This is Trader Vic’s recipe except he used dark rum rather than gold rum. I also usually use homemade grenadine rather than cherry juice. Either way, there is good reason that this is one of the great Tiki drinks. 2 oz. Mount Gay Gold Rum ½ oz. lime juice ½…
Donn Beach’s original recipe, circa 1934, found in a waiter’s notebook dated 1937 and marked “old.” 1 ½ oz. Mount Gay Gold Rum 1 ½ oz. Appleton Extra Rum 1 oz. Lemon Hart 151 Rum ¾ oz. lime juice ½ oz. Don’s Mix ½ oz. Falernum Dash Angostura Bitters 1/8…
Made correctly, this is actually a very nice cocktail. Try to use real cranberry juice and not ‘Cranberry Cocktail.’ 1 ½ oz. citrus vodka 1 oz. cranberry juice ½ oz. Cointreau ¼ oz. fresh lime juice Chill cocktail glass with ice and water Add all ingredients to shaker Shake well…
Practically everyone who mixes drinks on any level has their own margarita recipe. Without disparaging anyone’s favorite, here is our most requested version. It is a simple but classic margarita on the rocks. We make this as a sour, shaken and served straight up without a salted rim. This is…
2 oz. plata tequila 1 oz. Raspberry liqueur 1 oz. simple syrup 1 oz. lime juice ¼ c raspberries Place the raspberries and simple syrup in a shaker to muddle. Add the rest of the ingredients and shake with ice cubes. Pour unstrained into cocktail or margarita glass. Cheers!
Before Tiki was Tiki and before Donn Beach and Trader Vic were born, there was the Singapore Sling. The original was created in 1905 at the Raffle’s Hotel in Singapore. This is a mid-century version.
I prefer a ratio of 2:1 juice to simple syrup. I have seen 1:1 and 3:1. If you like sour/tartness, reduce the simple syrup and/or add more juice. If you like it sweeter, do the opposite. Also, since fruit varies in flavor, always taste your mix and adjust accordingly. If…
This puts anything you could buy in a bottle to shame. If you like sour/tartness, reduce the simple syrup and/or add more juice. If you like it sweeter, do the opposite. Also, since fruit varies in flavor, always taste your mix and adjust accordingly. 1 cup Simple syrup 1 cup…
This daiquiri was inspired by my friend Marcus Zuazua. At his instigation, (I swear it was all his fault), I purchased a bottle of premium aged rum. Then I went looking for a way to enjoy it. My search brought me to Hemingway’s favorite daiquiri. With some alterations and a…
This is a really refreshing drink that will surprise your guests. The first time you make it will take you 90 seconds, after that it will take 60 seconds! You can use regular granulated sugar, but it may not all dissolve. If you don’t have superfine sugar, put granulated sugar…