Mimosa

  • Champagne
  • 2 oz. Orange Juice
  • ½ oz. curacao
  1. Add OJ to chilled champagne flute
  2. Fill with Champagne
  3. Float curacao
  4. Garnish with an orange zest



Brandy Alexander

  • 1 ½ oz. cognac
  • 1 oz. cream
  • 1 oz. crème de cacao
  1. Chill a cocktail glass with ice and water
  2. Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and stir with ice
  3. Strain into chilled glass



The Vacation

Cachaça (Ka SHAH sa) is the national beverage of Brazil.  It is an agricole which is distilled from fresh sugar cane rather than molasses like rum.

  • 1 1/2 oz. cachaça
  • 3/4 oz. lemon juice
  • 3/4 oz. Aperol
  • 1/2 oz. rich simple syrup
  • dash peach bitters
  • one egg white
  1. Chill a champagne flute with ice and water
  2. Shake all ingredients with ice in a shaker
  3. Strain into chilled champagne flute



Festa

  • 2 oz Cachaça
  • 1/2 oz. lime juice
  • 1/2 oz. raspberry syrup
  • 1/2 oz. Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur
  • dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
  1. Chill an old fashioned glass with ice and water
  2. Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and stir with ice
  3. Strain over fresh ice in chilled glass



Key Lime “O”

This should be served flaming.  Either double the recipe and serve in a scorpion bowl, or float an inverted lime half with 151 rum soaked piece of bread.  You can sub the Key Lime Bitters with orange bitters.

Key Lime 'O'

Key Lime ‘O’

  1. Shake all ingredients with crushed ice
  2. Pour unstrained into tall glass



Blue Hawaii

The first “Blue Drink.”  Invented  in 1957 by Harry Yee of the Hilton Hawaiian Village.  It was an instant hit and, yes, the movie was named for the drink!

Blue Hawaii

Blue Hawaii

  • 1 ½ oz. vodka
  • 2 oz. pineapple juice
  • ¾ oz. lemon juice
  • ¾ oz. blue curacao
  • ¼ oz. simple syrup
  • ½ t. cream
  1. Shake with crushed ice
  2. Pour unstrained into tall glass
  3. Garnish with fruit stick



Hawaiian Eye

Created at the bar in Burbank where the show’s actors hung out after filming.Hawaiian Eye

  • 1 oz. Gold Rum
  • ½ oz. Light Rum
  • ½ oz. lime juice
  • ½ oz. Falernum
  • ½ oz. simple syrup
  • 8 oz. crushed ice
  1. Blend for 5 sec.
  2. Pour unstrained into glass
  3. Garnish with cherry and lime



Jungle Bird

From the Kuala Lumpur Hilton.Jungle Bird

  • 1 ½ oz. dark Jamaican Rum (such as Appleton)
  • ¾ oz. Campari
  • 4 oz. pineapple juice
  • ½ oz. Lime juice
  • ½ oz. simple syrup
  1. Chill an old fashioned glass with ice and water
  2. While the glass chills, combine all of the ingredients in a shaker.
  3. Shake with ice until shaker is fully frosted: 10 – 15 seconds
  4. Pour unstrained into chilled glass
  5. Garnish with a cherry and lemon and orange wheels



Mai Tai

This is Trader Vic’s original recipe.Mai Tai

  • 1 oz. Appleton Extra
  • 1 oz. Mount Gay Gold Rum
  • ½ oz. Curacao
  • 1 oz. Lime Juice
  • ¼ oz. orgeat
  • ¼ oz. simple syrup
  1. Shake all ingredients with crushed ice
  2. Pour unstrained into old fashioned glass
  3. Add crushed ice to fill
  4. Garnish with a mint sprig



Passion Fruit Cocktail

If there is such a thing as an elegant Tiki drink, this is it!  Even if your party isn’t Tiki themed, this simple drink will impress.  Passion Fruit Cocktail

  1. Chill cocktail glass with ice and water
  2. Add all ingredients to a shaker and shake with ice
  3. Strain into chilled cocktail glass