VinePair

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

By the time the tiki craze was underway in the ‘30s and ‘40s, it was par for the course to see drinks containing over seven ingredients and multiple expressions of rum layered on top of one another. Eduardo “Lalo” Hernandez, bartender, Superbueno , NYC The article Can a Cocktail Have Too Many Ingredients?

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Few tiki and tropical drinks are as light, herbal, and dangerously sessionable as the Missionarys Downfall. It achieves this profile by straying from the genres usual path, swapping out heavy syrups and layered rum blends for pineapple, mint, peach brandy , and, of course, a little rum. TEQUILA 40% ABV.

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VinePair

AUGUST 1, 2024

For years, much of American cocktail culture treated rum as little more than a summertime spirit or a match for Coke and ginger beer. is embracing rums in every facet. With this in mind, bartenders and beverage directors have grown increasingly interested in the new and small-batch rums popping up on shelves.

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 30, 2025

That invitation—combined with Jeff Berry and Annene Kaye’s offer to work at their tiki bar, Latitude 29—enticed him to return to the Gulf Coast, where he’s lived since 2020. And upon hearing of Wilson’s interest in mentoring, suggested he come back to New Orleans to help out.

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VinePair

MARCH 26, 2024

If your home bar shows a conspicuous absence of rum despite an affinity for Daiquiris, then you’ve come to the right place. Seeking the best rums for cocktails, we asked bartenders around the world for their go-to bottles behind the bar. Here, the best rums for mixing into cocktails. Planteray Isle of Fiji R.L. Volcanique.

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VinePair

MARCH 25, 2024

Reminiscent of tan lines, white sand, and turquoise waters, everyone’s favorite tiki ingredient, the tart and juicy pineapple, is entering a new, creamier chapter. As summer approaches, we’re thrilled to unveil our latest innovation, RumChata Pineapple Cream, which is reminiscent of summer tiki drinks.”

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VinePair

APRIL 15, 2025

The combination of white rum , peach brandy, honey syrup, lime juice, pineapple chunks, and mint leaves needs to be blended together, meaning Timothy would have had a reason to use the obnoxiously loud appliance. The article The Frozen Drink That Should Have Been the Star of The White Lotus Season 3 Finale appeared first on VinePair.

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VinePair

JANUARY 12, 2024

Like the Fog Cutter , Polynesian Spell, and Singapore Sling , the Saturn is a tiki classic made with gin. In a drinks genre more or less dominated by rum cocktails, gin plays a close second to the molasses and cane-based spirit, providing an unlikely but perfect botanical companion to any cast of fruit juices and syrups thrown its way.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Raised among the retro culture of Los Angeles and a tiki enthusiast before he was old enough to drink — he came to the culture via exotica music in high school — Richard ditched his focus on a radio career to get into bartending. A year later he started a “Tiki Takeover” series at Prime Meats in Brooklyn.

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Cocktail Whisperer

MARCH 12, 2025

And another person, Beach Bum Berry, who influenced a generation of Tiki Bars and party people. I am deeply influenced by the rum lore of the Caribbean and the Beach Bum Berry classic named the Zombie Cocktail is one of my favorites in the repertoire of rum soaked classics. And a THC infused Rum punch, without the rum?

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VinePair

AUGUST 28, 2024

It’s known as a Cuba Libre when mixed with rum from Cuba, and there’s the more trendy Batanga cocktail with Coke and tequila. This three-ingredient drink works well with virtually all styles of rum, but the key to mastering this cocktail is using fresh lime juice. It elevates the drink to top-tier status.”

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VinePair

APRIL 3, 2024

Crafted with RumChata’s premium Caribbean rum, Midwestern dairy cream, and a burst of fresh pineapple flavor, Pineapple Cream is here to tide you over until the solstice. Make a splash at warm-weather bashes with a simple twist on a classic tiki drink, the Piña Colada-inspired RumChata Colada. All rights reserved.

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VinePair

AUGUST 14, 2024

While clear spirits like gin and tequila might feel like the most obvious choices for summertime sipping, rum and bourbon also have their place, as do lighter, low-ABV options like vermouth and Pimm’s. Their responses ranged from the classic rum Daiquiri to some less expected options. “The Saturn. .’” “The Saturn.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

23 Rum, that’s always been the process — a blend of 6- to 23-year-old rums using the solera method — but not only that. And when you start to get that combination, that unique combination of solera and altitude, what you end up with is an aged rum that is truly unique. Light up the tiki torches and tune in for more.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Bittermens Xocolatl Mole Bitters combine cacao, cinnamon, and other spices to recreate a concentrated chocolate flavor that stands up to myriad spirits including rum and tequila. Pimento berry (also known as allspice) is the star of the show here, making these bitters a prime addition to tiki drinks, punches, and stirred cocktails.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 7, 2023

According the Witz, the Waldorf Astoria hotel also carried a Cuban rum (both white and gold varieties) in the 1940s. Hearn’s Department Stores, once prominent in New York City, had its own rum. And famed tiki bar chains like Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic’s also had their own lines of rum.

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VinePair

JUNE 20, 2024

See Recipe The Best Rum Highballs for Summer The Fog Cutter The Fog Cutter is a labor of love, but we promise the juice is worth the squeeze. Often compared to the Long Island Iced Tea , this tropical drink features a whopping four spirits at its base: rum , brandy , gin, and sherry.

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VinePair

JANUARY 12, 2024

Like the Fog Cutter , Polynesian Spell, and Singapore Sling , the Saturn is a tiki classic made with gin. In a drinks genre more or less dominated by rum cocktails, gin plays a close second to the molasses and cane-based spirit, providing an unlikely but perfect botanical companion to any cast of fruit juices and syrups thrown its way.

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Moody Mixologist

MARCH 21, 2024

It also highlights flavors in the base spirit, so aged rums and whiskies are great choices. Cocktail ingredients This tropical-inspired drink is made with a mix of aged overproof Demerara rum, fresh espresso, an easy DIY pineapple ginger syrup, and lemon juice. How to choose a rum I recommend Lemon Hart 151 for this recipe.

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PubClub

JUNE 17, 2024

There are eight tequila, six vodka, four bourbon and four tiki cocktails, including the super-potent Fire Marshall Bill, a rum concoction that is modeled after the light-your-fire Fire Chief at the old-school Hawaiian bar Old Tony’s a couple hours up the Southern California coast in Redondo Beach. The drinks are vast.

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Advanced Mixology

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This article presents seven captivating absinthe cocktails to enliven your bar collection. Whether going for a more straightforward frozen blend or a complex tiki drink, pairing Absinthe with tropical juices and syrups allows for creative possibilities, satisfying cravings for a fun fruity cocktail with an herbal twist. Image Source 6.

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VinePair

JANUARY 14, 2025

I posit that rum could be a great substitute for American whiskey , which, let’s face it, is seeing lower quality, and lower age statements for higher prices year after year while rum offers richness and complexity along with tremendous value. It’s a great combination of flavors that will appeal to a large audience.

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VinePair

JUNE 30, 2025

Fuller shook up a tiki cocktail crafted with a blend of three rums , tahini-infused amaro , espresso liqueur, and a raspberry Demerara syrup. Dubbed the Prince of Rodney Bay, it featured a force-carbonated blend of clarified apple juice, Cognac , and rum poured over a Green Chartreuse sugar cube soaked in Chartreuse Elixir Végétal.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

It provides a creamy texture and nutty flavor that pairs beautifully with rum , lime juice, and myriad spices. To discover how to seize orgeat’s full potential, we consulted with Stefan Was, owner of Cleveland’s Porco Lounge & Tiki Room. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Add almonds, and you’ve got a cake right there.”

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 23, 2025

Pair a plate of latkes or the decadent “Philly Roast Pork” pasta with a cocktail like the Bergamot Margarita or the Olive Oil Sour (grappa, dark rum, marsala, honey, thyme, lemon, olive oil). The summer menu, launched in July, goes full tiki, so embrace the island vibes and step right down.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

” —Martin Fernandez, bar manager Rochambeau , Boston “Not a cocktail, but a spirit: rum. .” ” —Martin Fernandez, bar manager Rochambeau , Boston “Not a cocktail, but a spirit: rum. You can make a delicious variation of an Old Fashioned using rum, spices, and Jamaican bitters.”

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VinePair

JULY 24, 2024

Along with Sunken Harbor Club , Paradise Lost represents the new generation of tropical bars in New York that take a novel approach to the category and dive deep into what’s possible in a tiki-style cocktail. The article Novel Cordials and Mindful Mixology With Kitty Bernardo of NYC’s Paradise Lost appeared first on VinePair.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

A shortage of a specialized bottle like green Chartreuse may go unnoticed by guests who aren’t as dialed into the cocktail scene, but a bottle from a mainstream category like rum may not have that luxury. Service Bar was grappling with the effects of the growing shortage of Wray & Nephew Overproof Rum. In Washington, D.C.,

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VinePair

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The drink originally used Wray and Nephew 17, a 17-year aged Jamaican rum , as the base. After the drink took off, supply of the rare rum began to dwindle, so Trader Vic created his own rum blend to replicate the flavor profile. by Victor Bergeron — or Trader Vic, as he was known in the bar world.

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Cocktails with Suderman

JUNE 20, 2025

Subscribe now It’s the Strange Brew, a tiki-ish, gin-based beer cocktail from bartender Thomas Waugh. Yes, you can find discussions of this drink online, and I turned up a mention of the drink in an old Thrillist article on Death & Co. Like I said—it’s a gin-and-beer-based kinda-sorta-tiki drink.

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VinePair

MARCH 13, 2024

It specialized in agave spirits and drinks, or rum. It was a tiki/tropical bar or a haven for amaro. This idea has arisen that, well, you have to have some classics on your menu; you have to have some tiki drinks; you have to have some non-alcs,” says Duff. “It It was a classic cocktail bar, or a neo-speakeasy.

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VinePair

MARCH 27, 2024

Rum makers have offered emulations of legendary releases even the most fanatic of tiki enthusiasts have never encountered. Last year, Appleton Estate put out its 17 Year Old Legend, which it calls “a faithful recreation of one of the most iconic rums ever produced on the Appleton Estate,” the long-lost J.

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VinePair

APRIL 22, 2024

When asked to think about the world’s most popular spirit, American minds will likely drift to liquors like vodka or whiskey , maybe even rum if they’re being ambitious. Should they put it next to the rum? The article Could Now Be the Time for Baijiu to Shine? Sandhaus says yes. There’s no baijiu section,’” Sandhaus explains.

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VinePair

MAY 13, 2024

Paradise Lost integrates the retro coolness of a classic Southern California tiki bar with the East Village’s gritty punk rock ethos to create hell’s version of a tropical joint. The article The New Guard of the East Village Cocktail Scene Has Arrived appeared first on VinePair.

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VinePair

MAY 22, 2024

These were over-the-top tiki-ish drinks and baroque gin cocktails, and there were always guests who didn’t “do” that spirit or this mixer. Likewise, Pepsi-owned Ting is delicious, though more apt with overproof Jamaican rum. The article The Paloma Is the Ultimate Batched Cocktail appeared first on VinePair.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 2, 2025

In the 1960s, Frank Sinatra fled rabid fans to unwind with his favorite tiki drink, the Navy Grog , in a private room at the same Beachcombers. Visibly offended by my impertinence, they barked, Rum and fruit juice! Observing, interviewing, and just plain pestering more veteran tiki bartenders eventually solved the riddle.

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VinePair

MAY 15, 2025

Rum is the unofficial backbone of the entire tropical drinks canon. As strange as it may seem for an entire cocktail category to be dominated by a single spirit, it makes sense that rum would be the base of most tropical drinks. As he once said, What one rum cant do, three rums can.

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