What AreYou Drinking- Right Now?

. Jungle Birds

This doesn’t have a name, I just made it up

1.5 oz gold Puerto Rican rum .5 oz orange liquor (I used Cointreau) 1.5 oz pineapple juice 1.5 oz orange juice .5 oz lemon juice .5 oz orgeat .25 oz grenadine

I tried to float the grenadine on top, but it sank right to the bottom. I would probably just omit next time because I don’t feel like this needs the extra sweetness

Time to catch up.

By Kelly Merrell via TikiLand
Adios Stupido
3 oz Tequila Blanca, or Mezcal if you're bold (I used 2.5 Tequila and 0.5 Mezcal)
2 oz Coco Lopez
3/4 oz Pineapple Juice
1/4 oz Lime Juice
2 teaspoons Luxardo Liqueur
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Blend with 8 oz crushed ice, top off mug with more crushed ice as needed. Garnish with a cocktail umbrella turned inside out to make a blow dart

Lava You and Lava You Too

Barco Pirata

Zow Luau

La Orana

Tropical Madness, created by Mike McMahon based on a 1969 magazine ad.
1 oz Passion Fruit Puree
1 oz Lemon Juice
1 oz Falernum
1/2 oz Pineapple Juice
1/2 oz Orange Juice
1/2 oz Guava Nectar
6 oz chilled Prosecco.
(I think this is double of Mike's original recipe)

Are Ya Achin' for Some Bacon?
2 oz Bacon Fat Washed Barbancourt 5 Star
1 1/2 oz Pineapple Juice
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1 oz Passion Fruit Syrup
Garnished with a slice of Passion Fruit Glazed Bacon

[ Edited by MadDogMike on 2023-09-02 22:17:45 ]

Following our presentation at Tiki Oasis, I revisited The Mai-Kai's classic Derby Daiquiri ...

The Atomic Grog is updated with lots of new info and photos on the cocktail's fascinating history: http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2011/06/30/the-derby-daiquiri-the-mai-kais-100000-drink/

I also created a new tribute recipe, a simplified version of Garret Richard's inventive reinterpretations in Tropical Standard ...

Where is that red swizzle stick from Mike?

Hurricane Howard did you put in Xanthan gum? That's an interesting addition.
Swizzle those came from TikiLand, I picked them up at Tiki Oasis. They come with a pack of 20 recipe cards.
https://www.tikilandtrading.com/collections/swizzle-sticks/products/tikiland-trading-co-swizzle-stick-and-drink-recipe-card-set-2-ready-to-ship

Aloha Mike, I didn't use xantham gum in my version since I was trying to keep it simple. But I did review both of Garret's Derby Daiquiris and post my take. In this case, I thought it took away from the mouthfeel of the original, but it works well in other recipes. http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2011/06/30/the-derby-daiquiri-the-mai-kais-100000-drink/#tribute

so I found some Plantation Pineapple at a local store. I decided to "sample" it. I've been drinkinm git for likek 2 hours now.... I' m in a new plane of existance

so I found some Plantation Pineapple at a local store. I decided to "sample" it. I've been drinkinm git for likek 2 hours now.... I' m in a new plane of existance

LOL

I was going to ask the same thing. And thanks for the link, MadDogMike.

Tiki? No. Accompanied by a fine English tobacco

Incantation (à la Black Magic), Garret Richard's tribute to The Mai-Kai classic in Tropical Standard. More than any of his other Mai-Kai inspired cocktails, Garret absolutely nails it with a big and bold, spicy and rummy drink that still retains a perfect balance. Mariano Licudine would be pleased. Okole maluna!

[ Edited by Hurricane Hayward on 2023-08-24 20:47:03 ]

Finally got falernum, it’s delicious

Vicious Virgin to kick off the weekend

Classic Trader Vic’s Mai Tai using the Smuggler’s Cove recipe with a couple modifications: homemade lime super juice instead of fresh-squeezed lime and Clement Creole Shrub instead of Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao. So good!

Bolo

The pineapple corer makes this so easy

The deadly Deep Six by Jeff "Beachbum" Berry, featured in the latest issue of Exotica Moderne. Sorry I don't have the namesake bowl, but you can buy it online and check out the recipe at https://beachbumberry.com/barware-deep-six-bowl.html ... Instead, I stayed in theme with a half serving in a first edition Piranha mug from Trader Sam’s. Sustainable glass straw by Surfside Sips.

Those pineapple corers are handy and really inexpensive.

From Atomic Liquors in Las Vegas
Banana Hammock
1 1/2 oz Brugal 1888
1/2 oz Giffard Banana Liqueur
3/4 oz Lime Juice
1/4 oz Falernum
1/4 oz Orgeat
Shake with crushed ice, strain over fresh ice.
Float 5 dashes Angostura Bitters and garnish with a mint spring.

Be sure to mix after serving. Mine was a little sweet at first and a little bitter at the end. Would have been better balanced throughout if I had stirred it.

Another Kelly Merrell via TikiLand. Created for the "Beheaded to the Altar" mug.
For Deader or For Worse
The grassy Agricole, botanical Gin, and fresh mint create a very refreshing drink

For Krakatoa Day (8/27) I made Kelly Merrell's version of Hele Pele's Krakatoa.
1 oz Mount Gay
1 oz Hamilton 86 Demerara
1/2 oz Kahlua
1/2 oz Mr Black Coffee Liqueur
1 oz Lime Juice
1 oz Orange Juice
1 oz Passion Fruit Syrup
1 oz Don's Mix
1 dash Angostura Bitters
6 drops Absinthe

Grill Slammer (not Tiki, made this up to go with some BBQ
1 oz Bourbon
1 0z Mezcal
2 oz Pineapple Juice
1 1/4 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz BBQ Sauce Simple Syrup (Mix 1/2 cup BBQ Sauce with 1/3 cup brown sugar, heat and stir to dissolve)
Serve in a glass rimmed with BBQ Rub

[ Edited by MadDogMike on 2023-09-03 17:35:48 ]

Love the mug!

Martinique Swizzle

My brother in law told me this looks dangerous.

It is, you could poke yourself in the eye with the knitting needle I used to make the garnish.

Mike, looks like you’re drinking enough for me while I’m taking a break till the end of the month….

Whenever I’m on the wagon, I tend to look for new recipes, so these these (including the Deep Six—thanks, Hurricane Hayward) look very appealing right about now.

OK Hamo, I'll try to take up the slack LOL

Chocolate Banana Deadhead Daiquiri
by George Smith
.50 oz Lime Juice
1.0 oz Banana Liqueur (Giffard)
.50 oz Cinnamon Syrup
1.5 oz Deadhead Dark Chocolate Rum
Shake with whole ice then double strain into a coupe glass.

Beach Bum Berry's
Yellow Submarine
1 1/2 oz Virgin Islands Gold Rum
1/4 oz Banana Liqueur
1/4 oz White Creme de Cacao
1 1/2 oz Pineapple Juice
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
1/4 oz Simple Syrup

Beachbum Berry's
Miehana
I'm told the name is Anaheim spelled backwards and that the drink was created for a 1996 Poly Pop event at the Anaheim Museum. 1 oz Gold Rum (Mount Gay Eclipse)
1 oz Coconut Rum (Koloa)
1 oz Grand Marnier (Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao)
1 oz Lime Juice
1 oz Orange Juice
1 oz Pineapple Juice
This drink is definitely more than the sum of it's parts. Fairly simple ingredients in simple ratios but very enjoyable.

Sumatra Kula

White Porto Rican rum, lime, orange, grapefruit and honey syrup

Garret Richard and Ben Schaffer were at Esotico Miami last night for a book signing and cocktail party in honor of Tropical Standard. I enjoyed three drinks from the special menu, including two reinterpreted Tiki-Ti classics ...

Toro, Toro, Ole!

Silver Lake Smash

I also had to have Esotico's signature Missionary's Downfall ....

Okole maluna!

Catch up again

Paradise Cooler - house drink of the Denver Hilton circa 1960
2 oz White Rum (Don Q Crystal)
1/2 oz Cherry Heering (Cherry Rattafia)
1 oz Falernum
2 oz Orange Juice
1 oz Lime Juice
Cherry speared to an apple slice is the traditional garnish.

Pua Lani (Heavenly Flower)
2 oz Mezcal Joven
3/4 oz Sloe Gin
1/4 oz Coffee Liqueur
1/2 oz Falernum
3/4 oz Pineapple
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
Garnished with mint and plumaria. Note - some websites say plumaria are slightly toxic. Others say you can eat them. Do your research and assess your risk if you want to garnish with them.

Beachbum Berry's
The Deep Six
4 oz Dark Jamaican Rum, Coruba or Myers's
1 oz Hamilton 151 Demerara
2 oz Lime Juice
2 oz Pineapple Juice
2 1/2 oz Latitude 29 Formula Falernum
1 1/4 Allspice Dram
Wow! That's a mouthful of flavor!

3 Dots and No Dash
OK, I picked up some Gooseberries at the farmer's market that made good dots but I didn't have anything good for a dash.
1 1/2 oz Rhum Agricole
1/2 oz Appleton Estate
1/4 oz Falernum
1/4 oz Allspice Dram
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Orange Juice
1/2 oz Honey Syrup
1 dash Angostura Bitters

Diego's Tiki Bar in Puerto Penasco MX

Picked up some Cuban rum in Mexico, use it to make
Beach Bum Berry's
Fog Cutter
2 oz Light Cuban Rum
1 oz Brandy
1/2 oz Gin
1/2 oz Sweet Sherry
2 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
1 oz Fresh Orange Juice
1/2 oz Orgeat

• Shake everything - except sherry - with ice cubes. Pour into a tall tiki mug and top with more ice and float the Sherry on top.
  

And also
A "friendlier version" of the Hemingway Daiquiri (unknown providence) 2 oz Light Cuban Rum 1/2 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur 3/4 oz Lime Juice 1/2 oz fresh squeezed Grapefruit Juice Garnished with Grapefruit Peel and Maraschino Cherry

At the Bali Hai in San Diego, a Kopiana POG and an Aloha Kiss

Introducing a new twist on a Mai-Kai classic: The Black Magic Cocktail is a smaller and more elegant (but no less flavorful) take on Mariano Licudine's classic. Get the recipe now at AtomicGrog.com or http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2023/10/18/new-recipes-a-frightening-flight-of-deadly-cocktails-for-halloween-2023/

Ah, one of my favorite cocktails! Thanks Jim! I'll have to try this. It reminds me of the Undead Gentleman in Smuggler's Cove, a more elegant zombie served up.

The second cocktail in The Atomic Grog's frightening flight of deadly drinks for Halloween 2023 is a sinister, seasonal spin on an ominous classic. The Shrunken Pumpkin Head is a tribute to the Shrunken Skull from The Mai-Kai and the many variations served in similarly creepy mugs.

The recipe is available now, along with last week's Black Magic Cocktail, at AtomicGrog.com or http://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2023/10/18/new-recipes-a-frightening-flight-of-deadly-cocktails-for-halloween-2023/

At The Undertow in Phoenix. A Missionary's Downfall, 2 Sunrise over Baja, and a Three False Druids. All very good drinks and a beautiful bar.

Guava Grog
By Blake An
2.0 oz Plantation OFTD
0.25 oz Falernum
0.25 oz Allspice
0.25 oz Cinnamon Syrup
0.75 oz Lime Juice
1.0 oz Guava
Angostura Bitters
I like it, I like it alot!
Enjoy!

By Melissa Garcia via the Smuggler's Cove book.
Callaloo Cooler
1 oz Seltzer (pour in a Collins or Highball glass)
In a cocktail shaker -
3/4 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz SC Cinnamon Syrup
1/2 oz Cherry Heering
2 oz Blended Lightly Aged Rum
1 dash Angostura Bitters
Shake and strain into glass. Add cracked ice, garnish with fresh Cinnamon and a mint sprig

1930s pre-Tiki drink by Joseph Cesar of Haiti’s Grand Hotel Oloffson
Cesar’s Rum Punch
2 oz lime juice
1 oz grenadine (homemade POM/Hibiscus)
1 tsp sugar syrup
3 drops Angostura bitters
2 oz Barbancourt 8 Year rum
First drink with my new GE Opal pellet ice maker, on sale from Amazon 😁
Beautiful color, nice and tart.

Martin Cate's
Alkala the Fierce (In the Hindu figure mug)
My recipe app uses a scale so I can easily drop down from the original 4 servings to 1
.5 oz Chai Infused Bourbon
1 oz Dark Jamaican Rum
1 oz Aged Rum
1 oz Orange Juice
.75 oz Lime Juice
.12 oz Allspice Dram
.38 oz Vanilla Syrup
.38 oz Cinnamon Syrup
5 oz Crushed Ice
Flash blend
Delicious! Served with Biryani and Tandoori Marsala Cauliflower

Brian Maxwell's
Belly of the Beast
2oz Aged Puerto Rican Rum
1oz Overproof Jamaican Rum
1oz Aperol
1oz Passion Fruit Syrup
1oz Lime Juice
1oz Orange Juice
1oz Grapefruit Juice
4 dashes Angostura Bitters
Large Tiki vessel
Whip shake and pour unstrained.Top with crushed ice. Garnish with mint sprigs, flower, citrus ship, and smoldering cinnamon stick.

Headhunter King - From Eureka! (chain restaurant)
Lime Juice 1 oz
Pineapple Juice 1.25 oz
Orgeat .75 oz
Bro Vo Falernum .75 oz
Trader Vic's Macadamia Nut Liqueur .5 oz
Wray & Nephew Overproof Rum .5 oz
Appleton Signature Estate Rum 1.5 oz

[ Edited by MadDogMike on 2023-10-27 12:27:50 ]

I’m back, after a few months of not drinking at home

Three dots and a dash

The frightening flight of new Halloween cocktails on The Atomic Grog reaches a climax with a hefty snifter drink featuring a reanimated garnish and high-octane rums. Introducing the Return of the Zombie Dolphin ....

Go to AtomicGrog.com or https://wp.me/p1xHjT-7H1 for all the gory details

Love the zombie dolphin LOL

Scorpion and Shrunken Skull

Yes, love the dolphin

Finally watched the Barbie movie this weekend, obviously needed a pink drink to go with it. Took a little trial and error, unsweetened cranberry juice is really tart! I’m calling it “Ken’s Nightmare”

Ken’s Nightmare

1 oz white Puerto Rican rum 1 oz Cointreau or Triple Sec 3/4 oz lime juice 1/4 oz unsweetened cranberry juice 1/2 oz cinnamon syrup 1/2 oz orgeat

Shake with ice cubes and garnish with a pink flower.

Midnight In Morocco
10 Mint Leaves, muddled
2 oz Don Q Crystal Rum
1 oz Lemon Juice
3/4 oz Date Syrup
5 drops Rose Water
2 drops Cardamon Extract
Shake, strain over crushed ice
Stir in 3 oz Club Soda
A Mojito riff, I was looking to make something with Moroccan flavors to go with tonight's Chicken Tangine. I went easy on the Rosewater and Cardamom but they could be increased.

Bought a new bottle of Angostura Bitters and thought I'd break it in with Oriol Elias'
Jamaican Spiced Swizzle #3
via the Minimalist Tiki book
2 oz Gold Jamaican Rum
1/2 oz Angostura Bitters
1 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Luxardo Cherry Syrup
1/4 oz Cinnamon Syrup
1/4 oz Orgeat
1/4 oz Allspice Dram
Love this drink!

“White Mans Burden”
1.5 oz Dark Virgin Islands Rum
.75 oz Sloe Gin
.75 oz Lime Juice
.25 oz Apricot Brandy
.25 oz Cinnamon Syrup
.25 oz Allspice Dram
Shake and dirty dump into glass and pack with more crushed/nugget ice.

By Martin Cate from the Smuggler's Cove book
Falinum
1 oz fresh Lemon Juice
1 oz SC Coconut Cream (Coco Real)
1 oz Seltzer
1/2 oz Velvet Falernum (#9)
2 oz Column Still Aged Rum (Zacapa 23)
1 dash Orange Bitters (Angostura)
12 oz crushed ice and 4-6 small agitator cubes, flash blend. Open pour with a gated finish

Millionaire Cocktail (No. 1)
From the Smuggler's Cove book
3/4 oz Lime Juice
1 dash SC Grenadine
3/4 oz Apricot Liqueur
3/4 oz Black Pot Still Rum or Aged Blended Rum
3/4 oz Sloe Gin
Shake with ice and double stain into a chilled coupe
Garnish with a lime wheel
It looked a bit short in the ABV so I bumped everything up to 1 oz.

[ Edited by MadDogMike on 2023-11-18 00:38:46 ]

under the weather, having an improvised cocktail that will hopefully boost my recuperation:

2 oz Coruba, 2 tsp orange blossom honey, 2 cloves, 2 allspice pods, mixed with hot Earl Grey tea.

what to call it?

Tiki-Tea?

Blackbeard's Toddy?

open to suggestions 😂

Sorry thePorpoise, I'm not good at names. But it looks good!

Here's my latest offerings

Xtabentun Cocktail
Courtesy of Grand Velas Riviera Maya
1 1/2 oz Xtabentun
1 oz Lime Juice
4 cubes Pineapple
2 large ice cubes
Stir - don't muddle
4 oz Club Soda
Garnish with a slice of orange.
Can someone shed some light on this type of cocktail? That's a lot of Club Soda and why isn't the pineapple muddled? Could this liqueur/ lime/club soda ratio be used with other liqueurs?

Jungle Slow Cruise by Ivy Mix
1oz Appleton 12 yr Old
.50oz Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac
.50oz Wray & Nephew Overproof
.25oz Cruzan Blackstrap Rum
.50oz Campari
.75oz Pineapple Juice
.50oz Lime Juice
.25oz Passion Fruit Syrup
.25oz Demerara Syrup
A little spirit forward for my personal tastes but very good.

Swamp Angel
by Justin Oliver and Chad Austin
2 oz Rhum Agricole Blanc
1 oz Pineapple Juice
1 oz Lime Juice
3/4 oz Green Chartreuse (Unfortunately I had to use Genepy and it wasn't as good)
1/2 oz Orgeat
1/2 oz Falernum
1/4 oz Allspice Dram
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Garnish with mint

The Concubine. By Dave Wolfe/Basement Kahuna. Included as a Easter egg in the Grogalizer.
3 oz. White Grapefruit Juice
0.5 oz. Lime Juice
0.5 oz. Passion Fruit Syrup
1 oz. Licor 43
2 oz. Demerara rum
1 oz. Amber Rum
1 tsp. Grenadine
4 drops Pernod
Shake with crushed ice and pour unstrained into a tall glass. Garnish with a large pineapple chunk and fresh mint.

JET PILOT
½ oz Lime Juice
½ oz Grapefruit Juice
½ oz Cinnamon Syrup
½ oz Falernum
1 oz Dark Jamaican Rum
¾ oz Gold Puerto Rican Rum
¾ oz 151-proof Demerara
1 dash Angostura Bitters
6 drops Absinthe
4 oz crushed ice
Flash blend.

By Melissa Erin Nickoloff
Amazonian Paralysis
1 3/4 oz Appleton Reserve
1/2 oz Green Chartreuse
1/2 oz Sloe Gin
1 oz Pineapple Juice
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Falernum
4 dashes Angostura Bitters
IMHO, a quintessential Tiki drink - rum, citrus, spice (falernum and Angostura), an exotic liqueur (Chartreuse), and a dangerous name.

I challenged myself to create a green drink, based on Nicaraguan flavors, ±5 oz. Here's what I came up with.
Iguana Island
2 oz Flor de Caña
1 1/2 oz Pineapple Juice
1 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Blue Curaçao
1/2 oz Melon Liqueur
1/2 oz Falernum #9
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Not bad but room for improvement.

Enchanted Crocodile (Modified) From Disney's Club 33 2 oz White Rum 1/4 oz Aperol 1/4 oz Licor 43 1 oz Pineapple Juice 1 oz Lime Juice 1/2 oz Fassionola One of my 5/5s. I bumped the lime up from 3/4 oz to 1

¡Toro, Toro, Toro, Olé!
From Tropical Standard
5 drops Salt Solution
1 dash Pasilla Chile Tincture
3 dashes Peychaud's Bitters
1/4 oz Passion Fruit Puree
1/2 oz Lime Juice
3/4 oz Orange Juice
1/2 oz Fassionola
1/2 oz Benedictine
1/2 oz Mezcal, Peletón de la Muerte Espadín
1 1/2 oz Tequila, Puebla Vieja Reposado

TIKI WARRIOR
1 1/2 oz Spiced Rum
1/2 oz RumFire Overproof Rum
3 oz Pineapple Juice
1 oz Orange Juice
1 oz Guava Nectar
1/4 oz Lime Juice
1/4 oz Grenadine
Garnished with a tangerine Hawaiian warrior helmet (ikaika)

Martin Cate's
The Ernesto
2 oz Ting Grapefruit Soda
Pour into a double old-fashioned glass.
1 oz Lime Juice
1 oz SC Honey Syrup
1/2 oz Natural Apricot Liqueur
2 oz Tequila Blanco
1 dash Herbstura
Shake with ice, strain into glass, stir and add crushed ice. Garnish with a fresh orchid and a lime wheel

By Kelly Merrell via TikiLand
Adios Stupido
3 oz Tequila Blanca, or Mezcal if you're bold (I used 2 Tequila and 0.5 Mezcal)
2 oz Coco Lopez
3/4 oz Pineapple Juice
1/4 oz Lime Juice
2 teaspoons Luxardo Liqueur
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
Blend with 8 oz crushed ice, top off mug with more crushed ice as needed.

Jamaican Bobsled
1 1/2 oz Jamaican Rum
3/4 oz Pineapple Juice
3/4 oz Lime Juice
3/4 oz Cinnamon Syrup
1/4 oz Allspice Dram

I continued a tradition I started last year after the passing of rum collector and cocktail connoisseur Steve Remsberg: I once again kicked off the new year with Stephen Remsberg’s Planter’s Punch (from Beachbum Berry Remixed). There are so many outstanding Jamaican rums on the market now, it's easy to enjoy this classic year after year with different combinations and it never gets stale. As an added bonus, I paired the cocktail with a thoughtful Christmas gift: Jamaica Rumkugeln rum balls from Germany (featuring Jamaica rum verschnitt).

Okole maluna and happy new year!

(The Hukilau 2016 glassware, designed by Shag and based on masks found in The Mai-Kai gardens.)

Recipe: https://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2023/02/21/top-10-tiki-stories-of-2022-include-legends-lost-hope-for-the-future/#Remsberg-Planters

La Neta
1 oz Pineapple Rum pref Plantation Stiggins Fancy
1 oz Mezcal pref Don Amado Rustico
1 1/2 oz Passion Fruit Syrup
1 oz Lime Juice
1 dash Angostura Bitters
1 sprig of mint

Holiday in the Fourth Republic
3/4 oz Cognac
3/4 oz Jamaican Dark Rum
3/4 oz Mezcal
1 oz Orgeat
1/2 oz Pandan Syrup
1/2 oz Cream of Coconut
1 1/2 oz Pineapple Juice
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Lemon Juice
Garnished with a lime rosette ice cube.

Brian Maxwell's Weeping Coconuts
2 oz Hibiscus Infused Rum (8 oz Don Q Crystal Rum, 1 oz dried Hibiscus flowers, 2 dashes Orange Water)
1/2 oz Mezcal, Don Amado Rustico
1/2 oz John Taylor Falernum
1 oz Coco Lopez
1/2 oz Passion Fruit Syrup
1/2 oz Pineapple Juice
1/2 oz Lime Juice
3 dashes Angostura Bitters
Garnish with 2 pineapple fronds and an orange slice (Mint and an Everclear infused sugar cane spear)

Sometimes I do things just to amuse myself LOL Greg Easter's "Pepper's Ghost" complete with a photo of a ghost hand and pepper grinder.
2 oz Dark Rum, pref Barbados
3/4 oz Orange Juice
3/4 oz Lemon Juice
1/2 oz Apricot Brandy, Bols
1 t Cointreau
1 t Ginger Liqueur, Bols
1/2 t Allspice Dram, Bitter Truth
Garnish with freshly ground Black Pepper

Bitterly cold in the mountains today. Had on Quiet Village Radio on at work today as an escape, and heard my recipe for Captain Lush's Grog a couple of times, so decided to make that this evening. Unfortunately, I recently discovered that my Marty Lush glass has a massive crack.

Beachcomber Punch, a historic cocktail from Don the Beachcomber's early days, as featured in The Atomic Grog's year-end recap of the top 10 Tiki stories of 2023. The recipe was published in the new book, "Sunny Sund: The Woman Behind Don the Beachcomber, Inc.: A Hollywood Story" (by Karen Sund and Cindi Neisinger).

Check out the adaptation, including rum and ingredient suggestions, at AtomicGrog.com or https://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2024/01/18/top-10-stories-of-2023-tiki-resurgence-and-appreciation-breathes-life-into-year-marked-by-loss/#beachcomber-punch

Ray’s Mystique (à la Ray’s Mistake), an homage to the Ray Buhen classic from the Tiki-Ti and my new favorite cocktail (so far) in Tropical Standard.

The recipe by Garret Richard pays perfect tribute to the mysterious and exotic elixir, arguably the most popular gin-based Tiki cocktail of all time. Review and recipe in The Atomic Grog's recap of the top 10 Tiki stories of 2023 (which includes both the Tiki-Ti and Tropical Standard) at https://www.slammie.com/atomicgrog/blog/2024/01/18/top-10-stories-of-2023-tiki-resurgence-and-appreciation-breathes-life-into-year-marked-by-loss/#rays-mystique

Sunakora
Created by Don the Beachcomber in the 40s for his ex-wife Sunny Sund - "Sunakora, Queen of the Beachcombers".
3/4 oz Dark Jamaican Rum
1/4 oz Barbados Rum
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Grapefruit Juice
1/2 oz Orange Juice
1/2 oz Pineapple Juice
1/2 oz Honey Mix
1 tsp Falernum
1 dash of Angostura Bitters
4 oz of Crushed Ice
1/2 oz Club Soda
Flash blend everything except the club soda and pour into a pilsner glass. Add club soda and stir, add more crushed ice to fill.
I picked Doctor Bird for the Jamaican because I knew it could stand up to all that mixer. Mixed as a double. (Recycled photo)

Kelly Hiphipahula Reilly's
Poho Moku
3 oz Cruzan Vanilla Rum
1 oz Grand Marnier
1 oz Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur
1 oz Homemade Ancho Chile Liqueur
1/2 oz Torani Passion Fruit Syrup
1 1/2 oz fresh squeezed Lime Juice
1 1/2 oz fresh squeezed Lemon Juice
2 oz Soda Water
Garnish with lime and cherries on a spear

Brian Rechmacher's
Tropical Serenade
1 oz Demerara
1 oz Smith and Cross
1/2 oz Orange Juice
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Grapefruit Juice
1/2 oz Ginger Syrup
1/2 oz Grenadine
1/2 oz Angostura Bitters
1 pinch Course Salt
Garnished with a beautiful petunia I stole from my wife's garden.

As far as I can tell this was created by Baylee Hopings
Tulum Tomorrow
1 1/2 oz Tres Generaciones Tequila Plata
1/2 oz Green Chartreuse
1/4 oz Chinola Passion Fruit Liqueur
1 oz Pineapple Juice
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1/4 oz 1:1 Simple Syrup
Garnish with mint, lime wheel, and paper umbrella (I forgot that)

Jungle Bird

[ Edited by Maleko on 2024-01-26 05:23:39 ]

Amazing cocktails from everyone here!

After a hard week of work I had to make a Mai Tai:

• 5 drops of 20% saline solution
• 3/4oz lime juice
• 1/2oz of home made orgeat
• 1/2oz of Cointreau
• 3/4oz of Plantarey Xaymaca
• 1 1/4oz of island signature yellow snake Jamaican rum

[ Edited by KonsTiki on 2024-01-26 11:24:16 ]

Mai Tai at the Bum’s

What rum base does he use there?