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…
This is one of Trader Vic’s original’s. 2 oz. Cruzan white rum 2 oz. orange juice 1 oz. lemon juice ½ oz. curacao ¼ oz. simple syrup ¼ oz. orgeat 12 oz. crushed ice Shake all ingredients with crushed ice Pour unstrained into tall glass
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…
This is from the Luau in Beverly Hills cr. 1958. Single serving: 1 oz. gold rum 1 oz. gin ½ oz. brandy 1 oz. OJ ½ oz. Lime juice ½ oz. simple syrup ¾ oz. orgeat 4 oz. crushed ice Blend on high for 5 sec. Pour unstrained into glass…
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…
2 oz Good rye such as Sazerac or Bulleit Small Batch 1/2 – 1 tsp Sugar 3-4 dashes Peychaud’s Bitters Lemon Zest for garnish Chill an old fashioned glass with ice and water Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and stir Strain into chilled glass over fresh…
1 1/2 oz Rye Whiskey 3/4 oz St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur 3/4 oz Aperol 1-2 dashes rhubarb bitters Chill an old fashioned glass with ice and water Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice and stir Strain into chilled glass over fresh ice.
¾ oz. rye whiskey ¾ oz. brandy ¾ oz. sweet vermouth ¼ oz. Benedictine dash Peychaud’s Bitters dash Angostura Bitters Chill an old fashioned glass with ice and water Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and stir with ice Strain over fresh ice in chilled glass Garnish with thick…
Sazerac is my rye whiskey of choice. Made at the Buffalo Trace Distillery, it is spicy and sweet with flavors of orange peels, pepper and allspice. It blends very well with the Italian Vermouth. Note that this is the same recipe as the Irish Manhattan, just substituting the Irish Whiskey…