Liliuokalani's Retort

So I threw a big Tiki party at the beginning of the summer.  There was a pig roast, and me working the bar all night making a menu of my favorite tiki drinks.  It was months of planning, and days of preparation, and after that I was tiki'd out!  For a while at least...

But it occurred to me tonight.  It's summer!  And while crustas and old fashions are great, perhaps they're better suited for cooler weather.  So I decided to impromptu a quick tiki drink, and it turned out great!  So great, I wanted to share it with the world.  Whenever I so happen to combine the exact perfect ratios of ingredients together, that a drink deems itself worthy of sharing with others, I always turn to my girlfriend for naming help.  After a quick back and forth she came up with "Liliuokalani's Retort."  She asserted that after someone got sassy or biting with Queen Liliuokalani, the queen quickly retorted with this delicious drink.  That's the story I'm sticking with at least.  Alright, enough talk, here's the drink...

1 1/2 ounces Smith and Cross rum (or any good traditional style rum.  I'm sure Wray and Nephews would be a wonderful sub.)
1 ounce Ron Matusalem Rum 15 year (or any other great aged rum you like)
1 ounce lime juice
1 ounce orange juice
3/4 ounces Pineapple Gomme Syrup*
1/2 ounce Allspice Dram

Pour in blender and fill with ice.  Blend quickly for no more than 5 seconds.  Pour all into the tiki mug of your choosing!  ENJOY!



*To make Pineapple Gomme Syrup.  Mix one cup pineapple juice (freshly squeezed is preferable) to one cup of sugar (I prefer raw or demerara sugar) and 1tsp of gum arabic.  Whisk over low heat until all sugar and gum arabic is dissolved.  Skim off the top.  Then strain and bottle.  Feel free to add a bit of rum to help preserve longer.  Store in fridge.  The gum arabic is optional though it gives it a nice thick consistency which makes for a nice mouth-feel in drinks.  Cheers!

Holiday Cheer

Here's one I created for my fall 2011 cocktail party. It's like an apple pie white russian :-)

2 ounces apple brandy
2 ounces milk
1/4 ounce allspice dram
1/2 ounce cinnamon syrup

build over ice in old fashioned glass.

Check out the syrups section to see how you can make your own cinnamon syrup!

Grapefruit Nui Nui

This is a twist on a classic Tiki drink that I enjoy.

1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
1/2 ounce fresh WHITE grapefruit juice (for original nui nui replace this with orange juice)
1/4 ounce cinnamon syrup
1/8 ounce vanilla syrup
1/8 ounce allspice dram
2 ounces amber virgin islands rum (i like cruzan)
1 dash of Angostura bitters
1/2 cup crushed ice.

Flash blend at high speed for no more than 5 seconds. Pour ice and all into glass. Or you can just shake it and pour the drink and all into the glass if the blender seems like too much trouble :-)

Check the posts on cinnamon and vanilla syrup for those recipes. If you click the tags below it will show you those posts (along with other delicious recipes containing those syrups!)