Jelani Johnson’s Painkiller
A Painkiller that reads more like a traditional cocktail than a colada.
- story: Mary Anne Porto
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William Elliott’s Jungle Bird
A split rum base and a small addition of saline make for a standout recipe.
- story: Tatiana Bautista
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Fanny Chu’s Jungle Bird
Spiced rum adds dessert-like notes to this variation.
- story: Tatiana Bautista
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Mauser
Loosely based on the Zombie, Will Peet's Mauser incorporates all the traditional flavors of the classic, but dismisses the rum.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Three Dots and a Dash
Dry orange curaçao, extra citrus and an elaborate garnish update the elaborate tiki drink.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Padang Swizzle
Named for the capital of West Sumatra, Indonesia, Zac Overman's Padang Swizzle plays with traditional tiki flavors, but adds a European twist.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
White Zombie
Zac Overman of Fort Defiance's retooled version of Don the Beachcomber's 1930s classic hews tightly to the traditional Zombie blueprint, but calls for an all white spirit base instead of…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Chartreuse Swizzle
The traditional Caribbean Rum Swizzle rejiggered with green Chartreuse.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Angostura Colada
Based on the structure of a traditional Piña Colada (rum, pineapple and coconut), Zac Overman's riff on the Piña Colada replaces most of the rum with spicy Angostura bitters.
- story: Leslie Pariseau
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Altstadt
A tiki-fied shandy, the Altstadt (the German for "historic city center") combines two seemingly opposite flavor styles—German-Austrian and tropical—for a pleasantly spicy, herbaceous beer cocktail.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
- photo: Liz Lucking