{"id":97,"date":"2006-06-19T20:58:59","date_gmt":"2006-06-20T00:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2006\/06\/19\/polynesian-paralysis\/"},"modified":"2006-06-19T20:58:59","modified_gmt":"2006-06-20T00:58:59","slug":"polynesian-paralysiscocktailstiki-rum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swankpad.org\/blather\/2006\/06\/19\/polynesian-paralysiscocktailstiki-rum\/","title":{"rendered":"Polynesian Paralysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night we decided to take another step on the march to make every drink in Beachbum Berry’s books. So, we pulled up the Grogalizer <\/a>and see what we could make. A little searching found I was out of light rum of all things, but a fresh supply of Saint James Royal Ambre Martinique<\/a> rum. A favorite. So I chose to make page 64 of the Grog Log, Polynesian Paralysis.<\/p>\n

This is to be served in a tiki bowl, and I chose my Aku Aku Las Vegas Surfer Girl<\/a> bowl. It’s a very easy and straightforward recipe when you double it, as I usually do.<\/p>\n

We sipped on the first bowl (6 ounces of rum) and worked on the invitations and web site for our luau coming up in a month. It was pretty good and went down easy, so I made a second. This time it was a little harder as I drank more than my fair share. You can lose count of your pours if you’re not careful!<\/p>\n

So we knocked back a second bowl as we started watching “Wedding Crashers.”<\/p>\n

It was not as good at this point. It sure started well, but that much citrus just got to be too much. I think Ms. Swanky may be citrus intolerant as well as lactose.<\/p>\n

So, I ended up giving it a grade of 8. This is a good one to serve to newbies and at a bar, but, it holds no depth and gets old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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