What AreYou Drinking- Right Now?

a pint of west coast IPA (Torpedo) and 2 oz of English Harbour Antiguan 5-y.o. on the rocks...

Rum barrel with Plantation.

Yum.

151 Swizzle at the Mai-Kai's Molokai Bar last night. Truly memorable. When I asked if I could live there, Kern said "No!" I think he was worried about his Molokai maidens. He's a smart man.

Ray's Mistake

Sumatra Kula

Rum Barrel

Also had some sips of friends' Chi Chi, Mai Tai.

London Sour

SOS. Recipe doubled.

On 2015-06-11 05:48, AceExplorer wrote:
151 Swizzle at the Mai-Kai's Molokai Bar last night. Truly memorable. When I asked if I could live there, Kern said "No!" I think he was worried about his Molokai maidens. He's a smart man.

Looks yummy...Oh, there's a drink in this pic too?

Had a Paralyzing Pufferfish, a couple of Ballast Point Pale Ale’s and a Mai Tai at the Bali Hai this evening. Very tasty!
Cheers

My wife CeCe had a "Saucy Sally" and I had a” Tiny Bubbles” ( a takeoff on an Aviation Cocktail” ) at Tom Ham’s Lighthouse. Tom’s a co-owner of the legendary Bali Hai in San Diego. Warming up for the happy hour at the B H later.
Cheers

Enjoy the Pufferfish, nui 'umi 'umi! If you're still having trouble finding the Horchata Fugu, try the BevMo on Rosecrans on your way home. We've found it there before and their website says they currently have it in stock.
3210 Rosecrans Place San Diego 619.221.8062

Luau coconuts

On 2015-06-13 20:43, bamalamalu wrote:
Enjoy the Pufferfish, nui 'umi 'umi! If you're still having trouble finding the Horchata Fugu, try the BevMo on Rosecrans on your way home. We've found it there before and their website says they currently have it in stock.
3210 Rosecrans Place San Diego 619.221.8062

Tanks for the tip Bam, gonna check out dat Bevmo in the morning. Had some mighty good drinks at the lighthouse this weekend too.
Later

Last night at the Molokai bar:

First, the special Rhum Barbancourt cocktail (created for this Hukilau week only) by Kern Mattei. I'm going to have another one this afternoon, it was very good.

Second, the Cobra's Fang.

Third, the Shark Bite.

Here's the lovely Molokai maiden Roxy delivering my Barbancourt cocktail:

The Below Decks, what rum did you use in that? I made one recently for the first time using Koloa spiced (as per 5 Min of Rum suggestion) which is unlike any spiced rum I've ever tasted. I imagine using anything besides that would be an entirely different cocktail than what I had. Curious which you used and how it was.

Last night I had some friends over and I made them Luau Coconuts. Third time this week making those with different rum combos. The first time I went by the bums suggestion of Virgin Islands rum but found it to be way too mild of drink. None of the other flavors besides coconut came out to play. So I tried it again with Flor de Cana the next night as I've found most everything I've ever made with Cruzan is better when using Flor de Cana in it's place. That gave it more depth. Then last night I did Flor de Cana gold with Plantation white and that pretty much nailed it. Much more interesting drink which I now prefer over the Mai Kai's Moonkist Coconut. This may be my new go to for when I have company. Forgot to take pics which is a shame cuz I actually put effort into garnish :(

And for my Captain Vadrna's Grog I used Old New Orleans cajun spiced rum, which I brought back with me from NOLA. I don't think anyone yet imports it into California (or at least I haven't yet seen it), which is crazy since its been on the market so long and is pretty well thought of. I still think it's the best of the spiced rums (which isn't saying all that much since I generally don't go for spiced rums).

A little behind but these are some drinks from the weekend.
This is a Dr Funk, also had a Mai Tai (not pictured)

Burnt Hawaiian

Zombie at home.

Does anyone else HATE this Hamiltons Jamaican as much as I do? It is in my book as one of my bottom 5 least favorite rums of all times. Drink ruining garbage. Anyone want whats left in my bottle? I would rather drink Cotton Candy Bacardi :(

Does anyone else HATE this Hamiltons Jamaican as much as I do? It is in my book as one of my bottom 5 least favorite rums of all times. Drink ruining garbage. Anyone want whats left in my bottle?

I can't deny that I'm interested. I figure that Hamilton can't be terrible - at least average at worst. Rumdood was pimping it on his instagram a few posts ago, so I figured it had to be okay. I'd at least be interested a little taste when/if our paths cross. Neat, how does it taste? What could you compare it to?

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[ Edited by: kkocka 2015-06-16 19:25 ]

On 2015-06-16 19:24, kkocka wrote:

Does anyone else HATE this Hamiltons Jamaican as much as I do? It is in my book as one of my bottom 5 least favorite rums of all times. Drink ruining garbage. Anyone want whats left in my bottle?

I can't deny that I'm interested. I figure that Hamilton can't be terrible - at least average at worst. Rumdood was pimping it on his instagram a few posts ago, so I figured it had to be okay. I'd at least be interested a little taste when/if our paths cross. Neat, how does it taste? What could you compare it to?

I thought the same, anything Hamiltons must be ok. The more I learn about rum the more I seem to disagree with Ed I think... Everyone has their own opinion, and it is possible my palate is not as distingushed (his favorite agricole is Niessen and that is my least favorite).

When Hang10Tiki was at my place over xmas, I let him taste it and smell it. It has a funk to it that I just can't stand. I know, most people say Smith & Cross is too funky for them, but I love that stuff. It is different with the Hamiltons Jamaican. Other rums that have the same funk that I can't stand are - St George Agricole and Duquesne Agricole. It must be something in the production of the rum, I wish I knew what made that flavor. Any rum experts out there know what I am talking about? What causes that flavor?

Anyway Keith, I will save it for you and my bottle of St George and you can have them both at Oasis (or the next time you are in SD). I would rather that they go to someone interested than just sit around my house.

Haven't had a Mai Tai in far too long.

Limoncello Cooler...Homemade Limoncello, Fresh Mint, Gin, Lemon Juice, Club Soda. Perfect on a summer night.

1944 Mai Tai...perfection.

On 2014-08-02 19:05, Sunny&Rummy wrote:
Having a 151 Swizzle. Disregarded the instructions to flash-blend Donn style and instead swizzled with the perfect bois lélé swizzle stick from Cocktail Kingdom.

I've been thinking about getting one of those, but not sure if i wanted to invest the money if they're as fragile as I've heard. How hearty are they? I've heard they break easily with use. Been using a thin barspoon to "swizzle".

Banana Daiquiri

Banana Diaquiri mikehooker? Don't do it!

So I've had a good hard week at work, we've been packing to move house next week, I fancied a drink... What's a fella to do?

On 2015-06-19 13:11, AdOrAdam wrote:
Banana Diaquiri mikehooker? Don't do it!

Ha! I was reading through Remixed last night and it was an original Mai Kai recipe so figured I'd give it a shot. It was tasty dammit! Don't worry, I'm not turning into a sissy. I'll kick it into high gear tonight with a Jet Pilot. Maybe two.

"On 2015-06-19 13:11, AdOrAdam wrote:
Banana Diaquiri mikehooker? Don't do it!"

Fredo Corleone: How do you say "banana daiquiri"?
Michael Corleone: "Banana daiquiri."

"I know it was you, mikehooker. You broke my heart. You broke my heart."

I think mikehooker is just pulling a fast one on us-- that's really lumpy applesauce in them cocktail coupes...

Alright, enough foolin' around. Jet Pilot time.

Boulevardier from earlier

Pineapple rum Daiquiri

:wink:

My first post-Hukilau drink in the home bar has to be the Deep Sea Diver, returned to its proper glassware thanks to Jeff "Beachbum" Berry ...

Of course, we enjoyed quite a few of these at The Hukilau. The glass is officially back in service, much to our delight ...

On 2015-06-19 14:22, tikiskip wrote:"I know it was you, mikehooker. You broke my heart. You broke my heart."

Ha ha :)

We've all done it:

On 2014-04-09 14:27, AdOrAdam wrote:
Banana Daiquiri - this is a weird drink, kind of a milk-less banana milkshake! After making & tasting I added 1/2 shot Smith & Cross to pep it up, I might go full jamaican next time :) Good fun 2 try out a Three Dots & a Dash (the bar) style garnish:

Ps looking good Luna & HH - gotta get me some diver glasses! :)

There's a new falernum on the market that may be worth a look, though it may be difficult to obtain in the UK.

http://shop.tipplemans.com/products/falernum

Cheers HH - I'm slowly settling on Taylors staying my favourite falernum but wishing I had Fees for some drinks, Bitter Truth is too gingery.

I've made a few tonight:

Mai Kai esq coffee drink Vs Sumtura Kula

Three Dots & A Dash Vs Big Bamboo

Boulvardier Vs Vodka & Orange (guess which one I had?)

Cheers, Adam

Cesar's Punch. Thanks Hurricane Hayward for sharing the recipe. I had just a smidge under 2 oz of Barbancourt left so I was able to pull it off and with the homemade grenadine I made last night this cocktail has a pleasant balance. Not complex or mind blowing and not something I'll be soon to revisit but could definitely work as a simple party punch. I'm sure they weren't serving them in pineapples at Hukilau but I just cored one so figured I'd make a drinking vessel out of it.

I guess you'd call this a Jim's Special Special. I took the basic recipe of the Tiki Ti Jim's Special from Sippin' Safari, added a 1/2 oz. of homemade falernum, added another 1/2 oz. of homemade orgeat instead of simple syrup, reduced the 2 1/2 oz. of tequila in the recipe to 1 oz. and subbed an oz. of Mexican Brandy and a 1/2 oz. of Pisco. Garnished with peppermint from the garden and a yellow asian lily.

in honor of Father's Day, a scorpion bowl outta my grampa's 60th birthday pewter mug.

later, for my pops, a shot of Wild Turkey, was his favorite.

for my sons, a shot of Johnny Walker Blue that I bought when they were each born. if they're lucky and i pour small shots each Father's Day, there will be leftovers for them when they turn 21...

Atomic Grog's Shrunken Skull tribute sans skull mug.

I dig that glass...

Had a Jungle Bird I was actually able to enjoy, courtesy of tweaks by Jason Alexander via Tacoma Cabana.

1.5 oz Plantation Stiggin’s Fancy Pineapple infused rum
1.5 oz pineapple juice
.5 oz lime juice
.5 oz passion fruit syrup
.5 oz Campari

Kkocka, this picture should go in the cocktail garnish thread, real nice.