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Mai Tai (Difford's recipe)

I love Daiquiris and this is basically a classic Daiquiri with a few bells and whistles: orange curaçao, lime juice, almond syrup, amaretto, falernum...
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Patrick Valentino’s Avatar Patrick Valentino
21st January 2023 at 17:46
I made this for my wife and she loved it. I made another from the Gary Regan book and I liked it too. My wife's had the JDT Falernum in it. My bottle has been opened but refrigerated since April 28 2021. Since it was a small amt I risked using it. Seemed ok but perhaps a fresh bottle would do better. Thoughts on whether it should be tossed by now?
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
22nd January 2023 at 11:00
John D. Taylor's Velvet Falernum is only 11% alc./vol. - not strong enough to prevent mould (over 16% seems to be the magic number). However, the 11% will help preserve and you have kept refrigerated. If no mould is visible in the bottle then I'd continue to use it.
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