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Post by Cosmic Wonder on Apr 20, 2023 0:38:28 GMT -5
So it’s 7:20 pm in Hawaii. I figure with time zones most of you have gone to bed. But as a public service I thought I’d post this anyway. Mai Tais. The famous tropical drink from Trader Vic’s, downed by thousands of island tourists, with recipes ranging all over the map. There are an lot of crappy Mai Tais. If you’ve had a bad one I would not blame you for never wanting another. O; the other hand, there are som really good ones. The Royal Hawaiian makes a killer, as does Kimo’s in Lahaina. A few years back Nita decided to take a serious run at making a killer Mai Tai. With like a zillion different recipes, we went shopping for ingredients. Long story short, there are a lot of different ingredients claiming to be the true “one”. Some were too sweet. Some were too sour. Some were too boozy. Some weren’t boozy enough. But after considerable experimentation, she came up with a really, really, really good Mai Tai. The ingredients for her Mai Tai are this: Orgeat Pineapple juice Guava juice Rosas lime White rum Dark Rum Fresh pineapple chunks But, On this trip we decided to try and simplify her concoction, and it’s worked brilliantly. Start within about two fingers of white rum and ice in the bottom of the glass Then fill the glass half way with Koloa Mai Tai mix (34% rum) Then add a splash of POG. (Passion orange Guava) Then float about an inch of Koloa Dark rum on top. Oh, pineapple chunks are yummy. The Koloa Dark rum is important, as it adds a rich caremel flavor, and their Mai Tai mix is actually decent, which cannot be said for other brands, and you need to careful with the POG. As It adds sweetness, and you want it just sweet enough, and not too sweet. koloarum.com/It’s a taste of the islands. Mike |
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Post by drlj on Apr 20, 2023 7:46:11 GMT -5
Here, in the Midwest, it’s beer and a bump time.
Drink the beer. Knock back the shot.
Some tough guys get the beer in a glass and drop the shot glass into the beer. Just drop it straight down. Then, they drink the beer and bump as a combo. No fruit garnishes the glass, but a bowl of salted nuts is welcome.
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Post by billhammond on Apr 20, 2023 8:00:34 GMT -5
Some tough guys get the beer in a glass and drop the shot glass into the beer. Just drop it straight down. Then, they drink the beer and bump as a combo. No fruit garnishes the glass, but a bowl of salted nuts is welcome. Ah, the so-called boilermaker. Also good with pickled eggs and/or chicken gizzards. |
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Post by Marty on Apr 20, 2023 8:21:38 GMT -5
Some tough guys get the beer in a glass and drop the shot glass into the beer. Just drop it straight down. Then, they drink the beer and bump as a combo. No fruit garnishes the glass, but a bowl of salted nuts is welcome. Ah, the so-called boilermaker. Also good with pickled eggs and/or chicken gizzards. Don't forget the pickled pig feet. My fave was a nice dark brown ale and a shot of Ireland's best, both to be sipped. Dumping down good whiskey is a waste, you can do that with Seagram's or Phillips or whatever they have on the rail. |
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Post by Marty on Apr 20, 2023 8:30:36 GMT -5
I don't think Trader Vic ever told his recipe as he made the basic ingredients in batches himself and his bartenders just added the booze. I saw a doc on Tiki bars not too long ago and that fad started in California at Vic's and spread back to Hawaii as a mix of Hawaiian, Polynesian with Chinese food served.
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Post by Marshall on Apr 20, 2023 8:37:02 GMT -5
www.thespruceeats.com/classic-highball-cocktail-recipe-761448The whiskey highball is a simple, classic, and popular way to enjoy your favorite whiskey. This recipe is one that every aspiring bartender should know, and it is quite simply, whiskey and ginger ale. That makes it very easy to memorize. And you don't even really need to mix it, because the carbonation of the soda naturally mixes in the alcohol.
This tall mixed highball drink is a refreshing way to enjoy any style of whiskey. Blended, bourbon, Canadian, and rye whiskeys all work very well. If you pour Irish whiskey, you'll have a drink called the Irish buck (sometimes called whiskey ginger).
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Post by billhammond on Apr 20, 2023 8:41:29 GMT -5
I don't think Trader Vic ever told his recipe as he made the basic ingredients in batches himself and his bartenders just added the booze. I saw a doc on Tiki bars not too long ago and that fad started in California at Vic's and spread back to Hawaii as a mix of Hawaiian, Polynesian with Chinese food served. Remember the Bali Hai Supper Club in Maplewood? Been closed over 20 years, but missed. The Pu Pu Platter, OMG!  |
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Post by Marty on Apr 20, 2023 9:23:11 GMT -5
I don't think Trader Vic ever told his recipe as he made the basic ingredients in batches himself and his bartenders just added the booze. I saw a doc on Tiki bars not too long ago and that fad started in California at Vic's and spread back to Hawaii as a mix of Hawaiian, Polynesian with Chinese food served. Remember the Bali Hai Supper Club in Maplewood? Been closed over 20 years, but missed. The Pu Pu Platter, OMG! The house band rehearsed in the General Music Studio. When they were done that place was downright FUNKY. They were all from Tonga and ate traditional Tongan food. The guys played and their wife's danced and they brought food so they did have to leave for lunch. When they were done the place smelled like a combo of greasy spoon cafe and gym. |
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Post by drlj on Apr 20, 2023 9:51:15 GMT -5
Some tough guys get the beer in a glass and drop the shot glass into the beer. Just drop it straight down. Then, they drink the beer and bump as a combo. No fruit garnishes the glass, but a bowl of salted nuts is welcome. Ah, the so-called boilermaker. The official drink of Purdue. |
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Post by TKennedy on Apr 20, 2023 9:54:10 GMT -5
When I was dating Pat her favorite place was Trader Vick’s. It was in the Cosmopolitan Hotel in downtown Denver.
Her favorite drink? The Tiki Bowl with a floating Gardenia. Mine was a Navy Grog.
The Ship Tavern in the Brown Palace Hotel across the street made a good Navy Grog too.
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Post by Marty on Apr 20, 2023 12:59:54 GMT -5
I have been to the original Trader Vic's in CA. The pre dinner drinks kicked your ass so bad you didn't care that the Chinese food was fairly bad. He made his money on drinks not food. There is only a few Trader Vic's still in business and none are the original franchise with the original recipe, that died with Vic even though they advertised it to be.
The Bali Hai in St. Paul may have been a Trader Vic's at one time, it certainly had the decor and the kick ass rum drinks.
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Post by howard lee on Apr 20, 2023 19:54:07 GMT -5
I've never had a Mai Tai, so can't comment. However, back in my salad days, when I was working at Sports Illustrated for Kids, I would sometimes repair to Gallagher's Steak House on West 52nd Street with one of my copy-editing mentors, the late, great Bob Rohr—a copy editor's copy editor—for a coupe of vodka gimlets at the bar and an hour of pure hilarity. Gallagher's always had baskets of their house-made potato chips on the bar and, boy howdy, they were good.
Not to wax maudlin or anything, but Bob is one of the colleagues from the past I miss the most. We connected on a level of humor I have not often experienced with most people, and I really learned my trade from him and our Copy Chief.
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Post by billhammond on Apr 20, 2023 20:30:19 GMT -5
I've never had a Mai Tai, so can't comment. However, back in my salad days, when I was working at Sports Illustrated for Kids, I would sometimes repair to Gallagher's Steak House on West 52nd Street with one of my copy-editing mentors, the late, great Bob Rohr—a copy editor's copy editor—for a coupe of vodka gimlets at the bar and an hour of pure hilarity. Gallagher's always had baskets of their house-made potato chips on the bar and, boy howdy, they were good.
We have a lot classier places than that here, Howard. Why, check out Ted's Rec Liquors, just a few blocks from my house.  |
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Post by jdd2 on Apr 20, 2023 20:35:32 GMT -5
After knocking back a few of them, put your necktie on a mai tai glass and you could refer to it as "my mai tai tie".
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Post by Cornflake on Apr 20, 2023 21:28:12 GMT -5
People from Texas don't drink mai tais.
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Post by TKennedy on Apr 20, 2023 22:56:39 GMT -5
I've never had a Mai Tai, so can't comment. However, back in my salad days, when I was working at Sports Illustrated for Kids, I would sometimes repair to Gallagher's Steak House on West 52nd Street with one of my copy-editing mentors, the late, great Bob Rohr—a copy editor's copy editor—for a coupe of vodka gimlets at the bar and an hour of pure hilarity. Gallagher's always had baskets of their house-made potato chips on the bar and, boy howdy, they were good.
We have a lot classier places than that here, Howard. Why, check out Ted's Rec Liquors, just a few blocks from my house. Was that photo taken from your reserved stool William? |
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Post by Marty on Apr 21, 2023 8:49:49 GMT -5
Reminds me of Neumann's Bar. Oldest bar in MN.   |
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Post by John B on Apr 21, 2023 9:56:54 GMT -5
OK, I watched that video because I wanted to watch Lonnie tear it up (which he did), but the guy on Tele is no slouch, either (I didn't catch his name).
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Post by billhammond on Apr 21, 2023 10:08:14 GMT -5
OK, I watched that video because I wanted to watch Lonnie tear it up (which he did), but the guy on Tele is no slouch, either (I didn't catch his name). |
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Post by John B on Apr 21, 2023 12:47:33 GMT -5
OK, I watched that video because I wanted to watch Lonnie tear it up (which he did), but the guy on Tele is no slouch, either (I didn't catch his name). Boy, I would have loved to have seen Smokin' Section live - like a whole show. |
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