Mixing with mango.

Mango is a tropical fruit that features in many Tiki recipes. It’s very sweet and a bit pungent,so a little goes a long way,and it’s good to use sour and bitter to even your drink’s balance out. Fun facts: Mango is the national fruit of India, Pakistan,and the Philippines,and the mango tree is the national tree of Bangladesh and considered to be holy by Buddhists. India also has a drink called Aam Panna,a mango drink that is said to be a health tonic and summer thirst quencher,but I haven’t made it since it’s not really Tiki and sounds more spicy than what I’d like. You can click the Wiki link for the recipe if you want to try it. So without further ado,let’s get mixing with mango.

Mix #221 Spellbound

1.5oz Banks 7 rum*
1.5oz Midori
2oz mango juice
1/2oz Don’s Mix
1/2oz lime juice
1/4oz orgeat
dash Dashfire Creole bitters**

Shake with ice and strain into mug with fresh ice.

*I used Coruba.
**I used Angostura.

Another drink card recipe from Ken Holewczynski of House Tabu,this is a drink you want to serve in a mug. It comes out an ugly olive color,but don’t worry,it tastes great. Sweet and melon-y with a touch of cinnamon burn on the end,just close your eyes and savor the flavor. It’s fairly low octane so it would make a good dinner cocktail.

Mix #222 The Den of Iniquity

1oz Hamilton Pot Still Jamaican rum
1/2oz apricot liqueur
1/2oz Aperol
1oz cinnamon syrup
1oz mango juice
1/2oz lime juice

Shake with ice and strain into Mai Tai glass with fresh ice.

Created by Tim Harnett at Tiki Underground,and featured in issue 23 of Exotica Moderne,this is another sweet drink with a combination mango/cinnamon flavor. The Aperol and lime cut the sweet down and reduce the cinnamon burn so it’s not too sweet or strong. It’s also low octane,so it would be good for lightweight drinkers.

Mix #223 Maneater

1.5oz gin
1/2oz apricot brandy
1/2oz orange liqueur*
1.5oz mango juice
1oz pineapple juice
3/4oz lime juice
1/2oz orgeat
3 dashes bitters

Shake with ice a strain into mug with fresh ice.

*I used Cointreau.

From Yvonne Langen of the Taste & Tipple blog,this is sweet and citrus-y with a touch of tart on the end. A nice drink if you want a change of pace with some gin.

Mix #224 Mangonada Tiki Cocktail

1oz light rum
1oz dark rum
1oz triple sec
1.5oz mango puree*
1/2oz lime juice
2 dashes bitters

Shake with ice and pour into glass rimmed with Tajin spice.

*I used mango juice.

Uftda. So for the other drinks,the mango’s sweetness really came forward. A full ounce of triple sec is quite a lot,but I figured that it would blunt the mango. But instead it overwhelms it,to the point that all you taste is triple sec. I wound up adding another ounce of mango juice just to finish the drink. I did not spice the rim with Tajin,because that stuff messes with my tummy,and good thing because that just would’ve made the drink even more of a hot mess. I found this drink searching the web for another mango recipe so I could finish off my can of juice. It was on the blog Taryn’s Tasting Table,which is not a tiki blog,and that should’ve been my warning not to waste my rum. Well,at least I can keep you from wasting your rum;stick to proper Tiki blogs and follow your Uncle Giltron’s advice and you’ll be fine.

So get yourself a healthy dose of vitamin C,with a little rum to make it fun,and do a little mixing with mango. Enjoy!