Bartender Journey - Cocktails. Spirits. Bartending Culture. Libations For Your Ears.

This week we raise a glass and toast the Summer of 2015 with some Tiki talk (& Tiki Cocktails!) It’s Bartender Journey Podcast # 128 - Tiki Edition! Listen with the player below or subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher Radio. We talk with Nicole Weston – coauthor of Tiki Drinks -Tropical Cocktails for the Modern Bar. ·      Since it’s a Tiki Party , let’s get to our cocktail of the week right away!  Its an authentic Mai Tai.  We will use the recipe from Nicole’s book: o   1 oz aged rum o   1 oz rhum agricole a style of rum originally distilled in the French Caribbean islands from freshly squeezed sugar cane juice rather than molasses.  I didn’t have any on hand, so I substituted Lablon Chasasa, which is the Brazilian spirit distilled from sugar cane juice.  We talked about Cashasa in episode #124. o   ½ Orange Curacao o   ¾ oz Lime Juice o   ¼ oz Orgeat o   ½ oz Simple Syrup o   Shake that all up serve over crushed ice During the interview we talk about: ·      Different ki