https://youtu.be/rjI0Reor-DI Sunshine from the Zen Tiki Lounge Podcast inspired me to make my own spiced rum. It's really easy to do. To spice your own rum Sunshine's recipe calls for: 1 750 ml Bottle of Cruzan Gold Rum1 vanilla bean sliced down the middle1...
A while back one of my friends on Facebook, Elliot, asked how to make a good Scorpion, because the ones he makes don't turn out all that great. We've all been there. I've poured some absolutely horrible cocktails. So, I thought I would finally do some...
What is a Milwaukee Mai Tai you may ask? Well, it is a Mai Tai made with Milwaukee's own Roaring Dan's Rum. Roaring Dan's rum is made by The Great Lakes Distillery in Milwaukee, WI. They have only been around for a few years, but their award...
https://youtu.be/mLpDkkhd6iE Navy Grog is a classic tiki cocktail that was invented by Don the Beachcomber. Don the Beachcomber is credited by some to have been the inventor of the Tiki bar. If not the first he was definitely one of the first....
The Mai Tai is the first thing many people think of when they think tiki drinks, and there are as many MaiTai recipes in the world as there are Mai Tai drinkers. So every Monday I want to explore a different Mai Tai recipe. Besides, what is a better...
https://youtu.be/hdmOmSJU_HI The Chief Lapu Lapu is a classic 1950s Tiki Cocktail. Chief Lapu Lapu was a Filipino chief from the 1500s that was one of the first to resist Spanish colonization. There are many variations of...
Today, for Tiki Tuesday I thought I'd do something a little different and review a Rum. I picked up Pyrat Rum for the first time yesterday. It is from the makers of Patron Tequila. I bought a 750 ml bottle of the Pyrat Rum XO reserve at my local...