Balance is everything when it comes to Tiki recipes. These cocktails typically have many ingredients and lavish garnishes. The more you add to a cocktail, the more you have to think about how well the flavors come together.
We put together three recipes inspired by this popular style of cocktail. You can trust these tropical combos will give you all the beach vibes while being balanced and not overwhelmingly sweet.
If you’re looking for all the right flavors in one place, check out the Tiki Times Spirit Pack featuring four mixers that work best for this style of cocktail. This pack comes together with Spiced Honey, Ginga Syrup, Prickly Pear Sour, and Classic Grenadine with these four recipes on a handy card.
So dust off your tiki mugs and try one of these fresh recipes!
The cure for a too-sweet cocktail.
This cocktail was inspired by the Suffering Bastard cocktail, a hangover remedy with bitters and ginger to help settle the stomach. Iconic Ginga Syrup cuts sharply through the caramelized brandy and herbal gin. Made with lots of fiery ginger juice, Ginga Syrup can be used to balance out sweet ingredients. So, if your cocktail is suffering from being overly sweet, Iconic Ginga Syrup is the cure!
The Cure
- 1oz. Brandy
- 1oz. Gin
- 1.5oz Iconic Ginga Syrup
- .5oz Lime Juice
- 3 dashes of bitter
-Combine all in a shaker and shake with ice
-Strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass
-Garnish with lime wheel
Make a masterpiece in your mug with Prickly Pear Sour
The Rancho Punch is a perfect example of how balance plays into a tiki cocktail. Rum is a strong, velvety canvas that needs to be rounded out with bold flavors.
For this punch style recipe, Prickly Pear Sour is absolutely running the show throughout. From its unmistakable bright fuchsia color to its earthy yet vibrant flavor, everyone on the block knows when Prickly Pear Sour has been poured. Orange juice adds to the depth of the fruit flavor making it even more tropical and the dash of bitters is a final waft of spice completing this zippy punch recipe!
Rancho Punch
- 1.5oz light rum
- 1oz Iconic Prickly Pear Sour
- 1.25oz orange Juice
- .25oz lime juice
- 3 dashes of bitters
-Combine all in a shaker and shake with ice
-Strain into a short tiki mug with ice
-Garnish with an orange flag
A accessible take on the Iconic Singapore Sling
Why retell you history when the internet provided this colorful story of the Singapore Sling. According to Culture Trip, you can still get this iconic beverage at its very birth place, the Raffles Hotel in Singapore, but it will cost you $26. To save you a trip, we put together our own version with Classic Grenadine and Spiced Honey.
The rich blend of baking spices in Spiced Honey complement the tropical flavor of pineapple while Classic Grenadine gives this cocktail its signature cherry tartness. Altogether, this combination will immediately transport you beachside.
Sunnyslope Sling
- 1.5oz gin
- 1oz Iconic Classic Grenadine
- .25oz Iconic Spiced Honey
- 1.5oz pineapple juice
- .5oz lime juice
- 2 dashes of orange bitters
-Combine all in a shaker and shake with ice
-Strain into a tall tropical glass with ice
-Garnish with mint and cherry
Wanna try these out at home? Grab a Tiki Times Spirit Pack that comes with all the flavors listed above as well as a recipe card to keep on hand next time you want a trip to paradise!
