Another particular ingredient used in tiki cocktails is a spicy liqueur called Pimento Dram, which is also known as Pimento Liqueur or Allspice Dram. It is a Jamaican pepper liqueur with a rum base. Pimento…
Homemade Orgeat
Orgeat is an almond syrup of French origin widely used in cocktails by Trader Vic. The truth is that I have been working this ingredient on my cocktails for years, even before commercial versions were…
Squash Banana Swizzle
This is one of my favorite new cocktails, I created the Squash Banana Swizzle at the end of 2018 and I used it in almost all my guest bartendings during 2019. I prepared a special…
Recommended books to learn the basics of Tiki Cocktails
Every time I do masterclasses I usually send a dossier to the attending students, in which I include details about the tasted rums, ingredient recipes, premixes and cocktails worked during the session and a list…
Tangaroa’s Son
The past month of September in Fregene (Rome), I was part of the speakers panel at the second edition of the event Tiki by the Sea Europe, and today I want to share with you…
Rum review: Hampden Estate Pure Single Jamaican Rum
Rum: Hampden Estate Pure Single Jamaican Rum ORIGIN Country: Jamaica Style: English Distillery: Hampden Estate Bottler: Velier PRODUCTION Alcohol content: 46% Raw Material: Molasses Fermentation: Long fermentation (3 weeks) with natural yeasts. They put together…
Alohaween: Tiki Cocktails for Halloween
Each year on this dates I prepare a workshop of tiki cocktails for Halloween, with new cocktails or adapted versions classics giving to it a tetric look. This year I’m going to share my recipes…
Rum review: Compagnie des Indes Latino 5 ans
Compagnie des Indes is a French independent bottler, the idea of the birth of that company was brought to life in memory of the former East India Company from the 17th and 18th century that selected…
Zombie Colada
My friend Daniele dalla Pola remembered me that today is the Piña Colada Day and I need to make something special for today. The people that knows me a bit knows that I’m not the…
Master Class of tiki drinks with Real Syrups
Aloha friends! This next Wednesday 27th of april 2016 I’ll be in the exhibition Alimentaria making a master class titled “Coctelería Tiki con siropes Real”, in which I’m going to talk about Real Syrups, talk…