Cocktails with Orgeat

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thought i had seen this topic befor, but cant find it when i search.

who has some other recipes to try using orgeat?

thanks

B

[mbanu]

thought i had seen this topic befor, but cant find it when i search.

who has some other recipes to try using orgeat?

thanks

B

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Other than what? The Mai Tai?

The Japanese isn't bad. It's a variation of the Old Fashioned.

2-3 ounces brandy

1/2 ounce orgeat

A few dashes of bitters

Build in an old fashioned glass over ice. Give it a few stirs and garnish as desired.

The Royal Hawaiian is weird. But maybe a good weird. I'm still not sure what to think of it.

2 ounces gin

1/2 ounce orgeat

1/2 ounce lemon juice

5 ounces pineapple juice

Build in a highball glass over ice. You can adjust the amount of lemon juice depending on how sweet your pineapple juice is.

Edited June 18, 2006 by mbanu (log)

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hmm...just tried the royal hawaiian... tis ok. tastes like pineapple juice to me. actually measured out 5oz of pineapple so maybe with like 2-3 oz of pineapple. I think this would be better maybe as

2oz gin

1/2 oz orgeat

1/2 oz lemon

1 oz pineapple

shaken and served up in a cocktail glass? or flute?

but that was my last 2oz of gin so it will have to wait :-(

B

[mbanu]

hmm...just tried the royal hawaiian... tis ok. tastes like pineapple juice to me.  actually measured out 5oz of pineapple so maybe with like 2-3 oz of pineapple. I think this would be better maybe as

2oz gin

1/2 oz orgeat

1/2 oz lemon

1 oz pineapple

shaken and served up in a cocktail glass? or flute?

but that was my last 2oz of gin so it will have to wait :-(

B

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That one's interesting too. I can't seem to get a straight answer on the ratios, so I've never been sure if the Royal Hawaiian is a long drink or a cocktail.

A lot of the recipes I've seen on the net make it as a "highball in disguise", where you shake it and strain it into a cocktail glass, but the amount of pineapple juice to gin combined with the dilution from the ice makes it far too weak for a cocktail.

When I make it as a short drink, I usually cut the other mixers with the pineapple juice to avoid the problem. Like using 1/2 oz pineapple juice to 1/4 oz each of orgeat and lemon. Or 1/2 oz orgeat to 1/4 oz each of pineapple and lemon, or 1/2 oz lemon to 1/4 oz each orgeat and pineapple.

Edited June 19, 2006 by mbanu (log)

[stickyii]

The Waikikian is also quite good.

http://www.kaiserpenguin.com/waikikian/

[Lan4Dawg]

I have seen several cocktail receipts which substitute orgeat for simple syrup and usually in similar proportions. I remember a daquiri receipt right off hand that uses orgeat instead of sugar and is actually quite tasty.

[slkinsey]

cocktailDB has over fifty recipes with orgeat.