There IS a cure for the summertime blues.

So,Sharkfest is over,and it might hit 100 F today. But it’s ok,because I have my AC and my blender. Blended drinks are perfect for cooling down in hot weather(that it to say,they’re ‘perfect’ when they have rum in them). And it just so happens that there are many excellent Tiki recipes that call for blending. Here are the few that I’ve tried. A note about blending: many Tiki recipes call for blending only three to five seconds,while others aren’t specific. I blend my drinks to the consistency of a slushy,just personal preference. I suggest you do the same and just blend them the way you want.

Mix #33 Megalodon

1oz Lemon Hart 151
1oz white rum
1.25oz lime juice
1oz agave syrup
1tsp red fassionola

Blend with a cup of ice for 5sec.

Sweet and powerful drink from my previous Sharkfest post.

Mix #27 Saturn

1.5oz gin
1/3oz orgeat
1/3oz falernum
1/2oz passion fruit syrup
1/2oz lemon juice

Blend with ice until slushy.

This was from my gin post. A nice light drink.

Mix #34 Singapore Symphony

1oz gold rum
1oz gin
1.5oz pineapple juice
1/2oz lemon juice
1/2oz passion fruit syrup
1/4oz grenadine

Blend with ice and pour into Tiki mug.

If you join Trader Vic’s mailing list,you get occasional drink recipes. This was one I just got around to trying. The rum and gin do well together in this,and it’s just the right amount of sweet. Will be putting this in my regular rotation.

Mix #35 Tonga Punch

2oz light rum
2oz orange juice
1oz lemon juice
1/2oz orange curacao
1/4oz grenadine

Flash blend with ice,pour into tall glass,garnish with mint sprig.

This is another Trader Vic’s drink,this time off the back off their grenadine bottle. It’s a bit sour for my taste. If I were to make another,I’d reduce the lemon juice and up the grenadine.

Mix #36 A Taste of Honey

1oz overproof rhum*
3/4oz honey syrup
1/2oz lime juice
8 drops allspice dram

Blend with 6oz ice until it can be eaten with a spoon.

*I used Pusser’s Gunpowder

From BG Reynolds site. A very nice concoction. But watch how many you have,as the overproof rum and all that honey will no doubt give you a taste of hangover.

Mix #37 Derby Daiquiri

1.5oz light rum
1oz orange juice
1/2oz lime juice
1/2oz rock candy syrup*

Blend for 15sec. Serve in a coupe glass.

*Rock candy syrup is sweeter than standard simple syrup. If you only have standard,then double it to a full ounce.

Another BGR recipe,from the back of their Rock Candy Syrup(which they no longer make). As long as you get the syrup measurement right,it’s a nice drink. One of these days I need to just get a bottle of rock candy syrup,just because that’s what the Trader used in his Mai Tais.

Mix #38 Pago Pago

1oz dark rum
1oz orange juice
3/4oz lime juice
3/4oz grapefruit juice
3/4oz honey syrup
dash Angostura bitters

BGR wants you to blend just the ingredients without ice,then pour it into a glass filled with crushed ice. I just blended the damn thing and it turned out very nice.

Mix #39 Coco Naut

2oz white overproof rum*
1.5oz cream of coconut
1oz lime juice

Blend with 12oz ice.

*I used Maggie’s Farm Queen’s Share Unaged.

I found this on the web. One blog posting attributed this to Beachbum Berry,but it had a ridiculous amount of cream of coconut and three ounces of rum. Didn’t really sound like his style,so some searching found me this version on Difford’s Guide. I trust them as a reliable source,so I went with theirs. Sweet and strong,again too many of these will lead to a hangover.

Mix #40 Beachcomber’s Gold

1oz light rum
1/2oz dark rum
3/4oz passionfruit syrup
1/2oz honey syrup
1/2oz lime juice
2 dashes Angostura bitters

Blend with crushed ice.

There’s a couple versions of this Don the Beachcomber’s classic. Most are fairly consistent and just play with the proportions of the syrups and juice,so feel free to experiment to dial it in just the way you like. A nice summer drink.

As Jimmy Buffett would say,there’s booze in the blender and soon it will render,that frozen concoction that helps me hang on. Aloha folks!

BTW,my weapon of choice is a Blendjet. Perfect for bachelors.