VinePair

JUNE 3, 2025

Launched in the first few years of the cocktail renaissance, St-Germain was the worlds first commercial elderflower liqueur and one of the first high-quality, artisan liqueurs to hit the market in decades. They used to have a bunch of ABVs and different variations in small little bottles, he recalls. I remember just loving it.

Liqueur

Moody Mixologist

JULY 22, 2025

Blue Curaçao is one of the best known and most recognizable liqueurs thanks to its electric blue color. And while it's technically impossible to make authentic curaçao at home if you don't have access to laraha oranges, it is possible to make a delicious orange flavored liqueur that looks and tastes just the same (if not better!)

Liqueur

VinePair

JULY 25, 2025

From vibrant green melon liqueurs to premade syrups, check out nine bartenders’ guilty- pleasure cocktail ingredients below. ” —David Lozano, mixologist, Oro , Miami “It might be the most ‘uncool’ liqueur on the bar cart, but I’ll always have a soft spot for Blue Curaçao. Also] banana liqueur, preferably Giffard or KIN A-Peel.

Bartending

Just Drinks

JULY 23, 2025

Go deeper with GlobalData Reports Brazil Liqueurs (Spirits) Market Size, Growth and Forecast Analytic. Find out more Lucas Bols won the Product Launches award in the Premium Liqueur category for its ability to blend tradition with modern innovation, delivering a premium liqueur that stands out in both quality and market relevance.

Liqueur

Cocktails with Suderman

JUNE 27, 2025

Bénédictine Is an Underrated Tiki Ingredient I have long argued that the herbal-spiced sweet liqueur Bénédictine is a must-have for any home bartender. The most famous application of the bottle is probably as the herbal-spice grace note in the Vieux Carré But you can put it in Manhattans or Martinis.

Tiki

Moody Mixologist

JULY 22, 2025

It's named for its gorgeous blue color, which comes from blue curaçao, a blue-colored, orange-flavored liqueur. When it comes to color, you can choose to use blue food coloring or try out blue spirulina for an all-natural syrup/liqueur. Fortunately, my blue curaçao liqueur recipe can be made non-alcoholic by simply omitting the booze!

Mocktails

Mix That Drink

JUNE 16, 2025

In fact, this one’s more like the Amaretto Sour , which uses lemon to cut the sweetness of the liqueur. Amaretto is an Italian liqueur that’s famous for its sweet, nutty flavor. That’s what gives it that signature almond-like taste, even if there aren’t any actual almonds in the bottle.

Club

Moody Mixologist

JULY 22, 2025

The story goes that a sales rep from Bols (a producer of the then relatively unknown blue curaçao) approached Yee about making a cocktail that showcased the bright blue liqueur. You can read much more about curaçao in my How to Make Blue Curaçao at Home , but in short, blue curaçao is a blue-colored, orange-flavored liqueur.

Vodka

Cocktails with Suderman

JULY 8, 2025

In a recent newsletter, I argued that Bénédictine was an underutilized tiki ingredient —a sort of cheat code that combines the sweetness and spice of tiki into a single, no-prep bottle. After all, the essence of tiki is the Daiquiri , plus spice. But it’s Bénédictine tiki summer.

Tiki

Cheers

MARCH 5, 2024

bottle sizes, with an ABV of 13.75%. “As summer approaches, we’re thrilled to unveil our latest innovation, RumChata Pineapple Cream, which is reminiscent of summer Tiki drinks.” “As summer approaches, we’re thrilled to unveil our latest innovation, RumChata Pineapple Cream, which is reminiscent of summer Tiki drinks.”

Liqueur

Cocktails with Suderman

AUGUST 16, 2024

This year, for example, we have looked at a handful of drinks involving apricot booze — both liqueur and brandy. Where repeat ingredients are concerned, it also makes things easier for readers, who can get multiple uses from a single bottle of liquor. Planter’s Punch Out Tiki drinks often look quite complex on the page.

Tiki

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.”

Tiki

BarLifeUK

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Bitter Truth 10 Bottle Give-Away Entry Deadline: Friday 15th December, 2023 There are a few different dates kicking around for Bartender Appreciation Day, but because it falls right at the start of the month and is officially ‘nearly Christmas’, here at BarLifeUK we favour December 2nd.

Bitters

Cocktails with Suderman

JUNE 7, 2024

That’s tiki time. On the other hand, with its lime and apricot, this drink bears more than a little resemblance to a tiki drink. So close, in fact, that with just a bit of tinkering and a bottle or two of rum, I think you can, in fact, convert it into one, or something pretty close. Let’s begin.

Tiki

Australian Bartender

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

If you’re lucky enough to get a pass into the Bamboo Room (the 30pax tiki bar at the back of the venue), you can try the Caterpillar Downfall, a minty green frozen delight. Day after strain and bottle it. Combine 75ml batch and all the rest of the ingredients together in the blender with 12 ice cubes. gm of Xanthan Gum.

Rum

VinePair

APRIL 3, 2024

If you’ve been daydreaming about the sensation of hot sand between your toes and habitually smelling that bottle of high-octane SPF you keep at your desk, we get it: We want summer, and we want it now. Coasting on the waves of Coconut Cream’s success, RumChata is adding Pineapple Cream to its reserve of fun-loving cream liqueurs.

Tiki

Good Spirits News

DECEMBER 27, 2023

These latest rums are releasing in December in 700ml bottles. This unaged rum expression is bottled at 46% ABV. It is rum from a single field of cane, grown on Hope Farm on the island’s wild, Atlantic-swept East, and bottled at 55% ABV. A great high-proof rum that will stand out in a Tiki drink, especially as a float.

Rum

Drinkhacker

MAY 17, 2024

Mai Tai The story of the Mai Tai is the story of tiki, one of the most iconic drinks – if not the most iconic drink – to come out of ‘40s rum culture. Designed by Trader Vic himself in 1944 in his Oakland watering hole, it’s a deceptively simple drink that, nonetheless, is invariably bastardized outside of high-end and tiki bars. (If

Simple Syrup

VinePair

JUNE 20, 2024

Rather than building it over ice, ditch the glassware altogether and mix it right in your bottle of Topo Chico. Simply crack the bottle open, take a quick chug, and replace the missing liquid with tequila and a squirt of lime juice. To lower the ABV, swap out the raspberry liqueur for raspberry simple syrup.

Highball

VinePair

JANUARY 4, 2024

It was the height of the jet age as well, and tiki culture was soaring. Cheap, industrial-grade spirits and bottled mixes had cemented themselves as standard inventory, which Maloney says explains the maligned lower quality of ingredients and sweet-leaning ratios that tend to define the majority of drinks from the era.

Bartending

PubClub

AUGUST 15, 2024

Slowly has a wide variety of tempting cocktails. Slowly Restaurant & Lounge is located at Garnet and Ingram ( 1520 Garnet Ave ).

Bar

The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 25, 2024

In terms of picking a bottle of either, it’s always best to select a higher proof whiskey for mixing (Redemption has a range from 88 to 92 proof in our baseline) so that you still end up with enough depth of flavor after diluting your cocktail. It has a slightly higher proof so you can even use it in a tiki-inspired cocktail, like a Rye Tai!

Mixologist

VinePair

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Thankfully, it’s truly a great time to be a bourbon drinker, and the selection at your local bottle shop likely reflects this growing demand. Whether you’re making a spirit-forward Old Fashioned that calls for a high-proof whiskey or you want a lighter, fruitier style for your highball, there’s a bottle below that will complement any mood.

Bartending

Moody Mixologist

JUNE 1, 2023

You can opt for simple highballs, three-ingredient, sweet and sour drinks like the Daiquiri , or more complex tropical or tiki drinks like the classic Mai Tai. This includes ingredients like sweet or dry vermouth or various liqueurs, such as Campari or Aperol. Think Rum Manhattan, Rum Old Fashioned , or Rum Negroni.

Rum

PubClub

DECEMBER 9, 2024

A bottle of Baileys and Astral Tequila on the PubClub.com tiki bar. oz Herbal Liqueur 2 Dashes Mole Bitters Garnish: Orange Peel Glassware: Coupe Preparation: In a shaker, combine ingredients and strain into coupe glass. Photo: PubClub.com Holiday cocktails fit the season like Santa and his elves.

Simple Syrup

VinePair

MARCH 26, 2024

Seeking the best rums for cocktails, we asked bartenders around the world for their go-to bottles behind the bar. They especially shine when paired with dark fruit liqueurs subbed in for simple syrup in a Daiquiri-style cocktail.” This rum tastes incredible right out of the bottle and, therefore, makes great cocktails.

Rum

VinePair

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

There is something very nostalgic about it, and it’s a great way to use a day-old bottle of red wine.” It’s great this time a year because the swapping of dry vermouth for sweet vermouth and the addition of Maraschino liqueur gives a bit of sweetness that is comforting, and can help get you through the cold winter months.”

Bartending

Casual Mixologist

DECEMBER 14, 2024

So instead of them shelling out bucks on dehydrated garnishes, they can put that money towards that rare to find liqueur. Crafted from high-quality wood, this elegant piece is perfect for stirring up everything from tiki classics to modern cocktails. Working for something makes it taste even better.

Mixologist

Cocktails with Suderman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

1 Sure, if you’re a tiki geek you might have a bottle of Rhum J.M. I only picked up a bottle on a whim last year because I’m an amaro fanatic. Only instead of casting actors, you’re casting bottles of booze. Instead, it’s because the required ingredients — Rhum J.M., Read more

Tiki

Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The award-winning tropical cocktail bar Three Dots and a Dash has just launched their seasonal, holiday menu filled with Christmas-y twists on tiki favorites. Liqueur , Rum Mistletoe Mai Tai Ingredients 1 oz. Allow to cool before bottling & refrigerating. Cranberry Infused Jamaican Overproof* 1 oz. Aged Jamaican Rum 1/2 oz.

Tiki

Chilled Magazine

JUNE 5, 2025

Strain into a Moonshine cup (or Tiki Mug) and fill up with ice. Liqueur , Moonshine , Vermouth Zen Spritz by Huynh Kim Chau Ingredients 2 oz. Dolin Genepy Liqueur oz. Strain into a Moonshine cup (or Tiki Mug) and fill up with ice. Strain into a Moonshine cup (or Tiki Mug) and fill up with ice 3.

Bartending

Moody Mixologist

MARCH 31, 2025

The Jungle Bird is an unusual tiki cocktail that combines rum and pineapple with the Italian bitter liqueur Campari. While tiki drinks might not be first in mind for Thanksgiving, I think the Jungle Bird is a great choice for the occasion! Campari Campari is an iconic bright red, Italian bitter liqueur.

Tiki

Chilled Magazine

MAY 5, 2025

Using vodka as a blank canvas, we combine it with passionfruit liqueur and our house-made nuoc cham syrup. Liqueur , Vodka Out Of Dipping Sauce Ingredients 1 oz. Liqueur , Vodka Out Of Dipping Sauce Ingredients 1 oz. Chinola Passionfruit Liqueur oz. Turn off the heat, let it cool down then strain into a bottle.

Bartending

Drinkhacker

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Some departures from the 2023 bottlings are in store, so let’s dig in. On the palate, the whiskey immediately surprises with a burst of fruit: spice pineapple, almost tiki-like, plus touches of cloves and anise, giving the whiskey a root beer quality as it develops further.

Tiki

Moody Mixologist

JANUARY 13, 2025

I make a quick simple syrup and then add The Ginger People's bottled ginger juice. Liqueurs vary in sweetness and alcohol content which can affect how sweet or strong the finished drink will taste. This gives the syrup (and the cocktail) the flavor of fresh ginger but without a lot of extra work.

Whiskey

VinePair

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Their take on the classic features the usual suspects — bourbon , sweet vermouth , Campari — plus two Japanese plum liqueurs. A savory and spiced take on a Manhattan, the drink’s fiery heat arrives from a combination of molé-infused tequila , bourbon, and ancho chili liqueur. What you will notice a shortage of, however, is a wine list.

Happy Hour

Good Spirits News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Available for the first time outside of the Caribbean as of this year, Planteray Cut & Dry Coconut Rum is now available nationwide, bottled at 40% ABV (80 proof) with an SRP of $38.00 (700ml). This is a great bottle for any tiki bar and stands heads above any other coconut rums on the market.

Rum