Happy Holidays everyone!!!
We decided this year to add our Christmas scene at the end of the show so you can enjoy the regular show. So, as a bonus and our traditional Christmas show we have added a Christmas Carol scene for you from us (end of the show)!!
This episode we will discuss the very tiki cocktail Voodoo Grog. This cocktail is like a combination of Don the Beachcomber's Navy grog and Trader Vic's Navy Grog. It was created back in the 50's by Trader Vic who was always trying to duplicate Don's drinks and so this is his attempt to make his version of the Zombie. It would come in a special Trader Vic Voodoo Tumbler which is very rare and no I don't have one. You can use a double rocks glass instead.
It has a ginger bread kinda of taste and frothy as well. It will be made in a blender so yes you will need that!
This drink will us Martinique Rhum which is a rum from the French Caribbean island of Martinique. Yes, it is spelt RHUM not rum. We go over the differences.
This drink does contain an egg white but don't panic as long as its tore bought and pasteurized you won't have any issues. Many ritzy cocktail bars use egg white to make their drinks frothy and so you might have already experienced this already not knowing.
We discuss just where did voodoo start and why is it so popular in today's society. We even cover another James Bond movie "Live and Let Die" with Roger Moore that has voodoo customs throughout the movie. Orson Welles even back in the days made a production called "Voodoo MacBeth" which has a lot of crazy situations surrounding it.
On "Did you know?" segment we give you more information about Martinique and its history and I hate to say some of Cam's dirty laundry!!
Here is the recipe: Trader Vic's: 1 oz Martinique Rhum, 1 oz Gold Puerto Rican Rum, 0.5 oz Passion Fruit syrup, 0.75 oz Pimento Dram (Allspice Liqueur), 0.75 oz Grapefruit Juice, 0.5 oz Lime Juice, 0.25 oz Honey, 1 Egg White, 8 oz Crushed Ice AND Jeff "Beachbum" Berry's recipe: Only difference is that Pimento Dram as he made it strong with 0.75 oz of Pimento Dram.
Here is the link to making Pimento Dram if in Canada as in USA you can buy it at your local liquor store: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc9Z75hMgPI&t=188s
Here is the link to making the cocktail on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzdYFzocSC0
James Bond link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTzsm9-XWQo
Haiti Voodoo YouTube links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpeLdXeIbwA or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8A02LCbtyw
Link to the Martinique Rhum: https://www.saq.com/page/en/saqcom/rhum-agricole/saint-james-royal-ambre/27763?selectedIndex=5&searchContextId=37565991819171128325
