Resurrecting Tiki’s Lost Rums
Long-extinct rums critical to the genre’s classic recipes are being brought back to life.
- story: Matt Pietrek
- illustration: Lydia Ortiz
How to Use Key Limes in Cocktails
When it comes to adding acidity to drinks, a select few bartenders are reaching for Key limes, rather than the standard Persian.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
How to “Flash Blend” Your Way to a Better Frothy Drink
Dated as it might seem, the "Hamilton Beach" stand-up mixer has a variety of practical applications in modern drink-making.
- story: Kara Newman
- photo: Colin Dutton
Mastering the Piña Colada with Erick Castro
In "Masters of X," we spotlight bartenders chasing perfection in one drink. Here, Erick Castro takes on the Piña Colada.
- story: Amy C. Collins
- photos: Jim Sullivan
Recreating the Mai-Kai’s Bizarre Black Magic Cocktail
The story behind one of tiki's strangest classics, and the lengths that bartenders have gone to recreate it.
- story: Lizzie Munro
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Step Inside LA’s Ultimate Tiki Time Warp
Among the tiki cognoscenti, LA's Tiki-Ti bar is considered the best place to experience iconic drinks like the Mai Tai and the Zombie in their original forms.
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Dylan + Jeni
Three-Drink Minimum: Bartending with Paul McGee
One of Chicago's top bartenders considers his drink-making style in three recipes.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photos: Nick Murway
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How to Use Overproof Rum in Cocktails
Overproof rum has been a staple of the tiki canon since early enthusiasts saw how well it could stand up to citrus juices and syrups.
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Eric Medsker
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Drunk in the August Sun
This drier take on the Piña Colada leans on dry sherry to balance the sweetness of pineapple juice and Coco Lopez.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Eric Medsker
A Tour of the Iconic Mai-Kai Tiki Bar
Step inside the Mai Kai, one of the country's oldest and most iconic tiki bars, and find that little has changed since it opened back in 1956.
- story: Lizzie Munro
- photos: Dylan + Jeni
