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“Hermes Melon Liqueur” If you’ve never heard of this,it’s probably because they changed its name to Midori in 1978. Midori is an interesting honeydew liqueur;it’s bright green colour and unique textured bottle make it look like something a Romulan or elf would drink. It’s a rare ingredient in Tiki cocktails,but can make a very nice…
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My Mixes As I said in my intro post,I’ve had a recipe published in Exotica Moderne: Mix #13 Corsair Punch 2oz Appleton Estate 8yr Reserve*2oz orange juice2oz pineapple juice3/4oz lime juice3/4oz grenadine1/2oz orgeat *Or your favorite Mai Tai rum. It’s a sweeter drink with plenty of vitamin C that goes well with pizza. I’ve also…
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Mugs! Brian wants to see some of my mugs. Since he was nice enough to ordain me Grand Poobah,I figure posting a few pics is the right thing to do. Enjoy buddy! My Order of the Golden Fez shrine. There used to be a couple bottles of rum in there,but the Baboon kept taking nips…
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Words of Wisdom From Feb in my Islands in the Sun calendar:
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Feeling Groggy On the menu of most Tiki bars is a drink with ‘Grog’ in the name. This is due to this gentleman: His name is Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon,and in the pantheon of Tiki gods,he’s right up there with the legendary Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic. Why do you ask? Because on the 21st…
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Send in the Clowns! BG Reynolds makes wonderful syrups that make delicious cocktails. While perusing their site,I found this: I was immediately intrigued. Especially after looking through their recipes section and finding this: I mean,who wouldn’t want to try a drink with that name? And thus,my love of ‘clown syrup’ began. Here’s the drinks from…
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The Other Mai Tais While there is only one true recipe for the original Mai Tai,that’s not to say there can’t be variations. The Trader himself had his own alternative Mai Tais. The Honi Honi was his bourbon Mai Tai,which just subbed bourbon for rum. I used Makers Mark to make these for a friend…
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Mix #1 the Mai Tai ‘44 In 1944,Trader Vic invented the Mai Tai to showcase a 17-year-old rum imported by J. Wray & Nephew. Upon tasting the wonderful elixir,one of his friends from Tahiti said,“maita’i roa ae!”,which loosely translates to “out of this world,the best!”,and the Mai Tai was born. The Mai Tai is,in my…
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Aloha! Aloha everyone! I am Giltron,Grand Poobah of the DC chapter of the Order of the Golden Fez. I’m retired military,currently a bicycle mechanic(specializing in Bromptons) living in Washington DC. I’ve always been into exotica and surf rock,but the fun that was 2020 got me seriously into all things tiki. Now I’m running out of…
