[arg_discuss] ARGFest! Atlanta! Mai Tais!
Andrea Phillips
deusexmachinatio at gmail.com
Wed Jun 30 18:29:47 EDT 2010
Mike, would you believe I have never had a Mai Tai? Nor been in a tiki bar?
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 6:22 PM, Michael Monello
<mmonello at campfirenyc.com>wrote:
> My heart is heavy with sadness over the characterization of the Mai Tai as
> an "umbrella drink."
>
> "Mother's Milk" is a much more appropriate term. Don't underestimate the
> strength and complexity of a real Trader Vic's Mai Tai:
>
> 1 ounce aged Jamaican rum
> 1 ounce Martinique rum
> 1/2 ounce Orange Curaçao
> 1/4 ounce Orgeat
> 1/4 ounce Rock Candy syrup.
> Juice of one fresh lime.
>
> This ain't no Piña Colada!
>
> ;)
>
> Mike
>
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> Mike Monello
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> On Jun 27, 2010, at 9:13 PM, Michelle Senderhauf wrote:
>
> > Hmmm, you could most definitely fit more Mai Tai in an umbrella of the
> > proper shape, but I'm quite sure it would be dangerous thing to try while
> > drinkering.
> >
> > Or perhaps this is a good idea for a game submission for the festival.
> > Umbrella drinking contest anyone? It sure would help fight the Atlanta
> > heat.
> >
> > Michelle Senderhauf
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 8:10 PM, Brian Clark <bclark at gmdstudios.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Pssst. Ian: you don't actually drink FROM an umbrella, you know, right?
> >>
> >> Although ... given this crowd ... perhaps we should give that a try. A
> >> drink
> >> in an umbrella instead of an umbrella in a drink.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org [mailto:arg_discuss-bounces at igda.org
> ]
> >> On
> >> Behalf Of Ian Pottmeyer
> >> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 8:38 PM
> >> To: Discussion list of the IGDA ARG SIG
> >> Subject: Re: [arg_discuss] ARGFest! Atlanta! Mai Tais!
> >>
> >> I'm not sure I've ever had an umbrella drink before, but if there's ever
> a
> >> place to try one, ARGFest is it!
> >>
> >> -Ian
> >>
> >> Michael Monello wrote:
> >>> Is it too early to start the "Who's going to ARGFest" thread?
> >>>
> >>> I would just like to point out that Atlanta has a spectacular Trader
> >> Vic's
> >> tiki bar and restaurant serving original recipe Mai Tais. Last year some
> of
> >> us imbibed at Thatch Tiki Bar in Portland and I'm hoping to hoist
> umbrella
> >> drinks with everyone again soon in Atlanta.
> >>>
> >>> Who's in?
> >>>
> >>> Best,
> >>>
> >>> Mike
> >>>
> >>> ---
> >>> Mike Monello
> >>> Partner, ECD Campfire
> >>> 62 White Street, 3E
> >>> New York, NY 10013
> >>> 212-612-9600
> >>> http://www.campfirenyc.com
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