Tricentennial.

Welcome to my tricentennial celebration,or to be more accurate,my tried-and-succeeded celebration. Three hundred mixings! When I started this blog,I set out to do a hundred mixings,and now I’ve tripled it. So without further ado,here’s number three-oh-oh.

My three-hundredth mix comes from the Lead Bartender at Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar at Disneyland,Kelly Merrell. I picked it because what else could I use for #300 than the ‘Drink of Drinks’? And with his pedigree it had to be good. He created this drink for TikiLand Trading’s limited edition Mug of Mugs,a mug that features many other classic Tiki mugs on it:

(wish my pics were this cool)

I missed out on this one,but a friend let me take a pic of the drink card so I could at least try the drink. And here we are:

Mix #300 Drink of Drinks

1.5oz Plantation OFTD
1/2oz Green Chartreuse
1tsp Benedictine
1/2oz lime juice
1/2oz simple syrup
2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
8oz crushed ice

Combine all ingredients and shake* or blend for ten seconds. Pour into mug and top with more ice and grated nutmeg.

*I shook this.

Very herbal. And very strong. You have to like Chartreuse to like this(which I did),this is not for tourists. With two ounces of high-octane liquor this is an at-home Tiki bar drink. Sub in some Navy rum if you want to have a couple,or regular heavy-bodied funky rum if you want a complex drink but still want to be functional.

Well there you are folks,tree-hunnert on the roster. Don’t worry,there are plenty more mixings for me to post,I won’t run out any time soon. So keep tuning in to my blog for more great recipes,see you at #400!