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Without Filipino Bartenders, There Is No Tiki

No group has been more important to the birth, growth and survival of tropical drinks. So why don't we know them by name?

  • story: Drew Lazor
  • illustration: Nick Hensley
Cocktails

It’s Tiki, But Easier

Meet your new summer companion: a collection of 60 classic and modern tropical cocktails retooled for at-home ease.

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
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La Bandida

An unlikely combination of tequila, salty cucumber cordial, Aperol and IPA.

  • story: Tatiana Bautista
  • photo: Eric Medsker
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Happy Bastard

A lighter take on the Suffering Bastard.

  • story: Tatiana Bautista
  • photo: Eric Medsker
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Rum to the Jungle

Fanny Chu’s nut-free take on the Mai Tai.

  • story: Tatiana Bautista
  • photo: Eric Medsker
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The Golden Ananás

Lynnette Marrero's "desert island drink" combines fino sherry, aged rum, a "cheeky" measure of mezcal and that favorite tropical staple: pineapple.

  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
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Ezra Star’s Jungle Bird

Tapping into the inherent escapism of tiki, Ezra Star opts for the Jungle Bird as her Desert Island Drink.

  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
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Coconut Water Highball

Giuseppe González's "desert island drink" is food, water and fire in one cup.

  • story: Chloe Frechette
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Cocktails

The New Tropical Cocktails

As the tiki revival spreads beyond the borders of its namesake bars, a new breed of drinks that borrow from tiki palette, but fall firmly outside of it, is emerging.…

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photos: Lizzie Munro
Cocktails

Ten Classic Caribbean Cocktails

With their power to provide a vacation in a glass, the Caribbean's classic cocktails have entered the modern canon for good. From The Hemingway Daiquiri to the Corn 'n' Oil,…

  • story: Punch Staff
  • photos: Daniel Krieger
The Resurgence of the Lion’s Tail
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The Resurgence of the Lion’s Tail

How a quirky Prohibition-era bourbon cocktail came to manifest on U.S. drink menus right now.

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