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Fassionola? |
Hurricane Hayward
Grand Member (4 years) 
Joined: Jun 07, 2008
Posts: 389
From: 16 miles from The Mai-Kai
|  Posted: 2012-07-03 12:44 am Permalink
You can stop trolling eBay. Thanks to an Atomic Grog reader, we may have a very viable fassionola substitute:
A 50/50 mix of Fee Brothers grenadine and Smucker's Red Raspberry Syrup (left) is very close in color and taste to Jonathan English brand fassionola.
We put it to the test in our Cobra Kiss and Jet Pilot tributes, with excellent results:
http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2011/11/20/mai-kai-cocktail-review-cobra-kiss-is-an-exotic-taste-explosion-guaranteed-to-strike-your-fancy/#fassionola
http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2012/02/07/mai-kai-cocktail-review-jet-pilot-soars-over-its-ancestors-with-flying-colors/#tribute
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CincyTikiCraig
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 31, 2009
Posts: 328
From: Cincinnati, Ohio USA
| Posted: 2012-07-03 8:59 pm Permalink
You, my friend, have hit the ball out of the park once again  BRAVO!
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arriano
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Joined: Jun 13, 2006
Posts: 1124
From: Birdland - San Diego
| Posted: 2012-07-04 10:58 am Permalink
I just had a funny thought: Any chance that Hawaiian Punch syrup IS fassionola?
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6412
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2012-07-04 12:49 pm Permalink
Refrigerate after mixing? Self life? Add a little 151 to extend shelf life?
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Hurricane Hayward
Grand Member (4 years)
Joined: Jun 07, 2008
Posts: 389
From: 16 miles from The Mai-Kai
| Posted: 2012-07-05 10:22 am Permalink
Shelf life is probalby the same as the Smucker's and Fees, which is quite a while if you keep them in the fridge ... though the interaction of the two long-term is unknown. I would just keep the Smucker's on hand (it could be good in other drinks, and it's cheap) and mix up small batches with the grenadine when needed.
HH
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