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-=> JIM WELLER wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DS> Rangoons

 JW> Trader Vic invented it for his Tiki bar.

 DD> Victor Bergeron is guilty of a lot of abberations beyond the Mai Tai
 DD> and other umbrella drinks.

 JW> He, Donn Beach and all the other Tiki Culture pioneers came up
 JW> with a lot of tasty cocktails and bar snacks. A lot of his socalled
 JW> Polynesian dishes were straight up Cantonese but meat heavy and
 JW> frequently fried.

I had forgotten about Don The Beachcomber. I was in his Huntington Beach
location (Californica). AFAIK all of his Califunky (his ex-wife's 
actually) locations are closed.

Celebrate national rum day (16 August) with this Tiki cocktail ...

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      Title: Don The Beachcomber's Nui Nui
 Categories: Beverages, Booze, Citrus
      Yield: 1 Tiki drink

  1 1/2 oz Gold Virgin Islands rum
    1/2 oz dark Demerara rum
      1 ts St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
    1/2 oz Fresh squeezed lime juice
    1/2 oz Fresh squeezed orange juice
    1/4 oz Cinnamon-infused syrup *
      1 ts Vanilla-infused syrup **
        ds Angostura bitters
    1/2 c  Crushed ice
           Cinnamon stick; garnish
           Thin strip orange peel;
            - garnish

  Add all ingredients into a blender.

  Pour into a tall glass and add ice to fill. Umbrella
  optional

  * Cinnamon-infused sugar syrup: Crush 3 cinnamon sticks
  and place in a saucepan with 1 cup sugar and 1 cup
  water. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is
  dissolved. Lower heat, cover saucepan and simmer for two
  minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and, keeping it
  covered, let sit at least two hours before straining and
  bottling. It will keep, covered and refrigerated, for
  about 1 month.

  ** Vanilla-Infused sugar syrup: Flatten two vanilla
  beans with the flat edge of a knife. Split beans in half
  lengthwise and scrape out the pulp. Place the split
  beans and the bean pulp in a saucepan with 1.5 cups
  sugar and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, stirring until
  sugar is dissolved. Lower heat, cover saucepan and
  simmer for two minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and,
  keeping it covered, let sit at least two hours before
  straining and bottling. It will keep, covered and
  refrigerated, for about 1 month.
  
  by Jeff "Beachbum" Berry

  RECIPE FROM: https://www.liquor.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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