Jungle Bird Bowl
A large-format take on the Jungle Bird tiki-meets-aperitivo cocktail.
- story: Mary Anne Porto
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Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
Trader Vic's tiki-fied version of the Daiquiri.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
- photo: Alexa Bendek
Pearl Diver
Donn Beach’s iced take on the Hot Buttered Rum featuring the honey and butter-based Gardenia Mix.
- story: Chloe Frechette
Year of the Rat
A cross between two tiki classics: the Pearl Diver and the Zombie, featuring Gardenia Mix, an obscure spiced syrup invented by tiki forefather Donn Beach.
- story: Chloe Frechette
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Jamaican Zombie
A powerhouse Zombie iteration from the aptly named Zombie Village in San Francisco.
- story: Tatiana Bautista
Lost Lake’s Mai Tai (2018 version)
For extra flavor and punch, look to higher-proof rum.
- story: Tatiana Bautista
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Lost Lake’s Mai Tai (2015 version)
The bar's first iteration of the Trader Vic classic.
- story: Tatiana Bautista
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Falernum
Spiced with ginger and clove, lime and almond, falernum is a sweet liqueur and tiki staple that lends something intriguing and inimitable to a cocktail.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
- photo: Epsos
St. Lucian
Brad Smith pairs creole shrub with dark rum, amaro and chocolate bitters in this off-menu item at Latitude 29.
- story: Chloe Frechette