Trader Sam's - Orlando - General Tiki

HH Hurricane Hayward Grand Member (1 year) 16 miles from The Mai-Kai Joined: Jun 07, 2008 Posts: 1870	HH Hurricane Hayward Posted posted on Thu, May 7, 2015 12:43 PM FYI there are two "proprietary" juices used in some of the drinks: POG (passion-orange-guava), which is also used in the Tambu Lounge (Backscratcher) and elsewhere. The commercial product is actually hard to find, but you can make your own pretty easy. I have a recipe up here: http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2013/07/31/trader-sams-enchanted-tiki-bar-one-of-many-changes-likely-coming-to-disneys-polynesian-resort/#backscratcher GROG is the new mix that started at Trader Sam's in Disneyland. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the consensus is that it's probably grapefruit, orange and guava. I'll have to play around with it to determine the exact proportions. I'm a fan of B.G. Reyolds, so that's definitely not a bad thing. I believe they use the falernum, cinnamon and orgeat syrups. You can't expect a bar like Trader Sam's to make its own syrups, or squeeze its own juice for that matter. Even The Mai-Kai contracts to have its fresh juices provided to them by an outside vendor. While the rum selection could be better in spots, overall it's a big step up from the rest of the World, where you'll probably only find Bacardi silver and Myers's. So some slack should be cut here. And it won't be too difficult to upgrade later. Perhaps a new rum flight (but keep the Zacapa). I'm not a fan of communal seating, but I think they did the best with what they had here. It's a very small space, and I too appreciate not having a bunch of people standing around. And to the earlier comment about not being able to buy the mugs without buying the drink: I think the current system is great. I always like to drink out of a mug before buying it. And it ensures that hopefully more true fans get the mugs (for the most part), not people just looking to turn them around on eBay for a profit. That's gonna happen anyway, but why encourage it? All the new mugs were available last weekend. I've got a pretty hefty review of the food and drinks in the works that I'll be posting here shortly. Aloha!

FYI there are two "proprietary" juices used in some of the drinks:

POG (passion-orange-guava), which is also used in the Tambu Lounge (Backscratcher) and elsewhere. The commercial product is actually hard to find, but you can make your own pretty easy. I have a recipe up here:
http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2013/07/31/trader-sams-enchanted-tiki-bar-one-of-many-changes-likely-coming-to-disneys-polynesian-resort/#backscratcher

GROG is the new mix that started at Trader Sam's in Disneyland. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the consensus is that it's probably grapefruit, orange and guava. I'll have to play around with it to determine the exact proportions.

I'm a fan of B.G. Reyolds, so that's definitely not a bad thing. I believe they use the falernum, cinnamon and orgeat syrups. You can't expect a bar like Trader Sam's to make its own syrups, or squeeze its own juice for that matter. Even The Mai-Kai contracts to have its fresh juices provided to them by an outside vendor.

While the rum selection could be better in spots, overall it's a big step up from the rest of the World, where you'll probably only find Bacardi silver and Myers's. So some slack should be cut here. And it won't be too difficult to upgrade later. Perhaps a new rum flight (but keep the Zacapa).

I'm not a fan of communal seating, but I think they did the best with what they had here. It's a very small space, and I too appreciate not having a bunch of people standing around.

And to the earlier comment about not being able to buy the mugs without buying the drink: I think the current system is great. I always like to drink out of a mug before buying it. And it ensures that hopefully more true fans get the mugs (for the most part), not people just looking to turn them around on eBay for a profit. That's gonna happen anyway, but why encourage it?

All the new mugs were available last weekend. I've got a pretty hefty review of the food and drinks in the works that I'll be posting here shortly.

Aloha!

Post #742513 by Hurricane Hayward on Thu, May 7, 2015 12:43 PM