Tiki Cocktail

Tiki culture is a pop culture occurrence that swept the USA in the early 1950's. It happened to be a unique cocktail of Hawaiian dresses and tropical beverages...which dealt all about the good taste details in recent history.

Tiki cocktails turn out to be just one portion of this culture, a fact that continues to prosper even today. When one craves for taking pleasure in any particular thing and is about to make preparations for organizing a theme bash, 'tiki parties' continue to be one of the most preferred ones.
So friends, let's take a glance upon the minute details of what actually a Tiki Cocktail is.

What does a Tiki Cocktail really mean ?

Although there are 'n' number of characteristics that contribute in the making of a tasty and a notable drink of the tiki genre, the following features are considered much often whilst considering a tiki bartender's array -

Usage of Rum :- Any tiki cocktail includes no less than one rum (example: Caribbean), however more number of quantities are also used. Rum is basically distilled alcoholic beverage, that is made from the byproducts of sugar-cane.

Usage of Fruits :- In an exact tropical style, such drinks can include fruit extracts or can have countless number of fruits in that particular beverage. A major part of it include oranges, guava, coconuts, pineapples, etc. The presence of these fruits can also defy the dense alcoholic taste. This makes the cocktails mild enough and suitable for drinkers who fancy not much alcohol flavor. It's like an overpowering experience and gives you such a kick !

Usage of Flavor surfaces :- Use of maximum ingredients adds profundity to the drink's flavor, but again, moderation is the key factor so as to render a delectable experience.

Usage of Spices :- Though not compulsory, one can find that cocktails having an ingredient that adds just a quirky finishing touch to it. Falernum (a spiced lime and almond liqueur), cinnamon syrup, Pimento dram (allspice flavored liqueur), etc can be found much often.

Bartender Nikhil (founder, Mixoflair Institute of Beverage Studies) says, "Ever since tiki culture began, recipes were not known to the general public for long. Now that bartenders have began experimenting in their styles and the fact the audience has become much receptive than earlier, it has been gaining much required limelight recently".

Recipe :

1934 Zombie Punch :-

15 ml            Jamaican Rum

15 ml            Gold Puerto Rican Rum 

30 ml            151 Proof Demerara Rum 

1 Tbsp           Grenadine Syrup

15 ml            Cinnamon Syrup

2 Dashes       Absinth

1 Dash          Bitter

4                    Ice Cubes

Method :-

Shake Vigorously

Strain in to a tall tiki mug , filled with crushed ice

Garnish with mint sprig

Tiki culture is a pop culture occurrence that swept the USA in the early 1950's. It happened to be a unique cocktail of Hawaiian dresses and tropical beverages...which dealt all about the good taste details in recent history.