Tropical & Tiki · Rum Cocktails
Yellow Bird
A sunny Caribbean sour with vanilla-anise Galliano.
- Base spirit
- Rum
- Origin
- Caribbean
- Period
- 1950s
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- White rum30 ml
- Galliano15 ml
- Triple sec15 ml
- Fresh lime juice15 ml
- Glass
- Chilled coupe
- Ice
- Served up, no ice
- Garnish
- Lime wheel
- Technique
- Shaken
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Prep time
- 4 min
Method
- 01
Chill the coupe.
- 02
Add all ingredients to a shaker with ice.
- 03
Shake hard for 10–12 seconds.
- 04
Double strain into the coupe.
- 05
Garnish with a lime wheel.
Tasting Notes
Sweetness
Acidity
Bitterness
Body
- Aroma
- Vanilla, anise, lime
- Finish
- Bright and sweet
- Character
- Tropical sour
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
Named after a Haitian folk song popular in the 1950s–60s Caribbean resort scene.
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