Quarantiki - Daiquiri Time

Sunday, July 25, 2020

Daiquiri time. This is, of course, the Floridita Daiquiri from Shannon Mustipher's book Tiki- Modern Tropical Cocktails. Things are good at the Mermaid Lounge. 

Athena looks in on the Mermaid Lounge

Quarantiki - Royal Bermuda Yacht Club

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Cocktail tonight from Shannon Mustipher's book Tiki - Modern Tropical Cocktails.

This one's called a Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. Easy to make and it tasted quite awesome. 

Mustipher calls the drink a variation on a daiquiri. This is the first drink I've made using falernum although I'm quite familiar with its tastes of almond, citrus, cinnamon, and clove from other tiki drinks I've had over time. I love it and it adds a sharpness to the drink due to its acidity. 

Quarantiki.- More of the Jungle Bird

Saturday, April 25, 2020

This one is so good I gave it another go. The weather is getting consistently nicer and nicer so we've been sitting on the porch more and more. Might be time to start setting up the Mermaid Lounge. 

Quarantiki - Jungle Bird

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

I tried a new one tonight - the Jungle Bird which was crafted by rum expert Shannon Mustipher. This gem contains pot still Jamaican rum (I used Hamilton, which was recommended in the recipe), Campari (liqueur from the infusion of herbs and fruit - I've never used before), pineapple juice, and fresh lime juice. I mixed it as precisely as I could to the exact measurements in the recipe and the result was quite splendid. Dale, who's not a fan of hard liquor or mixed drinks, took a sip and even he liked it. To him tropical cocktails taste over-sweet but this one had a sharpness and bite to it that really counteracted the sweetness.  

Warmish and sunny evening. Dale and I sat on the porch. 

Quarantiki - Easter Daiquiri

Sunday, April 12, 2020

Easter today and a rather uneventful one at that. Snowy and stuck inside except to shovel. 

Daiquiri for cocktail hour - Shannon Mustipher's Floridita recipe. That lifted my spirits a little. 

Quarantiki - Floridita Daiquiri

Wednesday, March 26, 2020

The drink from Shannon Mustipher's book I chose to make is the Floridity Daiquiri. Now I've never made a daiquiri before and if I've ever had one it was a long time ago. Anyway, this one seemed pretty simple to put together. It calls for 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice, 1 bar spoon granulated sugar, and 2 ounces aged white rum. 

I upped the lime juice to one full ounce, used a tablespoon of bakers sugar, and added 1 extra ounce of the aged white rum (I used Diplomatico Planas - recommended by Mustipher).

The end result was simply fantastic. I can't believe something that simple could be that good! The rum was great, the sugar added a certain effervescence, and the fresh lime juice added a wonderful sharpness and tang to the whole thing!

This is one I'm definitely gonna make again!

Quarantiki - St. Patrick's Day 2020

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Wow. So much has changed in the U,S. since I last posted. Two days ago the governor of Minnesota ordered all schools closed starting tomorrow. My district, however, started their closure today. We had school yesterday but only 5 of my students showed up. 

Decided to have a cocktail today for St. Patrick's day. I only had rum and OJ on hand so I mixed that together. Not very Irish, but what the heck. Also, calling it tiki is a bit of a stretch but I guess we work with what we've got.

Spring break starts at the end of next week and Dale and I were supposed to leave for Arizona. We've decided to cancel due to the epidemic. It's a bummer as we were going to explore some tiki bars in Phoenix and also Palm Springs. Decided I'll mix up some tiki drinks here so I've been reading Tiki - Modern Tropical Cocktails by Shannon Mustipher to get some ideas. It's a great book and beautifully photographed.