Exotic alcoholic beverages
Voodoo Spiced Rum has been making a name for itself lately in the tiki scene, as it’s a better-tasting and much higher-quality rum than other products on the market today, such as Captain Morgan.
With October right around the corner, the company has posted eight special Halloween cocktail recipes on its website. My favorite is the [...]
Los Angeles magazine named The Grog Log, Intoxica! and Taboo Table as the best Polynesian drink guides in its August 2006 issue, and I couldn’t agree more.
In The Grog Log, first published in 1998, Jeff “Beach Bum” Berry and Annene Kaye first reintroduced vintage Tiki mixed drink recipes, some of which had been kept highly [...]
Having the right ingredients is of the utmost importance when making classic tiki drinks. Without fresh juice, the appropriate rums, and exotic mixers, my drinks always came out less than impressive. It’s not always easy to find these at your local store, however.
Fortunately, Trader Vic’s sells their line of syrups online, so it’s possible [...]
Tequila isn’t an ingredient found in many traditional tiki drinks, but that hasn’t stopped the makers of Voodoo Tiki Tequila from using tiki as a marketing ploy. They’ve got a good one though—each of the bottles has a hand-forged glass tiki inside!
The liquor comes in 10 different flavors (including cocoanut, coffee, and lime) plus gold, [...]
The site has recipes of simulations of the Tiki Room queue favorite Dole Whip, as well as reproductions of entries and beverages from the now defunct Tahitian Terrace.
I’m happy to report that the drink was excellent—very smooth and flavorful (but with a nice kick!).
For the amateur mixologist on your list, I can’t recommend a better set of books for making not only historically-accurate but highly delicious tiki drinks.