VinePair

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Pumpkins While orgeat is traditionally made with almonds, at Tiki Chick in NYC’s Upper West Side, bar manager Linda Nivar reinvents the syrup with pepita seeds (the hulless seeds of certain pumpkin varieties) creating a unique spin on the tiki bar staple while honoring her Latin roots. “I Add sugar and stir. Add vinegar and stir.

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Chilled Magazine

MARCH 3, 2024

DeGroff Bitter Aperitivo and DeGroff New World Amaro event photographed by Rose Callahan at Amor Y Amargo on May 10, 2023 “I’m a research scientist and New Orleans native, both of which factored into my falling down this deep rabbit hole,” jokes T.A. Absinthe adds dimension to a wide range of cocktails, even tiki drinks. Experiment!

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Chilled Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Additionally, the spirit collected during distillation is at its final proof, meaning no water is added to adjust the alcohol content before bottling. Bartenders are experimenting with Pisco Sours by adding various fruits, infusions, and different bitters. No enzymes, tartaric or citric acid, or sulfur-based additives are permitted.

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Cocktails with Suderman

AUGUST 9, 2024

Both of this week’s drinks are honey-laced Daiquiri variations that take the core three-ingredient formula — rum, lime, and sugar — and move it in a more tiki-ish direction by layering multiple sweeteners and adding a spice/intense flavor element. Some bartenders and tiki heads like to use rum blends.

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Cocktails with Suderman

JUNE 7, 2024

There are a range of specs online, but all of them trend in the same direction: gin, apricot, lime, Peychaud’s bitters, perhaps a bit of added sweetener. That’s tiki time. On the other hand, with its lime and apricot, this drink bears more than a little resemblance to a tiki drink. The cycle repeats.

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VinePair

MARCH 18, 2025

Besides its fantastic taste, 10 percent of the proceeds from every bottle sold go to local LGBTQ+ organizations, making it a drink that supports and celebrates the community. Distilled in Bloomington, Ind., it features a smooth, lightly fruity character with a full-rich body and a bright floral finish.

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Moody Mixologist

MARCH 20, 2025

I have always found dried leaves to be a bit more subdued initially, but also more peppery and perhaps more bitter. Then there's a slightly bitter aftertaste that works especially well in cocktails. Remove the pan from the heat and all the syrup to cool for at least twenty minutes before removing the leaves and bottling the syrup.

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Moody Mixologist

MARCH 11, 2025

Distilled Bottles of gin that are labeled as Distilled Gin means that they are a distilled spirit made with botanicals including juniper that may (or may not) have flavorings or other additives introduced after distillation. Classic Gin Martini (gin, dry vermouth, orange bitters) The Martini is perhaps the most iconic cocktail ever.

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BarLifeUK

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Lina (who use to professionally yodel – Boevey Fact) produced what were probably the most intricate vessels of the night with both the old and new Jägermeister logo on show along with the poem that adorns every bottle. His presentation was emotional and heartfelt, his music was tiki inspired.

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Drinkhacker

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Each is sold in a 12 ounce bottle, which provides 12 to 24 servings. Bottles are shelf stable for 24 months. Plenty of bitterness up front gives this syrup an appropriate edge of quality tonic water, with the fruit playing a secondary role. After opening, they will keep refrigerated for 6 months. Thoughts follow.

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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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VinePair

AUGUST 1, 2024

bottles that have recently earned a spot on their back bars. From actually delicious coconut rums to woman-owned Guatemalan bottles, these are the best new rums being poured stateside. It has a medium body and tasting notes of dark chocolate, spices, and bitter orange. “For us, it’s Bumbu Rum Company.

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Australian Bartender

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

If you’re lucky enough to get a pass into the Bamboo Room (the 30pax tiki bar at the back of the venue), you can try the Caterpillar Downfall, a minty green frozen delight. Day after strain and bottle it. The drinks list is all about fun with a nudge towards classic ‘90s cocktails. Pour 105ml into chilled coupette. of pink peppercorn.

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Drinkhacker

MAY 17, 2024

Mai Tai The story of the Mai Tai is the story of tiki, one of the most iconic drinks – if not the most iconic drink – to come out of ‘40s rum culture. Designed by Trader Vic himself in 1944 in his Oakland watering hole, it’s a deceptively simple drink that, nonetheless, is invariably bastardized outside of high-end and tiki bars. (If

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Here’s what else is unique: the petate weaving on every bottle. They’re handwoven, and I’m a sucker for bottle design, so I wanted to point that out. The bottle looks great, the liquid tastes great, and it’s got a really unique story you can share with friends. Can gin truly double as bitters? The cocktail in question?

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Cocktails with Suderman

JULY 31, 2024

It’s delicious in a whiskey/rum Old Fashioned , taking the stirred-and-boozy drink format in a summery, tiki-esque direction. Indeed, quite a few tiki drinks, including the Planter’s Punch , are fundamentally just Daiquiris with a little something extra — a spice element, a fruit note, or perhaps an unusual syrup.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 25, 2024

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! When made perfectly, it’s an exquisite cocktail to drink!

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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. This adds depth and complexity to the drink.

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VinePair

AUGUST 27, 2024

The cocktail renaissance hadn’t happened yet, so the back bar was polluted with the usual suspects of flavored vodkas like Stoli Vanilla and Absolut Kurant along with dusty bottles of Galliano and Tuaca that probably hadn’t been opened in years.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Thankfully, it’s truly a great time to be a bourbon drinker, and the selection at your local bottle shop likely reflects this growing demand. Whether you’re making a spirit-forward Old Fashioned that calls for a high-proof whiskey or you want a lighter, fruitier style for your highball, there’s a bottle below that will complement any mood.

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VinePair

JANUARY 4, 2024

It was the height of the jet age as well, and tiki culture was soaring. Cheap, industrial-grade spirits and bottled mixes had cemented themselves as standard inventory, which Maloney says explains the maligned lower quality of ingredients and sweet-leaning ratios that tend to define the majority of drinks from the era.

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PubClub

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A bottle of Baileys and Astral Tequila on the PubClub.com tiki bar. oz Don Julio Reposado 2 Dashes Orange Bitters .25 oz Herbal Liqueur 2 Dashes Mole Bitters Garnish: Orange Peel Glassware: Coupe Preparation: In a shaker, combine ingredients and strain into coupe glass. Garnish with a sprig of toasted rosemary.

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Moody Mixologist

JUNE 1, 2023

You can opt for simple highballs, three-ingredient, sweet and sour drinks like the Daiquiri , or more complex tropical or tiki drinks like the classic Mai Tai. Simple tiki drinks The world of tropical rum drinks can be overwhelming, even for a seasoned home bartender. Think Rum Manhattan, Rum Old Fashioned , or Rum Negroni.

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Cocktail Contessa

OCTOBER 15, 2022

To add a more colorful flavor palate for this maple whiskey sour recipe, I use a two kinds of syrup, and some cinnamon bitters to balance out the kick of sweetness. Use sassafras and sorghum bitters by Bourbon Barrel Foods Give it a ginger bite. However, the whites add a beautiful head of foam onto the top of the coupe. Make it sassy!

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Dry Atlas

MARCH 13, 2024

But anything more complicated than opening a couple of bottles felt like hard work. A touch of bitterness from the Angelica root and a hint of lemon combine to create a delightful take on the classic. oz BG Reynolds Tiki Spice • 1.5 Now that I don’t drink, I’m all over making cocktails. My Mate Matt’s Magic Mai Tai • 1.5

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

You can make a delicious variation of an Old Fashioned using rum, spices, and Jamaican bitters.” There is something very nostalgic about it, and it’s a great way to use a day-old bottle of red wine.” It’s a delicious, pine-forward, extra-bitter style of Negroni that I generally like served up in an extra-frosty glass.

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Cocktails with Suderman

JULY 3, 2024

This industrialized approach to ingredients was endemic to the era, which gave us cheap, tacky sour mix and other shelf-stable bottled mixers that helped turn the 1970s into a sort of Cocktail Dark Ages. When salt and water are fully integrated — no thick sludge at the bottom of the pan — bottle in an eye dropper.

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Casual Mixologist

DECEMBER 14, 2024

View Product Here Bitters Gift Set The perfect stocking stuffers, this mini set from Scrappys features four handcrafted bittersOrange, Aromatic, Chocolate, and Firewaterdesigned to elevate any cocktail. Crafted from high-quality wood, this elegant piece is perfect for stirring up everything from tiki classics to modern cocktails.

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VinePair

MARCH 13, 2024

It was a tiki/tropical bar or a haven for amaro. On the consumer end, once the pandemic had receded somewhat and bars began to open again, it released a bottled-up need and desire. They were all in on pre-Prohibition, Jerry Thomas-style cocktails; or they were only about mezcal; or they had drunk the bitter amaro Kool-Aid.

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Australian Bartender

JULY 17, 2024

Adelaide, SA Antico, Brisbane, QLD Rum Bar of the Year Proudly sponsored by The House of Angostura Bar Kokomo, Darwin, NT Blue Kahunas, Newcastle, NSW Burrow Bar, Sydney, NSW Flamingo’s Tiki Bar, Cairns, QLD Hains & Co.,

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Cocktails with Suderman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

It’s the Rhythm Rug, a clever concoction from the fine folks at Death & Company: It’s a grassy, dry, piney, subtly bitter riff on the lesser-known Negroni cousin, the Old Pal. 1 Sure, if you’re a tiki geek you might have a bottle of Rhum J.M. But you don’t have access to most of the original actors.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The award-winning tropical cocktail bar Three Dots and a Dash has just launched their seasonal, holiday menu filled with Christmas-y twists on tiki favorites. Almond Orgeat 1 tsp Falernum 1 dash Angostura Bitters 3 drops Bittermens Cranberry Bitters Preparation Combine all ingredients in a mixing tin with 8 ounces of crushed ice.

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Good Spirits News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Their entire product line is non-GMO and there aren’t any ingredients in our bottles you cannot pronounce, flavors, colors, extracts, essences, high-fructose corn syrup, soy, or gluten. Their bitters are no-sugar added and vegan. El Guapo has many other bitters & syrups available. Really well done. Really well done.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 14, 2025

Through the Redwood Empire and Trees for the Future partnership, Redwood has planted a tree for every bottle of whiskey sold and has planted over 1.7 This Earth Month, Redwood promises to plant 100 trees for every six bottles, or one tree for every cocktail sold at participating bars. million trees to date.

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Chilled Magazine

APRIL 14, 2025

Through the Redwood Empire and Trees for the Future partnership, Redwood has planted a tree for every bottle of whiskey sold and has planted over 1.7 This Earth Month, Redwood promises to plant 100 trees for every six bottles, or one tree for every cocktail sold at participating bars. million trees to date.

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Moody Mixologist

MARCH 31, 2025

The Jungle Bird is an unusual tiki cocktail that combines rum and pineapple with the Italian bitter liqueur Campari. While tiki drinks might not be first in mind for Thanksgiving, I think the Jungle Bird is a great choice for the occasion! Blackstrap molasses is a thick, rich sugar by-product that's sweet but also bitter.

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Australian Bartender

APRIL 6, 2025

Traditionally used in tiki cocktails due to its Caribbean origin, this liqueur adds depth and complexity by mixing harmoniously with any spirit. When rum moved from being made on sugar estates to being blended and bottled in Bridgetown, so too did falernum. It adds an extra dimension to classics such as Corn and Oil.

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