Post #722975 by Humuhumu on Fri, Jul 18, 2014 2:31 PM

I have a handful of original cocktails I've served over the years, here are the two that are heaviest in the rotation these days:

Agrabana Grog
Recipe here: http://www.cookooree.com/u/humuhumu/recipes/agrabana-grog
Over time, a tikiphile gets accustomed to the typical spice profiles used in tropical drinks, and they start to lose that "oooh, what is that?" tingly mystery. This drink is my way of bringing back that sense of discovery for my tiki dork friends.

INGREDIENTS
1-1/4 oz Cruzan white rum
3/4 oz Appleton V/X rum
3/4 oz fresh grapefruit juice
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
3/4 oz garam masala syrup
3/4 oz club soda
sprig of mint

DIRECTIONS
Shake the rums, juices and syrup together with ice. Strain into a tall glass with crushed ice, top with the club soda, and garnish with the mint sprig.

Pier 9
Recipe here: http://www.cookooree.com/u/humuhumu/recipes/pier-9-cocktail
Like the Agrabana Grog, this one also has a flavor that's unexpected in a tall glass of tropical rum: chocolate. I think it's great with the ginger. Tempus Fugit makes a very high-quality cacao like no other, I don't know that this drink would work with a garden-variety crappy chemical cacao.

INGREDIENTS
1-3/4 oz Flor de Caña 4 gold rum
3/4 oz Lillet Blanc
1/2 oz Tempus Fugit Crème de Cacao
3/4 oz lemon juice
1-1/2 oz ginger beer
candied ginger

DIRECTIONS
Shake rum, Lillet, cacao and lemon juice together with ice. Strain into a glass with crushed ice, top with the ginger beer and the candied ginger garnish.