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thePorpoise
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|  Posted: 2012-04-07 2:42 pm Permalink
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On 2012-04-07 13:50, The Blue Kahuna wrote:
Okay, I'm having the hybrid Navy Grog above, with Orange Clover Honey Mix, and a 1/4 oz of STE Dram, Myers, LH151 & Cruzan White . . . very tasty, had to let the ice melt a bit though, that STEDram is a potent potable!
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heh. not to mention LH 151...
actually, some of us make that hybrid recipe above with an oz of soda water also (per DtB formula)...
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Dapuma1
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Posts: 112 | Posted: 2012-04-07 9:58 pm Permalink
i have been looking online and it appears white grapefruit season is over
Does anyone see where i can order any in bulk
i found a place to order some meyer lemons (which are great for making drinks and also baking / cooking with) if anyone needs to find them if they are not local
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CincyTikiCraig
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| Posted: 2012-04-08 12:23 am Permalink
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On 2012-04-07 21:58, Dapuma1 wrote:
i have been looking online and it appears white grapefruit season is over
Does anyone see where i can order any in bulk
i found a place to order some meyer lemons (which are great for making drinks and also baking / cooking with) if anyone needs to find them if they are not local
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I can't vouch for them, but I found this online retailer from Florida:
http://www.halegroves.com/Fresh-White-Grapefruit-indian-river-grapefruit-226.cfm
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Dapuma1
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Posts: 112 | Posted: 2012-04-08 11:49 am Permalink
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On 2012-04-08 00:23, CincyTikiCraig wrote:
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On 2012-04-07 21:58, Dapuma1 wrote:
i have been looking online and it appears white grapefruit season is over
Does anyone see where i can order any in bulk
i found a place to order some meyer lemons (which are great for making drinks and also baking / cooking with) if anyone needs to find them if they are not local
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I can't vouch for them, but I found this online retailer from Florida:
http://www.halegroves.com/Fresh-White-Grapefruit-indian-river-grapefruit-226.cfm
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they are out of season they stop shipping the white ones on april 2nd, i found a few vendors but none shipping now
it appears texas arizona and cali produce the spring summer for the country but i dont see any place to order from them online, only flordia...perhaps they haven't ramped up their advertising until the end of the month
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arriano
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| Posted: 2012-04-08 1:05 pm Permalink
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On 2012-04-06 19:07, The Blue Kahuna wrote:
For that matter, where do you get 'fresh' white grapefruit juice in SMALL cans?
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Don't know where you live, but here in So Cal you can get small cans of white grapefruit juice at Smart & Final
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arriano
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| Posted: 2012-04-08 1:07 pm Permalink
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On 2012-04-06 18:38, TikiSan wrote:
Where do you get fresh White Grapefruit?
Nearly every store here in Southern California only sells pink grapefruit.
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I find it my local Ralphs. Have you tried there?
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GatorRob
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| Posted: 2012-04-08 3:55 pm Permalink
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On 2012-04-03 18:41, Hakalugi wrote:
This is the new label:
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All I have on hand is the old label. Is it just me or does the new label make it look like bottom shelf rum? Maybe it is now. The previous label was questionable. This one is pathetic.
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CincyTikiCraig
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| Posted: 2012-04-08 5:14 pm Permalink
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On 2012-04-08 15:55, GatorRob wrote:
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On 2012-04-03 18:41, Hakalugi wrote:
This is the new label:
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All I have on hand is the old label. Is it just me or does the new label make it look like bottom shelf rum? Maybe it is now. The previous label was questionable. This one is pathetic.
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Over at the Ministry of Rum, Ed Hamilton said that Wray & Nephew (Appleton) not only changed Coruba's label, but they changed the formula as well. He says that Appleton wanted a more flavorful product:
http://www.ministryofrum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5590&highlight=coruba
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The Blue Kahuna
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| Posted: 2012-04-08 9:57 pm Permalink
I live in the Central Valley, Northern California . . . we've a Smart & Final here so I'll check, thanks!
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thePorpoise
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| Posted: 2012-04-10 9:35 pm Permalink
here's what i used as the rums in my first post-Lent navy grog:
1 oz Cruzan light; 1 oz Yamazaki single malt; 1 oz Pierre Ferrand ambre; 1.5 teaspoons Macallan 12 year old; and a smidge of Hershey's syrup....
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The Blue Kahuna
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| Posted: 2012-04-10 9:51 pm Permalink
Egads 
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CincyTikiCraig
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| Posted: 2012-04-10 10:19 pm Permalink
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On 2012-04-10 21:51, The Blue Kahuna wrote:
Egads
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EGADS INDEED!!
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thePorpoise
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From: Tampa Bay
| Posted: 2012-04-11 05:35 am Permalink
was out of rum except for the light Cruzan. the substitutes worked out surprisingly well.
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Dapuma1
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Posts: 112 | Posted: 2012-05-12 1:31 pm Permalink
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On 2012-04-03 22:44, CincyTikiCraig wrote:
My favorite Navy Grog (the one that I am drinking at this very moment) is an amalgamation of Trader Vic's & Don The Beachcomber's recipes:
.75oz Lime Juice
.75oz White Grapefruit Juice
1oz PR/VI White Rum (Brugal, Cruzan)
1oz Jamaican Dark (Coruba, Myer's)
1oz Demerara Rum (ElDo12, LH80)
1oz Honey Syrup
1/4oz Allspice Dram (St Elizabeth, Bitter Truth, Berry Hill)
Since Pusser's is a blend of five West Indian rums, primarily Jamaican & Demerara rums, it might make an interesting and tasty single rum Navy Grog. Those of you with Pusser's in your bar-how about some first hand reports from the field??!
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made this one it was very good, also tried adding 1 oz of club soda to it, didnt care for that
cruzan white coruba and lh 80 - which was my last drop of lh80 - but i have ed12 so that will have to work
Might try it a bit less sweet with .75 oz of honey syrup next time
They taste very similar to Trader Vics
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Hurricane Hayward
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From: 16 miles from The Mai-Kai
| Posted: 2012-05-15 3:21 pm Permalink
We've confirmed that The Mai-Kai's version, called Yeoman's Grog, now contains both Lemon Hart and a rare dark Jamaican rum called Kohala Bay (formerly known as Wray & Nephew's 'Dagger'). Our guess on the third rum is a light Puerto Rican or Virgin Islands rum.
Check out the review and recipe here:
http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2011/12/12/mai-kai-cocktail-review-even-landlubbers-can-appreciate-a-strong-ration-of-yeomans-grog/
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