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Navy Grog was on the menu last night.
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Paloma time on the BP!!!
Sazerac
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Tried Ghost Tequila for those?
G Martin 87
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Was wanting something simple and elegant tonight. Martini time.
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Love Palomas. Great change of pace from margs.
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No. I'll have to check it out though!
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Friday night my wife and I went to Tiki Tatsu-Ya in Austin. All drinks were great. Next time I think we will get dinner before or after and leave the tiki bar to light snacking and heavy drinking.

First drink was the Daquiri of the month. It's a basic Hemingway Daquiri using a nice Foursquare Fijian rum. The top shelf rum adds a nice mouth feel depth of flavor and a silky finish.


We did a shared cocktail for round two but I the lighting was very low and I didn't get a great photo.

Final cocktail, the one I really didn't need, was a Zombie. Lots of rum in this one and I could taste it. Not the best Zombie I've had but certainly still good.



The entire bar is setup with automated lighting which changes throughout the night. They also have music and light display if you order a very large shared drink.

The main thing you see is the large sculpture at the center of the bar. There is a projector that constantly changes the color and animates insects, lava and other things on the sculpture. The bar is well done and is very popular. They boot you after two hours no matter what.


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Awesome place! Love their presentation. I can only drink so many not so much because of the alcohol (which is plentiful) but because of the sugar. Definitely need some food on your stomach. I like their large format stuff as well. Their rum list is second to none in Austin.
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This place looks really awesome.
Kinda puts our Houston Tiki scene to shame

Thanks for sharing
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I've been to Lei Low a couple of times. The drinks were great and it had a chill vibe. Tiki Tatsu-Ya is not so chill and you're 86'ed after two hours no matter what. It is cool and a big production but a good cocktail is a good cocktail. Fort Worth now has a tiki bar (Tarantula Tiki) and it's fine but you can't deviate off menu. Nickel City across the street generally has a better quality drink but only 3-4 tiki theme items on the menu at any time.
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Lei Low was ok drinks first time and absolutely awful the second. Like kerosene.

Fun vibe though.
G Martin 87
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If anyone of y'all plan a trip to the French Quarter, give me a shout and I'll meet you at Latitude 29.
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It's on my list!
SpiderDude
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Braulio & Rye Sour. Clutch.
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That looks tasty.

Friday evening I ran through a few recipes and drinks starting with a Mai Tai.

Ended with a Last Word.


Saturday we were making drinks and getting ready to sit down for dinner when my 3yo pushed her chair over backward and hit her head on the front wall of the house. This wall is all stone masonry. After a 2 hour urgent care trip the drinks we were making were in the fridge waiting on our return. Another couple of Mai Tais with different rums (all light) that I don't' even remember now.

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Y'all do good work on the pics.

Weekend was full of Sidecars, Sazeracs, Harlems, Aviations, Mezcal Margs, and Lemondrops.
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Nice. Mad I didn't grab a bottle of green chartreuse the first time I heard about it, I think a year or so ago? That thing has taken off!
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I haven't bought a backup bottle even though I've seen it a few places. Now I'm getting to the bottom half of the bottle and wondering if they will show back up soon.
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Streetfighter 02 said:

I haven't bought a backup bottle even though I've seen it a few places. Now I'm getting to the bottom half of the bottle and wondering if they will show back up soon.
Yea, who knows. It could be a passing trend to broader consumers and demand may stagnate or fall, but supply certainly isn't going up.
txag2008
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Been wanting to try making this one for awhile. Finally found a bottle of green.

I present to you, the Last Word
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Where's the drink?
jh0400
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My wife came home very proud of herself on Wednesday, because she found a bottle of chartreuse. I guess they changed the label recently, because it's yellow but not like the old yellow.
txag2008
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Here ya go. But it's not near as pretty of a pic.
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txag2008
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Another new one for me. It's great
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Sorry I can't add pics but I'm having a Penicillin or two tonight

2 oz Monkey Shoulder
.75 honey syrup
.75 lemon juice
Muddled ginger
Splash of Laphroaig Quarter Cask
Sazerac
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Inspired.
Last Word 2 Ways. Yellow or Green Chartreuse


87Flyfisher
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Going to try a First Word tomorrow:

https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/17894/first-word
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Officially summer now.
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BrokeAssAggie said:

Officially summer now.


Looks delish. Recipe?
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Revisiting the Last Flight
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Paper Airplane (old drink from Anvil that they still make)

Love this one, if you can find the Swedish Punsch that is. I have had good luck finding it at Houston Wine Merchant.

1 oz Kronan Swedish Punsch
0.75 oz turbinado syrup
0.5 oz Fernet Branca
0.5 oz Lemon Juice
1 barspoon navy Rum
1-2 dashes Angostura

Shake on ice. Then add 0.5 oz ginger beer float.
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Pregame "esspresso" martini served in a rocks glass on a sphere before we headed to an auction night.


Post game mistake. Strawberry margarita. Muddled fresh strawberry in my standard recipe.
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Medicina Latinas on this Taco Tuesday:

2 oz tequila
.75 oz lime juice
.75 oz honey syrup
Muddled ginger
Float mezcal on top

Side question: how do y'all without stars post pictures?
 
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