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jingleheimerschmidt
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From: santa rosa, calif.
|  Posted: 2007-04-20 6:49 pm Permalink
Howdy y'all. New dude here....I just poured myself a Test Pilot with Velvet Falernum and used Bacardi (I know, I know) light and some Appleton Estate. I used my kid's Tylenol medicine dropper that reads down to less than a 1/4 tsp for the Pernod and used fresh squeezed key limes. Dear Mother Mary of God! Bitter. I have seen that some of you love the Test Pilot. What went wrong with my first flight? I dumped in 2 tsp of simple syrup and things flew better. Do I really need to hunt down Fees? I would like to skip the trial and error before I fall on the floor. Any tricks would be highly appreciated.
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Chip and Andy
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From: Corner table, Molokai Lounge, Mai-Kai.
| Posted: 2007-04-20 10:08 pm Permalink
Welcome to Tiki Central, and welcome to the fun that is the Grog Log......
Two things are working against you: The first is the Bacardi. Nothing wrong with it, but it doesn't have any life to it. It is flat and boring and just kind of sits there in the drink.
Second, keylime is a bit sharp (not sure how to better describe it) for this drink. Try it again with regular limes and see if that helps.
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pappythesailor
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Joined: Jul 07, 2005
Posts: 1563
From: Mass.
| Posted: 2007-04-21 04:55 am Permalink
Thanks for the idea, though-- The 'crash and burn variation' on the Test Pilot--a little 151 in the lime shell and add fire. fire! FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!
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jingleheimerschmidt
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Joined: Apr 20, 2007
Posts: 328
From: santa rosa, calif.
| Posted: 2007-04-21 5:34 pm Permalink
Ahhh....that was it! I was working off of a recipe for a singapore sling that recommended key limes and assumed they would work in the test pilot. Engine failure!!! Thank you and mahalo for flying Test Pilot Airlines! My second one involved a burning lime shell. Now my kids want flaming drinks. Uh oh. I can now rest easy knowing my grandkids will inherit the bottle of Pernod. 1 teaspoon down....151 to go.
Thanks again.
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Chip and Andy
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From: Corner table, Molokai Lounge, Mai-Kai.
| Posted: 2007-04-21 7:40 pm Permalink
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On 2007-04-21 17:34, jingleheimerschmidt wrote:
.... I can now rest easy knowing my grandkids will inherit the bottle of Pernod. 1 teaspoon down....151 to go.
Thanks again.
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You will be surprised at the Pernod and all of the yummy things it goes into. I thought I would have the bottle until I am old and grey, but in less than a year I have gone through a bit more than half of a 750ml.
Of course I drink.
Lots.
Back to the bar!
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jingleheimerschmidt
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Posts: 328
From: santa rosa, calif.
| Posted: 2007-04-22 09:15 am Permalink
well, I don't consider it "drinking a lot." It's more like research and development. Sometimes R&D requires several bottles of rum. The price you pay for the science of the art. Anyhow....what are your favorites for the Pernod?
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pablus
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From: www.crazedmugs.com
| Posted: 2007-04-22 11:52 am Permalink
TEST PILOT!!!!!
Had one on Donn Beach's birthday this past year.
Zowie. As beautifully bitter as I remember.
If you love a bitter drink it means you have a sweet soul.
Which would explain why Swanky is "goth" to the 453rd power.
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Swanky
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From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2007-04-22 1:55 pm Permalink
Phooey. The Test Pilot is not as bitter as many of the drinks I have tried. One "trick" for making the Test Pilot is to double the recipe. I almost always do anyway to sample with the wahine. But, if you make two or four of any recipe, A) the accuracy you need to make it really work, goes more and more in your favor, and B) the measurements are a lot easier to get right. Easier to do an ounce than a half or an ouce rather than a 1/4 ounce, etc. Especially with a drink like the T.P. that requires a tiny amount of a very strong ingredient.
So, as Chip says, use the regualr Persian limes, and double the recipe or, if you have guests, quadruple it. Or if you have Andy or Pablus over, quadruple it... Life will be better and easier that way.
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GatorRob
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From: 3 hrs 33 mins to paradise
| Posted: 2007-04-22 4:02 pm Permalink
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On 2007-04-22 11:52, pablus wrote:
TEST PILOT!!!!!
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Yeah... what he said. Can't find anything wrong with it. Move away from the Bacardi, be careful with the Pernod and life will be good.
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GatorRob
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From: 3 hrs 33 mins to paradise
| Posted: 2007-04-22 4:03 pm Permalink
Oyster forks anyone?
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jingleheimerschmidt
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From: santa rosa, calif.
| Posted: 2007-04-22 5:26 pm Permalink
You guys rule. It IS about cocktail hour and I better burn through this Bacardi soon. Now, here it is...another question. A friend is sneaking into Cuba and I have begged for a few "souvenirs" made from fermented cane sugar. Will it work better? Or what is the preferred PR light rum? Have any of y'all tried the rum made here on the left coast (Rogue Brewery, I believe, makes some rum)? Oh, the agony of perfection. BTW, my neighbors are now trained to walk by the house around 5:30. They can hear the shaker. I need neighbors with oyster forks.
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Swanky
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From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2007-04-22 6:57 pm Permalink
A super great rum isn't going to amke this drink way better, but a bad rum, will make it worse. Any non-Bacardi white will improve it.
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Chip and Andy
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From: Corner table, Molokai Lounge, Mai-Kai.
| Posted: 2007-04-23 04:42 am Permalink
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On 2007-04-22 09:15, jingleheimerschmidt wrote:
.... It's more like research and development. Sometimes R&D requires several bottles of rum. The price you pay for the science of the art......
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Ahhhh, the first step to becoming a Lush.
I don't mean an alcoholic, because they go to meetings.
Now!
Back the the bar! I mean LAB!
To the Lab! The lab for research....
wheres my monkey?
and what did he do with my limes?
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quickiki
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Joined: Dec 29, 2005
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From: Stockton, CA
| Posted: 2007-04-23 09:54 am Permalink
Pernod is liberally bashed as the "blehhhch! x-factor" ingredient in cocktails because of its strong licorice flavor. It is definitely an acquired taste, but is absolutely great for cooking! It's almost mandatory in Oysters Rockefeller and is really great with mussels too. If you like shellfish, I'll bet that bottle will be gone in no time!
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tikibars
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Joined: Apr 11, 2002
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From: Aku Hall, Chicago
| Posted: 2007-04-23 11:03 am Permalink
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On 2007-04-22 18:57, Swanky wrote:
Any non-Bacardi white will improve it.
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Careful with that word 'any' Tim!
I'm thinking of Castillo, and not liking that thought...
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