Tiki Drinks: Tropical Cocktails for the Modern Bar
Nicole Weston
Language: English
Pages: 160
ISBN: 1581573022
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Try a tiki―a sweet, fruity blast from the past, updated for modern tastes
Tiki cocktails are a tasty mid-twentieth-century American classic, but their popularity suffered when syrupy drink mixes hit the scene. Now it's time to welcome them back: Food blogger Nicole Weston and mixologist Robert Sharp have brought back the fresh taste of tiki drinks, banishing the artificial syrupy sweetness of mixes for fresh fruit juices, high-quality spirits, and homemade syrups. They offer a taste of the past with traditional recipes that honor the flavors of the Caribbean, South Pacific, and the Hawaiian Islands that first inspired the tiki cocktail. Including original recipes inspired by Asian and South American flavors, Tiki Drinks is a hybrid of the old and the new; the concept may be vintage but the drinks are fresh. Drinks include delicious updates of Jamaican Milk punch using fresh cream of coconut, Siren's Elixir with fresh-squeezed lemon and guava juice, and a Hawaiian Queen Bee with locally sourced honey and garnished with juicy, fresh-cut pineapple. Of course, what's a tiki drink book without a little Hawaiian lore and style? Tiki Drinks has that, and much more. 75 color photos
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are being served by bartenders who are rediscovering old recipes and new tiki drinks are being innovated by cocktail enthusiasts who are learning just how delicious rum really is. The recipes in this book are meant to bring both classic and modern tiki drinks to life. They capture those exotic flavors that made tiki culture such a huge hit in its heyday, but in a way that is balanced and designed to appeal to the modern palate. This isn舗t to say that we舗re taking these drinks too seriously. In
are being served by bartenders who are rediscovering old recipes and new tiki drinks are being innovated by cocktail enthusiasts who are learning just how delicious rum really is. The recipes in this book are meant to bring both classic and modern tiki drinks to life. They capture those exotic flavors that made tiki culture such a huge hit in its heyday, but in a way that is balanced and designed to appeal to the modern palate. This isn舗t to say that we舗re taking these drinks too seriously. In
in hot weather and has a nice blend of pineapple and honey notes without being overly sweet. 2 ounces Amontillado sherry 2 ounces pineapple juice 1 ounce Simple Syrup (page 150) Fill a collins glass with crushed ice and pour the ingredients over the ice. Stir to combine and serve. puffer fish MAKES 1 Puffer fish are present in every tiki bar舒but they舗re usually dried and on display as ornaments or light fixtures, not served in cocktail form. This little cocktail was inspired by this spiky,
has been owned and operated by the same family since it opened in 1961. Its best-selling drink is Ray舗s Mistake, named after founder Ray Buhen. Like many tiki drinks, the recipe for Ray舗s Mistake is a closely guarded secret and contains so many ingredients that it is not easy to replicate at home. This drink is inspired by the Tiki Ti original and, while it舗s not an exact replica of that cocktail, it is one mistake well worth making. ounce light rum 1 ounce London dry gin 1 ounce lime juice 1
aku aku MAKES 1 The Aku Aku is a cocktail that will taste much more familiar than it sounds. This refreshing minty cocktail is reminiscent of a mojito, but with a more subtle sweetness and a bit more complexity. The fresh mint leaves are shaken with the rest of the ingredients as the drink is prepared, but they are not strained out, which gives the drink an unusually colorful look. 1 ounce white rum 2 ounces apricot brandy 1 ounce lime juice Ɖ ounce pineapple juice ƈ ounce Simple Syrup