I am not sure whether this drink is meant to heal a suffering bastard, or put him in that state, but I could see both possibilities. A big rummy drink that Dale describes as "A Mai Tai with orange juice." None of the books I have give any information as to the origin of this cocktail though it does appear (without other attribution) in the 1968 Trader Vic's Pacific Island Cookbook, without the orange juice specified in Dale's recipe. Anybody have an earlier citation for this cocktail?
Medium rum, Wray & Nephew overproof rum, orange curacao, orgeat, and fresh lime and orange juices.
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To make it really confusing, there's two different Suffering Bastard recipes; the rum version and the gin/bourbon (or gin/brandy) version. I quite like the gin/bourbon version; haven't ever tried the rum one.
Posted by Stevi Deter | August 19, 2008 11:44 AM
Posted on August 19, 2008 11:44
I couldn't decide if this was complex or if it was just compulsion that kept me going back for another sip. Perhaps alcohol dependence?
Posted by Bill | August 20, 2008 12:19 AM
Posted on August 20, 2008 00:19
Hmm I would like to try this drink with gin/bourbon. I can't think of many tropicalesque drinks with bourbon.
Bill--I think you were mystified/enchanted by the banana nose off of that rum
Posted by Tex | August 20, 2008 1:34 PM
Posted on August 20, 2008 13:34