Post #27375 by tikibars on Wed, Mar 19, 2003 10:05 PM

...okay, no one has actually submitted a recipe yet, so I'll kick things off.

I agree that the main ingredient should be rum, as it is the most traditional liquor in the classic tropical drinks, but I have this rum-free recipe that I have been tweaking over the past few years that I can donate to the cause.

It is loosely based on the pisco sour recipe used all over south america (and on Easter Island), but extensively modified.

5 ounces Pisco Capel
4 ounces sour mix
3 ounces orange juice
1 ounce Triple Sec
1 ounce rock candy syrup
limes / pineapple chunks

After shaking, pour over crushed ice in Moai-shaped Tiki Mugs.
Squeeze 1/4 lime each into the Tiki Mugs, and drop the rind in. Add umbrella skewering pineapple chunk. Serves two or three.

I just call it a gringo-ized Pisco Sour, but I could easily see calling it an Aku Aku, or some other Easter Island influenced name...

Of course, Pisco Capel is not seen in many bars, so that is the one strike against this drink. But it's a start.

What else do y'all have?