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Pros & Cons
Pros
Great fun for the pandemic. There are a few strange formatting quirks, but overall this is a quality product.
Gunga din (a g&t riff) and tropic of capricorn (a banana daiquiri riff) are so good i prefer them to the original drink they riff on. There are minimal infused liquors and nothing fat-washed, making these all pretty easy.
Cons
Easy tiki's recipes are not easy. The recipes are from a bunch of different bartenders, offered up without comment or context. They also call for a lot of expensive non-rum ingredients. It's not easy to find the very expensive ingredients called out f... Read More
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Quality
There are a few strange formatting quirks but overall this is a quality product
And for the last two years i’ve become good friends with rum and even more friendly with the world or tiki exotic cocktails
You might be inspired by some of the adaptations or suggestions for specific rums with the versions of the classics here
If youre intimidated by the exotic ingredients in tiki cocktails and get this because you want simpler ones to dabble with you ... Read More
Packaging/appearance
For the longest time i couldnt get a straight answer from the interwebs but thankfully the guide to rums prefacing this book so... Read More
Competitiveness
It made me realize how important the specificity of liquorliqueur can be when it comes to refining decent homemade drinks to th... Read More
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easy, rum, great, many and modern. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- This product had a total of 554 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jun 2 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The drinks are pared down in ingredients but not in complexity
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It dives lightly into the history of tiki but that’s not the point of a book like this
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You arent going to get the depth of a jeff beachbum berry book although they give him due credit for his enormous contribution but maybe you dont care
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Instead as you might expect if youre familiar with punch the author is a senior editor of the online mag youll get modern takes as interpreted by individually credited bartenders
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If youre intimidated by the exotic ingredients in tiki cocktails and get this because you want simpler ones to dabble with you might be disappointed
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Simpler drinks like the castaway and jungle bird dont make an appearance
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You might be better served getting one of berrys books and highlighting the simpler recipes
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
On the other hand if you already have some experience making tiki cocktails theres more value here
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