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thePorpoise
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Joined: Jan 23, 2011
Posts: 732
From: Tampa Bay
|  Posted: 2011-06-05 10:40 am Permalink
okay, good one, guys. two and a half oz lime? teaspoon of lemon? only an ounce of rum? i fell for it.
let me guess-- was this recipe created as the perfect libation for everyone's next tiki snipe hunt?
but what i really wanna know is-- who's gonna give me back my quarter ounce of Lemon Hart 151? WHO?
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Hakalugi
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Joined: Aug 10, 2004
Posts: 2816
From: Redondo Beach, CA
| Posted: 2011-06-05 11:04 am Permalink
Yeah, the recipe you used is a bit heavy on the citrus. I prefer the Beachbum's variation on it:
Gone The Beachcomber:
1 oz fresh lime juice
1/4 oz fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz passion fruit syrup
1/4 oz Maraschino liqueur
1/4 oz sugar syrup
1 oz Demerara rum (80 proof)
1/4 oz 151 Demerara rum (float)
Shake it all up with ice except the 151. Strain into empty glass then float the 151.
I usually double the recipe.
I've only made this with Lemon Hart Demerara, One of these days I'll try an El Dorado Demarara for the 80 proof.
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thePorpoise
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Joined: Jan 23, 2011
Posts: 732
From: Tampa Bay
| Posted: 2011-06-05 2:30 pm Permalink
I used El Dorado for the 80.
have never come across LH 80 proof.
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Hurricane Hayward
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Posts: 414
From: 16 miles from The Mai-Kai
| Posted: 2012-09-11 2:28 pm Permalink
I just posted a tribute recipe for the Demerara Float, The Mai-Kai's version of the Demerara Dry Float ...
http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2012/09/07/lost-cocktails-of-the-mai-kai-the-classic-demerara-float-rises-again/
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AceExplorer
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Joined: Apr 03, 2008
Posts: 327
From: Deep in the Jacksonville Florida jungle.
| Posted: 2012-09-12 1:09 pm Permalink
Looks good, thanks! I appreciate the recommendations on which rums to use as well as a confirmation on who currently produces good syrups. So now I have more reasons to go out and buy even more rums... At last count I think I had 32 different rums in my bar cabinets, some of which I will phase out and not ever re-stock because I've found better. Obviously I will need to drink more to accomplish the phase-out, and will need to invite friends!
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thePorpoise
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Joined: Jan 23, 2011
Posts: 732
From: Tampa Bay
| Posted: 2012-09-12 1:55 pm Permalink
did you ever receive that LH 151 you ordered?
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AceExplorer
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Joined: Apr 03, 2008
Posts: 327
From: Deep in the Jacksonville Florida jungle.
| Posted: 2012-09-12 2:03 pm Permalink
I did receive my "new" LH 151 and they did a phenomenal job packing it and shipping it quickly. I would re-order from them anytime. I have not, as yet, done my taste-test for comparison of old "tan" and new "red" label versions. (I was sidetracked by making and testing a handful of cocktails which I saw appear in discussions here on TC, heh...) I did open and use the new LH 151 and it was fine. Based on what I've read here so far the difference between old and new should be minimal. I plan on comparing my notes with others at the next few tiki events I will be attending. And I will post my results here as soon as I have 'em.
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Swanky
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Posts: 4814
From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2012-09-13 07:57 am Permalink
I make the original recipe, yes with 2.5 oz of lime, for friends who love sour. For those people, this is their favorite drink!
I usually ask if they like to chew on sweetarts first.
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djmont
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Joined: Aug 03, 2011
Posts: 75
From: Potomac Falls, VA
| Posted: 2012-09-14 2:22 pm Permalink
I think we all taste tartness differently, so what would be ridiculously sour to some will appeal to a few. I find that my palate is very sensitive to tartness, so I usually modify recipes to better suit me.
Of course, some people are just maniacs...
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