In chapter ten of Minimalist Tiki, I famous that understanding particular and infrequently uncommon taste mixtures is a gateway to mastering Tiki recipe improvisations. The supplied instance mixtures embody grapefruit/cinnamon (Jet Pilot) and occasional/pineapple (Mr. Bali Hai).
Nevertheless, there’s one other taste mixture that’s additionally a prelude to taste bliss. Campari, the bitter Italian liqueur, melds seamlessly with shiny, fruity flavors to create one thing fairly completely different than the sum of its components. Whereas Campari and pineapple is a widely known mixture (Jungle Hen, anybody?), Campari can also be fantastic with ardour fruit. Enjoyable truth: Including a contact of ardour fruit is an effective way to tiki-fy nearly something.
Chad Austin’s Tropic of Most cancers (web page 155) demonstrates this spectacularly, bringing collectively unaged agricole, Campari, and fervour fruit in a simple-to-make stirred cocktail devoid of tart citrus however very a lot tiki-adjacent.
Tropic of Most cancers (Chad Austin)
- Pinch salt
- 0.5 oz ardour fruit liqueur, e.g., Giffard
- 1 oz Campari
- 1.5 oz unaged agricole rhum (OK to sub different unaged cane juice rums)
Construct elements in a mixing glass, add cubed ice, stir till diluted and chilled. Pressure over giant block ice in a rocks glass.
Garnish with skinny lime wheel (dehydrated if doable).
