VinePair

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

By the time the tiki craze was underway in the ‘30s and ‘40s, it was par for the course to see drinks containing over seven ingredients and multiple expressions of rum layered on top of one another. If you introduce an esoteric ingredient or infusion just to be different or change up the menu, that’s fine.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Come summer, making a blackberry-infused Margarita or an Old Fashioned riff with peaches might seem like a no-brainer. And let’s face it: not every fruit or veggie takes well to juicing or infusions. They may not be the juiciest fruit in the world, but their rich, sticky-sweet flavors can be easily extracted through infusion.

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Casual Mixologist

DECEMBER 14, 2024

So instead of them shelling out bucks on dehydrated garnishes, they can put that money towards that rare to find liqueur. Crafted from high-quality wood, this elegant piece is perfect for stirring up everything from tiki classics to modern cocktails. Help your mixologist keep their infusions as clear as their ice.

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PubClub

APRIL 6, 2024

Hosted by Rustic Root, Swing Social and Tiki Annex, the street will be blocked off from Market Street to Island Avenue, from 2-5 p.m. But not just any cocktail party, it’s a block party cocktail party. It is the San Diego Cocktail Championship and it is taking place on Fifth Ave., in the Gaslamp Quarter on Sunday, April 28.

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Simple Syrup Muddling Infusions Gin 52

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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Simple Syrup Gin Tequila Rum 101

PubClub

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A bottle of Baileys and Astral Tequila on the PubClub.com tiki bar. oz Herbal Liqueur 2 Dashes Mole Bitters Garnish: Orange Peel Glassware: Coupe Preparation: In a shaker, combine ingredients and strain into coupe glass. Link to Purchase: HERE Ingredients: 1.5oz Roe & Co infused with winter spices 3oz.

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Simple Syrup Highball Tequila Gin 52

PubClub

AUGUST 14, 2024

Other rum-centric cocktail favorites include the Negroni Tropicale with coconut oil washed pineapple infused rum, bananarol, and cocchi di torino, and the Caribe Welcome with house rum blend, apricot brandy, lime, fresh coconut water, and coconut cream, served in fresh young coconut.

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Rum Bar Simple Syrup Tiki 52

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. Sandhaus says yes. Baijiu needs to be discussed in the context of strong flavors in relation to other strong flavors,” he says.

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Advanced Mixology

MAY 14, 2024

P arty Theme: Set the scene with tropical decorations such as tiki torches, floral leis, and bamboo accents. Create a signature cocktail, such as the Ghoul's Grog, featuring layers of green and red liqueurs. Offer a Popcorn Martini with buttered popcorn-infused vodka for a fun, thematic cocktail.

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Mocktails Signature Cocktails Tiki Alcohol 79

VinePair

MARCH 31, 2024

Fritsch’s “Nouveau Traite de la Fabrication des Liqueurs.” 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.

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Aperitif Bitters Tiki Liqueur 66

VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

to learn about classic cocktails, dig deeper into somewhat esoteric spirits and liqueurs, and to be amazed by the spectacle of a speakeasy inside a hot dog joint or a 17-touch craft drink. You went to places like Please Don’t Tell , Amor y Amargo , or Death & Co. Superbueno’s a celebration of warm, upbeat Mexican-American hospitality.

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Cocktails with Suderman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

There are no elaborate infusions or production methods. 1 Sure, if you’re a tiki geek you might have a bottle of Rhum J.M. VSOP rhum agricole ¼ ounce Singani 63 ¾ ounce Dolin dry vermouth ½ ounce Antica Torino Amaro Della Sacra ½ teaspoon Strega liqueur INSTRUCTIONS Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass.

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Tiki Bartending Bartender Gin 59

Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Most bars pair the theme of the booth to the cocktail they serve, like Highball Cocktail bar’s alien-themed booth served a Close Encounters cocktail (apple tea-infused Wheatley, Pomp and Whimsy liqueur, sherry, yuzu, orgeat, ginger and Amargo Chuncho bitters).

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Tiki Happy Hour Bartending Bartender 225

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. Liqueur , Rum Mistletoe Mai Tai Ingredients 1 oz. Cranberry Infused Jamaican Overproof* 1 oz. Aged Jamaican Rum 1/2 oz. Orange Curacao 1 oz. Cranberry Apple Tea** 1 oz.

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Tiki Rum Infusions Bitters 198

Good Spirits News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Planteray Cut & Dry Coconut Rum from the Stade’s West Indies Rum Distillery is a 100% Barbadian artisanal rum infused with locally sourced coconut. Creating Cut & Dry was a labor of love and the result of four years of experimentation to find the perfect balance of natural coconut infusion.

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Rum Tiki Infusions Bottling 81

VinePair

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Their take on the classic features the usual suspects — bourbon , sweet vermouth , Campari — plus two Japanese plum liqueurs. 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.

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Cocktails with Suderman

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

No dozen-ingredient tiki drinks. No sous-vide infused, barrel-aged, fat-washed, clarified whatevers. The strangest bottle involved in any of these recipes is Bénédictine, a surprisingly useful herbal-sweet liqueur that should be on every cocktail enthusiast’s bar cart. This means no juice! Most involve whiskey.

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Zero-Proof Whiskey Tiki Liqueur 59

VinePair

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The vodka -based drink also contains orange liqueur, freshly squeezed lemon juice, and simple syrup. Though it’s rare that they follow the rest of Vic’s original recipe that included lime juice, orgeat syrup, orange liqueur, and mint, as many modern bars opt for a basic blend of orange juice and rum.

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