Tropical & Tiki · Rum Cocktails
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Don the Beachcomber's legendary — and potent — tiki masterpiece.
- Base spirit
- Rum
- Origin
- Hollywood, USA
- Period
- 1934
- Creator
- Donn Beach
Ingredients
IBA official specification
- Gold Jamaican rum45 ml
- Demerara 151 rum30 ml
- Puerto Rican rum45 ml
- Fresh lime juice20 ml
- Falernum15 ml
- Donn's mix (grapefruit & cinnamon)15 ml
- Grenadine5 ml
- Absinthe3 dash
- Glass
- Tiki mug or tall glass
- Ice
- Crushed ice
- Garnish
- Mint sprig
- Technique
- Shaken
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Prep time
- 4 min
Method
- 01
Add everything to a blender with crushed ice.
- 02
Flash-blend for 5 seconds.
- 03
Pour into a tiki mug.
- 04
Garnish with mint.
Tasting Notes
Sweetness
Acidity
Bitterness
Body
- Aroma
- Cinnamon, grapefruit, molasses
- Finish
- Long, spiced and strong
- Character
- Potent tiki legend
Tasting scores are MIXY editorial assessments.
History & Background
Created by Donn Beach in Hollywood in 1934; he limited guests to two per visit.
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