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It's not easy being green.
So your Uncle Giltron is still playing with his bottle of Green Chartreuse. After a year of trying to find it,by the Smoking Baboon I'm going to mix it. It's hard to find good recipes that use it because it's kinda rare,but I've got a pair for you I think you'll really like,provided you can find all the ingredients. Enjoy!
Mix #219 Swamp Angel
2oz rhum agricole blanc 1oz lime juice 1oz pineapple juice 3/4oz Green Chartreuse 1/2oz orgeat 1/2oz falernum 1/4oz allspice dram 2 dashes Angostura bitters
Shake or blend with ice and strain into glass with fresh ice(I shook it).
From Justin Oliver and Chad Austin on the Facebook group,Tiki Recipes,this is sweet with a creamy mouthfeel and lots of spice and herbs. It also has some real kick. An excellent cocktail with lots of flavor.
Mix #220 Vicious Whale
3/4oz Appleton Signature rum 3/4oz Rittenhouse rye* 3/4oz Green Chartreuse 3/4oz Giffard Banane Du Brasil** 3/4oz blue curacao 1/2oz Benedictine 3/4oz Don's Mix 3/4oz lime juice 2 dashes grapefruit bitters
Shake with ice and pour into glass. Top with a bit of grated nutmeg.
*I used Crown Royal. **I used Tepus Fugit Creme de Banane.
Created by Facebook user Johannes Oscarsson,and also posted to Tiki Recipes,this is another sweet,complex drink with a strong herbal finish. Another winner you should try.
So if you can find a bottle of Green Chartreuse,grab it,it's an excellent addition to your home bar. And follow my advice and you won't waste any.
And of course,i have to post some Kermit,cuz who who doesn't love the little green guy.
Mixing with mango.
Mango is a tropical fruit that features in many Tiki recipes. It's very sweet and a bit pungent,so a little goes a long way,and it's good to use sour and bitter to even your drink's balance out. Fun facts: Mango is the national fruit of India, Pakistan,and the Philippines,and the mango tree is the national tree of Bangladesh and considered to be holy by Buddhists. India also has a drink called Aam Panna,a mango drink that is said to be a health tonic and summer thirst quencher,but I haven't made it since it's not really Tiki and sounds more spicy than what I'd like. You can click the Wiki link for the recipe if you want to try it. So without further ado,let's get mixing with mango.
Mix #221 Spellbound
1.5oz Banks 7 rum* 1.5oz Midori 2oz mango juice 1/2oz Don's Mix 1/2oz lime juice 1/4oz orgeat dash Dashfire Creole bitters**
Shake with ice and strain into mug with fresh ice.
*I used Coruba. **I used Angostura.
Another drink card recipe from Ken Holewczynski of House Tabu,this is a drink you want to serve in a mug. It comes out an ugly olive color,but don't worry,it tastes great. Sweet and melon-y with a touch of cinnamon burn on the end,just close your eyes and savor the flavor. It's fairly low octane so it would make a good dinner cocktail.
Mix #222 The Den of Iniquity
1oz Hamilton Pot Still Jamaican rum 1/2oz apricot liqueur 1/2oz Aperol 1oz cinnamon syrup 1oz mango juice 1/2oz lime juice
Shake with ice and strain into Mai Tai glass with fresh ice.
Created by Tim Harnett at Tiki Underground,and featured in issue 23 of Exotica Moderne,this is another sweet drink with a combination mango/cinnamon flavor. The Aperol and lime cut the sweet down and reduce the cinnamon burn so it's not too sweet or strong. It's also low octane,so it would be good for lightweight drinkers.
Mix #223 Maneater
1.5oz gin 1/2oz apricot brandy 1/2oz orange liqueur* 1.5oz mango juice 1oz pineapple juice 3/4oz lime juice 1/2oz orgeat 3 dashes bitters
Shake with ice a strain into mug with fresh ice.
*I used Cointreau.
From Yvonne Langen of the Taste & Tipple blog,this is sweet and citrus-y with a touch of tart on the end. A nice drink if you want a change of pace with some gin.
Mix #224 Mangonada Tiki Cocktail
1oz light rum 1oz dark rum 1oz triple sec 1.5oz mango puree* 1/2oz lime juice 2 dashes bitters
Shake with ice and pour into glass rimmed with Tajin spice.
*I used mango juice.
Uftda. So for the other drinks,the mango's sweetness really came forward. A full ounce of triple sec is quite a lot,but I figured that it would blunt the mango. But instead it overwhelms it,to the point that all you taste is triple sec. I wound up adding another ounce of mango juice just to finish the drink. I did not spice the rim with Tajin,because that stuff messes with my tummy,and good thing because that just would've made the drink even more of a hot mess. I found this drink searching the web for another mango recipe so I could finish off my can of juice. It was on the blog Taryn's Tasting Table,which is not a tiki blog,and that should've been my warning not to waste my rum. Well,at least I can keep you from wasting your rum;stick to proper Tiki blogs and follow your Uncle Giltron's advice and you'll be fine.
So get yourself a healthy dose of vitamin C,with a little rum to make it fun,and do a little mixing with mango. Enjoy!
Two more.
Just two mixings from Facebook this week,but they're good'uns. Hope you enjoy them.
Mix #225 Coconut Doppelgänger
1.5oz coconut rum 1oz pineapple rum 1/2oz velvet falernum 1oz lime juice 1/4oz orgeat 1/4oz simple syrup 3 dashes Angostura bitters
Shake with ice and pour into glass.
I found this in Tiki Recipes on Facebook. It's sweet with a coconut base and spice on the end. Very nice. It was apparently created for a German brand of rum. I can't find their rum on this side of the Atlantic,but their recipe was good,so I'm guessing their rum isn't bad either. If you're in Europe you might want to give it a try.
Mix #226 Two Metres Apart Gets You One Step Closer To Paradise
2oz dark Jamaican rum 1/2oz amaro* 3/4oz falernum 1oz pineapple juice 1oz grapefruit juice 1/2oz lime juice Angostura bitters
Shake with ice and pour into glass. Top with bitters and some grated nutmeg.
*See below.
The longest-named drink I've made,this was also found while perusing Tiki Recipes. It was created during COVID by the Shameful Tiki Room bars in Canada. It was intended to be made with an amaro such as Campari or Aperol,but the poster said it was very bitter,so I decided to swap in Disaronno. Mine turned out sweetish with some spice and a bit of tart on the end. Quite a nice drink. If you like bitter,then use the original amaro,otherwise my tweak will make it sweet. Or try both to see which you like best.
So that's it for this installment. Halloween is just around the corner,so stay tuned for some spooky drinks. Aloha!
Arrr Laddies!
Aye,be it that time o' year a'gin. The day where we speak the tongue o' the buccaneers. 'n t' save ye seadogs from scurvy,I've a pair o' grogs t' make ye merry. Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
Mix #227 Peg Leg
1oz Plantation 3 Star 3/4oz Lemon Hart 151 3/4oz lime juice 1/2oz simple syrup 1/4oz Demerara syrup 2-3 dashes grapefruit bitters
Shake wit' ice 'n pour inta mug.
Sink me,t'is a beauty of a riff on the traditional grog/daiquiri. Birthed by a landlubber named Kyle Davidson,a barman in the former tavern Blackbird in Chicago,this will send you t' Davey Jones if ya have t' many. Blackbeard hisself would'a drank dis.
Mix #228 Capt Vadrna's Grog
2.5oz spiced rum 3/4oz lime juice 1/2oz white grapefruit juice 3/4oz Demerara syrup 1 dash Angostura bitters
Shake wit' ice 'n pour inta mug.
That 'ol seadog Beachbum Berry made dis t' honor his matey Cap'n Stanislav Vadrna. 'tis a bit tart,but then mayhap so was his heartie? The 'ol pirate Hemingway would'a toasted Calypso with this'n.
'n here be some more pirate drinks I've done,t' keep ye smilin'.
Mix #10 Traditional Grog
1.5oz navy strength rum 1oz lime juice 1/2oz Demerara syrup
Shake with ice and pour into glass or mug.
Mix #11 Navy Grog
1oz light rum 1oz dark rum 1oz Demerara rum 1oz honey syrup 3/4 oz lime juice 3/4oz grapefruit juice 2oz club soda
Shake everything except soda with ice. Pour into double rocks glass and top with soda.
Mix #12 Sailor's Grog
1.5oz spiced rum 1/2oz 151 Demerara rum 3/4oz lime juice 3/4oz orange juice 1/2oz falernum 1 dash Angostura bitters 1.5oz ginger beer
Shake everything except beer with ice and pour into double rocks glass. Top with beer.
Mix #15 Black Beard's Ghost(mine)
2oz light rum 2oz orange juice 1oz lemon juice 1oz blackberry brandy 1/2oz orgeat
Shake with ice and pour into mug.
Mix #14 Pirate's Parley
1oz Demerara rum 3oz pineapple juice 3/4oz lime juice 1/2oz apricot brandy 1/2oz orange curacao
Shake with ice and pour into mug.
Mix #13 Corsair Punch
2oz Appleton Estate 8yr Reserve 2oz orange juice 2oz pineapple juice 3/4oz lime juice 3/4oz grenadine 1/2oz orgeat
Shake with plenty of ice and pour into mug.
Mix #51 Blackbeard's Ghost
1.5oz white rum 1/2oz demerara rum 1.5oz orange juice 1oz lemon juice 1oz falernum 1/2oz apricot brandy 2 dashes Angostura bitters
Shake with plenty of ice.
Mix #84 Mariner's Ghost
3/4oz dark rum 3/4oz light rum 1oz mango juice 1oz grapefruit juice 1/2oz lime juice 1/2oz allspice dram dash of simple syrup
Shake with ice and pour into mug.
Mix #94 Skull & Bones
1.5oz Lemon Hart 151 rum 1/2oz Bacardi Gran Reserva Diez rum 3/4oz lime juice 1/2oz passionfruit syrup 1/2oz grenadine 1/8tsp Pernod 1 dash Angostura bitters
Shake with ice and pour into your spookiest mug.
Mix #124 Tortuga
1oz Demerara 151 rum 1oz gold rum 1oz sweet vermouth 1/2oz orange curacao 1/2oz white creme de cacao 1/2oz lime juice 1/2oz lemon juice 1/2oz orange juice 1/4oz grenadine
Shake with plenty of ice and pour into classic style Tiki mug.
Mix #116 Buccaneer's Bounty
1oz Navy rum 1oz dark rum 1/2oz Demerara 151 rum 1oz honey syrup 3/4oz grapefruit juice 3/4oz lime juice 1/2oz cinnamon syrup 2 dashes bitters
Shake with ice and strain into glass with fresh ice.
Mix #130 Yellowbeard's Grog
2oz Pyrat XO Reserve rum 1oz lime juice 1/2oz Pierre Ferrand Yuzu 1/2oz Small Hand Foods orgeat 1/4oz Demerara syrup
Shake with ice,stagger-stagger-crawl-stagger,then pour into upturned skull of someone you don't like. Garnish with Mr Prostitute's moustache and a speared piece of Spam.
Pleasant seas me hearties,'n here be a pirate's blessin':
May your ANCHOR be tight, Your CORK be loose, Your RUM be spiced, And your COMPASS be true.
Rain,rain,go away.
So it's been raining all week,and looks like it will rain most of next week as well. As your Uncle Giltron is a cyclist,this pretty much sucks. So here's a cocktail that might make it better.
Mix #229 Foul Weather
1oz dark Jamaican rum 1oz light Puerto Rican rum 1oz orange juice 1/2oz lemon juice 1/2oz passionfruit syrup 1/2oz simple syrup dash vanilla syrup
Pour into tall glass with ice and swizzle.
From Trader Vic's 1972 Bartender's Guide,this is sweet and fruity with a vanilla finish. Nice and light and easy to drink,this will hopefully improve my mood.
Here's to dreaming about tropical beaches.
Spooky Time
Well,it's that time of year again. Halloween season. Time to carve a pumpkin,watch scary movies,and have some spooky cocktails. Let's start things off this year with a pair of Zombie riffs. They're coming to get you Barbara…
Mix #230 Undead Gentleman
1.5oz blended aged Jamaican rum 1oz Demerara 151 rum 1/2oz velvet falernum 1/2oz grapefruit juice 1/2oz lime juice 1/2oz cinnamon syrup 1tsp absinthe 1 dash Angostura bitters
Rinse glass with absinthe. Shake other ingredients with ice and strain into glass.
A Zombie riff from Smuggler's Cove,this is cinnamon forward with an absinthe finish and a bit of citrus and spice. Very nice with plenty of kick.
Mix #231 Lost Lake Zombie
1oz Appleton Signature rum 1oz Don Q Anejo rum 1/2oz Plantation OFTD rum 1oz lime juice 1oz pink grapefruit juice 1/2oz falernum 1/2oz cinnamon syrup 1/4oz grenadine 4 dashes Angostura bitters
Shake with ice and pour into glass.
Resurrected from the former Lost Lake bar in Chicago,this is sweet with a cinnamon burn and has a good kick.
After a couple of these cocktails,you won't be afraid of anything in those spooky movies. And to really get you in the mood,here's an episode of one of my favorite zombie shows. Unpleasant dreams…
you know it’s not a kids show when it makes you cry and rethink the meaning of life.
me, twenty seconds into the stream: Why is this making me want to watch Spongebob real bad??
THIRSTY THURSDAYS WITH VOLTAIRE IN 20 OR SO MINUTES!!!!
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