VinePair

AUGUST 14, 2024

This tiki-style gin drink offers a delightful blend of tropical flavors, ideal for warm weather and summer vibes. While rum is often the go-to for tiki cocktails, gin adds a lovely layer of botanical notes that complement the tropical sweetness of passion fruit and the nutty richness of orgeat syrup. “The “The Saturn.

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Cocktail Whisperer

MARCH 12, 2025

And another person, Beach Bum Berry, who influenced a generation of Tiki Bars and party people. I come from Craft Spirits and although I dont drink hard alcohol any longer and havent in some time, I will say that the art of mixology is never forgotten, just examine the work of Jerry Thomas! You could say he is a great influence upon me.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In the famous words of tiki godfather Donn Beach, “What one rum can’t do, three rums can.” Can gin truly double as bitters? Light up the tiki torches and tune in for more. The bottle looks great, the liquid tastes great, and it’s got a really unique story you can share with friends. The cocktail in question?

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 25, 2024

The recipes can be found at the bottom of this article. The glass must be as cold as possible, there must be the perfect ratio of bitters to absinthe to sugar to whiskey, and you must express then discard the lemon twist garnish. It has a slightly higher proof so you can even use it in a tiki-inspired cocktail, like a Rye Tai!

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VinePair

AUGUST 1, 2024

It has a medium body and tasting notes of dark chocolate, spices, and bitter orange. It’s a great sub for white rum in a Floridita Daiquiri and is a great complementing spirit for any tropical fruit-driven tiki drink.” “Tenango Rum is a Guatemalan-made, Philly-based, woman-owned young rum made with 100 percent sugar cane.

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VinePair

AUGUST 27, 2024

He’s currently researching old soda fountain techniques to better understand how the syrups in many original tiki recipes were formulated. Back in 2011, she was making simple beach Margaritas in California, and now she’s repurposing carrot tops to make a bitter finishing oil for a tequila and Aperol cocktail made with fresh turmeric honey.

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Moody Mixologist

MARCH 21, 2024

Rather than combining bold, bitter and sweet flavors, an Espresso Sour takes things to the next level by mixing bitter, sweet, and sour. For this espresso sour, the mix of spirits, sweet, and sour is taken a step further by adding the bitter and earthy notes of espresso. Check out this handy article from 5 Minutes of Rum.

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VinePair

JANUARY 4, 2024

It was the height of the jet age as well, and tiki culture was soaring. Called the Pono, bartender Ben Purvis’s best-selling riff incorporates papaya purée for funk and buttery texture, a touch of banana liqueur for tropical notes, and even less Becherovka herbal liqueur for cinnamon, clove, and bitterness.

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Advanced Mixology

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This article presents seven captivating absinthe cocktails to enliven your bar collection. ounces of Martini red vermouth, a dash of Absinthe, and 1 dash of orange bitters, shake or stir with ice, and strain into a chilled glass. Its complexity allows it to stand up to and complement a wide range of flavors. Image Source 6.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

It works well in a] Revolver or other Old Fashioned-style cocktails with a bitter backbone.” —Joe Old Forester 86 fits well in everything, from a tiki classic like the Saturn to a dryer cocktail like a Boulevardier.” It has enough character to stand up and not be lost or covered up, even by something big like Campari. [It

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VinePair

JANUARY 14, 2025

It has funky, tropical notes from the rum and pineapple juice appealing to your tiki lovers, and the addition of Campari will bring some bitter qualities that your Negroni drinker will find comfort in. If you are looking to branch out to try a tropical, bitter, but crushable cocktail, I highly recommend ordering a Jungle Bird.”

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

You can make a delicious variation of an Old Fashioned using rum, spices, and Jamaican bitters.” It’s a delicious, pine-forward, extra-bitter style of Negroni that I generally like served up in an extra-frosty glass. Bitters and liquor can raise the temperature just as much as a glass of hot water and whiskey.”

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VinePair

MARCH 31, 2024

Of the dozen original creations, I opted for a Strawberry Oolong featuring Milky Oolong tea, Prosecco , and two Italian bitters blended and infused with strawberries to account for its lack of Campari-produced products. We created a bitter that replaces Aperol and all products of Campari; we call it Bao bitters.”

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VinePair

MARCH 13, 2024

It was a tiki/tropical bar or a haven for amaro. This idea has arisen that, well, you have to have some classics on your menu; you have to have some tiki drinks; you have to have some non-alcs,” says Duff. “It The article At Modern Cocktail Bars, It’s Every Drink, Everywhere, All at Once. Is That Such a Bad Thing?

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Cocktails with Suderman

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The Toronto is an Old Fashioned dating back to the first part of the 20th century laced with bitter, minty Fernet-Branca. It’s a fruited Old Fashioned that adds pineapple — via pineapple liqueur — to the mix, along with a specialized bitters, taking a basic version of the drink in an almost tiki-ish direction.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Zombie This famous tropical drink was created by an equally iconic person in the tiki cocktail movement: Donn Beach. It’s only right that this drink was created in Islamorada, an island in the Florida Keys, by “Tiki John” Ebert in the 1950s. He first crafted the Zombie in 1934 at his Hollywood bar, Don the Beachcomber.

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VinePair

APRIL 22, 2024

Baijiu’s strong and unique flavors pair best with bold and intense flavors — think sour, numbing, spicy, and even bitter dishes,” Zhou explains. The cocktail combines Ming River baijiu and Cocchi Barolo Chinato — both of which feature a bitter bayberry and goji berry infusion — with bourbon, lychee black tea, and a bayberry chocolate garnish.

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VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

Paradise Lost integrates the retro coolness of a classic Southern California tiki bar with the East Village’s gritty punk rock ethos to create hell’s version of a tropical joint. They were a bitters bar with no juices or sodas, and this allowed guests to experience a new take on cocktails. Death & Co was the same way.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

UnderTow is a tiki bar with tropical drinks. Modeled after a 1920s train car, Platform 18 serves cocktails like The Gibson Girl (gin or vodka, dry vermouth, sake, orange bitters, and lemon oil) and 54th Street Club (popcorn-infused reposado tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, togarashi, and pandan). Bitter & Twisted’s Solero.

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VinePair

MARCH 12, 2025

It depends on the type of drink, of course, but some of the most important ones include bitters, fresh citrus, sweetener, and style of modifier, such as liqueur or vermouth. This article is sponsored by PATRN Tequila. The article When Your Base Spirit Matters, Reach for Additive-Free PATRN appeared first on VinePair.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

It’s bitter, bright, and boozy, and paired with the salty, crunchy kombu celery, it’s the perfect drinking experience. Sweet vermouth and bitters keep things classic, while orgeat provides a calming dose of sweetness. The article What to Drink in NYC Right Now (November 2024) appeared first on VinePair.

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VinePair

MARCH 13, 2025

The bars take on the old-school tiki classic (literally) blends acid-adjusted pineapple juice with rich honey syrup, peach liqueur and aperitif, white rum, frozen pineapple chunks, ice, and mint, the latter of which delivers a striking bright green hue. The article What to Drink in NYC Right Now (March 2025) appeared first on VinePair.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

An encyclopedia of cocktail culture, this deep dive into home entertaining essentials comes complete with auxiliary recipes for brandied cherries, brown-butter bourbon, cordials, shrubs, bitters, and more. While tiki drinks are notoriously complex, these streamlined renditions deliver maximum flavor without most of the fuss.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

This pizza spritz combines Italian red bitters, house-made oregano syrup and lemon; its topped with soda and a lambrusco wine floater and garnished with a cherry tomato and olive skewer. Its made with toasted sesame-infused Tequila Don Julio 1942, Chinese five spice syrup and aromatic bitters. And now, the drink trends for 2025.

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