Featured Recipe: Tropical Holiday (Wayward Spirits Original)

Mele Kalikimaka and happy holidays from Wayward Spirits! Between servings of mulled wine, we’ve been experimenting with a few new tiki cocktails this holiday season, and have a real beaut to share with you this week: the Tropical Holiday.

This drink incorporates some of our favorite tropical flavors: lime, mango, passion fruit, and velvet falernum. Additionally, the pairing of aged Puerto Rican and overproof rums give this drink a boozy base that really compliments the Caribbean-inspired ingredients.

The following post provides the necessary ingredients and steps for making this drink at home. Let us know what you think in the comments - cheers!

Recipe/ Instructions:

Glassware: Zombie or Collins glass

Ingredients:

• 1 oz lime juice
• 1½ oz mango juice (we used Trader Joe's brand)
• ½ oz passion fruit syrup
• ¾ oz Velvet Falernum (we used John D. Taylor's)
• 1½ oz blended aged rum (we used Bacardi Reserva Ocho)
• ¾ oz black blended overproof rum (we used Plantation O.F.T.D)
• El Guapo Polynesian Kiss bitters (optional)

Cocktail Steps:
Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker, and shake with ice for 10 seconds.  Strain into a glass with crushed ice, and add 5 dashes of El Guapo bitters (optional).

Garnish:
Garnish with a lime wedge or peel on a cocktail pick.

Wayward Spirits Rating:
Overall Score - 5

Maybe it’s the holidays talking, but this drink was just the right thing for a night by the Christmas tree and fireplace.

The flavors are quintessentially tiki, and this Caribbean-inspired cocktail will help you truly embrace the holiday spirit and enjoy time with friends and loved ones.

Overall, I would not change a thing about it. But if you are feeling extra spontaneous this time of year, try substituting a funky Jamaican rum (in lieu of Bacardi).

Cheers, and happy holidays from our family to yours!