Big Fat Tiki
Happy Tiki Tuesday! Happy Fat Tuesday! I have one big whopper of a tiki drink for you today. This one makes me really excited because there are too few whiskey-based tiki drinks in my opinion. When @alpinedistilling kindly gifted me their spiced bourbon, I knew I had to go in that direction. I love my strong, overproof whiskies, but I gotta say— this is really delicious all by itself, maybe not too surprisingly since I love cinnamon and stone fruit.
The drink is built around the spiced bourbon, adding apricot liqueur to accent those flavors and a lighter Japanese whiskey that pairs really well with stone fruit. Add in some sherry and orgeat for the nutty notes that we all know are loved by apricot, and then some pineapple and lime for balance and tropical vibes. The ango float gives a nod to the spices within, as does the aroma of cinnamon smoke. It’s a tasty one, with lots of spice and stone fruit on the front, and pineapple and tropical vibes on the back end.
Recipe
0.75oz spiced bourbon (@alpinedistilling, gifted)
1oz Japanese whiskey (@suntorytoki)
0.5oz apricot liqueur (@giffardusa)
0.25oz PX sherry (@bodegaslustau)
0.5oz Orgeat
>0.75oz Pineapple juice
0.75oz lime juice
Angostura bitters (@angosturahouse)
Combine all ingredients minus bitters. Shake with a few pebbles of crushed ice until dissolved. Dump into tulip glass and top 3/4 with ice. Add bitters to your heart’s content; I used 6-8 dashes. Top with more ice, garnish with washed pineapple fronds and a cinnamon stick. Optional but encouraged: light cinnamon stick on fire and make even more fire with more cinnamon. (Caution: fire is hot, in case you didn’t know). Cheers!!
