{"id":198,"date":"2006-11-27T10:21:12","date_gmt":"2006-11-27T15:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2006\/11\/27\/vintage-okolehao-a-tasting\/"},"modified":"2006-11-27T10:21:12","modified_gmt":"2006-11-27T15:21:12","slug":"vintage-okolehao-a-tasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2006\/11\/27\/vintage-okolehao-a-tasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Okolehao – A Tasting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Okolehao\"For those who have ventured very deep into Beachbum Berry’s<\/a> books, you know there are some pretty scarce ingredients in there. You can spend a lot of time and money tracking them down. Some are easy enough to find, but it is often hard to afford $40 for a bottle of liqueur that you will use to make one cocktail you may not even like. Over time, you gather everything you need to make every drink in those books. Even Pimento Liqueur! But, there is one elusive ingredient: okolehau<\/a>. It’s elusive for one simple reason, it has not been made in about 30 years.<\/p>\n

The Bum offers some substitutes in his books, so you can still make the recipes. But it has always nagged at me. I wanted to know just\u00c2\u00a0how this stuff tasted.<\/p>\n

I came across a tiny airline bottle of the vintage\u00c2\u00a0brew a couple of months ago and set it aside for a special occasion. When Basement Kahuna<\/a> came to town, that was the time. BK is a supreme mixologist and has a fine collection of vintage intoxicants. He had never tasted oke either.<\/p>\n

I poured us all a sip. Man! I was shocked! There is nothing in my bar like it! It has an incredible flavor. Woody, spicey, but not overpowering, warm. I love it! And I have no idea what would really replace it in a drink. Maybe some Licor 43… I just don’t know. But I really<\/em> want them to get to making it<\/a> again. I will order a lot and keep it in my bar all the time as an aperitif!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For those who have ventured very deep into Beachbum Berry’s books, you know there are some pretty scarce ingredients in there. 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