app! 88 down, 59 to go (I think)!

Sorry -- forgot my favorite one! I'm still a little foggy from all of those drinks :)

-Schooner (I loved this drink! Reminiscent of a whiskey sour and a champagne cocktail at the same time. If you like port wine, you will probably love this. If you don't like port wine, you still might like it).

Here's a photo of the bar mid-mix last night :)

Tonights Jet Pilot (a few sips already taken)

Dang!! That made me thirsty.... :)

Cuba Kula, Hawaiian Room and La Florida. In that order.
:drink: :drink: :drink:
Erik the Red

Banana daiquiri from Remix

1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup
1 2/2 oz gold Puerto Rican rum
half of a ripe banana sliced
4 oz ice (1/2 cup) crushed

put everything in blender 30 sec. until smooth, pour into cocktail glass.

so smooth and easy to drink, real tasty, yum...

Well since I am all by myself on this thread here is the second drink.

Don's Special Daiquiri

1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1/2 oz honey mix (half honey half hot water)
1/2 oz passion fruit syrup
1/2 oz light Puerto Rican rum
1 oz gold Jamaican rum

shake with ice and strain into chilled cocktail glass.
more complex than the banana daiquiri, a delicious drink, yum 2....

Mai-Tai with Appleton V/X & El Dorado 12, with Bauchant subbed in for the curacao.
Delicious.

equal parts Meyers Dark, Sailor Jerry, lime juice and simple syrup, shaken and strained over crushed ice . . .

That sounds like a boozy delight.

I developed this in honor of my friend Melichu:

Pinay Juice:

4 oz unsweetened Pineapple juice from the Philippines
1 oz guava juice
1 oz cream of coconut
2 oz Canadian whiskey
1/4 oz Kahlua
stir on the rocks in a beer mug; add cinnamon and fresh-grated nutmeg to taste.

Grapefruit juice, lime juice, depaz cane syrup, all spice dram, Lemon Hart 80, Appleton Estate . . . shaken and poured over crushed ice in my new Sacramento Home Bar Crawl 2011 - Tiki Bob's - cocktail glass . . . thanks Matt! Awesome . . .

Lazy Night Tonight..

(okay, maybe it's time for glasses for me)

where'd you get that tiki lamp in the background? pretty cool looking.

[ Edited by: thePorpoise 2011-10-19 10:52 ]

On 2011-10-19 08:52, thePorpoise wrote:
(okay, maybe it's time for glasses for me)

where'd you get that tiki lamp in the background? pretty cool looking.

[ Edited by: thePorpoise 2011-10-19 10:52 ]

It was made by Tiki Farm a few years back, maybe more.. Squid's Warrior Mug but in a lamp..
I found this one at a second hand shop awhile back..

[i]On 2011-10-19 20:38, Beachbumz wrote:
It was made by Tiki Farm a few years back, maybe more.. Squid's Warrior Mug but in a lamp..
I found this one at a second hand shop awhile back..

thanks!

new creation, kind of a cross btw whiskey sour, mai tai, and a flower. think i'll call it:

Golden Lotus

2 oz lemonade
1/2 oz lime juice
1/2 oz orgeat
2 oz whiskey (i used Canadian)
1/2 teaspoon Soho Lychee liqueur.

mix up on the rocks.

In Ft Lauderdale on business. I am at the Molokai Bar having a Jet Pilot. It's much sweeter than I make at home. The lovely server says there's honey in it. I seem to taste some passion fruit... I must go.. My PuPu platter has arrived and my next drink-a Zombie- is on the way. I'm in heaven..

On 2011-10-20 14:29, Tonga Tiki wrote:
I am at the Molokai Bar having a Jet Pilot. I'm in heaven..

Green with envy! Damn you! :)

Hendricks and Tonics, not very tiki but I just drank a Zombie and Mai Kai Rum Barrel before I saw this topic.

Sazerac. But I'm totally thinking of mid-century faux poly-pop while I imbibe...

In honor of my Tampa Bay Buccaneers losing again, in London no less, the Suffering Bastard...

Fighting a head-cold, so it's a bourbon kind of night.
Wild Turkey and ginger ale.

Zacapa XO in a snifter. If there's a better sipping rum out there, I'd love to taste it!

Jet pilot with my (still steaming) homemade batch of cinnamon syrup. Yum.

My attempt at a Frankie's 3 Rum Scum:

OJ 4 oz
Cream of coconut 3/4 oz
Malibu coconut rum 1 oz
CM parrot bay pineapple rum 1 oz
Zaya rum 1 oz

Nothing like Frankie's but it's all I got without the real ingredients