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Full Sail

February 24, 2020 February 28, 2020Featured, Foams, Syrups, Mixes and More, Island Drinks, Zero Proof 0

Kids love special drinks as much as adults. Especially if it’s made just for them. The carbonated coconut water is a bit over the top, but once again, with a little effort the kids feel really special. I used an an iSi Whipper and a CO2 charge since my siphon…

Mixology Monday CXIII – Bacon, Eggs & Booze

November 21, 2016 November 21, 2016MxMo, Sangria, Zero Proof 0

It’s Mixology Monday CXIII and we’re happy to be hosting! The theme we chose is “Bacon, Eggs and Booze” ’cause nothing makes a holiday brunch taste better than amazing cocktails. For this theme, we have 2 offerings: a sangria and a zero proof cocktail, (or nearly zero proof), for…

Key Lime “O”

September 17, 2014 August 17, 2015Island Drinks, Tiki 0

This should be served flaming. Either double the recipe and serve in a scorpion bowl, or float an inverted lime half with 151 rum soaked piece of bread. You can sub the Key Lime Bitters with orange bitters. 2 oz. Mount Gay Gold Rum 1 oz. Orange juice 1 oz.…

Mai Tai

September 17, 2014 August 17, 2015Island Drinks, Rum, Tiki 0

This is Trader Vic’s original recipe. 1 oz. Appleton Extra 1 oz. Mount Gay Gold Rum ½ oz. Curacao 1 oz. Lime Juice ¼ oz. orgeat ¼ oz. simple syrup Shake all ingredients with crushed ice Pour unstrained into old fashioned glass Add crushed ice to fill Garnish with a…

Planter’s Punch

September 17, 2014 August 17, 2015Island Drinks, Rum 0

This is my version of rum punch which I would like to claim I invented somewhere in the islands, but it was actually at home in Texas! I recently added the Orgeat and Key Lime Bitters. You can sub Angostura Bitters but you do need something to offset the sweetness…

Saturn

September 17, 2014 August 17, 2015Island Drinks, Tiki 0

Rockets and jet aircraft were all the rage in the Tiki era and every bartender had appropriately named drinks. This was Popo Galsini’s and won 1st Place in the World Cocktail Championship in 1967. 1 ¼ oz. gin ½ oz. passion fruit syrup ¼ oz. Falernum ¼ oz. orgeat ½…

Scorpion

September 17, 2014 August 17, 2015Island Drinks, Rum 0

This is from the Luau in Beverly Hills cr. 1958. Single serving: 1 oz. gold rum 1 oz. gin ½ oz. brandy 1 oz. OJ ½ oz. Lime juice ½ oz. simple syrup ¾ oz. orgeat 4 oz. crushed ice Blend on high for 5 sec. Pour unstrained into glass…

Wild Turkey in Heat

September 17, 2014 September 20, 2015Bourbon, Sour, Whiskey 2

This cocktail is a bourbon and orange sour with the almond sweetness of the orgeat and the kick of habanero. The name originated during a family ski trip to Steamboat Springs a number of years ago. We would always eat at the Tugboat Saloon on our first night and, so,…

Easy Orgeat Syrup

March 17, 2014 February 28, 2020Foams, Syrups, Mixes and More 0

When making orgeat, you start with almonds and make almond milk. So, why not start with almond milk! Plus, commercial almond milk is supposedly made from bitter almonds which contains benzaldehyde which is tasty. They also yield cyanide, which is why you can’t buy them at the local store! 1…

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Full Sail

Mixology Monday CXIII – Bacon, Eggs & Booze

Key Lime “O”

Mai Tai

Planter’s Punch

Saturn

Scorpion

Wild Turkey in Heat

Easy Orgeat Syrup

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