Honolulu Lulu
Submitted by dschommer on Fri, 09/18/2009 - 06:17
Our second guest star, Reinhard, is helping us create the Honolulu Lulu recipe. This recipe is unique as it looks like and hints at being a tropical drink but the finish of the cocktail is much more coffee-like than sweet. Don Q was used for our rum styles but you can use your favorite rum, my new favorite happens to be Don Q. In order to really enjoy the drink we've got our German friend to make sure we did it well, Prost!
Watch through the entire video to see our hidden Austrian attack after the recipe credits.
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I like how he was looking at
I like how he was looking at the kahlua but never mentioned you missed it.
Good episode.
I've recreated
I redid this recipe tonight for Tuesday's launch day, so look for a re-do of the episode. Regardless, I had a great time with Reinhard and Oliver that Friday night and that alone makes it a classic episode.
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Thursday and Friday of this upcoming week will feature our camera girl and wife, Jennifer as we taste light rums blindly.
never seen it
never seen it, but thanks a lot for a pic.
Excellent recipe for
Excellent recipe for cocktails. An attraction for the content of rum in it. Be sure to try himself.
Kahlua
Is it me or did you not pour any kahlua in the drink when it was supposed to be some in it??
Correct
Yes, you're the first to comment on it here, but I got a few people from youtube who mentioned that :) I'll re-do it in a week or so. You're the first one here to mention it (but I'm sure a few noticed but haven't said anything)
coffee taste without kahlua
oh lol, you guys are great indeed :) how many drinks have you had earlier? ;)
anyway, recipe looks pretty tempting.
You don't want to know
You don't want to know how many we had :) I only had a couple, but the Reinhard, Oliver and our former boss ( all colleagues of mine ) had a "few" drinks from whiskey cocktails, absinthe and tequila. I gave them sample tastings of Riazul Tequila, Buffalo Trace bourbon, Cielo, Don Q Extra Añejo (they drank half the bottle) and showed off some of our new absinthe equipment (by example of course).
I do
actually, I do ;)
half of bottle is not testing, it's heavy drinking :)
lol
LOL, well, half a bottle between three people isn't too heavy. And, since we're all in Sales and have to do a lot of drinking, this is like breakfast compared to some parties we've had to be present in.
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Yes, Oliver and Reinhard work with me in sales, which is why I was in Germany last week ;-)
half of bottle + some more
ok, let's just say it's not testing :) but, considering all the other stuff you have tasted, it was heavy drinking.
not that I mind it, I'm just pretty jealous :D
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True
The amount of companies that send me spirits for taste testing and my "professional opinion" definitely offer me the advantage in quantities of product. It takes more than a couple Europeans to put a dent in my collect ;-)
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Also, some are more rare and harder to get, so I like to keep some hanging around :)
eastern europeans
oh my, you'd have to invite some eastern europeans then. I'm sure that vygantas and myself would make your collection smaller ;)
Eastern Europeans
Probably true. However, since Reinhard was the designated driver, he didn't drink too much. Otherwise, I'd be out a lot of alcohol (he had like four or so cocktails and was still completely sober). While in Germany, Oliver and his wife fed me lots of German beers (and dinner too!) so they paid me back :)
US police
how does the us police check if a driver is sober? all over the europe they check the volume of alcohol in the air you breath out (with a device, not by checking a smell :), or in one's blood. So, no matter how sober you might seem or behave, there still would be enough alcohol in your organism after 4 cocktails to get punished.
Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)
it's checked based on your blood alcohol content, which is defined by number of drinks, total weight and length of time. Now, if you look at Reinhard you can see he's a huge dude. Given his weight and the 7-hours+ hours that the party lasted, his body has well than enough time to contain a low BAC.
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But, beyond that, I forgot that my ex-boss (not on camera as he's camera shy) was the driver. He had, probably, 5oz. of alcohol (mainly tequila) all night and he's bigger than Reinhard. :) He drove them home as both a designated driver and as a guy that knows the local area better than them.
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Reinhard doesn't drink very heavy anyway so it's not normally a problem anyway. Also, I have BAC testers which I can use to validate (unofficially) the BAC in the human body. Yeah, it's yet another product that has been sent to me :)
still not clear to me
first of all - I didn't want to accuse Reinhard (or any of you) of anything. I'm just curious on how it works in the US.
how can police check BAC, if it is based on information which is not available to them? they don't know how many drinks had a driver, or how much time passed since his last drink. Do they have some kind of BAC tester like you have?
Here it is pretty simple. they give you a special device (kind of BAC tester I suppose), you have to blow air into it for a few seconds, it calculates the content of alcohol in your organism. If it exceeds the permitted value - you get punished.
If you don't agree with results of such tests, they take you for a blood test, which is more accurate (and usually confirms the first test anyway).
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BAC
Oh, the technical aspect is fairly straight forward and sounds much like yours.
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First, if they accuse you of drinking they'll probably make you walk a straight line on the road, ask you to do your ABC's backwards (I can't do that sober!) and if they want, tell you to take a ride with them for a BAC test at the station. Some states may have BAC testers in their vehicles, others may not (it depends on what the town/state can afford I believe).
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If you refuse to be tested you're driving record gets "points" on it (bad) and they may seek a search warrent to take a blood sample for testing by a professional. In some states refusing to take the test is a criminal offense. There is an "implied consent" which states that if you go and get a drivers license you're bound "by law" to consent to be tested; refuse to take a test after being arrested they'll suspend your license and put points on your record.
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if you refuse, you won't always get a DUI charge (Driving While Intoxicated) and you may be able to remove that "DUI" from your record but you still get all the fines, suspensions and such that go along with it... so it's really in your best interest to take it and pray you are under the limit because you're screwed in either case.
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After you are arrested too many times for drinking and driving some laws/enforcement is put on your record requiring you to put a breathalyzer in your car which will only allow your car to start if you blow a low alcohol rating.
BAC clear to me
thanks for clarification! :)
No problem
Hey, anytime. I got lots of education while in Germany too... like how to do 240 km/h on the autobahn :)
before or after
before or after tasting german beers? ;)
Way before
We had a 2-hour commute to our customer each day (for 3 days) and a 2-hour commute back. So, after a long day of working and driving, a beer is justified :)
Walk in a straight
Walk in a straight line?
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I got Frangelico few days ago
I got Frangelico few days ago and honestly, it has less flavor and more burn than the cheap hazelnut liquor I bought in Czechia. No idea why :-)
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P.S. Keep watching the episode (after recipe appears), for some cut off scenes :-)
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czech frangelico?
what's the name of that czech stuff?
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"Oriskovy Liker" or "Orieskovy liker"
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Paid 4-5 USD.
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