Chief Lapu Lapu - How to Make the Tiki Drink inspired by a Filipino Hero & the Sidewinder's Fang
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Here's how to make the mid-century Tiki cocktail built to serve two, the Chief Lapu Lapu, which is made with Light Cuban Rum, Dark Jamaican Rum, Passion Fruit Syrup, Simple Syrup, Lemon Juice, Orange Juice and, optionally, Cinnamon Sticks for garnish. It’s similar to the tiki classics, the Cobra’s Fang and the Sidewinder’s Fang. This was more or less the touchstone version from the Golden Age of Tiki, the 1950’s.
Tiki was created by Ernest Raymond Beaumont Gantt (aka Donn Beach) and he set the tone for Tiki culture. The exotic drinks on the menu at Don the Beachcomber were mostly Donn’s original creations and he worked hard to kept the recipes closely guarded secrets, particularly since his drinks were such a key component of his bar’s popularity.
Donn staffed a tight knit crew of Filipino bartenders. So, when competitors were opening their tiki bars and wanted to get ahold of Donn’s famous drinks, they would poach his staff. When they got hired at rival bars, Donn’s ex-bartenders would bring their expertise and Donn’s recipes with them.
It’s not clear who invented this drink, but it started popping up in various forms in the 1950’s. The drink made the rounds and most likely came from a Don the Beachcomber alum who knew his way around an exotic drink and was familiar with the legend of Chief Lapu Lapu. In the 1500’s, on his famous trip around the world, the explorer, Ferdinand Magellan, ran into Lapu Lapu, who refused to bend the knee to the Spanish and in the ensuing fight, Magellan and several of his crew were killed. Lapu Lapu became legendary.
By the 20th century, the Philippines had been under colonial rule for nearly 400 years and there was a long standing Filipino tradition of fighting back against imperial masters. Lapu Lapu served as an inspiration. So it’s fitting that a drink made in an industry with a lot of Filipino influence would be named after a Filipino hero.
Beachbum Berry talks about several versions of Lapu Lapu’s in his book, Beachbum Berry's Remixed. However, this version was the most common in the heyday of Tiki. It has a fairly simple build, as far as tiki drinks go. The ingredients are fairly common and the measurements are all pretty standard (as opposed to six drops of this or a quarter teaspoon of that). The drink is built to serve two and is an extremely easy sipper.
The dry, Light Cuban-style Rum and the funky, Dark Jamaican Rum make for a great, complex balance of complimentary flavors, but if you don’t have both rums on hand, a good, funky blend will also work.
The garnish Beachbum Berry recommends is a big strip of lemon peel. He also suggests to serve it in a brandy snifter, perhaps because the build of the drink is reminiscent of a Cobra’s Fang or, even closer, a Sidewinder’s Fang. One of the Fangs probably served as an inspiration.
However, I like to garnish this one with cinnamon sticks, as a reminder of the spices Magellan died looking for and I like to serve it in a tiki mug with enough room for this larger than average-sized drink. This mug comes from Pie Eye Tikis, a husband and wife team of ceramicists and tiki culture junkies from central Florida. They make everything from traditional tikis to bowls to non-traditional or spins on traditional tiki mug archetypes (link to their site below). Check them out. You’re going to love their stuff. Okole Maluna!
Recipe:
1.5 oz (45ml) Light Rum
1.5 oz (45ml) Dark Jamaican Rum
1 oz (30ml) Passion Fruit Syrup
1 oz (30ml) Simple Syrup
2 oz (60ml) Lemon Juice
3 oz (90ml) Orange Juice
garnish Cinnamon Sticks (optional)
Shake with 12 oz (350ml) of crushed ice and 3-4 ice cubes. Pour unstrained into Tiki Mug or Snifter Glass. Garnish with Cinnamon Sticks. Serve with straw and stir stick. (Serves two).
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Great stuff as usual! Made it with a light martinique rum instead of cuban because it's what I had on hand.
Any tips on shaking with crushed ice? It's all about getting that balance, right? Not shaking long enough and the citrus and sugar get too concentrated and stick to the back of your throat, too long and it gets watery.
If you really want to get into the weeds on it, measure the amount of crushed ice exactly, shake it for 10-12 secs and keep in mind, the cocktail will dilute in the ice as you drink it.
I absolutely love how you incorporate the history of the cocktail into the making of it! This alone makes you stand out head and shoulders above the others. You are educational as well as informative. Cheers, and I tip my hat to you!
I agree 100%. I do like some other cocktail channels as well but DS is special - the voice, the history and the entire presentation is outstanding.
Love your store! You guys carry some great obscure and hard-to-get products that I wouldn't have been able to experiment with otherwise. Cheers!
livin onthehedge thank you. That means a lot. We appreciate your support.
Awesome. I appreciate the kind words. Glad to hear the juice is worth the squeeze.
Thanks for the support. It's great to hear how much you dig the videos. Cheers!
Bringing together my two favorite high school subjects; History & Drinking. 👍
I was going for that very specific nostalgia demographic. Haha.
It is a crime that your channel is not more well known. Your knowledge and history on the drinks combined with great production quality make this some of my favorite content on youtube. The effort you put in to your work really shows. I look forward to seeing the notice when you put another video up. If you have your own recipes i would love to try them.
Thank you for the kind words and support. Glad you dig the videos.
I have a couple original drinks here: ua-cam.com/play/PLw3w-GljemenX1oL6bc6LAw3SvNSRZ2cD.html
If you were looking specifically for original Tiki drinks, there's a drink called Doctor of Journalism that might be up your alley. I have a couple others coming soon, so stay tuned...
You really made me fall in love with tiki cocktails. Im all about tiki now. Cheers my friend keep up this amazing work.
I've created a monster. Haha. Glad you're liking them. Cheers!
mother of god, how do you not have more subscribers. Easily in the top 3 cocktail channels on youtube
Hahaha. Thanks. Glad to hear it!
Another awesome video! Love the background information. Can’t wait to make this one.
Glad to hear you dug it. Let me know how it turns out. Cheers!
Your mini docs on the history of each cocktail are wonderful! You definitely know your stuff and I am happy to subscribe for more!
Great to hear! Stay tuned for more.
I agree!
I can't wait to make this. DS I hope you're well I wish to learn more. Please come back
I love the various descriptions of how to crush the ice between videos--"Like an intern on a coffee run" was my favorite! Fantastic vids man, keep them coming!
Haha. Yeah, I even forget which one is which. I watched that one (Doctor Funk) the other day because someone commented on it, but when the crush part came up, I didn't know what I was going to say. So I surprised myself. Haha. Anyway, glad you like the videos. Cheers!
Great drink! I made this for my wife and I one night and she loved it.
My daughter came over a couple of weeks ago and I made her a drink and now she's making them.
Thanks man, for all your content. made my first passion fruit syrup yesterday and now I'm sippin' my first Chief Lapu Lapu. can't get the smile out of my face...
Oh wow! Made your own? Nice! Glad this helped you out. Great to hear. Cheers!
Used what i had and i loved this version of the Chief Lapu Lapu. might play around with types of rum i have. Love this channel!
Glad you dig the channel and loved the drink. Let me know how your experiments shake out. Cheers!
@@DistinguishedSpirits have you ever made it with blood orange juice? Going to try today after work.
I got excited when I saw that 7 year Caña Brava bottle. That stuff is killer diller.
Haha. Good eye. That one as a little buried in that crowd of bottles. That 7 year is a good one. I hope they keep making them or put them out more regularly.
As a Filipino, you do the name proud. Great Vid!
Haha. Great to hear that I didn't butcher it. Glad you dig the video. Cheers!
Another great video full of history, love it.
Thanks. Glad you liked it. It was a fun one to make. If you get tired of Mai Tais, that home-aged rum would be solid in this one. Cheers!
I made this cocktail and it is very tasty I really enjoy watching your videos you should come out with more tiki cocktail videos.
Made this for my wife recently and it's now her favorite tiki drink so far. I've also made it as a blended frozen drink and that was very good as well. Served in hurricane glass with garnish of mint sprig and orange/cherry on a little plastic sword.
Yes! Glad to see another Tiki Classic.
Haha. Glad you liked it.
This cocktail sounds familiar....
*take sip from a hurricane *
;)
Haha. Yeah, you're right. A Hurricane is basically a simplified Lapu Lapu or, more accurately, Lapu Lapu is like a complicated Hurricane (as the Hurricane pre-dates the Lapu Lapu by a couple years...as far as I can tell). It's also like a Sidewinders Fang with lemon and the Sidewinder's Fang is a retooling of the Don the Beachcomber classic, the Cobra's Fang which pre-dates them all.
1:45 According to the Smuggler's Cove book, Donn put all of his cocktail ingredients into containers only marked with general names and numbers (e.g. "Spices #4) to guard against the industrial espionage: they'd ask the Filipino bartenders in question what went into a given drink and all they could say so many ounces of each otherwise unidentifiable thing.
Just tried it, man is this a great drink!
Oh good! Glad you liked it. It's on the sweet-side, but it's an easy sipper. Cheers!
Just discovered your channel recently. I am fascinated by the content and quality of your videos and explanations. I also love how I can also learn from the comments of other viewers. As an aspiring bartender (somehow), I salute to all of you. cheers 🍹
Great to hear. Glad you dig it. Cheers!
Great drink! I made the first two per your directions and then I made a slight change. Instead of orange juice I used pineapple juice.
The wife loved it.
Great presentation....and history telling. Bilib Ako, Salamat Po!
Glad you liked it! Is that Tagalog?
Yes sir, I also spoke my island dialect of Mindanao.
Fantastic!
Excellent video sir! Like many other commenters, I greatly appreciate the history that goes with the drink.
Thanks for your kind words and support. Glad you dug the video and the effort that goes into the deep historical dives like this one. Cheers!
Cheers to you! My cocktail game is greatly improved since finding your channel.
Great to hear. Cheers!
Discovered this channel 2 weeks ago and have already watched all of the videos featuring tiki drinks. Love the in depth history, not a single channel even compares to the quality in these videos especially regarding tiki. I've even tried your simple Pina Colada recipe following your video at home and loved it. My only question is your preference between homemade passion fruit syrup and the one you feature in this video, which do you prefer? I have heard working with passion fruit can be more than bothersome.
Yeah, I usually am on the DIY syrup train, but because there are some quality, options out there for this one (unlike ginger syrup or raspberry syrup or something), I tend to get the pre-made stuff. The Small Hand Foods version is pretty damn tasty, but if you wanna make your own, just puree some passion fruit then blend it together with equal parts Rich Simple Syrup.
If you live in the U.S. and have access to the products from small hand foods, don't even think twice about purchasing.
Most of their products are unmatched in quality, especially their grenadine.
You're back! Woo!
Yeah, these longer, history-steeped videos take a little longer to put together. Thanks for waiting.
Woah, was just rewatching some recipes last night wondering where the new vids were!
Haha. Good timing.
Just made this drink, it's good!
Nice! Glad you liked it. It's really approachable.
The history alone makes me want to support the Philippines and drink one for the great leader! Rah!
Haha. Great! It was a lot of fun reading up on this one. Glad to hear it struck a chord with you.
Great video
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Your stuff is great
Thank you for the story of the drink and the recipe
Hey if you are in town tonight Cana Bar has Malahat spirits and their four rums tonight for their rum society. Really excellent craft rums from San Diego gonna be worth the trek to downtown.
Can’t tonight. But I love that place. Definitely been there before for tastings. Cheers!
Have you ever thought of doing a complimation style video, maybe something ranking your favourites, or showing a few drinks that could go well with each other ? Would love to see it !
Interesting thought. I haven't really thought about that. I put together little playlists, but I haven't really considered doing a compilation. I might have to give that one some thought. Cheers!
Tiki has returned to your channel!
Haha. Indeed. (Still got that Singapore Sling in the works...stay tuned.)
Ooooooo!
Thank you!.. As an alternative, try this Lapu Lapu recipe from the Royal Hawaiian in Laguna Beach Ca.. 1 1/2 oz pineapple juice.. 1 1/2 oz orange juice.. 1/2 oz passion fruit syrup.. 2oz white rum.. 1 oz dark rum float..
Right on, that may be in the neighborhood of the Tiki Ti recipe. Theirs has pineapple juice in it as well.
Distinguished Spirits As a matter of fact.. The recipe calls for passion fruit puree.. I realize most people might not have a Mexican store in their neighborhood but they sell what they call, passion fruit pulp in the frozen food section.. It's a good size, flat block of frozen juice/puree.. I've always used this instead of the Small Hands product.. Small Hands is good though.. I use their Orgeat..
On a side note.. Try this simple recipe from Trader Sam's at the Disneyland Resort.. It's called a Shipwreck.. Muddle 8 or so mint leaves with 1/2 a lemon chopped in 4 pieces in your shaker.. Add 1/4 oz of agave nectar and 2 1/2 oz of whiskey.. Shake and strain over crushed ice.. Garnish with mint sprig..
Ohh. Nice. The Shipwreck sounds like a fancy, whiskey Caipirinha.
I love your channel and love the true effort you make to introduce the drinks historically! thank you for that :D
that being said...I can't get over the way you pronounced Fernão de Magalhães hahaha it's a difficult word to say nonetheless. Important to state that Fernão Mahalhães only went to Carlos V because D. Manuel I refused to give any reward due to Fernão's questionable actions in service to the Portuguese crown.
Haha. Wow, yeah, you wouldn't want me to try and pronounce Fernão de Magalhães. I would butcher that. The anglicized version is Ferdinand Magellan. Much easier for me to say. Haha.
We missed you bro!!
Thanks. Good to be back.
Tiki Ti makes the best Chief Lapu Lapu
Theirs is a little different, as they make it with Pineapple. But, they open back up today. Might have to make a trip to compare...
Uhh a “forgotten” tiki drink now iam curios ...you always come up with something new to test out
Great stuff mate ...iam off to the bar mixing ...
cheers
Haha. Good. Hope you like it. Es ist lecker! 😉👍
Auf jeden fall :). Had to substitue the passionfruit syrup with passsionfruit pureé tho...was awsome also :D thanks for the recipee
but another thing dawned to me you must have a "mean" bar there mate...for all that stuff you ahve show of all the videos i just dont have enough self space^^
Space and an understanding roommate or spouse. Haha.
That shot of 500 bottles of rum after I just got done saying that most people won't have room for all these bottles was supposed to be a joke, but maybe it just exposed me for the booze hoarder that I am.
Distinguished Spirits bottle hoarder ahhh ney that’s just...an investment 😎
You must work in PR, because you know the right way to spin it. Haha.
I'm going to have to try a Tiki drink now!
It's about time! Haha. Let me know what you think.
Hi, recently got to know your channel and i love it. Appreciate the work you put in it, keep it up. I was wondering where you find all these great Tiki mugs. Here in Belgium there is nothing to find and i'm limited to aliexpress...any suggestions? Greetings from Belgium 👍
This mug is from Pie Eyed Tikis. Check them out here: etsy.me/2qxPhkG
They have shipped to Europe in the past. I'm sure they'll be able to work something out. Email them if you don't see what you're looking for. Cheers!
The TIKI is Mysterious ! There are a lot in Hawaii ! Being I live where Lapu Laps lived, how about making it with Filipino Light & dark Rum !
Do it. In the 50's in the US, it was originally made with the rums in the video, but feel free to make it with Filipino rums. If you do, let me know how it turns out.
Who is the narrator ? Is he white or Filipino ! Great Video Voice and LOVE how he made this video, I could listen to this all day !
I am the narrator. Glad you liked it. Cheers!
Awesome. Can’t wait to try this. Can you suggest another dark rum if Hamilton isn’t available?
I'd go with Denizen Merchant's Reserve, maybe Plantation 5 year, Appleton 12. Something like that. If not, maybe Gosling or Plantation Dark.
Tried it this past weekend. Wow, this one is dangerous.
Haha. Yeah, it's pretty easy to sip. Glad you liked it.
I used Passion fruit Juice instead of Syrup. Still tasted great but not sure if I should be using more of it if I substitute it for Syrup. Thoughts?
Love these videos, absolutely brilliant. I was wondering if Gosling rum would do as opposed to the dark Jamaican rum which I can't find or is too expensive (university student over here)? Thank you :)
Thanks! Glad you dig the videos. Gosling should work as a substitute.
fantastic video as always! DS have you ever tried/are you ever going to make a michelada? there are so many variations and i'm not sure what recipe to use, but i'd trust you to make the best one!
I've tried it. Tomato juice or other savory cocktails aren't always my favorite. That being said, some friends (mostly my wife) finally made me see the light on the Bloody Mary (ua-cam.com/video/Ux2InSPVIO0/v-deo.html), so, maybe they can get me on board the Michelada train. In the meantime, I'd definitely recommend the book, The Bloody Mary by Brian Bartels (amzn.to/2q3gGbL). It has dozens of savory, tomato juice, salty, cocktails, including a wild Michelada.
thanks! i'll definitely check out that book
For sure. Let me know what you think.
Lam say say chief Lapu Lapu good good
I love it! and I'm spanish! lol
¡Salud!
Welp, I guess I need to pick up some passionfruit syrup.
Haha. Yes you do. Let me know what you think of it if you make it.
LOL!
Your channel is Great. How can I get the recipe for zombie mix ?
The recipe is in the AKU AKU ZOMBIE video and in the description (ua-cam.com/video/YWDCg-hfOVA/v-deo.html). The label is available on my Patreon (bit.ly/2tCEE1d)
Do you think this would work with Flor De Cana 7 in place of the light Cuban rum? I rarely keep light rums on hand.
If you already have it, sure. If you haven't bought it yet, I'd get Banks 5 Island, Plantation 3, Cruzan light, Don Q cristal, Denizen 3, or Angostura 3 if you can't find Caña Brava.
I see someone upgraded their jigger and shaker.
Haha. Yessir!
Going to make this next weekend, but am surprised this is marked as "serves 2", the Zombie is slightly more alcoholic and is not really intended to serve 2, am thinking I'll make us one each and we'll drink it slowly like a Zombie or not lol. Will be going through a few of these recipes throughout the summer and will have more time during our vacation.
Yeah, it doesn't seem consistent, huh? Haha. A lot of Tiki drinks are really big, so it's not always clear where the cut off is for a drink that serves one or serves two. Anyway, let me know what you think of it when you try it.
Made this as planned (amongst others too many cocktails too little time) and it was indeed really nice - made a video for my Channel (for showing off to my friends he he). Should have used my Parisien Shaker it was too much content for a Boston shaker and didn’t make a good seal
Doh! Yeah, this is a big drink, so you're gonna wanna use a big shaker!
1st (love the vids)
You did it. Haha. Glad you liked it.
What about using cinnamon syrup in place of the simple syrup?
You know I’ll love it because I’m a cinnamon syrup junkie but I imagine it would change the flavor profile pretty drastically.
What's the difference between a normal Simple syrup recipe and your RICH simple syrup?
Simple is 1:1 sugar to water. Rich is 2:1 sugar to water.
Distinguished Spirits thank you sir.
No worries.
Do you have any Custom Tiki Creations?
Meaning, original drinks? If so, the answer is yes. I created a drink that I will be making a video for in a couple months...just waiting on a fun little element of the drink. Can't wait to share it.
In the meantime, I have another drink that may qualify. It was not exactly conceived as a Tiki drink, but it fits the mold of rum sour with an exotic sweetener. It's called the Doctor of Journalism (ua-cam.com/video/gche2AB_2us/v-deo.html) and was inspired by Hunter S. Thompson.
Can it works with any light rum and aged rum?
Pretty much, yeah. Different rums will give you a different overall flavor, so if you used a Blanc Rhum Agricole and a Demerara for the dark, it will turn out differently than the one in the video, but I bet it would still be great. If you can use the style of rums I used in the video, that's basically how the drink was intended, but feel free to swap them out for what you have on your shelf. You'll still come up with a tasty concoction. Cheers!
Lill bit like the cobras fang cocktail i guess...
What if you used the cinnamon stick itself as a straw?
Haha. I thought about that. It often doesn't work very well because it's not sealed all the way around. Plus, it's usually not long enough to get to the bottom. But I'm sure you could get a couple sips out of it if you really wanted to. Cheers!
Can I use passion fruit juice ?
Go for it.
What type of simple syrup are you using?
1:1 sugar to water. ua-cam.com/video/62YNp0jgzvU/v-deo.html
What type of sugar?
Organic Cane Sugar (unbleached) amzn.to/2EkmQ0o
At some point you adopted a youtube "voice". Sometimes you lay it on too heavy, I liked your first year video's where you didn't use it, you sounded much more natural.
Your voice is not Good 😂😂😂