Best products from r/Tiki
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2. Portable Hand Crank Ice Crusher by VICTORIO VKP1126
- Quickly produce crushed ice for any kind of drink by simply turning the chrome plated steel handle
- Great for kitchen use, wet bars, parties, and entertaining
- Sturdy suction base keeps ice crusher in place on smooth, nonporous surfaces
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3. Chef'n FreshForce Citrus Juicer (Lime)
- MAKES JUICING EASY: Every cook needs a good citrus tool. This one makes juicing easy. Add a little or add a lot, with this juicer it's easy to get as much freshly squeezed juice as you need.
- SQUEEZE MORE JUICE WITH LESS FATIGUE: Produces 20% more juice than conventional handheld citrus juicers. The innovative, patented, dual-gear mechanism increases pressing power and helps reduce hand fatigue.
- VERSATILE FOR MANY CITRUS FRUITS: Whether in the kitchen or the bar, this manual juicer squeezes lemons, limes, and other small citrus fruits to make your favorite recipes, juices, and cocktails at home.
- STRONG & LONG LASTING: Durable nylon and stainless steel construction ensures a long lifetime of use
- EASY TO CLEAN: Top rack dishwasher safe
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4. Piña Barware Stainless Steel Commercial Bar Boston Shaker Tin Set - 28oz. & 18oz. / Mirror Polished (1 Pair)
- Practical Design. Exceptionally balanced custom shape for a solid seal, shake, and separation every time
- Maximum Durability. Made from the heaviest 100% stainless steel of any shaker on the market and built with reinforced 360 degree welding for the weight caps on both tins.
- A Perfect Pair. Includes two tins made for each other - one 28 oz. and one 18 oz.
- Beautiful Construction. Mirror polished stainless steel exterior and brushed stainless steel interior.
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5. Chef'n FreshForce Citrus Juicer (Lemon)
- PERFECT TOOL FOR THE JOB: Squeeze out every last drop with this lemon and lime hand juicer that produces 20% more juice than other citrus juicers
- HIGH QUALITY DESIGN: Innovative dual-gear mechanism increases pressing power to reduce hand fatigue. Durable nylon and stainless steel construction ensures a long lifetime of use
- SIMPLE TO USE: Juice as many lemons and limes as you need with ease. Place the halved lemon into the juicer cut side down and squeeze to watch the dual-gear mechanism do the hard work for you
- AT HOME: Whether in the kitchen or the bar, this manual juicer squeezes lemons, limes, and other small citrus fruits for your favorite recipe or cocktail
- EASY TO CLEAN: Fully extend handles of the juicer and place on the top-rack of the dishwasher
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6. Juicer Machines, Aicok Slow Masticating Juicer Extractor Easy to Clean, Quiet Motor & Reverse Function, BPA-Free, Cold Press Juicer with Brush, Juice Recipes for Vegetables and Fruits
🍊 UPGRADE THE SPIRAL SYSTEM - 7 segment spiral opening up each cell for maximum juice yield, minimal oxidation, most nutrition.🍏 80 RPM SLOW MASTICATING AND GRINDING - 90% More Nutrition Growth, without creating too much heat and friction. Reserving the vitamins, enzymes, minerals, trace miner...
7. Drizom Citrus Lemon Orange Juicer Manual Hand Squeezer with Built-in Measuring Cup and Grater, 12OZ, Green
【Premium Quality】Lemon Squeezer Citrus Juicer Manual Space Saving Kitchen Tools is made of food grade ABS material, BPA-Free and food grade stainless, Anti-Slip Non-Marking Silicone Base, to make sure that can be lasted for a long time.【Multifunctional】Our citrus hand juicer has a brand new ...
8. Manual Orange Citrus Hand Juicer - Metal Orange Leaderware Squeezer for Fresh Pressed Juice without Seeds or Pulp - Commercial or Home Use - 9.2 cm
HEAVY-DUTY MANUAL FRUIT PRESS - Leaderware’s manual orange juicer is made from the highest-quality aluminum. When it comes to making fresh orange juice, flimsy plastic just won’t do. This die-cast metal juice maker is built to last and can hold up under daily use at home or in a commercial setti...
9. Nuvantee Manual Ice Crusher - Rust-Proof Zinc Alloy Construction - Carbon Steel 430 Blade - Hand Crank Ice Grinder - Fine or Coarse Pieces - Non-Slip Base - Chrome Plated
- MANUAL ICE CRUSHER – This ice crusher machine couldn’t be easier to use. Add ice and then turn the simple ice crusher hand crank until you get the size/type of ice you desire. You can make tasty mint juleps, Moscow mules, margaritas, daiquiris, punch drinks, shaved ice drinks and much, much more.
- NON-SLIP LEGS – To make things even easier for you, this ice crusher blender comes with strong, non-slip legs that help keep it securely in position. You don’t have to worry about the machine moving or falling over as you turn the hand crank ice crusher.
- STAINLESS STEEL BLADES – The crusher ice machine’s stainless steel blades make it easy to get ice at the fineness level you desire. There’s no struggling to turn the crank – you don’t need to be a weightlifter to use this portable ice crusher!
- STURDY & RUST-PROOF – Chrome-plated and featuring zinc alloy construction, this manual ice crusher is built to last. You also don’t have to worry about rust ruining your ice! You get great, clear ice every time with this ice crusher blender.
- IDEAL FOR BARS & KITCHENS – Chopping, cutting and grinding ice to a desired fineness level has never been easier than with this ice crusher machine. Plus, it comes with a large capacity ice bucket and an ice spoon. Get yours today. Your manual ice crusher purchase will be backed by a hassle-free lifetime guarantee.
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11. Anchor Hocking 5-Ounce Measuring Glass, Small
- Small measuring glass made in the USA
- 4 measurement markings: Tablespoon, teaspoon, ounces and milliliters
- Dishwasher safe
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12. Westmark Germany Manual Ice Crusher (Grey)
- MADE IN GERMANY HIGH QUALITY KITCHENWARE: Westmark’s Ice Crusher is among the best in the world and is rated to be one of the best kitchenware brands available today.
- MATERIAL: Each product is made using high quality heavy cast aluminum for its base and handle. See below for more details.
- EASY AND READY TO USE: This easy to use product will quickly crush small portions of Ice with little to no effort. Ideal for cocktails, mixed drinks, and to rapidly cool your summer drinks. Equipped with an ergonomic handle, Westmark’s product is efficient and comfortable to use.
- EASY TO CLEAN: Dishwasher safe.
- 5 YEAR WARRANTY: Backed with a 5 year warranty, Westmark is completely confident that you will love their product or we will refund your money back, no questions asked!
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13. Hamilton Beach 727B Classic DrinkMaster Drink Mixer, White
- MAKE CLASSIC COLD TREATS, COFFEE DRINKS AND MORE: You can mix a wide variety of delicious creations with this talented drink mixer, from classic milk shakes to lattes, fruit drinks, cocktails and more
- INCLUDES EXTRA-LARGE 28 OZ STAINLESS STEEL CUP: The big mixing cup gives you plenty of room, its 28 oz capacity lets you mix a large serving for 1 or 2 and makes it easy to add flavor and texture with fruit and candy mix-ins
- EASY TO ACCESS AND CLEAN: The tilt-back head allows easy access when you need to add ingredients or take the cup on and off; After mixing, simply tilt the head back, remove the cup and detach the mixing spindle for easy cleanup in the dishwasher
- MIX AND BLEND TO THE PERFECT TEXTURE: Go from gentle mixing as you start and adjust the speed higher as needed; The 2 speeds make it easy to create delicious concoctions and have more control as you mix
- VERSATILITY AND CONVENIENCE: You can create way more than cold and hot drinks with this mixer; Keep it within reach on your counter to mix fluffy batters, beat eggs or make quick homemade dressings; It adds style to your kitchen and its compact footprint easily fits in
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14. Col. Conk Lime Glycerine Shave Soap 2.25 oz.
- Lime Fragrance
- Contains: Lime Glycerine with Aloe Vera
- Net Weight 2.25 oz.
- 2-1/2" Diameter by 1" Tall
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15. Col. Conk Worlds Famous Shaving Soap, Bay Rum (Net Weight 2.25 Oz)
Bay Rum ScentContains: Contains: Avocado Oil and Vitamin ENet Weight 2.25 oz.2 1/2" Diameter by 1" Tall
18. Hamilton Beach Hand Held Immersion Blender, Ergonomic Grip, Stainless Steel Blade, Extra-Long 5 ft. Cord, White (59738)
- VERSATILE & MULTIFUNCTIONAL: This versatile and multifunctional blender is a must-have in every kitchen, whether you're blending a salad dressing, scrambling eggs, pureeing tomatoes for sauce, or whipping cream. It blends, mixes, purees, and whips
- BLEND IN THE POT: With this stick blender, you'll blend and puree foods right in the pot, pan, bowl, or cup. There's no need to transfer food to the blender to mix so you'll dirty fewer dishes. Ideal for soups, sauces, purees, and more
- SIMPLE TO USE WITH 2 SPEEDS & EASY-GRIP DESIGN: The immersion hand blender is very easy to use. Just choose your speed. Use high speed for more power and low for more delicate foods. The hand blender has an easy-grip design that's comfortable to hold
- EASY CLEANUP: The stainless steel blades easily rinses clean under running water
- PLENTY OF REACH: The hand blender has an extra-long 5 food cord. This provides plenty of reach for blending on the countertop or tabletop and for reaching down into containers of varying sizes
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I don't have experience with any of the Trader Sam's Mai Tais but the original 1944 Trader Vic's recipe is detailed in one of my earlier posts.
The consensus seems to be to use Small Hand Foods orgeat if you can get your hands on it and Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao. I used what I had on hand when I made it in the post above. For the rum, Denizen's Merchant Reserve 8 Year was formulated especially for the Mai Tai, being a blend of Jamaican and Agricole rum. You can also do a 50/50 split between an Agricole Vieux and an aged Jamaican rum. I have Clement VSOP on hand for my Agricole Vieux which is a good option but others can chime in with their favorites. The world of aged Jamaican rums is vast and it's fun to substitute different ones in the Mai Tai and see how it changes. Appleton Reserve might be a good rum to start with as the Jamaican component and you can experiment from there.
For juices, always used fresh squeezed and preferably juice within a few hours of using them.
For crushed ice, you can take a lewis bag and ice mallet and smash ice cubes (while releasing some stress). If you don't want to buy those, feel free to use a rolled up clean dish towel and a rolling pin or something like that.
For bigger parties, I know people recommend the ice from Sonic Drive-In or Chick-fil-A. They'll both sell you a bag for cheap.
I've been looking to get a hand crank ice crusher but haven't yet. I've seen this one recommended a lot as well as some of the vintage ones on eBay like the Oster Snowflake.
You'll likely notice that round these parts we don't usually describe rum as white, amber, or dark, since within those colors is a huge range of styles and flavors. We mostly call them out by brand. But that said...
The biggest improvements you can make in your rum cocktails is not the rum, it's the other stuff. Most blue curacao is pretty bad (it's just blue food color in cheap spirits), so use that up and then get some Pierre Ferrand's Dry Curacao. If you want, you can add the blue food color yourself! I'm going to guess the grenadine is Rose's. Rose's is just colored sugar water that never got anywhere near a pomegranate. You can either buy a good brand like Small Hand Food, or you can make your own. My fave recipe is:
Heat juice slightly, just enough to allow other ingredients to dissolve easily. Stir in remaining ingredients, allow to cool, and bottle. Keep in the fridge.
Lemon and lime juice should be fresh squeezed - no bottles or plastic lemons from the grocery store. This is the best hand juicer I've ever used and it's worth the $20: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002XOG4B0
whew! Finally, now that we've got all the good stuff, does your Lady friend like her drinks sweeter or more tart? Mellow or spirit forward?
This is an interesting question!
On the personal front, Col. Conk's Bay Rum Shaving Soap is quite nice and has a tropical vibe. The lime scent is pretty good as well.
For room scents, we had a party this weekend and there was a ton of leftover citrus. So, I have a big bowl of unpeeled lemons and limes sitting on my table that smell great though it doesn't exactly fill the room.
Lastly, if you have ever stayed in a really fancy hotel, a lot of them have signature scents that fill the lobby. Typically they are light, refreshing, and custom made for the hotel and therefore hard to track down otherwise. I stayed in the La Meridian, Bangkok that had a wonderful smell and I fell like it would be amazing for a tiki bar.
I just learned it apparently was created to smell like old books!
X-posted to r/cocktails as well
It's been hot in northeast Georgia, hot and humid!! To me, that means Mai Tais!
I've been drinking quite a few lately, because I'm also putting together a side-by-side overview of four different orange liqueurs to be posted on r/cocktails soon. This is a fantastic way to experiment a bit.
I start with the Mai Tai recipe from Smugglers Cove and tweak just a little...
Combine in a shaker tin with 12oz crushed ice plus a couple large cubes and shake until the tin frosts up. Dump everything into a double Old Fashioned glass and garnish with a spent lime shell and a sprig of spanked mint.
Notes on my Mai Tai:
The book, Smugglers Cove, is simply brilliant in how it handles rum. I've been a whisky guy for many years, and just in the past 6 months or so have begun exploring rum. The Smugglers Cove book, and the subreddits, r/rum, and r/tiki have all been fantastic resources.
As outlined in Smugglers Cove, the original rum Trader Vic had access to when he created the Mai Tai (J. Wray and Nephew, 17-year old Jamaican) is not available today. Fortunately, the tiki gods are generous and gave us Martin and Rebecca Cate, who go on to describe the history of the Mai Tai in fantastic detail. If you are a fan of rum, or tiki, or just general booze-lore, I cannot recommend the book Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki highly enough.
With that being said, the book describes mixing various rums to achieve a profile similar to Vic's original. I do not claim to have recreated the original with my mix of Doorly's, Denizen, and Smith & Cross, but based on some trial and error (is it really an error, when the result is still a damn good Mai Tai?!) I did find a flavor combination I absolutely love!
My "tweak" is to use 1/2 oz of Clement Creole Shrubb in place of Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao. Nothing at all wrong with the Ferrand, it's just that, to me, the extra little bit of spicy funk from the rhum agricole base adds a perfect note to a Mai Tai.
The Mai Tai syrup and Orgeat are both recipes from Smugglers Cove as well. The syrup is a 2:1 Demerara with a bit of vanilla extract added. The Orgeat is pretty standard stuff, almonds, water, sugar, orange blossom water and rose water. Both are well worth making and keeping around in the refrigerator.
~Cheers!
What do you think about stirring instead of shaking? Unless you're manning a stick at a Tiki bar, make your drinks the way you like. If you're happy simply stirring, than have at it. That being said, I would never think of not shaking/blending Tiki cocktails. Aeration is an actual component of the cocktail. Besides, syrups, liqueurs and fruit juices/purees don't combine all that easily, especially when cold/iced. Shaking/blending speeds the process greatly.
So you haven't found a shaker you like. OK. I Assume you haven't sprung $40 for a spindle blender. (Hamilton Beach 730C Classic DrinkMaster - Amazon) Fine. How about $12.19 for a hand/immersion blender? Proctor-Silex 59738 Hand Blender - Amazon Tiki cocktails take more thought, effort, tools and ingredients than your typical cocktails. That's why TGIChillibees don't do Tiki. It's also why those who do good Tiki are greatly respected.
~Cheers
I didn't skimp out but didn't ball out either and I want to say I got all of it around $220.
I bought these as well, they are the perfect size for many of these oversized cocktails.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001K45UN2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Good Luck!
I had some friends over yesterday and got to break out my volcano bowl. I made a Top Notch Volcano and a Rumbustion Punch, both from the Smugglers's Cove book and both very good. Tip to myself for next time: Don't try to squeeze lemon extract into the volcano after the drink is in the bowl. You're going to spill and give all the drinks some lemon flavor. Do the extract first, and then wipe out any spillage
OK, the music portion: I played the first 4 discs in the Vintage Hawaiian Treasures series and Hawaiian Memories. Really nice old island music compilations.
Piña Barware makes some wonderful shakers. Well priced and the best quality and durability I've found as a professional. It's what I buy for my working bar.
Shaking works better than stirring for certain drinks because it creates more aeration and dilution than just stirring. Flash blending also fits this purpose, in a slightly different way.
https://www.amazon.com/Pi%C3%B1a-Barware-Stainless-Commercial-Boston/dp/B01HHMFQOI
Here are the only books you need:
They're all fantastic. But if you only buy one, start with Smuggler's Cove. It's just an incredible wealth of information and it's a lot more current than the others. It's also very useful if you're looking to expand your tiki repertoire since it has a lot of information on bar equipment, rums, syrups, etc. that the other books lack.
Chef'n Lemon for lemons/lines: https://www.amazon.com/Chefn-FreshForce-Citrus-Juicer-Lemon/dp/B002XOB0P0
(I like something a little heavier duty for lemons/limes as it's the workhorse)
Oranges/Grapefruits either a larger hand squeezer or reamer:
https://www.amazon.com/Manual-Orange-Citrus-Hand-Juicer/dp/B076FDNWZK
https://www.amazon.com/Drizom-Citrus-Orange-Squeezer-Measuring/dp/B07CNJZ6F7
For Pineapple juice I'm using a generic Cold-pressed juicer, I can get about 1 liter of juice from a good pineapple and find that it still tastes good after a couple weeks:
https://www.amazon.com/Machines-Masticating-Extractor-Function-Vegetables/dp/B07DCKYJ5D/
Used to use a tea towel and wooden muddler to bash it up, but it resulted in a lot of wasted ice stuck to the towel.
I bought the Innovee manual ice crusher last year, and I haven't looked back since:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y1VM9RT/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Works great, easy to use and clean, makes a good, even crush.
Others have recommended Martin Cate's book from Smuggler's Cove. Get it. :)
I agree. Beachbum Berry's Sippin' Safari, is an endlessly fascinating read.
I use this one and it works perfect, only $30! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004X134/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_7GX9BbGVKTV09
At the bar we have this ice crusher. Pretty fast and the ice is still comparable to the Lewis bag in terms of dryness.
I use the cheapest one. Helps that I prefer white appliances! Carpe Drink'um!
Hamilton Beach 727B Classic DrinkMaster Drink Mixer, White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00004X134/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_XOyyxbVMJWZN4
Ha, not a bunch more. I was looking at books on amazon and this came up in a recommendation or something. It's currently on pre-order.
Here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/Smugglers-Cove-Exotic-Cocktails-Cult/dp/1607747324?ie=UTF8&colid=2RWGZCCTUJPKG&coliid=I3RVGB3429Y92Z&ref_=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl
I would recommend getting a copy of the Sippin’ Safari 10th Anniversary and a copy of Smuggler’s Cove.
That should cover most of what you’re looking for.
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