The Hai'deaway Headhunter
After months of late-night research and seemingly endless experiments in basement mixology, I'm proud to announce the Official Cocktail of my home Tiki bar, The Hai'deaway Headhunter, always on the menu, and always made with the freshest and finest ingredients. Bring this 'blog post with you, and receive a dollar off the regular price, or use the following recipe to make one at home:
2 oz. Pineapple Juice
2 oz. Freshly-squeezed Orange Juice
1 oz. Freshly-squeezed Lime Juice
1/2 oz. Freshly-squeezed Grapefruit Juice
1/2 oz. Kalani Coconut Liqueur
1/2 oz. Señor de Curaçao Curaçao Liqueur
1/4 oz. Trader Vic's Macadamia Nut Liqueur
1 oz. 10 Cane Rum
1/2 oz. Cruzan Blackstrap Rum
1/2 oz. Appleton Estate V/X
1/2 oz. Ron Matusalem Gran Reserva
1/8 oz. Absinthe
1/2 oz. Lemon Hart Demerara 151 Rum
1/4oz. Trader Vic's Maraschino Syrup.
Combine all ingredients, except the Lemon Hart 151 and Maraschino syrup, in a blender with 1 cup of crushed ice, and blend for exactly 5 seconds. Pour into a Hurricane glass, and fill with more crushed ice. Float 151 and Maraschino syrup on top. Garnish with the biggest mint sprig you can find.
Suck 'Em Up!
Comments
Criminy! One of those and you'll no longer have NEED of a head!
Posted by: Rupe | July 1, 2008 8:36 PM
With all that rum and liqueur, you'd certainly think so, but the taste is surprisingly light and refreshing. It gave me a pretty good buzz, but didn't put me on the floor.
Posted by: MrBaliHai | July 1, 2008 9:05 PM
With only 1/2 oz of freshly squeezed grapefruit juice, you're going to wind up with a lot of leftover grapefruit.
Posted by: jkcohen | July 1, 2008 11:19 PM
Indeed. Fortunately, grapefruit juice keeps for about a week in the fridge, and now that I'm off the statin drugs for high cholesterol, I can drink it at breakfast again too.
Posted by: MrBaliHai | July 2, 2008 6:19 AM
Absinthe?
Jiminy Cricket.
Posted by: Xopher.tm | July 2, 2008 5:24 PM
Small amounts of Absinthe were added to a lot of classic, tropical cocktails as a flavor-enhancer. I think the strong anise aroma opens your nasal passages a bit and allows you to better smell and taste the other ingredients.
Too much of the stuff will totally ruin a good drink though, so I measure it out with an eyedropper.
Posted by: MrBaliHai | July 2, 2008 7:54 PM