Tiki 43
If 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 it its unique flavour. While we love it, we're not always sure how to do it. Thankfully, Licor 43 has done the work for us and have created more than a few cocktail recipes that feature their marvelous liqueur.This recipe is adapted from the recipe that can be found on their website here. The Tiki 43, as the name suggests, is a Tiki riff on a coffee and vanilla cocktail. It doesn't seem like it's going to work, but it actually really does. Don't shy away from this cocktail, it's very very good.
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
As mentioned, the combination of flavours you're seeing here may seem a little unusual, but it really works well! The Licor 43 goes very well with both the juices as well as the coffee and seems to sit in the middle between the two. So while the Coffee and the juices don't mix, you get the wonderful taste of Licor 43 complimenting them both at different times. It certainly creates and interesting cocktail!
To that end, we love it when a company decides to create some new cocktail recipes. Sure, there's no fun story to go along with it, but it certainly ensures something new and interesting comes about. And this is a great example.