Puka Puka Punch

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1 oz Lightly Aged White Rum

1 oz Moderately Aged Rum

3/4 oz Dark Blended Rum

3/4 oz Overproof Demerara Rum

1/2 oz Velvet Falernum

3/4 oz Passionfruit Syrup

1 oz Honey Syrup

3/4 oz Pineapple Syrup

3/4 oz Orange Juice

1 oz Lime Juice

1 dash Angostura Bitters

Add all ingredients to punch container and chill. Fill glass with ice and punch.

Recommended Ingredients

• Lightly Aged White Rum: Denizen 5Yr White, El Dorado 3Yr, Plantation 3 Star White, Probitas White Rum

• Moderately Aged Rum: Denizen 8Yr Merchant's Reserve, Plantation 5 Year, El Dorado 8Yr, Appleton Signature

• Dark Blended Rum: Denizen Vatted Dark, Coruba Jamaican Dark, Myer's Dark, Hamilton 86

• Overproof Demerara Rum: Planteray OFTD, Hamilton 151, Lemon Hart 151

• Falernum: John D. Taylor Velvet Falernum (alcoholic), Tippleman's Double Spiced Falernum Syrup (nonalcoholic), B.G. Reynolds Falernum Syrup (nonalcoholic)

Missionary's Downfall

In a shaker tin with ice, add the following ingredients:

10 Mint Leaves

2 oz Lightly Aged White Rum

1/2 oz Peach Liqueur

3/4 oz Lime Juice

3/4 oz Pineapple Juice

1/2 oz Honey Syrup

Shake 10-15 seconds. Double strain into a rocks glass over crushed ice. Garnish with mint bouquet

Recommended Ingredients

• Lightly Aged White Rum: Denizen 5Yr White, El Dorado 3Yr, Plantation 3 Star White, Probitas White Rum

• Peach Liqueur: Giffard Creme de Peche, Combier Peach Liqueur

Demerara Dry Float

In a shaker tin, add the following ingredients and ice.

• 1 oz Demerara Rum

• 1/2 oz Lightly Aged White Rum

• 1/4 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur

• 1 oz Lime Juice

• 3/4 oz Passionfruit Syrup

• 1/4 oz Demerara Syrup

Whip Shake 10-15 seconds. Party pour into a rocks glass and fill with crushed ice. Garnish with a small shot of overproof Demerara rum (which you can shoot or add to the cocktail to make it drier).

Recommended Ingredients

• Demerara Rum: Denizen Vatted Dark, El Dorado 8Yr, Hamilton 86 Proof

• Lightly Aged White Rum: Denizen 5Yr White, El Dorado 3Yr, Plantation 3 Star White, Probitas White Rum

Pearl Diver

In a shaker tin, add the following ingredients and pebble ice.

• 1 1/2 oz Aged Column Still Rum

• 1/2 oz Demerara Rum

• 1/2 oz Lime Juice

• 1/2 oz Orange Juice

• 1/2 oz Gardenia Mix

• 1 dash Angostura Bitters

Flash blend 15-20 seconds. Party pour into a Pearl Diver or highball glass and fill with crushed ice. Garnish with pineapple fronds, orchid, or other tropical flourishes.

Gardenia Mix Recipe: Mix 1 oz honey, 1 oz melted unsalted butter, 1 teaspoon cinnamon syrup, 1/2 teaspoon allspice liqueur, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla syrup. Store in fridge. Warm up when it solidifies.

Recommended Ingredients
-Aged Column Still Rum: Bacardi Cuatro, Flor de Cana 7Yr, Don Q Anejo, Santa Teresa 1796

Other Items of Interest

Tools: Here are some items we have used in our class and in our own home bars that might be useful for you to make these drinks at home.

• Barfly Boston Shaker

• Barfly Hawthorne Strainer

• Barfly Fine Mesh Strainer

• Jupiter Fortessa Mixing Glass

• Barfly Japanese Jigger

• Barfly Japanese Bar Spoon

• Barfly Julep Strainer

• Barfly Bitters Bottles

• Clear Ice Large Cube Mold

• Crafthouse Smoking Box

• Foghat Cocktail Smoker Kit

• Viski Cocktail Smoker

• Microplane Spice Mill (Nutmeg Grater)

• Microplane Spice Grater

• Hamilton Beach Drink Mixer

Books about Tiki Mixology & Culture: Here are some books that inspired our love for tiki drinks and provide useful primers on tiki mixology and the culture and history behind the drinks.

• Jeff Berry, Beachbum Berry Remixed: A Gallery of Tiki Drinks (2009)

• Martin & Rebecca Cate, Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki (2016)

• Chloe Frechette, Easy Tiki: A Modern Revival with 60 Recipes (2020)

• Shannon Mustipher, Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails (2009)

• Matt Pietrek & Carrie Smith, Minimalist Tiki: A Cocktail Wonk Look at Classic Libations and the Modern Tiki Vanguard (2019)