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Sunny&Rummy
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 13, 2013
Posts: 545
From: Melbourne, FL
|  Posted: 2013-09-26 7:48 pm Permalink
Vieux Carre. Rum-free, decidedly non-Tiki. And delicious.
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thePorpoise
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 23, 2011
Posts: 1296
From: Tampa Bay
| Posted: 2013-09-26 8:45 pm Permalink
Laissez les bons temps rouler.!
try the Cocktail a la Louisiane for a similar riff.
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Sunny&Rummy
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 13, 2013
Posts: 545
From: Melbourne, FL
| Posted: 2013-09-26 9:01 pm Permalink
Yep, that cocktail is the other reason my bottle of Benedictine is nearing it's end.
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Sunny&Rummy
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 13, 2013
Posts: 545
From: Melbourne, FL
| Posted: 2013-09-27 8:47 pm Permalink
Remixed night tonight. . .
Aku Aku Zombie, Tiki Ti Puka Punch, and a Steve Crane Luau Rum Barrel.
The drinks are going down easy tonight. Wishing tomorrow wasn't a work day.
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thePorpoise
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 23, 2011
Posts: 1296
From: Tampa Bay
| Posted: 2013-09-27 10:20 pm Permalink
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On 2013-09-27 20:47, Sunny&Rummy wrote:
The drinks are going down easy tonight. Wishing tomorrow wasn't a work day.
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on my SECOND hurricane heyward maikai 151 rum swizzle.
and i DONT hafta woik tomorrah...
and I'm picking up a chilled mini-keg of Spaten Oktoberfest at 10 am tomorrow; I'ma watch college football and hit that keg all day long while, the wifey makes homemade german potato salat and beer brats...
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AdOrAdam
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Jun 16, 2013
Posts: 493
From: Wolverhampton, UK
| Posted: 2013-09-28 3:07 pm Permalink
Tomorrow ain't a work day for me either  I'm going tiki hunting in the morning & carving in the afternoon!
A few drinks to get me in the mood:
Drink no 1: Hemmingway Diaquiri.
I prefer it blended, it's pink because I add a little grenadine for a fruity touch ~ try it! I used agricole 'To Have & Have Not' style after reading it on this thread - definitely try the sub if you like agricole.
Drink no 2: Navy Grog.
To use up 'surplus to requirements' rum, I used 2 Cockspur / 1 Kracken / 0.5 Pussers. Cockspur is a good rum IMO (readily & cheaply available), Kracken isn't good - I added the Pussers to 'save' the drink as it was too light... it didn't really! I should have stuck to the jamacian/demerara/puerto rican combo...
Drink no 3: Old Fashioned with Knob Creek.
Not tiki but oh well... I make Old Fashioneds with various whiskey & bitters. This is my first try with Knob Creek, pretty good
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Pikeys Dog
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 03, 2008
Posts: 305
From: England
| Posted: 2013-09-28 3:29 pm Permalink
A beer night...
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hang10tiki
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Joined: Jul 18, 2010
Posts: 4478
From: Las Vegas
| Posted: 2013-09-28 9:05 pm Permalink
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Joined: Jul 19, 2009
Posts: 6495
From: Costa Misery
| Posted: 2013-09-28 10:58 pm Permalink
AdOrAdam, Just the way I prefer my Old Fashioned's with Nob Creek & Regan's Orange bitters
very tasty.
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Sunny&Rummy
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 13, 2013
Posts: 545
From: Melbourne, FL
| Posted: 2013-09-28 11:11 pm Permalink
My current favorite Old Fashioned is with Four Roses Small Batch and good old Ango.
Tonight it is Bahias for thr Missus and Reverb Crashes for me.
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AdOrAdam
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Jun 16, 2013
Posts: 493
From: Wolverhampton, UK
| Posted: 2013-09-29 2:47 pm Permalink
I like the look of some of those beers - where do you get them in the UK Pikeys Dog?
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On 2013-09-28 22:58, Atomic Tiki Punk wrote:
AdOrAdam, Just the way I prefer my Old Fashioned's with Nob Creek & Regan's Orange bitters
very tasty.
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On 2013-09-28 23:11, Sunny&Rummy wrote:
My current favorite Old Fashioned is with Four Roses Small Batch and good old Ango.
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I do like an Old Fashioned! Amongst all my bourbon / rye / bitters I've got 3 combos that work well IMO:
Pikesville Rye with Angostura & muddled orange
Woodford Reserve with Peychauds & Regans
Wild Turkey 101 with Fee Bros Aztec
I saw you had a Vieux Carre earlier in the week Sunny&Rummy - I've tried a few times but I think I'm just not a red vermouth man or it's past it's best - I won't splash out on an expensive bottle because I use so little & can't seem to find half bottles!
If you've got Benedictine & Brandy. I recommend a B&B - nice & easy!
Definitely worthy drinks
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Sunny&Rummy
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Joined: Jun 13, 2013
Posts: 545
From: Melbourne, FL
| Posted: 2013-09-29 3:19 pm Permalink
Good, fresh vernouth makes all the difference. I typically stock Noily Pratt, but Dolin is great and Cinzano works as well. If you don't think you are much of a red vermouth fan the Vieux Carre is one of the drinks that I think can make a convert of you. The others are a good honest Rye Manhattan and a Negroni which I think is may be the most perfect three ingredient cocktail ever.
eta: and if you keep your vermouth in the fridge it will keep well for several months.
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Atomic Tiki Punk
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 19, 2009
Posts: 6495
From: Costa Misery
| Posted: 2013-09-29 3:57 pm Permalink
I second the Dolin's!
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lunavideogames
Grand Member (3 years) 
Joined: May 09, 2012
Posts: 1314
From: San Diego
| Posted: 2013-09-29 4:01 pm Permalink
Trader Vics Beverly Hills Mai Tai.
It seems like no LA TV locations can/will make the original 1944 recipe. I was at LA Live last night. Ordered a top shelf 1944 but it was way too sweet. Had a Dr Funk after that that I didn't like too much either. BH location seems to make better drinks. They use a Mai Tai recipe from 1950 and it is pretty good.
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lunavideogames
Grand Member (3 years)
Joined: May 09, 2012
Posts: 1314
From: San Diego
| Posted: 2013-09-29 4:37 pm Permalink
Navy Grog same place. Good and I like the rock candy. Strong but a bit sweet.
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