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Velvet Falernum

falernum tiki cocktail recipe
For the Record

Paradise Found

Until it was rediscovered in the 1990s, falernum was the missing piece of the tiki puzzle. This is how a group of fanatical pre-internet enthusiasts revived it.

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  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: PUNCH
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Falernum Moves Beyond the Tiki Realm

The well-guarded tiki staple, falernum, has been steadily making a comeback. Roger Kamholz on how bartenders have taken the rum-based liqueur beyond its tropical roots.

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  • story: Roger Kamholz
  • photo: Daniel Krieger
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The Irish

Daniel Bedoya's Irish whiskey-based riff on the Old-Fashioned cocktail.

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Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Recipe
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Royal Bermuda Yacht Club

Trader Vic's tiki-fied version of the Daiquiri.

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The Modern Prometheus

Martin Cate reimagines the Zombie cocktail to include three types of gin, absinthe, citrus juice and Velvet Falernum.

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Corn ’n’ Oil

The “oil” in this Bajan drink is a reference to its aged rum base.

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The Bluff

Falernum complements the botanicals found in Old Tom gin in this stirred drink.

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