Episode 55: Easy summertime drinks (3 and 4 ingredients)

Tiki Central Canada

Hi Guys, I hope you are enjoying your summer with delicious cocktails and of course sunny beachy weather (well, we are not on a beach but you get the point)! We figured for those hot summer days outside you can make some easy recipes you can make with things around your kitchen and some rum of course!! We will be covering three cocktails and some cool facts about them today: Daiquiri, Moijto, and Caipirinha . Daq: classic cocktail that through time we have seen evolve into other drinks. It is the bases of most tiki drink origins combining sugar, sour (lime) and rum. It history is not what you usually see or read on the internet. It wasn't created by a man named Jenning Cox in Cuba in 1902 but by the British Royal Navy and pirates (yes my favorite) back in 1600s. It started with rum rations on the ships daily plus lime juice to prevent scurvy. The rum was very potent and so you could add sugar (which you would receive for doing extra tasks onboard). It was also a fav with Ernest Hemingway the author whos statue is place at "La Floridita" bar where he enjoyed them. Mojito: Another Cubian classic and not what you think when it comes to how did it start. It was Cubian tribesmen who gave this conjunction to British crew when they arrived on the island to help with illness such as scurvy. The original spirit was Aguardiente (which translates into "fire water"). The British brought their rum supplies and eventually the drink was made with that. It is nice combination of rum, sugar, lime juice, mint and club soda. There will be some muddling of the mint in this drink. You can either shake or build this drink but either way is amazing!! It was another Hemingway favorite that he wrote into a book. Yes, he loves his drinks.,..sometimes a little too much!!! Caipirinha: This is a Brazilian national drink which is not as popular as the others but definitely refreshing drink for those hot days or when you have friends over and like a drink you can savor for awhile amongst company. This cocktail deals with rum's brother (Cachaca) which is from the sugar cane juice instead of sugar cane byproduct molasses. It tropical earthy tones are great for this simple drink. You will be do again some muddling and also scoring of your limes to make this drink. It can be shaken or build in the glass. This drink was also made with Aguardiente but as I found out through Paola (our Brazilian expert) that it can be made as well with Vodka or Sake. On Mark's adventures: We will be discussing Seattle's Bar: The Diller. This bar is NOT a tiki bar!! Yeah, you are thinking why are we covering it if it's not a tiki bar. Well, on Mark's adventures and finding out where do other bartenders go this place came to be. The bartender there named Jason Wojslaw has a passion for tiki cocktails. He created his own menu and glassware for his very own "Tiki Tuesday" he does at The Diller. On Jason's adventures to The Beachcomber’s in Huntington Beach, he fell in love with the drinks and the culture of tiki. He has created his own menu plus some classics as well. Check out what else Mark thought about Jason and his drinks!! On Mailbag: we cover the methods on muddling and some tips and tricks on how to muddle your fruit or herbs. Well...enjoy these drinks and here are some links to everything we covered today in this episode: Recipes: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/recipes/ Marks adventure page: https://tikicentralcanada.ca/marks-tiki-page/ Video on how to muddle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPCu1Tg21kc Video on how to do rimming technique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hstAw1LF6Y&has_verified=1 More information on the Diller Bar in Seattle: https://dillerroom.com/ NOTE: We will be taking a two week break til the next show for summer time break...yes, we all need some cocktail down time and so do you!! Enjoy those drinks and sign up for our newsletter to get the most up-to-date information on the show and cool stuff!!! Plus we have a contest were your pain in the past can be your gain today!!! Check it out!!