From Death & Company via Epicuriuos. “This is a tiki drink disguised as an old-fashioned, so it’s no surprise that it comes from Brian Miller, Death & Co’s resident scalawag and expert on all things Polynesian. One night a waitress asked Brian to make something stirred and boozy, so he…
It’s Mixology Monday! This Month, our host Frederic of the CocktailVirgin blog, has revived the Swizzle. Yes, the Swizzle is a drink, not just a stick! When ice found its way to the Caribbean in the 19th Century, it quickly found a home in cocktails. No longer did one have…
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. 2 oz. Mount Gay Gold Rum 1 oz. Orange juice 1 oz.…
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! 1 ½ oz. vodka 2 oz. pineapple juice ¾ oz. lemon juice ¾ oz. blue curacao ¼ oz. simple syrup ½…
Created at the bar in Burbank where the show’s actors hung out after filming. 1 oz. Gold Rum ½ oz. Light Rum ½ oz. lime juice ½ oz. Falernum ½ oz. simple syrup 8 oz. crushed ice Blend for 5 sec. Pour unstrained into glass Garnish with cherry and lime
From the Kuala Lumpur Hilton. 1 ½ oz. dark Jamaican Rum (such as Appleton) ¾ oz. Campari 4 oz. pineapple juice ½ oz. Lime juice ½ oz. simple syrup Chill an old fashioned glass with ice and water While the glass chills, combine all of the ingredients in a shaker.…
This is Trader Vic’s original recipe. 1 oz. Appleton Extra 1 oz. Mount Gay Gold Rum ½ oz. Curacao 1 oz. Lime Juice ¼ oz. orgeat ¼ oz. simple syrup Shake all ingredients with crushed ice Pour unstrained into old fashioned glass Add crushed ice to fill Garnish with a…
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. 1 oz. Plymouth Gin ¾ oz. Lemon juice ¾ oz. Passion fruit syrup Chill cocktail glass with ice and water Add all ingredients to…
This is my version of rum punch which I would like to claim I invented somewhere in the islands, but it was actually at home in Texas! I recently added the Orgeat and Key Lime Bitters. You can sub Angostura Bitters but you do need something to offset the sweetness…
Rockets and jet aircraft were all the rage in the Tiki era and every bartender had appropriately named drinks. This was Popo Galsini’s and won 1st Place in the World Cocktail Championship in 1967. 1 ¼ oz. gin ½ oz. passion fruit syrup ¼ oz. Falernum ¼ oz. orgeat ½…
