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MxMo Garnish Part 3: Tiki Theatrics, Fire
There’s Fire! We have reached the third and final part of our Tiki Theatrics experiment, but I couldn’t end this overview without taking a look at a signature Tiki trick. That means playing with fire...
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The Death at Sea
When we’re writing over here at Rated R Cocktails some of our best work gets done when my bro Dan is in town. It’s always nice to be able to make a drink and know if he hates it he won’t sugar coat it....
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MxMo Humbug: The Third Ghost
Humbug! After seven years working retail and resturants we’ve seen what this season is really all about and it’s not peace on earth or family. Thats what inspired our playful look at this time of...
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Mayan Mixology Meltdown: Rompope
Well we’re fucked. The Mayan’s decreed it. Which sucks because I was excited to see what happened on psych and I haven’t even been to the Mai Kai yet! Oh well, ancient calender’s know best I guess....
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Mayan Mixology Meltdown: The Conquistador Conga
Well it’s time again to find something to drink because tomorrow we all may get squashed mezoamerican style. Which doesn’t involve invisible pony riding, stop it! You know if there’s one consolation in...
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The Carioca Affair: Pineapple, the Daiquiri, and your Suckhole
The daiquiri is a scared thing among Tikiphiles. It’s spawned a lot of the classics we know as Tiki cocktails. This simple formula of lime, sugar and white rum has proven to be a perfect canvas for...
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National Hot Buttered Rum Day
We landed some rare southern snow right in time for a delicious event. We wish all a happy Hot buttered rum day from myself and my bro dan. We Took it upon ourselves to play with the old recipe we...
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Mixology Monday Fortified Wine: PORTside Peril
Ah Port, it’s familiar to me more in it’s aged tawny form as a favorite on summer evenings with friends. However to far flung Portuguese sailors it was something of a lifeline back in days of yore....
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Pele’s Potion on Liquor.com
We’re hard at work on some items for Tiki month. Which when you come to think about it is every month here on Rated R cocktails. However in the mean time we have a Valentines Day related Tiki tipple...
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MxMo Inverted: Iat Iam
This month one of our favorite blogs Putney Farms is hosting Mixology Monday. We’ve been busy working to help open a new restaurant, but we could ignore the call of MxMo or Tiki Month. This month;s...
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MxMo from Crass to Craft: Coffee and the Daiquiri
It’s time again for Mixology Monday. A gathering of bar bloggers all united by a theme in a month long cocktail party. This month’s theme is brought to us by Scott of Shake, Strain, and Sip. He’s...
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MxMo Cherries: Rocking the Daiquiri Boat
Here at RRC we’re not afraid to make a fruit Daiquiri. Sadly we are afraid we’re a day late. The new job and schedule woe’s aside we thought we’d use this MxMo, hosted by Andrea of the Gin Hound blog,...
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Planter’s Style: Sour Sips
Some Planter’s punches seem to focus more on one element than another, though they all strive for balance. When they do err towards one flavor I find it tends to be sour. Infact most Tiki formulas as...
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Planter’s Style: Coffee Love
One of my favorite things about Tiki Planter’s Punches is how easy they are to modify to the mixer’s personal taste. Here at Rated R Cocktails we love strong bold cocktails, and I am partial to coffee...
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The Coral Shores and Tiki Lore
For Drinkwire‘s Tiki roundup we felt it important to ask “What is Tiki?“. To us the answer is simple. It’s a well balanced cocktail that brings sensations of paradise and Aloha. It’s the drink making...
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Pina Colada Redemption
I wish I didn’t think about the Pina Colada quite as much as I do. It’s really not a very good drink. It is however the first drink my best friend and I ever worked on together. Back then it was served...
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Pina Colada Redemption: The Painkiller
The Painkiller shares a lot of similarities with the Pina Colada and yet at the same time it’s completely different. Perhaps this is because unlike the Pina Colada the Painkiller flew under the...
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Pina Colada Redemption: Eruption!
Well it’s MxMo time again, and it just so happens to marry well with our continuing theme this month. Afterall most cocktail fans want nothing more than to set the Pina Colada on fire. Luckily Fire is...
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Pina Colada Redemption: Shipwreck
Pina Colada redemption month is coming to a close. Really what we’ve tried to show here is that those basic flavors of pineapple and coconut pair really well together. There’s no reason to shun them...
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Maybe…Beer Tiki
Sometimes inspiration comes from odd places. Like drinking beer on your porch in the dark while listening to the Ink Spots for example. We’ve all been there right? Well even if you don’t know who the...
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