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Tiki CocktailsTropical CocktailsRum Cocktails

Oct 18

COCKTAIL INGREDIENTS:
- 30 ml Black Blended Rum
- 22,5 ml Aged Blended Rum
- 22,5 ml Black Blended Overproof Rum
- 15 ml Velvet Falernum
- 15 ml Fresh Lime Juice
- 15 ml Cinnamon Syrup
- 15 ml Fresh Grapefruit Juice
- 1 Dash of Herbstura
(50/50 Pastis or Absinthe and Aromatic Bitters)
- 340 g Crushed Ice

GARNISH:
- Dehydrated Orange Wheel
- Dehydrated Lemon Wheel
- Dehydrated Lime Wheel
- Mint Sprig

INSTRUCTIONS:
• Combine all of the ingredients in a blender tin.
• Flash blend with crushed ice.
• Pour the contents into a cocktail glass.
• Top with more crushed ice if needed.
• Garnish with dehydrated orange, lemon, lime wheels and a sprig of mint.

Cocktail author: 1950’s Luau recipe adapted by Smuggler’s Cove.

While it might be a bit late in the year for tiki cocktails, this particular recipe combines rum and Amaro Montenegro, so masterfully, that it simply cannot wait until the next summer.

Base of the cocktail is Amaro Montenegro, an unusual choice for a tiki, with bitter-sweet herbaceousness bolstered by citrus notes of oranges. Unaged overproof rum gives this cocktail the necessary proof along with the taste of molasses and tropical fruit, creating a complex fusion when blending with the amaro. Touch of pineapple juice returns the cocktail on a true tiki path with sweet and tart tropical fruit flavour, which is further reinforced by the complex bitter tartness of grapefruit. Lime juice, provides a fresh and lively kick with that familiar sour and tart profile. Cinnamon syrup balances the cocktail out, while also providing some additional depth and complexity of tropical spice.

Tuscan Toucan is a tasty and slightly unusual tiki cocktail with a complex base of amaro and unaged rum. Great way to get into a tiki game, if you are an amaro lover.