VinePair

AUGUST 14, 2024

While clear spirits like gin and tequila might feel like the most obvious choices for summertime sipping, rum and bourbon also have their place, as do lighter, low-ABV options like vermouth and Pimm’s. Swapping the tequila for mezcal is equally delicious and a great option for those looking for something a bit more complex.”

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VinePair

JUNE 20, 2024

A traditional combination of tequila , lime juice, and grapefruit soda (though whether that soda should be Squirt or Fresca is up for debate ), the Paloma is tart, invigorating, and essentially swelter-proof. Simply crack the bottle open, take a quick chug, and replace the missing liquid with tequila and a squirt of lime juice.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Bittermens Xocolatl Mole Bitters combine cacao, cinnamon, and other spices to recreate a concentrated chocolate flavor that stands up to myriad spirits including rum and tequila. Pimento berry (also known as allspice) is the star of the show here, making these bitters a prime addition to tiki drinks, punches, and stirred cocktails.

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Cheers

JUNE 25, 2024

Another is the Blood at Dawn, with calamansi, pineapple, Tiki spices, Aqara Reposado, Salers, Bruto Americano and Aperol. A tequila or mezcal and soda! This is one of our newest cocktails and it’s been really popular so far. People are loving tropical drinks now that summer is here! What’s your own current go-to cocktail or beverage?

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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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VinePair

JANUARY 4, 2024

Amid the menu’s usual suspects — Martini , Manhattan , Americano , and Negroni — lurked a mind-boggling showing of drinks that originated or were popularized during the 1970s: Amaretto Sour , White Russian , Tequila Sunrise , and — it can’t be! — It was the height of the jet age as well, and tiki culture was soaring.

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PubClub

JUNE 17, 2024

There are eight tequila, six vodka, four bourbon and four tiki cocktails, including the super-potent Fire Marshall Bill, a rum concoction that is modeled after the light-your-fire Fire Chief at the old-school Hawaiian bar Old Tony’s a couple hours up the Southern California coast in Redondo Beach. The drinks are vast.

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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. It’s a great combination of flavors that will appeal to a large audience. 2025) appeared first on VinePair.

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VinePair

JULY 24, 2024

Along with Sunken Harbor Club , Paradise Lost represents the new generation of tropical bars in New York that take a novel approach to the category and dive deep into what’s possible in a tiki-style cocktail. The article Novel Cordials and Mindful Mixology With Kitty Bernardo of NYC’s Paradise Lost appeared first on VinePair.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Switch out lighter spirits for a dark, ester-y rum or a reposado tequila and you’ve got a cocktail that will manifest warmer weather, but still drink perfectly and appropriately in the dead of winter.” Jill Mott, director of wine, The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel , NYC “Tiki drinks are surprisingly great winter cocktails.

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VinePair

APRIL 22, 2024

The funky spirit works extremely well with the intense, tropical flavors in tiki-style cocktails and also makes for a great accompaniment to other strong beverages like amaro, Chartreuse , Aperol , and even mezcal. The article Could Now Be the Time for Baijiu to Shine? Sandhaus says yes. appeared first on VinePair.

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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

MAY 22, 2024

Years of throwing parties and get-togethers in and around my Brooklyn residence had taught me that just about everybody loves a crushable tequila cocktail, though I continued to ignore the evidence. These were over-the-top tiki-ish drinks and baroque gin cocktails, and there were always guests who didn’t “do” that spirit or this mixer.

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Imbibe Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Indulge in a banana coconut milkshake with rhum agricole and Benedictine at the 24-hour Beginner’s Diner or end the night with a tequila and aged rum Espresso Martini at supper club Lou Lou’s Jungle Room. Mothership Mothership steers away from the tiki bar trope by infusing its 1,500-square-foot space with immersive sci-fi elements.

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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).

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VinePair

MARCH 12, 2025

If the whiskey, rum, gin, vodka, or tequila you are using is lacking in quality or flavor, the entire operation crumbles and your drink will be average at best. PATRN is a tequila brand that does things differently, based on the belief that additive-free tequila actually tastes better.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Profile-wise, it delivers whispers of tequila while also serving lightly fruity and floral notes. Santo Spirits Reposado Tequila While much of the skepticism surrounding celebrity tequilas is valid, Sammy Hagar and Guy Fieri’s Santo Spirits represents a well-made line that places agave (rather than additives) front and center.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

A savory and spiced take on a Manhattan, the drink’s fiery heat arrives from a combination of molé-infused tequila , bourbon, and ancho chili liqueur. And sure enough, the Pineapple Cake delivers everything one would expect from a tiki-style drink, despite bearing no rum in its build.

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Cheers

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Further proof that pistachio is popping: The New York Times in late 2024 ran an article on the Pistachio Martini, a popular call at restaurants in Bostons North End. Its made with toasted sesame-infused Tequila Don Julio 1942, Chinese five spice syrup and aromatic bitters.

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