I admit the Beachcomber version is probably the original, but I am including the my version of the Trader Vic’s recipe because the flavors are closer to what I want personally when I want a tiki drink.
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Ingredient: rum
Cable Car
I stole this one right from the source Tony Abou-Ganim who created it at Harry Denton’s Starlight Room in San Francisco.
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Hemingway Daiquiri This is one of my favorite cocktails. When blended properly they go down ridiculously fast. I order even more of them these days because I use them as a litmus test for bartenders. There are lots of bar owners and restauranteurs that want to appeal to today’s customers but only really put window dressing on a very average bar program. You will see a full bar menu of exotic named cocktails with even more esoteric ingredients. Unfortunately it is only gilding. Scratch past the cocktails on the specialty menu and it is just another bar. If you are […]
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The cocktail itself is simple blend of rum, lime juice and simple syrup crafted in perfect proportions.
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Dark and Stormy is truly one of my favorite cocktails, but I am a sucker for rum in its natural state as well.
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