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Pineapple-Infused Negroni

The first week of June is #NegroniWeek, which is a time when lots of bars make Negronis and donate a portion of the sales to charitable causes. It's also a time when many of us simply stock up on Campari so that we can make some creative Negronis at home. The…

Tiki Death Punch

Tiki drinks are known for having great names, names that tell a story and make you want to order that drink - even if you don't know all of the secret ingredients that have gone into it. Give us a drink with a fun, funny or creative name and we'll…

Army & British Navy

Now, as much as we love it, we don't generally consider the classic gin-based Army & Navy to be a tiki cocktail. But the delicious drink provides a great template to add a tiki twist to. We've dubbed this cocktail the Army & British Navy and it uses Tanquery Rangpur…

Volta do Mar

We love gin-based tiki drinks, especially in the summer when the botanical elements of gin can help create cocktails that are especially refreshing and aromatic. We often fall back on our simple Tradewinds, a great example both of how tiki doesn't need to be complicated and how gin can work well in…

In The Holiday Spirit

The holiday season means it is time to break out some festive cocktails. We would argue that just about all tiki drinks are festive (especially if they are garnished well), but it is nice to have a few cocktails on the menu that are different from the ones you serve…

Army Navy Grog

The Army Navy is a classic gin cocktail made with lemon, orgeat and angostura bitters. We had a good one a few weeks back at the Normandie Club in Koreatown a few weeks back, but as orgeat becomes more popular even at non-tiki bars, you'll start to see this drink pop…

10 Things We Learned at Beefeater Gin College

Recently, Rob and I drove down to San Diego and went back to college - Beefeater Gin College, that is! We sat through tests, lectures and tastings at the lovely Park & Rec, but unlike "regular" college, we were rewarded with an array of delicious cocktails at the end of the…

Queen’s Holiday

Many tiki drinks blend a couple of rums to create a more complex, layered base for their other ingredients, but there are a few out there that combine rum with other spirits, too. Gin and rum make surprisingly good companions in certain cocktails and this happens to be one of…

Layover at LAX

Not every cocktail will transport you to another time or place, but when you happen to have one that does, it is worth savoring every sip. And this Layover at LAX is a refreshing gin-based cocktail that does precisely that. The cocktail is aromatic and bright, perfect for getting your mind off…

Singapore Sling

Whether you've had one or not, you will instantly recognize the name of the Singapore Sling when you see it on a drink menu. The drink was originally conceived in the mid 1910s at the Long Bar at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. As is the case with most cocktails…