Boardshort Cocktail Recipe
February 13, 2024It seems that whenever we say that a Tiki cocktail made with bourbon is unusual, we seem to find another one. And that other one, this time, is the Board Shorts. While not part of the original Tiki canon, the Board Shorts cocktail still has some Tiki vibes to it.Familiar fruit juices like lemon and […]
Surf Liner Cocktail Recipe
February 4, 2024The Surf Liner is one of the many amazing Tiki cocktail recipes that pack a punch in flavour. While the recipe has a full 60 mL of rye in it, that can often be relatively tame for Tiki recipes though. Another different that you may have already noted is that the Surf Liner uses rye! […]
Test Pilot Recipe
December 22, 2023The Test Pilot is one of the many Tiki cocktail classics created by Donn Beach, likely sometime in the early 1940's.Like so many Tiki cocktail, the Test Pilot calls for multiple types of rum. However, unlike many Tiki cocktails, the Test pilot is a lot less heavy on fruit juices as it only has a […]
Surf Liner Recipe
September 28, 2023The Surf Liner is one of those rare Tiki cocktails that isn't exclusively a Rum cocktail. Instead, it's made with Rye! It's relatively unusual for the Tiki genre, but Whiskey based Tiki cocktails do exist. The Halekulani Cocktail, for example, uses Bourbon.However, what gives this cocktail recipe the obvious Tiki vibes is the relatively liberal […]
Army and Navy Recipe
August 18, 2023The Army and Navy cocktail is a relatively simple recipe that just uses Gin, Lemon Juice, Orgeat, and Bitters. It's not the least complicated cocktail recipe out there, but it's also far from the most. What's better, it uses some pretty common ingredients for most home bars but still managed to be something a little […]
Winter Warmer Cocktail Recipe
June 30, 2023As the name would suggest, the Winter Warmer Cocktail is designed to be something tasty you have when it's cold. The booze and the sweet notes of the Licor 43 warms you up, and the citrus combined with the Tequila is just a tried and true combination. True, Tequila isn't often known as a wintery […]
Bee’s Knees Recipe
October 19, 2022The Bee's Knees is a Prohibition-era cocktail that unsurprisingly features Honey as a sweetener. Other than Honey, the Bee's Knees also contains Gin, Lemon Juice, and Orange Juice., making it a relatively simple cocktail! You may see some resemblance to a standard Gin Sour (without the Egg White of course), and you wouldn't be wrong; […]
Bahama Mama Recipe
August 16, 2022The Bahama Mama is a classic Tiki cocktail that's stood the test of time despite having a slightly unknown history. What we do know is, as the name would suggest, it was invented in the Bahamas, probably in the 1960's.In true Tiki style, the Bahama Mama uses a lot of Rum, three different types in […]
Juan Collins
July 21, 2022Some call is a Jose Collins, some call it a Tequila Collins, some call it the Juan Collins. We're going to stick with Juan Collins as it's a Tequila variation on the classic cocktail recipe the Tom Collins, and Tom is only one syllable, and so is Juan. They also sound vaguely similar. Finally, the […]
Tiki 43 Recipe
July 18, 2022If you've never had Licor 43, we suggest you go out and buy a bottle! It's a liqueur that sits on the sweet side with elements of vanilla and some more complex herbal qualities to it. In fact, that's where the name Licor 43 comes from! It's a combination of 43 secret ingredients to give […]
