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It’s that time of year again folks. Yes,it’s also Labor Day weekend,but this is much more important. August 30th is Mai Tai Day! The day we celebrate the creation of Tiki’s greatest concoction.
For the correct 1944 Mai Tai,see below. Follow the proper recipe and use good rum and you will taste ambrosia. This year I’m going to celebrate with a tasty Mai Tai riff from a famous Tiki bar. I think you’ll like it.
Mix #322 Three Dots and a Dash Mai Tai
2oz cachaça
1/2oz Yellow Chartreuse
1oz lime juice
1/2oz orgeat
1/4oz Demerara syrupShake with ice and pour into Mai Tai glass.
While Three Dots and a Dash has a 1944 on their menu(with an overproof float),they also have this interesting riff featuring cachaça instead of dark rum and Yellow Chartreuse in place of curacao. The result is a funky,herbal Mai Tai. Quite a nice twist on the classic,I can recommend it for anyone looking to try something different. And since I picked up a bottle of Leblon cachaça for this,I think I’ll even add this mix to my roster.
So have fun this weekend and make yourself some tasty cocktails. And let’s watch the Muppets get down again,cuz I can’t get enough Electric Mayhem! Booyakasha!
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I’ve moved the posts from my tumblr blog here so you can see them without having to create a login. I hope you enjoy them! And so you don’t have to scroll all the way to the beginning,here’s my first mixing,the original 1944 Trader Vic’s Mai Tai. Enjoy!
Mix #1 Mai Tai ’44
2oz dark rum*
1oz lime juice
1/2 oz orange curacao
1/2 oz orgeat
1/4 oz simple syrupShake all ingredients with ice and serve unstrained in a double rocks glass.
*Some recipes use one ounce each of dark and gold rum.
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You’re gonna need a bigger mug…
Happy birthday to Bruce the Shark,who turns 50 today! It was on this date in 1975 that Jaws premiered in theaters and would go on to become an instant classic and the first film to make $100M. And in his honor,your Uncle Giltron has created a rum barrel riff that I think you’ll love. Enjoy!
Mix #306 Bruce’s Rum Barrel
1oz Plantation OFTD
1oz Smith & Cross
1oz Plantation 3 star
1oz grapefruit juice
1oz pineapple juice
1oz orange juice
3/4oz lime juice
1/2oz agave syrup
1/2oz cinnamon syrupShake with ice and pour into mug.
This is citrus-y with a touch of sweet and a bit of cinnamon burn on the end. And that over proof and Navy rum combo will hit you like a Great White hitting a seal. A couple of these and you will need someone to show you the way to go home.
So hau’oli lā hānau bruddah,five decades on and we’re still cheering for you. Here’s to another fifty of scaring the crap outta folks. Hipa Hipa i ke ola!
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