Smuggler's Cove Tiki Cocktails

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

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[@grabble7605]

You...Have to make the Hawk Tuah cocktail now. You realize that, don't you.

[@margefoyle6796]

This video was as close to being in the garage with you as we'll ever get. I loved it. Leandro, I do appreciate how you are trying to bring polished professionalism to the finished video, but Marius, I love even more that you decide to tell it like it is. ❤

[@kerbyt]

The short Tiki history was awesome, creative way to add something to the chanel that distinguishes it from others and is basically a cool conversation one would have with a passionate bartender!

[@gingerbread248]

17:14 Goodbye, cruel world

[@prufrockrenegade]

Do a Jet Pilot next ✈️. It's in Smuggler's Cove, white grapefruit is in season right now (check Whole Foods), and it's my favorite tiki drink (sipping one right now!). I'd love to see what you think of it

[@snorkeeeI]

Transition at 12:45 is so cool honestly, love your montage and content. The new studio is so refreshing too !

[@MrHavy09]

Tiki is one of my favorite cocktail categories, looking forward to the series. Love the Tradewinds, it’s my replacement for the Pina Colada

[@robs4574]

I’m so glad you’re doing this series on tiki drinks! Definitely the most fun cocktails

[@margefoyle6796]

"Martin Cate rejiggered them..." I see what you did there! 😂 12:28 to 12:40 is my favorite! Thanks for leaving that in, Marius!

[@murilo9992]

This new format is so good! Please keep doing it, although it's probably a lotta heavy duty to edit

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

I’ll keep doin em!

[@murilo9992]

@TheEducatedBarfly thanks!

[@AaronBiller]

Tiki to the rescue... cheers! Congrats on the long-running success!

[@jesseebsch2959]

I'm on board for this. I read this book all the time will watch every video

[@lewismaclean8849]

First of all, all three recipes look incrdible. Secondly thank Marius for showing off the rest of your garage/studio. Third and finally, all the recipes for the syrups look great. Keep up the great work and have a great holiday.

[@polishprince7219]

great history lesson! tiki is definitely an escapism for all of us during winter!

[@christiancondin4496]

I got myself the smugglers cove book a year or so ago and really appreciate seeing the recipes getting made. It really helps me understand the process better and I know what to expect from the recipe. So please continue with it ❤

[@nancybaldock2618]

Hey, I use hand flavored ice too. At home for myself of course.

[@mdavisyates]

I thought the same thing about the SC Cinnamon syrup, I ended up using 8 sticks instead of three and let it sit for 24 hours after the simmer. Potent but I'm sure it what i should be. I'm loving this 4th resurgence of Tiki that seems to be happening post pandemic!

[@fakechuck7659]

Better cinnamon syrup recipe is to toast the cinnamon at 300F for about ten minutes, then crush and mix into warm simple. Let it sit an hour and strain.

[@mdavisyates]

@fakechuck7659 awesome trying this in my next batch.

[@SteveKryworuka]

Tiki shows warm my heart. I've been into tiki since the early (2nd wave?) revival in the late 90's when the Book of Tiki came out. One part of the history I find fascinating is the intersection of punk rock and tiki. Someone needs to do a deep dive documentary on that.

[@joebrucker407]

Spikes breezeway is a great channel for tiki!

[@SteveKryworuka]

@@joebrucker407 Love the Breezeway and Spike! Which makes me think surf music may have been the bridge between punk and tiki.

[@evsanger]

Where can I learn more about this?

[@eyespy3001]

@@SteveKryworukaEven more than Surf Rock, I think Rockabilly is the bridge between Tiki and Punk. The punks that veered their aesthetic more towards the motorcycles, denim, and leather look of the 40’s/50’s adopted the Rockabilly lifestyle and sound and morphed it into Psychobilly. Psychobilly was all about the campiness, so the whole Tiki vibe, with its palm trees, voodoo skulls, and totems fit right in to their aesthetic.

[@SteveKryworuka]

@@eyespy3001 that's an excellent point and redirects to the same era.

[@Akerfeldt77]

The "I'm gonna go to bed..." at the end is just...chef's kiss. And so timely.

[@mattbielasiak9599]

Anyone in south Florida, Mai Kai just reopened not too long ago. Great place to experience tiki

[@Archie11587]

I love how he broke up the ice in his hand, but then picked out the ice from the tub with his tongs 😂

[@valttering]

Great video! Excited to see the rest of the SC cocktails. Any possibility to have the rum category numbers the book uses next to the rums in the ingredient list? Not hard to piece together but would make it slightly easier to follow. Cheers!

[@DapumaAZ]

Many of the classic drinks are great. Not denying that Smuggler’s Cove isn’t the best tiki bar, followed closely by Tiki Ti, the classics are where it is at. You just need to source the proper rums. Coruba was the dark Jamaican rum that most bars had access to back then and works best in most classics. Putting in Appleton 12 yields a vastly different drink. Sippin Safari is great history, as is potions of the Caribbean. Remixed is a good bible of drinks. Jet Pilot (aka. Balanced 34 zombie) Saturn, skin diver, lots of variety in the classics

[@NeilKlompas]

Thanks for all the incredible content Leandro, and for all the care and attention that you and Marius put into the channel 💙

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Thanks for watching Neil!

[@fitzyizgood]

I'm a big tiki guy and I'm sure you ended up in my algorithm because of that. Happy to see this will be a series!

[@WhoKnowsNose]

Add just a 1/4 oz of Mr Black to a Tradewinds for fantastic subtle coffee kick.

[@scotty_tiki-ohana]

Had the Formidable Dragon at Smuggler's Cove last month. It is a great cocktail.

[@thesaskatchewankid]

Love the tidbits of behind the scenes! What is the Barflies board all about? Can we see the liquor shelves storage? I'd be up for a tour of the studio! Great channel, been here since the pandemic, maybe a bit sooner in 2018. Thanks for feeding our cocktail passions, as always!

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Thanks for watching! The Barfly board is the members and patrons that helped up build the set during the pandemic. We have moved the set recently into this new space but it was built modularly so we could move it

[@tommydamian7216]

I second the request for a tour of the studio, or at least the bottle storage rack, looks awesome!

[@thesaskatchewankid]

@@TheEducatedBarfly that would be great to see somewhere, whether here or on Patreon!

[@Quiet1-y9x]

Excellent. The Tradewinds also tastes great subbing out all the rum with a London dry gin.

[@SandstormGT]

Can't wait for this series!

[@blindlemonlipschitz912]

Sheena is also a punk rocker.

[@camel1117]

For the umbrella, I go by this; first you have the standard umbrella that goes in a lot of tiki drinks, second you over extend the umbrella for the tradewinds cocktail symbolizing the tradewinds, and third you over extend and break (crumble a bit in your hand) for the hurricane cocktail. Oh and by the way l love your videos.

[@JBravo-md5rn]

I just got into Tiki and been having so much fun 🎉

[@michaelmontenegro5078]

I appreciate your content.

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

we appreciate your views

[@Lorfii]

Wonderful episode, enjoyed every second of it

[@adamelverson6873]

The gin version of the Tradewinds is also damn killer. Deserves a mention!

[@secret-nacho-not-fake]

Good video, can you make on respecs of disco drinks?

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Yes! Great idea!

[@secret-nacho-not-fake]

@@TheEducatedBarfly recognition! yay!

[@nicolasnegrete3226]

i am a Tiki fan since forever its so amaizing i look fordward to make more Smugglers Cove cocktails . Barfly could you make some Mocktails please with Tropical flavors since i dont Drink much these December and January??

[@cachebar1599]

Tiki cheat sheet: Split your base spirits. Split your sweets. Split your spices. Split your juices. Split your bitters. Maybe dash of absinthe if you want to get froggy. Elaborate 7 person garnish for every drink. Serve it in a ceramic shoe. Call it tiki.

[@djdrack4681]

IE the bartender is ripped enough he keeps putting down the bottle between each pour, forgets immediately 'what bottle' he just used...grabs bottle next to last he used...thereby 2x each ingredient type. rinse (w/ absinthe) and repeat. XP

[@andrewmeilinger6203]

BG cinnamon syrup is bomb. Just buy that

[@DukeDamnChin]

"a small agitator cube." ...how'd you know my old college nickname?!? 😁

[@retina6288]

So glad I stayed to hear the last 3 seconds of this video instead of clicking out!

[@adamsarmiento909]

Great video live Tiki but I need another book tour video.

[@WhoKnowsNose]

I was just at Smuggler's Cove a few weeks ago, and happened to order myself a Formidable Dragon🗿🐉

[@djdrack4681]

Formidable Dragon? I don't remember being there a few weeks ago...I bet it went down good tho: phrasing. boom!

[@logicalparadox2897]

My attempt at creating the Hawk Tuah! (sp?) Cocktail: Whiskey Sour with Laphroaig 10 and chartreuse instead of simple. Topped with an Irish cream foam. The concept here for me was to try and mimic what happens in the backseat after you and your classy date leave a shady, smokey bar at 3:00 a.m.

[@NeilKlompas]

The only amaro that is similar to Angostura Amaro is Dale DeGroff’s new world Amaro. I’ve subbed it out (and used it head to head) in a couple recipes and it works well.

[@tzor]

Wow. I am impressed. I remember looking through Smuggler's Cove and I thought most of them used orgeat. Unfortunately, I have a nut allergy (I know there is this legend of a nut free orgeat using avocado pits, but I don't see it commercially available, and I don't eat that many avocados to make my own). Now I'm going to go back to the book to look for all the drinks that don't use it.

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

We made Avocado Pit Oreat in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/anmrmp-qrtqVntk

[@catchhurst3330]

Love the long form 😂

[@sweep_auto]

All roads lead to tiki

[@user-mn6js5fc7d]

the resurgence has to include the famous Brady Bunch episode in Hawaii - "It's Taboo!"

[@Bigpoppas2oaks]

1⁄2 oz Baileys 1⁄2 oz Kahlúa 1⁄4 oz Amaretto Whipped cream

[@grant1245]

If this is going to become a whole series it'd be great if you could Collab on an episode with spikes breezeway!

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

Love Spike!

[@NinjaTerd473]

After talking about the history, I expected you to say that the Smuggler's Cove being around "for a long time" was around since at least the 90s.

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

A Long time has a different meaning in the bar industry. Most bars don’t make it to 5 years

[@JayHuron]

Ack! How long did you run the mixer on the tradewinds?! No more than 5 seconds most things/people say.

[@BetterAvecBourbon]

It definitely takes a pretty penny to get a rum for each category in the Smuggler’s Cove book!

[@djdrack4681]

You can break it down and simplify it a bit: - 1x pot still mashed (IE a hamilton) - 1x ea of (white Rhum, overproof Rhum [white or dark], dark Rhum). IE a Barbancourt Haitian or similar carribean rhum. Start w/ white Barbancourt overproof - 1x ea of (white bacardi, bacardi gold, and 'reserve' rum like Mount G-ay Reserve, Bacardi 8). start w/ Bacardi Gold. - 1x spiced rum (IE good Captain Morgan's, or Kraken). - 1x Cochiti (IE S. America 'rum' from Peru/Bolivia etc). Everything after that is more nuanced and taste preference. Don't OVERSPEND on the bottles, its Tiki...fundamentally its meant to blend in a bunch of ingredients: its not 'Rum on Rocks'. Just focus on 'decent' bottles, and it'll go a long way.

[@sjackson5407]

Do you still need a cheater cube if you're blending it? Seems like you don't need it for agitation if you're not shaking it.

[@nathangrover1655]

Yes, re: Tiki's punk history. In the 90's lots of people moved from punk to rockabilly, which doesn't seem like a big leap, and from there went to swing, which makes sense, too, I guess, and then into other retro interests, like tiki. Strange how these things shake out. Or drink-mixer out.

[@trevorbaker532]

Someone please make the official hawk tuah cocktail!

[@MarioHxc89]

Tiki ftw

[@TheBarIntern]

Rate this Ai cocktail recipe inspired by the Hawk Tuah girl: 2oz of dark rum 1oz of passion fruit juice 1oz of lime juice 1/2oz of Orgeat syrup 1/4oz of blue curaçao A dash of Angostura bitters Garnish with a lime wheel and a hawk feather 😂

[@dravendrinks]

As a punk who loves tiki i get it its kinda anti war culture turned pop turned counter culture. also as a person very into Ska that makes alot more sense with the Hawaiian shirts and jamaican inspired music. theres even a song that names Trader Vic appropriately named "Missionaries Downfall" by the Planet Smashers

[@mitchphillips3561]

Why did you start cutting the ends off your citrus before juicing them?

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

They juice easier and pop less

[@wpmulligan]

George Washington's Mount Vernon was named after Admiral Edward Vernon, so he's famous for that too.

[@djdrack4681]

I heard 'to da moon' and somewhere da SHIBs did just that... :P

[@ragazzacanadese]

Time barflies 😏

[@dwhamm0]

Salty fireball?

[@nancycampbell7959]

"COVID really messed up my sense of time." Yes! Marvel Universe -- THE BLIP!

[@Wololo255]

Hey could someone copy paste the description, please? KZbin decided that i apparently can't understand english anymore and (very badly) translated the title and description.

[@BritInvLvr]

Having my own backyard tiki bar, it makes me happy to be there as an escape.

[@m.charron]

A cocktail to represent hawk tuah girl? Jaeger and vodka soda. Splash of cran when she's dealing with a UTI. Sub prosecco when she wants to be 'classy'.

[@jollyonlan]

25:58 :/ gah

[@stephanvance1629]

Apparently I am an anomaly because I am indifferent at best to Tiki drinks

[@U2PrideITNOL]

i don't understand why the facepalm clip is in the opening

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

our tiki videos are usually not very popular, maybe because of the all the ingredients?

[@MrJhchrist]

Unpopular opinion: subbing rums is actually super easy. With the sole exception of un-aged cane juice rhums, every combination of every other rum on earth is a reasonable substitution. And if you sub for any combination of rums you know you like, then you will like any of the 13 bazillion combinations you might stumble across. Want to prove me wrong? Name 3 rums you like together in a drink, and 3 other rums you also like that make the same drink horrible. I double dog dare you.

[@absolutize1615]

Ok that’s completely incorrect and easy to disprove. A Zombie preferably uses a dark Jamaican (Appleton 12 Year), a gold Puerto Rican rum (Bacardi 8 Year), and a Demerara 151 rum (Hamilton 151). You sub that drink with three rums I love being Doctor Bird, Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black, and Wray & Nephew White Overproof and 100% it will not be good.

[@MrJhchrist]

@@absolutize1615 That sounds absolutely delicious. Do you not really like Jamaican rum or something? IDK, maybe Jamaican rum plays the same role for you that agricoles do for me. We don't get Bird in my market, so I reserved my bottles for sipping or I'd make your recipe immediately without hesitation. It doesn't strike me as the slightest bit odd and I'd even order it off a cocktail menu without hesitation.

[@grabble7605]

@@absolutize1615 Sounds like you didn't actually try it. Try it.

[@josephcollins6236]

17:14 Disliked after this.

[@Implexity]

This video is way too long and poorly edited. Cocktails look good though.

[@ericepperson8409]

Considering the Hawk Tuah girl just got caught in a crypto scam by Coffeezilla, any cocktail would have to one the customer pays for, gets to see, but never taste.