Category: Cocktails

First Look at Devil’s Reef: The Pacific Northwest’s New Tiki Wonderland

It’s no surprise to long time Cocktail Wonk readers that Tiki is…

Apricole Swizzle

Apricole Swizzle

The vast majority of cocktails from the Tropical/Tiki pantheon derive from a…

Tonga Thunder - CocktailWonk 2017

Tonga Thunder! A New Adventure in Tiki

If you’ve been around these parts or the Cocktail Wonk Instagram feed…

Cameron George at Barrio with the Havana Hustle

Havana Hustle: Seattle’s Bacardi Legacy Contender

Banana. Chocolate. Rich aged rum. Gentian root. Peppery spice. Intrigued? These are…

When is a Mai Tai Not a Mai Tai?

Crappy cocktail recipes are an occupational hazard of using the internet. I…

A New Batavia Arrack from By the Dutch – Not What You’d Expect

A welcome outcome from the now decade-long focus on authentic craft cocktails…

cocktail fire garnish tiki

Stop Setting Your Rum on Fire! Tiki Fire Explained

Rum and fire. They go together like peanut butter and chocolate, or…

spirits

It’s a Gas! Preserving Your Expensive Spirits Collection

We all know that the finer things in life require a bit…