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Does anybody have a favorite "rum punch" recipe? Preferably in single or double drink size. I want to try experimenting with a few different ones. Thanks!

I just made my second attempt at using Cola syrup in a drink (both were rum based). Neither really impressed me. By the time I added enough syrup to actually get any flavor, it just imparted a "flat coke" taste.

Has anyone ever had success with Cola or other soda based syrups?

Just had a few drinks at south seas tiki in Charleston, has anyone ever been? The drinks were pretty good, atmosphere was ok.

There was an amazing collection of tiki mugs behind the bar, apparently they belonged to the private collection of the owner. One in particular I wanted to find was by squid. Anyone know where I can get one of these?

Basically the mug in question, except the one they had was all red:

http://www.ooga-mooga.com/cgi-bin/all/mug.cgi?mode=view&mug_id=4178&ind_mug_id=35537

Like most of you, I'm sure, I've developed a taste for well made cocktails and there's really no going back to the dark days before I discovered what a cocktail really could be. Whenever I go out to a restaurant or bar, the cocktail list is an important consideration, as I don't enjoy poorly made drinks.

But sometimes you have to be places with poorly stocked bars, inexperienced / disinterested bartenders, or both. This weekend I'll be at a wedding and my hopes are not high for the selection at the bar (including wine and champagne). Drinking beer for an entire night would be less than ideal.

So I'm wondering, what do you guys drink when you wind up at events / bars / restaurants where coc

I'm having a little get together for the Kentucky Derby this year, and I'm naturally going to be serving mint juleps. I have 2 julep cups for enjoying them on my own, but obviously that won't do much good for a large group of people. There are enough people coming that I'm not going to be buying enough julep cups for everyone.

I was wondering if anybody had any suggestions for alternatives. I realize plastic or even glass won't provide the nice frostiness that makes the drink what it is, but it'll have to do.

Any help is appreciated!

How do you guys go about creating crushed ice? I use a pretty powerful blender or a food processor currently, but it comes out more like shaved ice and waters down my drinks too much. I've seen 'crushed ice trays' and I know there are ice crushers you can buy. I guess there's also the good old fashioned hammer and sturdy bag approach. I'm in an apartment, so space is at a premium. Any suggestions? Has anyone used the crushed ice trays?

I recently read a quote about modern encryption methods becoming insecure within 10 years due to quantum computing. Is this a valid concern?