Written by deanj.
Posted on 13 March 2011.
Filed under Recipe.
Tagged Beachbum Berry, crazy garnish, fire, flamming garnish, fruit juice, obscure, orange, Pad: Guide to Ultra-Living, rum, tiki, umbrella.
The Miehana is my go-to umbrella drink; it’s yummy, easy to make and is fruity without beating you over the head with the rum. It’s a modern invention, not an old-school Tiki-drink but I like it.
Combine the following in a shaker ⅔ full of ice
1 ounce of fresh lime juice
1 ounce of orange juice
1 ounce of unsweetened pineapple juice
1 ounce of Grand Marnier
1 ounce of gold Virgin Islands rum
1 ounce of coconut-flavored rum
Shake well and pour, unstrained, into a double old-fashioned glass or a Miehana mug (crafted by TikiFarm but only available on ebay currently). Add ice as needed to fill glass. Alternately, you can make one-and-a-half and fill a hurricane glass!
Flaming garnish is inspired by the out-of-print book, Pad: The Guide to Ultra-Living
. I’m working on a separate post just about the flaming garnish. Short story is leave a bit of bread on the counter overnight and douse it with lemon extract (found with vanilla extract with spices at your grocer).
Recipe from Beach Bum Berry Remixed
.
Seriously, if you attempt a flaming garnish please be safe; have an Multi Purpose Fire Extinguisher
on hand.
Written by deanj.
Posted on 9 March 2011.
Filed under Recipe.
Tagged Beachbum Berry, classic, crazy garnish, curaçao, old school, Pad: Guide to Ultra-Living, rum, tiki, umbrella, vermouth, zombie.
This recipe is from the South Seas restaurant in Honolulu, Hawaii circa 1970. Not your standard Zombie recipe but a very nice version. Plenty of rum and fruit in this one, no surprise there!
Combine the following in a shaker ⅔ full of ice
1 ounce of orange juice
1 ounce of unsweetened pineapple juice
½ ounce of fresh lemon juice
½ ounce of sweet Italian vermouth
½ ounce of orange curaçao
1 ounce of dark Jamaican rum
½ ounce of light Puerto Rican rum
Shake well and strain into a tall glass filled with crushed ice. Float
1 ounce of dark 151 proof rum atop the drink
Recipe adapted from the out-of-print Beachbum Berry’s Intoxica!
, if you’re interested you may want to order his updated book Beach Bum Berry Remixed
The garnish here is from one of my favorite (also out-of-print) books, Pad: The Guide to Ultra-Living
; it is made from skewer of candy Lifesaver Gummies. You can get the 6-inch Bamboo Skewers
and the LifeSavers Gummies (Pack of 18)
from Amazon.
Note: I do have a nice collection of tiki mugs but I really like how the rum drinks look in a clear glass so they don’t get used very often.

The daiquiri has gotten a bad rap. It’s not supposed to be blended or overly sweet; properly made, a daiquiri is a rich and refreshing combination of lime and light rum.
Combine the following in a shaker ⅔ full of ice
2 ounces light rum
1 ounce fresh lime juice
½ ounce simple syrup
Shake well and strain into a double old fashioned glass filled ⅔ with crushed ice. Garnish with a slice of lime.
Per the William-Sonoma: The Bar Guide
this drink was discovered by Teddy Roosevelt on Daiquiri Beach, Cuba during the Spanish-American War and it was popularized by Ernest Hemingway.
Adapted from William-Sonoma: The Bar Guide
Written by deanj.
Posted on 22 February 2011.
Filed under Recipe.
Tagged classic, old school, party, rum, warm weather.
Combine the following in a blender
2 ounces light rum
6 ounces pineapple juice
2 ounces canned coconut cream (such as Coco López)
2 cups crushed ice
Blend well and serve in chilled glass. Garnish with pineapple wedge and Maraschino cherry.
Adapted from William-Sonoma: The Bar Guide
Bamboo Skewers
and
Margarita Glasses
available from Amazon.
Written by deanj.
Posted on 20 February 2011.
Filed under Recipe.
Tagged classic, mermaid, old school, orange curaçao, rum, tiki, triple sec, umbrella.
This is not the original Trader Vic Mai Tai. What this is is a very nicely balanced version of the fruity one’s that we fell in love with while on vacation in Kauai. This recipe originates from Surf Room at the Royal Hawaiian in Waikiki circa 1940.
Combine the following in a shaker ⅔ full of ice
1 ounce Orange juice
1 ounce unsweetened pineapple juice
½ ounce fresh lime juice
¼ ounce fresh lemon juice
¼ ounce orgeat syrup
¼ ounce sugar syrup
¼ ounce orange curaçao
1 ounce Demerara rum
1 ounce Jamaican rum
1 ounce Puerto Rican rum
Shake well and strain into a chilled double old fashioned glass. Garnish generously.
Recipe adapted from Beachbum Berry’s Intoxica!
For your garnish, get 4 inch Bamboo Skewers
from Amazon.
Written by deanj.
Posted on 19 February 2011.
Filed under Recipe.
Tagged coffee, morning cocktail, obscure, rum, tiki.
The brown sugar, rum and spices are almost chocolatey with the coffee. This is quite good and worth the bit of preparation. Note that this recipe is enough for 4 drinks.
Cream together…
2 teaspoons of sweet butter
2 tablespoons of brown sugar
a pinch each of salt, nutmeg, cinnamon and ground cloves
Stir together in a mug…
1 teaspoon of the prepared mixture
a splash of hot coffee to dissolve the butter
top off the mug with
1 inch strip of lemon rind
1 inch strip of orange rind
1½ ounces of light rum
1 ounce cream
enough hot coffee to fill mug
Stir to blend. Serve immediately. Makes 4 drinks
Recipe adapted from Beachbum Berry’s Intoxica!
You can order these mugs form Amazon: Bormioli Rocco Verdi Cappuccino Cup with Stainless Steel Handle
Written by deanj.
Posted on 11 February 2011.
Filed under Recipe.
Tagged banana, Crème de Banana, obscure, pink, rum.
When all the guys are ordering Boiler Maker’s it’d take some resolve to ask for (and explain how to make) this seemingly silly banana drink but it’s not too sweet and is actually quite refreshing. It’s easy to adjust the sweetness by tweaking the quantity of Crème de Banana and a splash of dark rum wouldn’t hurt this if you feel experimental.
A further alteration is that instead of cream we usually will substitute vanilla soy milk which is far less rich.
Combine the following in a shaker ⅔ full of ice
1½ ounce of cream
1 ounce of light rum
1 ounce of Crème de Banana
dash of Grenadine
Shake well and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with banana slices and sprinkle with grated nutmeg.
Recipe adapted from The Book of Cocktails
Amazon can set you up with Bamboo Skewers
and Martini Glasses