Tiki 43
Ingredients
- 10 mL Dark Rum preferably an overproof Jamaican Rum
- 40 mL Licor 43
- 20 mL Coffee Espresso is best, but use what you have
- 20 mL Orange Juice
- 15 mL Lemon Juice
- Garnish with a dried slice of orange or a twist
Instructions
- Make coffee and allow it to cool.
- Combine Rum, Licor 43, Coffee, and both juices in a cocktail shaker with a good amount of ice. Shake until cold.
- Strain into a tall glass with fresh ice. The more fresh ice the better.
- Garnish and serve.
Notes
A Little Bit More on the Tiki 43
As we mentioned a couple times, this recipe really shouldn’t work, but it does! It just goes to show how a great cocktail recipe can bring together some different flavours to create something truly novel. Who would have thought that fruit juice and coffee works so well?
Regarding the coffee, like with an Espresso Martini, feel free to use decaf coffee. If it’s later in the evening, or if caffeine simply doesn’t agree with you, decaf is a fine choice that still works well. That being said though, make sure you’re using a half decent coffee though. It’s always a good idea to use premium ingredients in any cocktail, so use real coffee, not instant!
Will the Tiki 43 work as a larger batched cocktail?
You would have to limit any “batch” to only two cocktails, maybe three if you have a particularly cocktail shaker.
Since this cocktail is shaken with coffee, you want the coffee to froth up. Because of this, you can’t replace the shaking with stirring. So you really need a shaker for this cocktail, and that really limits the batch sizes you can do.
Can I make a Tiki 43 and store it for later?
Not really. As mentioned, one element of this cocktail recipe is the froth from the coffee. If you store it for later, you lose that froth.
Make the Tiki 43 only when you’re ready to serve it.
What’s the best time for a Tiki 43?
Licor 43 suggests this cocktail for after dinner. While we agree with them, we also disagree with them here. Although the coffee element of the recipe definitely puts it as an after dinner drink, it’s actually not as coffee forward as you would think. By all means, have one of these after dinner. It makes an excellent dessert or end of night cocktail. However, thanks to the fruit juice, and its Tiki vibes, it also makes for a very good any time cocktail.
Although fruity cocktails such as this often suit warmer weather, the flavours from the Licor 43 and the the coffee push this into slightly cooler weather. We think it would be a great Autumn cocktail. Perhaps early evening. See how you go!
How strong is the Tiki 43?
We’re not going to classify this as a low alcohol cocktail, but it’s far from strong! Licor 43 is weaker than a lot of straight spirits often used in cocktails, and the only really strong stuff in here is the Rum, which you’re only using 10 mL of. So all in all you’ve only got 50 mL of liquor in here, most of which is only around 31% alcohol by volume thanks to the Licor 43 (compared to at least 40% for the Rum). This put the Tiki 43 at a fair bit below average in strength. It’s not low alcohol, but it’s most certainly not as bad as a lot of the recipes you’ll find out there!
What’s the best kind of music to play when having a Tiki 43
Well, this one’s a bit up to you, and really depends on when you’re drinking it. If you’re having one of these as an after dinner cocktail, we see it as a good one to finish with after a Tiki themed dinner, or a dinner with some serious Tiki vibes. Think a more tropical dinner or if you’re really keen spit roast pork. If this is the case, go back to the “traditional” days of Tiki and play popular music from 1940’s and 1950’s America. Tiki was never about an authentic Polynesian experience, and music of that era really shows that.
If you’re treating this as more of an afternoon or evening cocktail in the Autumn, we think and sort of World Music would work well here. There’s a lot of flavours going on with ideas from different cultures coming through well, so we would say enjoy this cocktail with different music from around the world.
And finally, more cocktail recipes
While you’re sipping away at your Tiki 43, take a look at some cocktails to make next. We hope you find more than a few recipes to enjoy.
All Tiki cocktail recipes: Tiki is a fun style of cocktail, and we have more than a few recipes on the site for you to check out.
All Rum cocktail recipes: or just take a look at what we have in terms of Rum. There’s a lot of Tiki cocktails in there as well as general Rum cocktails.
All Dark Rum cocktail recipes: narrowing things further, we also have a whole section on Dark Rum. Enjoy!
Top 10 Rum cocktail recipes: or if you want things very narrow, just take a look at our ten favourites!
I’m surprised at how well this cocktail worked. You’d think the coffee would be overpowering but it was just enough to keep things interesting. Would make this again.