Giltron's Mixings
the mixing of exotic cocktails
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Shhh,it’s a secret… ‘Don’s Mix’ is a secret ingredient used in many Tiki drinks. That is,it used to be a secret until it was unearthed by Jeff “Beachbum” Berry. Donn Beach used to encode all his recipes to prevent rivals from stealing them,so for the longest time no-one knew what his drink and syrup recipes…
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Frack! Fell! Gorram! What you’ll be saying tomorrow morning if you have a few of these. I’ve had this one in the queue for awhile,but didn’t really have a post to put it in,so I decided to just do a solo post on it. Mix #183 The Third Oath 2.5oz Plantation OFTD1.5oz cinnamon syrup1oz lime…
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Concentrate…con-cen-trate… Trader Vic created the Mai Tai in 1944. It’s since become the most famous Tiki drink,and my personal favorite. Normally you would need five ingredients to make one,but Trader Vic has products that will let you do it with only three. Rum,lime juice,and one of their mixers. The first is Trader Vic’s Mai Tai…
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Bits and Bobs…. While I normally have a theme to my posts,this week I’m just clearing out some random recipes I’ve mixed. Enjoy. Mix #174 Dr Funk 2 1/4oz black pot still rum1/2oz lime juice1/2oz lemon juice1/2oz Demerara syrup1/4oz grenadine1/4oz absinthe1oz seltzer Shake everything except seltzer with ice,pour into glass,top with seltzer and stir. Created…
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An apple a day………… The old adage states ‘an apple a day will keep the doctor away’. That is unless you put the apple in a Tiki drink and have too many. Apple cider is used in many seasonal Tiki drinks,but apple juice is uncommon. Still,there are some recipes that use it. Here’s a sampling…
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More Mai Tais. There is of course only one real recipe for the Mai Tai,but that doesn’t mean it isn’t fun to make tweaks and riffs. Here are a few I’ve recently come across. Mix #167 Frankie’s Mai Tai 1oz Myers’s dark rum1oz Lemon Hart 80 proof rum1oz orange curacao1oz orgeat1/2oz simple syruphalf a large…
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One more cherry drink. The Singapore sling was created around 1900 at the Long Bar in the Raffles Hotel in Singapore by bartender Ngiam Tong Boon. (Ngiam with his wife on the left) Originally called the Gin Sling,it was intended as a drink for women. This is because at the time it was socially unacceptable…
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Spring has sprung. It’s Spring time in DC,which means we get to enjoy the beauty of the cherry blossoms. The weather wasn’t so great this year,but they were still pretty. (actual cherry blossom pic taken by Uncle Giltron) And of course,there are Tiki drinks for this occasion. Mix #160 Cherry Blossom 1.5oz white rum1oz pineapple…
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Happy chocolate bunny day! It’s Easter. The kids get all kinds of candy,and what do the grownups get? Well thanks to Brian Maxwell,we get a seasonal Tiki drink! Mix #159 Easter Bounty 1.5oz dry gin1oz coconut cream1oz pineapple juice1/2oz lemon juice*1/2oz vanilla syrup1/2oz passionfruit syrup1/2oz Cynar* Blend with two cups of ice until smooth. *I…
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