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The Art of Cocktail Embellishment - The Garnish |
wizzard419
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Joined: Jul 10, 2013
Posts: 341 |  Posted: 2014-05-04 2:53 pm Permalink
I don't know why, but before I read what they were I thought those were from mangosteens.
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KrakenHunterSteve
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Joined: Jan 23, 2014
Posts: 74 | Posted: 2014-05-11 5:56 pm Permalink
While these aren't exactly the specialty garnishes normally posted here, it was suggested that I upload the garnish for my Big Moai Mai Tai:
Juice of three limes
Juice of one lemon
3 oz Creole Shrub
3 oz Orgeat
1 cup Appleton V/X
1 cup Rhum JM VSOP
Shake with 3 pounds crushed ice and pour. Garnish with Bird of Paradise, leaf attached, Sprig of Jasmine, and a really long straw.
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 6020
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2014-05-11 6:08 pm Permalink
Wow
That's freekin huge
Awesome
Cheers
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El Jefe
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Joined: Mar 13, 2012
Posts: 366
From: The Third Coast
| Posted: 2014-05-11 6:36 pm Permalink
Holy Moai!!!!!!!
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MadDogMike
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Posts: 8205
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2014-05-11 10:26 pm Permalink
Go big or go home! 
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GentleHangman
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Joined: Jun 23, 2006
Posts: 464
From: Stuart, Florida
| Posted: 2014-05-12 09:01 am Permalink
Holy Moly! That's a big drinkie-poo! Gives you a workout while you drink it then . . . time for a nappy-poo!
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thePorpoise
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Joined: Jan 23, 2011
Posts: 1515
From: Tampa Bay
| Posted: 2014-05-12 7:35 pm Permalink
was there a drink? i only noticed a good-looking woman...
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arriano
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Joined: Jun 13, 2006
Posts: 1404
From: Dog Patch - San Diego
| Posted: 2014-07-16 1:32 pm Permalink
Here are some video demonstrations of creating fancy garnishes:
http://liquor.com/articles/5-easy-fancy-garnishes/
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AdOrAdam
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Joined: Jun 16, 2013
Posts: 627
From: Wolverhampton, UK
| Posted: 2015-05-29 1:21 pm Permalink
I thought of something new to try out as a garnish - a cookie cutter.
So I got some:
I used a muddler to tap one into a piece of pineapple skin, cut round & voila:
The pineapple skin was a little thick & the garnish may be a little better in a punch bowl but it's something fun to try 
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Kahiki Guy
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Joined: May 15, 2015
Posts: 124
From: Baltimore, MD
| Posted: 2015-05-29 2:20 pm Permalink
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On 2015-05-29 13:21, AdOrAdam wrote:
I thought of something new to try out as a garnish - a cookie cutter.
So I got some:
I used a muddler to tap one into a piece of pineapple skin, cut round & voila:
The pineapple skin was a little thick & the garnish may be a little better in a punch bowl but it's something fun to try
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Good idea! easy and festive.
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 8205
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2015-06-10 10:45 am Permalink
This was posted on another garnish thread, thought I would add it here for posterity
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On 2015-05-20 11:56, Thrift Tiki wrote:
I like sweet --not overly sweet--tiki drinks and have been experimenting with these hibiscus flowers in syrup.
They are pretty interesting and can be found at BevMo and I am sure other booze warehouses.
The syrup tastes good in daiquiris and we even made a hibiscus mai tai that was rather awesome.
Just a suggestion!
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I tried it out in champagne and they were pretty good, look like baby squids
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Toddmc
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Joined: Apr 24, 2015
Posts: 5 | Posted: 2015-06-14 5:05 pm Permalink
I thought my flaming skull was fancy, but some of these put it to shame.
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mikehooker
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Joined: Jul 17, 2014
Posts: 699
From: Austin
| Posted: 2015-07-07 11:06 pm Permalink
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On 2014-05-04 10:24, AdOrAdam wrote:
Not necessarily a garnish, but presentation related; For a while now I had been thinking of getting a VacuVin Pineapple Corer - I got one & put it to work:
The begining:
The end:
Easy peasy
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My pineapple corer just broke on me. The little buttons you push to separate the plastic handle from the coring apparatus snapped off. Not sure if it was a Vacu Vin or a knockoff but it worked great while it lasted. The ones I'm seeing from Vacuvin on Amazon all appear to be plastic and only $10 with three different size attachments which seems a good deal. The last one I had was stainless though. Anyone know if there is an advantage to getting a metal one over plastic? Other brands have stainless ones for slightly more money.
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JenTiki
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Joined: Jun 16, 2006
Posts: 2286
From: Home of the best rum collection in NC
| Posted: 2015-07-08 07:40 am Permalink
I got this one from QVC for $15. The shaft and blade are stainless steel and it comes with a silicone cover for the blade that can also be used to cover the cut top of the pineapple. So if you only want to use a few slices at a time, you can leave the rest in the pineapple and put it in the fridge without it oxidizing. Honestly, I haven't used the slicer yet, but it seems like it will do a pretty good job, assuming the plastic handle doesn't break. Most of the customer reviews are very good. Unfortunately, they don't currently have it in stock, but items that are this popular usually come back at some point.
http://www.qvc.com/Stainless-Steel-Pineapple-Slicer-with-SiliconeCover-Green.product.K42051.html?upsh=1&sc=K42051-CSWB
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AdOrAdam
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Joined: Jun 16, 2013
Posts: 627
From: Wolverhampton, UK
| Posted: 2015-07-08 12:54 pm Permalink
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On 2015-07-07 23:06, mikehooker wrote:
My pineapple corer just broke on me. The little buttons you push to separate the plastic handle from the coring apparatus snapped off. Not sure if it was a Vacu Vin or a knockoff but it worked great while it lasted
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My first corer broke the same way after a few uses. I looked at the stainless steel Vacu Vin pineapple corer - the catch is the same. I just got another plastic one & use it (infrequently) with care.
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