Picked up a fairly large order of rums to taste from the Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge Kill Devil list. Almost like own personal advent calendar.
Photo by John Peterson. Thank you for prepping them!
Navy Grog from Forbidden Island
Navy Grog weekend ends with this strong entry from Forbidden Island Tiki Lounge. Very much in the Trader Vic’s tradition, this is Allspice forward. Potent and delicious.
Ultimate Navy Grog Cocktail Demo
A companion video to our Search for the Ultimate Navy Grog page. We discuss the Navy Grog cocktail, including the historical recipes from Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic’s. And then we show you how to make the Ultimate Navy Grog.
Plantation Isle of Fiji
Received this bottle thanks to some holiday cheer. A very interesting release, coming from an island uncommonly seen in rum shelves in these parts. Very similar flavor profile to some of the other Plantation releases, such as the Barbados 5 year. Isle of Fiji is very easy drinking (yes, there is dosage) and pretty affordable.
Greg Brady riding a dinosaur, because why not?
Happy Birthday Victor Bergeron
Today is the Trader’s birthday, and I celebrated with a 1944 Mai Tai while being the guest on the monthly Zoom call for a rum club. So much fun to talk Mai Tais and rum, and even got a few leads on some good Mai Tais.
A toast to the Trader!
Halekulani Mai Tai for Ohana Zoom
I enjoy doing the Zoom social hours, even if I spend all day in video conferences at work. The drinks are better, that’s for sure.
The cocktail is the Halekulani Mai Tai, a unique 1944 style riff featuring a dark rum float that makes this look more like an Island Mai Tai.
House without a Key Mai Tai, Halekulani Hotel in Waikiki
1 ¼ oz Lime Juice
⅓ oz Orgeat
⅓ oz Rock Candy Syrup
⅓ oz Orange Curacao (Cointreau)
¾ oz Bacardi Select/Black Rum
¾ oz Bacardi Gold Rum
Float ½ oz Lemon Hart 151 Rum
Delicious! My favorite Mai Tai on Waikiki.
Glassware by The Kon-Tiki in Oakland
Mai Tai with Homemade Orgeat
Mahalo to the main man Tony Dunnigan for the bottle of homemade Orgeat. This recipe is fantastic! Check out Tony’s recent IG video showing how he makes it.
And it tasted just outstanding in a Mai Tai (¾ oz Orgeat, no sugar syrup).
