Mastering the Jungle Bird
Bartender Fanny Chu’s unorthodox addition of spiced rum makes for a more complex take on the bittersweet tropical classic.
- story: Kara Newman
- photos: Lizzie Munro
Five New-School Tiki Drinks
Tiki drinks, in all their boozy glory, have long symbolized escape. Their modern counterparts are no exception. Here are five riffs on the classics, reformulated for the 21st-century palate.
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Daniel Krieger
Tiki’s Essential Secret Ingredient: DIY Falernum
Once a guarded element of tiki recipes, falernum—a spiced lime and almond liqueur—has emerged as the modern tiki scene's essential ingredient. Carey Jones on its history and how to make…
- story: Carey Jones
- photo: Ed Anderson
Diagnosing the Tiki Psyche
With its windowless bars, secret recipes and tropically dressed devotees, tiki culture's escapist mindset is not unlike that of science fiction's.
- story: Christopher Ross
- photo: Sam Horowitz
Rejiggering Tiki for the 21st Century
Welcome to "About a Bar," a column that explores America's most notable bars and cocktail programs. Today: Chicago's modern tiki mecca, Three Dots and a Dash.
- story: Emma Janzen
- illustration: James Carpenter
