Tiki drinks have really become my favourite category of cocktails over the last couple of years, so I'm really glad you're doing a whole series on it^^. There are so many interesting and surprising flavour combinations and such a wide range of creamy, tart, light, strong, simple and complex drinks
at the end of an extended visit to an incredible place in brooklyn, I asked the bartender for a Ti' Punch for a nitecap and left to use the restroom. no more than two minutes later I returned to my seat to be greeted by the most elegant presentation of a 'classic' Ti' Punch you might get in Martinique (replete with full bottle and swizzle, fancy glasswear, etc.). To top it all off was this intricately decorated lime that stopped me in my tracks. "How long did that take you?", I asked. "As long as it took you in the bathroom." she replied. Check-mate. Nearly two years later, I now know it's a 'tribal lime'. thanks Leandro.
A belated thanks for this one Leandro. I made it this evening with Smith and Cross, El Dorado 12 year, and St. Elizabeth. It's so good it must be illegal. It's in my rotation now for sure.
I've had Jeff Berry's books AND his app for years now.. and somehow this gem escaped me. This truly IS one of the best "simple" tiki drink recipes I've ever had. Thank you for sharing
Love your new fruit press. You mother in law is a smart shopper. Excellent gift for someone in your profession. Thanks for letting us all benefit from it by using it on your UA-cam videos. Love watching! I especially love watching the pebble ice cocktails you create and recreate. Keep up the great work.
Tiki drinks FTW!!! I love experimenting with Tiki flavors and proportions. There's just so much that can be done, with a number of different flavors and liquors.
Absolutely love the idea for this new series! Of course, some of the old recipes from Berry's books (not his originals) seem like stinkers from looking at the ingredients, but I'd love to know either way! Especially excited for when you get to the Pétion from Potions of the Caribbean, since I want to hear your spiel about Clairin.
I've made most of the drinks from berry's books and the ones you have to watch out for are the ones that are in either the Grog Log or Intoxica! but NOT in his remixed book. He dropped a lot of bad drinks from them when making remix. There is a very good reason for this.
Really got into Tiki at the start of the Covid lockdown last year. Smuggler's Cove was my first exposure (after various YT videos), and have added Beach Bum Berry books to the collection as well. My first cocktail with Allspice dram I didn't love it. My tastes have evolved since and I love it now. I've got quite the rum collection now and am looking forward to this new series!
This was the first tiki drink I started with when I began my deep dive into tiki 4 years ago. Hardly anyone has heard of this drink. I make my own pimento dram (ie allspice dram) and often play with different combos of rum - my fav is an ounce of Demerara (usually Lemon Hart) and an ounce of Plantation Original Dark.
@@robertwatson4840 I’ve stopped watching most of the Barfly vids at release because they got me to crave drinks at 7 AM in the morning 😂. I like The Ancient Mariner very much and have at least one weekly. Besides a great flavor it is one of the simpler tikis to make.
Boss idea…..I am ready for this ride!!!! My Tiki game is weak ….. just so many ingredients….but I’m making all spice dram this weekend….Thanks for the videos love them all!!!
woah! I haven't watched an episode in a long time after I left the industry during the initial Covid outbreak. The "new" set is incredible! my greatest compliments to you all.
I agree the ruby red grapefruit juice is a better option for this drink. I’ve done it with white grapefruit juice as well, and the red just works so much better. Also, try the Hamilton pimento dram, it pwns the St Elizabeth 😬
Glad to see you do more tiki drinks! I have fallen in love with that subset of cockail drinks over the last year and enjoyed seeing you on Spike's Breezeway Cocktail Hour. Cheers!
Tried this tonight. A few takeaways: My wife prefers Jet Pilots which is kinda similar... Just a few extra ingredients and cinnamon syrup instead of allspice dram (ok, a completely different drink). My fresh squeezed lime juice overpowered the drink so I had to scale back on lime. I also felt like I needed to increase the amount of simple syrup and allspice dram to balance it to my liking. The only demerara rum I have ready access to is Hamilton 151 so I went with .75 oz of that and 1.25 oz of Appleton Signature. Ancient Mariner is a great drink that reminds me of grogs I've made. Fun to tweak!
This is awesome. Excited to see you go though the BBB Grog log. I get a lot from watching your channel. You and Marius are much appreciated. What’s funny is I have the book and all the ingredients(maybe gotta go get some grapefruit)and never tried this recipe. This will be my next cocktail for sure. Thanks again
I was just about to ask if you worked at Cole’s!! I used to come in for lunch and you made me the absolute best penicillin I’ve ever had every single time. We’d discussed that I’d never had a gin martini I liked. You were going to change my mind…but we never got around to it. Anyway I’m glad you’re doing well!
@@TheEducatedBarfly I've been following your channel for a while and just kept thinking I was crazy, that it couldn't possibly be you. I'll have to give the martini a go! I use your whisky sour recipe all the time and if I can brave the egg I think I can tackle a martini...although I'm sure it would be much better made by you paired with a french dip ;)
Love your videos and content. Excited to try this one! Tiki cocktail question. If you have 15oz Tiki glasses (Christmas Present) do you make Ancient Mariner for example same as your recipe calls for and just add more ice to fill space OR do you increase ingredients to match the glass (double the drink)? Thanks for the guidance! Happy 2023 to you!
First measure the volume of the cocktail and how much ice displacement fills the glass fyi the glass I use in this video is a 15oz double old fashioned glass so on this case you won’t need to do anything but sometimes the volume of a glass would call for doubling specs.
Hi Leandro, great video! Just one thing that I think needs more attention. Appleton Estate, whilst being really great rum, isn't quite Jamaican Rum. Yeah, it is made in Jamaica, but it is more British (talking rum-wise) than French. It is not Funky, very mild and not offensive, like for example Doorley's (by R.L Sea aka Foursquare). A true Jamaica rum, with high esters that resembles banana and grilled pineapple, as well as bit of acetone and asphalt would be Hampden 8, or even Habitation Velier Worthy Park. The rum world nowadays is on its way to be one of the greatest beverages markets, and even now you can find a lot of great examples. Keep up the great job!
Love the concept of an indepth tiki series to follow👍🏽 What would be a good substitute for St Elizabeth allspice dram? It is not available where I live overseas
I'll def give this a try. I just need to reload my allspice dram. The last tiki drink I made was the Skater On Crack. Loved it. Reminded me of mai tais I've had before. Not sure if you've done that one.
As a tiki lover, I hope you’ll try this drink and let me know what you think. To me, it is a mescal-based tiki which is unique. I got the ingredient recipe from a DC restaurant called Le Diplomate. The drink was called Green Revolution though I do not see it on their menu online today. I had to come up with the volumes myself. It is equal parts (3/4 oz) green chartreuse, mescal, Falernum (I use velvet), lime juice, and pineapple juice. Cheers!
I really thought I'd hate tiki, but some of my favorite riffs on classics have been tiki inspired--most recently the Paloma. I'm looking forward to this series and may even get the book on my end!
If you go through the entire book , then I will be here for each one! I have been fascinated with Tiki ever since my grandfather took me to Trader Vics in Chicago back in the 70's where I would drink virgin Bahias (Pina Coladas by any other name). Now if you could find someone to recreate those Cosmo Tibits to pair with those drinks.
Yes, please please PLEASE... do a video on making your own allspice dram! I live in the UK and I can't seem to get it at all... Drink sounds great, so it's a shame I can't try it! :'(
Great stuff as always, looking forward to the series. It’d be a really cool episode to explore all the different Zombies that Beachbum includes (1934, Aku Aku, especially the Jet Pilot, etc). Besides providing multiple drinks to encourage people to buy the various requisite (expensive) rums, it’d be a cool lesson on how different ratios can completely change the feel of the same ingredients :)
Just curious, have you or would you do a eppisode on black rum. I love black rum with dr peper or sometimes a cherry variation of a dark soda. But im wondering if theres any actual cocktails involving black rum or not?
If you don't want to make all of these yourself you could go to Tonga Hut in North Hollywood. They have every drink on the Grog Log and the bar tenders/owners are super knowledgable. If you do the entire Grog Log in a year you become a member of the League of Drooling Bastards. :D I'm an honorary member
You often reference "whip shaking", but not how it differs to normal shaking or a METALSHAKE 🤘, So a little vid explaining/demonstrating the differences would be great. Also, yes to the DIY allspice dram please. Cheers.
Have you thought about changing the simple syrup to Demerara syrup for your Tiki drinks? The extra molasses flavor goes a long way with improving the rum character in Tiki drinks. I believe Martin Cate and other Tiki bartenders advocate strongly for that point.
Really looking foward to this series, I've made all the drinks in one of his books and there were a lot of really nice treats a few duds. Gonna be interesting once we get to a dud lol.
Can't wait for more Tiki as someone who's also gone down the rabbit-hole recently! When you take on the Boo Loo I'd love to see options for juicing pineapple. As someone who is not blessed with a Trader Joe's within 100 miles, I always struggle with it or just settle for the canned stuff.
Love that you are doing more tiki!
This is a great idea for a series, I can't wait to see how it turns out.
Tiki drinks have really become my favourite category of cocktails over the last couple of years, so I'm really glad you're doing a whole series on it^^. There are so many interesting and surprising flavour combinations and such a wide range of creamy, tart, light, strong, simple and complex drinks
The 2 minute tangent talking about tribal tattoos had me weak lmao
Lmao I just kept going when I thought it was going to be over
I remember the fad.
@@cloudforest4087
A lot of that fad is still walking around on people my age…🙄
at the end of an extended visit to an incredible place in brooklyn, I asked the bartender for a Ti' Punch for a nitecap and left to use the restroom. no more than two minutes later I returned to my seat to be greeted by the most elegant presentation of a 'classic' Ti' Punch you might get in Martinique (replete with full bottle and swizzle, fancy glasswear, etc.). To top it all off was this intricately decorated lime that stopped me in my tracks.
"How long did that take you?", I asked.
"As long as it took you in the bathroom." she replied.
Check-mate.
Nearly two years later, I now know it's a 'tribal lime'. thanks Leandro.
I must ask, what place was it? I live in Brooklyn and have an inkling I might know the place.
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Hells yes. Getting into Tiki now and love seeing I have every bottle on hand.
the best feeling when seeing cocktail recipes
As with so many of your tutorials, tried it, loved it. Thank you. In my top 5 now.
A belated thanks for this one Leandro. I made it this evening with Smith and Cross, El Dorado 12 year, and St. Elizabeth. It's so good it must be illegal. It's in my rotation now for sure.
Oh man this new series has me pumped! Master the Classics was great, and I'm always referencing those videos. Now a tiki cocktail series? Hell yeah!
I keep returning to this cocktail. The allspice dram really kicks this one up to the next level. Thanks for sharing! Great work as always!
Working your way through the corpus of tiki cocktails is a noble quest.
My personal fave is a Mai Tai but with 2oz added juice of apple, pineapple or passionfruit. It makes the drink fit perfectly in a large rocks glass.
I've had Jeff Berry's books AND his app for years now.. and somehow this gem escaped me. This truly IS one of the best "simple" tiki drink recipes I've ever had. Thank you for sharing
I went down that rabbit hole as well thanks to smugglers cove. Cant wait to follow along with your beachbum series!
Love your new fruit press. You mother in law is a smart shopper. Excellent gift for someone in your profession. Thanks for letting us all benefit from it by using it on your UA-cam videos. Love watching! I especially love watching the pebble ice cocktails you create and recreate. Keep up the great work.
Thanks!
Omg I want to try this so bad. From a Leandro to another Leandro: awesome videos, mate. Keep up the good work :)
Thanks Leandro!
-Leandro
Arf!
Tiki drinks FTW!!!
I love experimenting with Tiki flavors and proportions. There's just so much that can be done, with a number of different flavors and liquors.
Absolutely love the idea for this new series! Of course, some of the old recipes from Berry's books (not his originals) seem like stinkers from looking at the ingredients, but I'd love to know either way! Especially excited for when you get to the Pétion from Potions of the Caribbean, since I want to hear your spiel about Clairin.
we are going to find out together LOL 😂
I've made most of the drinks from berry's books and the ones you have to watch out for are the ones that are in either the Grog Log or Intoxica! but NOT in his remixed book. He dropped a lot of bad drinks from them when making remix. There is a very good reason for this.
Would you recommend just getting remixed, then? If the other two have both good and bad recipes?
Really got into Tiki at the start of the Covid lockdown last year. Smuggler's Cove was my first exposure (after various YT videos), and have added Beach Bum Berry books to the collection as well. My first cocktail with Allspice dram I didn't love it. My tastes have evolved since and I love it now. I've got quite the rum collection now and am looking forward to this new series!
This was an early favorite of mine, Allspice Dram was one of the first liqueurs I got, and this is a great use for it. cheers.
I usually prefer using Hamilton's Pimento Dram when a recipe calls for Allspice.
@@djstephanysays9708 I haven't had a chance to try it. One bottle of allspice dram is all I can handle :)
This is great! I’m plugging along making all of Dale Degroff’s cocktails in his The New Craft of the Cocktail
This was the first tiki drink I started with when I began my deep dive into tiki 4 years ago. Hardly anyone has heard of this drink. I make my own pimento dram (ie allspice dram) and often play with different combos of rum - my fav is an ounce of Demerara (usually Lemon Hart) and an ounce of Plantation Original Dark.
Oo I could legit make that version right now....hmmm
@@robertwatson4840 I’ve stopped watching most of the Barfly vids at release because they got me to crave drinks at 7 AM in the morning 😂. I like The Ancient Mariner very much and have at least one weekly. Besides a great flavor it is one of the simpler tikis to make.
I would love a homemade allspice dram video
Yes looking forward to this series
Boss idea…..I am ready for this ride!!!! My Tiki game is weak ….. just so many ingredients….but I’m making all spice dram this weekend….Thanks for the videos love them all!!!
woah! I haven't watched an episode in a long time after I left the industry during the initial Covid outbreak. The "new" set is incredible! my greatest compliments to you all.
Welcome back.
Please do a video on allspice dram. I haven't been able to find it here in Sweden and that is too bad, this cocktail looks amazing!
I agree the ruby red grapefruit juice is a better option for this drink. I’ve done it with white grapefruit juice as well, and the red just works so much better.
Also, try the Hamilton pimento dram, it pwns the St Elizabeth 😬
Yeah I have a bottle of the Hamilton and it’s super good but for this particular drink it’s all about that St Elizabeth
Couldn't be happier. Tikis rule all (except the Manhattan and maybe Aviation). The Ancient Mariner and Fat Sailor are two of my absolute favorites.
Yesss tiki series! Sooo many great drinks to be made
Glad to see you do more tiki drinks! I have fallen in love with that subset of cockail drinks over the last year and enjoyed seeing you on Spike's Breezeway Cocktail Hour. Cheers!
Delicious! Also, I'm all for a homemade dram video
Right there with you allspice dram!
Tried this tonight. A few takeaways:
My wife prefers Jet Pilots which is kinda similar... Just a few extra ingredients and cinnamon syrup instead of allspice dram (ok, a completely different drink).
My fresh squeezed lime juice overpowered the drink so I had to scale back on lime.
I also felt like I needed to increase the amount of simple syrup and allspice dram to balance it to my liking.
The only demerara rum I have ready access to is Hamilton 151 so I went with .75 oz of that and 1.25 oz of Appleton Signature.
Ancient Mariner is a great drink that reminds me of grogs I've made. Fun to tweak!
This cocktail is even better with Hamilton Florida Rum Society Blend (already has Demerara and some light funk Jamaican rums blended for you!)
This is awesome. Excited to see you go though the BBB Grog log. I get a lot from watching your channel. You and Marius are much appreciated. What’s funny is I have the book and all the ingredients(maybe gotta go get some grapefruit)and never tried this recipe. This will be my next cocktail for sure. Thanks again
I was just about to ask if you worked at Cole’s!! I used to come in for lunch and you made me the absolute best penicillin I’ve ever had every single time. We’d discussed that I’d never had a gin martini I liked. You were going to change my mind…but we never got around to it. Anyway I’m glad you’re doing well!
Heeeey! You found me! The recipe for that Martini is on here! Just sayin’
@@TheEducatedBarfly I've been following your channel for a while and just kept thinking I was crazy, that it couldn't possibly be you. I'll have to give the martini a go! I use your whisky sour recipe all the time and if I can brave the egg I think I can tackle a martini...although I'm sure it would be much better made by you paired with a french dip ;)
Would be great to see a video on homemade allspice dram and Falernum!
Excited for this series!
Also I'd love to see a video on how to make your own allspice dram
This sounds right up my alley.
This is flippin’ excellent! Thank you
And thus begins The Educated Barfly - Tales of the Tiki.
Awesome, love rum and tiki. 👍
The Bums book's are the great white whale of Tiki; many have tried, few have succeeded! Great series concept. Good luck.
Perfect, I was just looking for a reason to use my homemade allspice dram.
Love your videos and content. Excited to try this one! Tiki cocktail question. If you have 15oz Tiki glasses (Christmas Present) do you make Ancient Mariner for example same as your recipe calls for and just add more ice to fill space OR do you increase ingredients to match the glass (double the drink)? Thanks for the guidance! Happy 2023 to you!
First measure the volume of the cocktail and how much ice displacement fills the glass fyi the glass I use in this video is a 15oz double old fashioned glass so on this case you won’t need to do anything but sometimes the volume of a glass would call for doubling specs.
Hi Leandro, great video! Just one thing that I think needs more attention. Appleton Estate, whilst being really great rum, isn't quite Jamaican Rum. Yeah, it is made in Jamaica, but it is more British (talking rum-wise) than French. It is not Funky, very mild and not offensive, like for example Doorley's (by R.L Sea aka Foursquare). A true Jamaica rum, with high esters that resembles banana and grilled pineapple, as well as bit of acetone and asphalt would be Hampden 8, or even Habitation Velier Worthy Park.
The rum world nowadays is on its way to be one of the greatest beverages markets, and even now you can find a lot of great examples.
Keep up the great job!
"Mike Tyson, do you regret that tattoo?"
"Yeth, yeth I do."
Made this not too long ago and it is delicious! Not quite a Mai Tai, but still very tasty and the combination of the two rums is great!
FYI. In Quebec, Canada, we don't have All Spice Dram or Falernum available at the liquor store. We need to make our own ;)
Awesome! Love it!
Love the concept of an indepth tiki series to follow👍🏽 What would be a good substitute for St Elizabeth allspice dram? It is not available where I live overseas
Make your own! Not too difficult
I'll def give this a try. I just need to reload my allspice dram. The last tiki drink I made was the Skater On Crack. Loved it. Reminded me of mai tais I've had before. Not sure if you've done that one.
Ah, yes! The banter is back! And the cocktail looks great!
Allsipice dram is one of those unique liqueurs with no substitutes. vital for tiki collections.
As a tiki lover, I hope you’ll try this drink and let me know what you think. To me, it is a mescal-based tiki which is unique. I got the ingredient recipe from a DC restaurant called Le Diplomate. The drink was called Green Revolution though I do not see it on their menu online today. I had to come up with the volumes myself. It is equal parts (3/4 oz) green chartreuse, mescal, Falernum (I use velvet), lime juice, and pineapple juice. Cheers!
I have never seen tropical drinks as something I would have in my lineup, but this particular cocktail looks quite tempting to my palate.
Well get on it! 🍹
This is great! I also like how you're releasing more videos per week. BOSH
He's right, this is literally the best tiki drink I've ever had. Even edges out a Mai Tai for me on occasion...
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!
Can I still make this cocktail without saying "slappy poo" and "crushy pants". Cause thats a deal breaker.
Do a vid for allspice dram! I've been contemplating making one myself since St. Elizabeth's is going up in price in my area.
I second this. Would also like a comparison with St. Elizabeth, Hamilton, and homemade.
First time watching. Saw Buzz Lightyear in the background, subscribed immediately. Buzz is my childhood hero lol.
Me too :)
You weren't kidding. This drink is amazing!
Video on homemade allspice dram would be dope
This is some tropical goodness in a glass indeed, Leandro!!
Yay! Saw my name. That was cool Leandro. ❤️
I really thought I'd hate tiki, but some of my favorite riffs on classics have been tiki inspired--most recently the Paloma. I'm looking forward to this series and may even get the book on my end!
If you go through the entire book , then I will be here for each one! I have been fascinated with Tiki ever since my grandfather took me to Trader Vics in Chicago back in the 70's where I would drink virgin Bahias (Pina Coladas by any other name). Now if you could find someone to recreate those Cosmo Tibits to pair with those drinks.
Would love to see the Allspice Dram Infusion video!
Yes, please please PLEASE... do a video on making your own allspice dram! I live in the UK and I can't seem to get it at all... Drink sounds great, so it's a shame I can't try it! :'(
Great stuff as always, looking forward to the series. It’d be a really cool episode to explore all the different Zombies that Beachbum includes (1934, Aku Aku, especially the Jet Pilot, etc). Besides providing multiple drinks to encourage people to buy the various requisite (expensive) rums, it’d be a cool lesson on how different ratios can completely change the feel of the same ingredients :)
We'll get there...
@@TheEducatedBarfly Haha no doubt, keep up the great work gents :)
Just curious, have you or would you do a eppisode on black rum. I love black rum with dr peper or sometimes a cherry variation of a dark soda. But im wondering if theres any actual cocktails involving black rum or not?
EXCITED!!!!!!! I am going to go buy some Allspice Dram unless you do the recipe video....hint hint. Hee hee
you are, like, the prince of whip shakes, man.
If you don't want to make all of these yourself you could go to Tonga Hut in North Hollywood. They have every drink on the Grog Log and the bar tenders/owners are super knowledgable. If you do the entire Grog Log in a year you become a member of the League of Drooling Bastards. :D I'm an honorary member
I cannot wait for more tiki videos!
Subbed specifically for this tiki project!
You mentioned doing a vid on making your own allspice dram. I'd like to see that :)
Thank you, thank you very much!
I'd love an Allspice Dram video!
I used to be sober.......and boring before finding this channel!
love tiki, and ancient mariner is one of my favorites. But you only think its the best because you haven't had a "reverb crash"
You often reference "whip shaking", but not how it differs to normal shaking or a METALSHAKE 🤘, So a little vid explaining/demonstrating the differences would be great.
Also, yes to the DIY allspice dram please. Cheers.
This is a great tiki drink. It very well could be the best tiki drink ever!
Can I use hamilton 151 for the demerara rum or will it be too hot?
Have you thought about changing the simple syrup to Demerara syrup for your Tiki drinks? The extra molasses flavor goes a long way with improving the rum character in Tiki drinks. I believe Martin Cate and other Tiki bartenders advocate strongly for that point.
The only kind I make!
what is your go to method for preserving the fruit/lemons/limes that you cut but dont juice?
There is no method unless you make it into a cordial
Could you do an episode or feature the suggested books for the bar collection please?
Sure!
Really looking foward to this series, I've made all the drinks in one of his books and there were a lot of really nice treats a few duds. Gonna be interesting once we get to a dud lol.
Can't wait for more Tiki as someone who's also gone down the rabbit-hole recently! When you take on the Boo Loo I'd love to see options for juicing pineapple. As someone who is not blessed with a Trader Joe's within 100 miles, I always struggle with it or just settle for the canned stuff.
I love those heavy bottom glasses. Where can I get them?
Working on that ;)
What kind of glass are you using there?
He looks so much cooler than me using the shaker.
an Allspice Dram video would be excellent
What is the glass you are using in this episode? It looks slightly tapered, but I don't see anything like it on you're Amazon store link.
yeah, they're not available yet. But we're working on it.
Same here - allspice 🙌🏼
Yassssss! More tiki!!!
Try the Ancient Mariner with Hamilton's Navy Strength blend, it takes it to an even higher level!
Just the Navy Strength? Cause I happen to have a bottle!