Recording episode 8: El Dorado 5
Demerara!
Homework: read about better ice →
Impurities in water, such as dissolved minerals or gases, are part of the what makes ice cloudy, but there are ways to freeze perfectly clear ice without using boiled or distilled water.
Link to Serious Eats from @alcademicson via Twitter.
Link: more Mai Tai backstory →
This is actually pretty simple. Donn's Mai Tai disappeared around 1937, while Vic's much later version was retained, to rise to great recognition in the 1950's - the height of the Tiki craze. Thus the only "Mai Tai" that most afficiando's know is Vic's tasty version of it. His romantic backstory was equally appealing.
Episode 7, now being assembled.
Looks like it'll be a late posting tonight.
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Mai Tai. Episode 7 in production this weekend.
