Tiki Death Punch
Tiki drinks are known for having great names, names that tell a story and make you want to order that drink – even if you don’t know all of the secret ingredients that have gone into it. Give us a...
View ArticleBlack Magic
Halloween is a time when I like to have even more fun than usual with my garnishes. Sometimes, that means lighting up a jack o’ lantern in my drink. Other times, that means adding some menacing blood...
View ArticlePineapple Express
Great tiki drinks are known for having layers of flavor, thanks to the combinations of different rums, syrups and fruit juices that go into them. At times, the ingredient list for a tiki drink can look...
View ArticleSnow in Hawaii
You might not associate snow with tropical islands, but there are places in Hawaii where it does, in fact, snow. Most of us find our snow in Hawaii in the form of a generous bowl of shave ice or the...
View ArticleThe Seahorse
We love a cocktail that has some spice to it. This is, in part, because big-bodied rums and whiskeys tend to go particularly well with spices like cinnamon, allspice and clove – just to name a few....
View ArticleBitter Strawberry Mai Tai
We always love a classic Mai Tai, but the recipe can also be a great foundation to build other drinks on. The Bitter Mai Tai is a kind of modern classic, adding a generous dose of Campari to a mai tai...
View ArticlePineapple-Infused Negroni
The first week of June is #NegroniWeek, which is a time when lots of bars make Negronis and donate a portion of the sales to charitable causes. It’s also a time when many of us simply stock up on...
View ArticleSecret Santa
Not that there is a bad time for tiki drinks, but the holidays are an especially festive occasion and it is nice to bring out a recipe that is a little extra special during a celebration. The Secret...
View ArticleTiki Tasting: Chivas Regal Mizunara
While we have a lot of rum in our bar, we also have plenty of other spirits, liqueurs and elixirs and decided it was time that we give some of them a moment in the spotlight. To put it another way, we...
View ArticleBlood and Sand
There aren’t all that many classic cocktails that feature scotch as the base spirit. We tend to assume that this is both because scotch already had a long history of both quality (and plenty of fans),...
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