Some good reading.

The latest issue of Exotica Moderne from House of Tabu is out! Always excited when a new issue arrives. I love curling up with a cocktail to read it. Here are two from the latest issue.

Mix #143 Sleestack Attack

1oz Doctor Bird rum
1oz Hamilton White Stache rum
1oz gold Puerto Rican rum
1oz falernum
2oz pineapple juice
1oz grapefuit juice
1oz orange juice
1oz lime juice
1oz Demerara syrup

Shake everything with ice and pour into a large glass.

Created by Matt Strickland,this is a big drink with lots of vitamin C. Sweet and citrus-y with some spice,the three ounces of rum give it kick. A nice cocktail for a good read.

Mix #144 Skipper’s Downfall

1oz light rum
1oz dark rum
1/2oz creme de cacao
1/2oz orange juice
1/2oz lemon juice

Combine ingredients with ice in mug. Stir and top with seltzer.

From the now gone Tiki bar Skipper Kent’s,this is very tart. Many older Tiki recipes were like this. I upped the cacao to an ounce and added a half ounce of Demerara syrup and it was much better.

So pick up the latest issue and get yourself some culture.