Comments on: Mixology Monday: Pain In The Ass Drinks http://rumdood.com/2010/04/26/mixology-monday-pain-in-the-ass-drinks/ Rum, Cocktails, & Mixology Sun, 13 May 2012 13:16:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AlchemistGeorge http://rumdood.com/2010/04/26/mixology-monday-pain-in-the-ass-drinks/comment-page-1/#comment-4266 AlchemistGeorge Sat, 01 May 2010 13:51:15 +0000 http://rumdood.com/?p=1066#comment-4266 Not that Tiki drinks aren't a pain, and there is nothing like juicing softball sized grapefruits for a recipe that calls for teaspoons of grapefruit juice . [ we love Hemingway Daiquiris.] However, I'd say the biggest pain in the ass drinks are such a pain that no one makes them any more, and most of us can't name a single one. The Pousse-café <blockquote>"A pousse-café is a term for a layered drink prepared by gently adding each ingredient from densest to least dense in order to create colored stripes when the drink is viewed from the side. Some bartender guides list a drink containing, from bottom to top, grenadine, yellow chartreuse and green chartreuse as the original pousse-café. The drink is made primarily as a delight for the eye rather than for its taste. It is sipped, sometimes through a silver straw, one liqueur at a time. The drink must be created and handled carefully, as the layers created will mix together into a brown sludge if handled roughly."</blockquote> Not that Tiki drinks aren’t a pain, and there is nothing like juicing softball sized grapefruits for a recipe that calls for teaspoons of grapefruit juice . [ we love Hemingway Daiquiris.]

However, I’d say the biggest pain in the ass drinks are such a pain that no one makes them any more, and most of us can’t name a single one.

The Pousse-café

“A pousse-café is a term for a layered drink prepared by gently adding each ingredient from densest to least dense in order to create colored stripes when the drink is viewed from the side. Some bartender guides list a drink containing, from bottom to top, grenadine, yellow chartreuse and green chartreuse as the original pousse-café. The drink is made primarily as a delight for the eye rather than for its taste. It is sipped, sometimes through a silver straw, one liqueur at a time. The drink must be created and handled carefully, as the layers created will mix together into a brown sludge if handled roughly.”

]]> By: Jordan http://rumdood.com/2010/04/26/mixology-monday-pain-in-the-ass-drinks/comment-page-1/#comment-4250 Jordan Wed, 28 Apr 2010 03:30:48 +0000 http://rumdood.com/?p=1066#comment-4250 @TikiGeeki I just juiced a grapefruit last night for a single cocktail. Since I had so much juice left over, I poured 1/2 oz aliquots into an ice cube tray and stuck it all in the freezer. I figure I'll just pop out a grapefruit cube to defrost any time I need a bit. @TikiGeeki

I just juiced a grapefruit last night for a single cocktail. Since I had so much juice left over, I poured 1/2 oz aliquots into an ice cube tray and stuck it all in the freezer. I figure I’ll just pop out a grapefruit cube to defrost any time I need a bit.

]]> By: TikiGeeki http://rumdood.com/2010/04/26/mixology-monday-pain-in-the-ass-drinks/comment-page-1/#comment-4248 TikiGeeki Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:29:19 +0000 http://rumdood.com/?p=1066#comment-4248 I love my tiki cocktails, but rarely make them at home. My favorite is the Navy Grog. From the Grog Log, you are looking at 3 kinds of rum, key being Demerara... which is rare to find. There is honey, which is horrible to work with unless you create a syrup before. Then there is lime, of course, easy enough. But there is grapefruit... ok. However, roughly 1/8 of a grapefruit. I only drank 8 Navy Grogs once... ONCE. Otherwise I have parts of a grapefruit sitting around. If you want to get special, falernum... but I have yet to make some. Now, unless you want to cause the wrath of the tiki gods, everything better be fresh and only the rum from a bottle. I love my Navy Grogs... but I love them at my favorite tiki bars. ;) I love my tiki cocktails, but rarely make them at home. My favorite is the Navy Grog. From the Grog Log, you are looking at 3 kinds of rum, key being Demerara… which is rare to find. There is honey, which is horrible to work with unless you create a syrup before. Then there is lime, of course, easy enough. But there is grapefruit… ok. However, roughly 1/8 of a grapefruit. I only drank 8 Navy Grogs once… ONCE. Otherwise I have parts of a grapefruit sitting around. If you want to get special, falernum… but I have yet to make some. Now, unless you want to cause the wrath of the tiki gods, everything better be fresh and only the rum from a bottle.

I love my Navy Grogs… but I love them at my favorite tiki bars. ;)

]]> By: Jordan http://rumdood.com/2010/04/26/mixology-monday-pain-in-the-ass-drinks/comment-page-1/#comment-4237 Jordan Tue, 27 Apr 2010 02:49:39 +0000 http://rumdood.com/?p=1066#comment-4237 I'd say the mai-tai, but that's mostly because I haven't been able to produce one that tasted really good (heresy, I know). They're a fair bit of work for disappointment, but I'll keep poking at the problem. I’d say the mai-tai, but that’s mostly because I haven’t been able to produce one that tasted really good (heresy, I know). They’re a fair bit of work for disappointment, but I’ll keep poking at the problem.

]]> By: Mike McSorley http://rumdood.com/2010/04/26/mixology-monday-pain-in-the-ass-drinks/comment-page-1/#comment-4236 Mike McSorley Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:52:10 +0000 http://rumdood.com/?p=1066#comment-4236 Great post Matt! It's an honor to have such and established blogger participating in my little event!!! Either of the two major attested old-school Zombie recipes (especially the one from Cabaret magazine) are a total pain when you run out of your pre-mixed bottles! Excellent entry! Mike Great post Matt!
It’s an honor to have such and established blogger participating in my little event!!!

Either of the two major attested old-school Zombie recipes (especially the one from Cabaret magazine) are a total pain when you run out of your pre-mixed bottles!

Excellent entry!

Mike

]]> By: KeithP http://rumdood.com/2010/04/26/mixology-monday-pain-in-the-ass-drinks/comment-page-1/#comment-4233 KeithP Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:54:45 +0000 http://rumdood.com/?p=1066#comment-4233 Having just come off of five days of self imposed, home base, tiki-boot camp ... I can say that there is a twinge of a "pain in the ass" factor to tiki but I have to say I had a blast with it (and I'm inspired to do more). Your kitchen photo is pretty much spot on to what mine looked like ... me thinks i need to expand my NYC apartment with a special tiki kitchen and bar. hhhmmm, I'm sure the Boss will go for that. Having just come off of five days of self imposed, home base, tiki-boot camp … I can say that there is a twinge of a “pain in the ass” factor to tiki but I have to say I had a blast with it (and I’m inspired to do more).

Your kitchen photo is pretty much spot on to what mine looked like … me thinks i need to expand my NYC apartment with a special tiki kitchen and bar. hhhmmm, I’m sure the Boss will go for that.

]]> By: Colonel Tiki http://rumdood.com/2010/04/26/mixology-monday-pain-in-the-ass-drinks/comment-page-1/#comment-4231 Colonel Tiki Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:10:29 +0000 http://rumdood.com/?p=1066#comment-4231 I keep an eyedropper bottle of pastis specifically for the purposes of dropwise addition. This is one of the many reasons people look at me funny. I keep an eyedropper bottle of pastis specifically for the purposes of dropwise addition.

This is one of the many reasons people look at me funny.

]]> By: Frederic http://rumdood.com/2010/04/26/mixology-monday-pain-in-the-ass-drinks/comment-page-1/#comment-4230 Frederic Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:48:36 +0000 http://rumdood.com/?p=1066#comment-4230 I have yet to find a drink that I have really loathed to make, only people I have loathed to make them for. I have yet to find a drink that I have really loathed to make, only people I have loathed to make them for.

]]> By: Matt Robold http://rumdood.com/2010/04/26/mixology-monday-pain-in-the-ass-drinks/comment-page-1/#comment-4229 Matt Robold Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:47:29 +0000 http://rumdood.com/?p=1066#comment-4229 Adam: Another heretic! The '34 is the One True Zombie. Kathryn: Indeed, the garnishes that can end up in some Tiki drinks are just incredible...and incredibly annoying. I generally stick with some mint, maybe a lime wedge/wheel or a flag and that's about it. <a href="http://kaiserpenguin.com" rel="nofollow">Some people</a> go a bit further. Adam: Another heretic! The ’34 is the One True Zombie.

Kathryn: Indeed, the garnishes that can end up in some Tiki drinks are just incredible…and incredibly annoying. I generally stick with some mint, maybe a lime wedge/wheel or a flag and that’s about it. Some people go a bit further.

]]> By: kathryn http://rumdood.com/2010/04/26/mixology-monday-pain-in-the-ass-drinks/comment-page-1/#comment-4228 kathryn Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:42:22 +0000 http://rumdood.com/?p=1066#comment-4228 Oh, and measuring the 1/4 oz. of juices in a 1/2 oz. jigger always makes me a little nervous. Oh, and measuring the 1/4 oz. of juices in a 1/2 oz. jigger always makes me a little nervous.

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