Drink Recipes

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-- The Famous MAI TAI
4 oz. Trader Vic's Mai Tai Mix
2 oz. Trader Vic's Private Selection dark rum
juice of 1 fresh lime

Fill a double old fashioned glass with cubed ice and add the ingredients above. Stir well and garnish with fresh mint sprig, pineapple spear, cherry and slice of lime. Substitute 2 oz. of bourbon for the rum, and you've made a HONI HONI.

-- Trader Vic Pau
1 1/2 oz. Trader Vic Mai Tai Mix
1/2 oz. Creme De Cacao
1/2 oz. evaporated milk

Shake with ice cubes. Strain into chilled lady cocktail glass.

-- Pinky Gonzales
4 oz. Trader Vic's Mai Tai Mix
1 1/2 oz. tequila
Pour into mixing glass 3/4 filled with ice cubes. Shake well, then pour into a Mai Tai glass. Decorate with mint sprig.

-- Tiki Pu (Non Alcoholic)
3 oz. Trader Vic's Mai Tai Mix
4 oz. lemon-lime soda or sparkling soda

Fill glass with cracked ice and add ingredients. Stir and garnish with mint sprig or slice of pineapple and serve.

-- Mai Tai Wine Punch
1 bottle (750ml) California dry white wine
1 bottle (750ml) of Trader Vic's Mai Tai Mix

In a 2 quart pitcher or bowl, stir and chill both ingredients with block of ice or large pieces of ice. Decorate each serving with mint sprig, pineapple spear and cherry. This is a quick, easy and very enjoyable summertime cooler.

-- Mai Tai Punch (Non Alcoholic)
1 bottle (750ml) of Trader Vic's Mai Tai Mix
1 quart of orange juice
1 pint of lemon juice
1 quart of pineapple juice
1 quart of soda water or seltzer

Stir and chill with lots of ice in a punch bowl. Decorate each serving with a sprig of mint. A great tasting punch for the kids. Serves approximately 8-10 people.

-- Menehune Juice
4 oz. Trader Vic's Mai Tai Mix
2 oz. of Trader Vic's Private Selection Gold Rum
juice of one lime

Fill a mai tai (double old-fashioned) glass with shaved ice. Add mix and rum, and shake. Decorate with fresh mint, and fresh lime if you wish. (a Menehune is a Hawaiian leprechaun)

-- Passion Punch
1 1/2 oz. Trader Vic's Passion Fruit Syrup
juice of 1 lime
1 dash bitters
1/4 oz. E & J Gallo Brandy
2 oz. gin

Blend in electric drink mixer with 1 scoop shaved ice. Pour into individual scorpion bowl. Add ice cubes. Decorate with a gardenia.

-- Queen Charlotte Fruit Punch (Non Alcoholic)
1/2 oz. Trader Vic's Passion Fruit Syrup
1/4 oz. Trader Vic's Grenadine Syrup
1 oz. orange juice
1/2 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice
1/2 oz. lemon juice
club soda

Pour all ingredients except soda over ice cubes in a 10 ounce pilsner glass. Fill glass with soda. Stir gently. Decorate with a fruit stick and fresh mint.

-- Eastern Whiskey Sour
1 dash Trader Vic's Orgeat Syrup
1 dash Trader Vic's Rock Candy Syrup
1/2 orange
1/2 lemon
2 oz. Union Whiskey

Squeeze orange and lemon juice over 1/2 scoop shaved ice in a 16 oz. double old fashioned glass; drop spent shells into glass. Add orgeat, rock candy syrup and bourbon. Fill glass with cracked ice, and shake. Decorate with fresh mint sprig and a fruit stick.

-- Mahukona
1 dash Trader Vic's Rock Candy Syrup
2 dashes Angostura Bitters
1/2 oz. lemon juice
1/2 slice pineapple
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. Private Selection Silver Rum

Blend with 1/2 scoop shaved ice in electric drink mixer. Pour into a 10 oz. pilsner glass half filled with shaved ice. Decorate with fresh mint and a fruit stick.

-- Foul Weather
1 oz. Trader Vic's Passion Fruit Syrup
1 dash Trader Vic's Rock Candy Syrup
1 oz. orange juice
1 oz. lemon juice
1 dash vanilla
1 oz. Trader Vic's Private Selection Gold Rum
1 oz. Trader Vic's Private Selection Silver Rum

Pour all ingredients over ice in a tall highball glass. Stir well. Decorate with fresh mint and a fruit stick.

-- Piño Pepe
1 dash Trader Vic's Rock Candy Syrup
Juice of 1/2 lime
1/4 oz. lemon juice
2 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice
1/2 oz. Triple Sec
1 oz. UV Vodka
1 oz. Trader Vic's Private Selection Silver Rum
Blend in electric mixer with 1 scoop shaved ice. Pour into hollowed-out fresh baby pineapple or ceramic version. Add ice cubes. Serve with straws.

-- Tequila Sunrise
1 tsp. Trader Vic's Grenadine Syrup
1/2 fresh lime
1 1/2 oz. tequila
orange juice

Squeeze lime juice into tall glass filled with ice cubes, drop in the lime shell. Add tequila and grenadine. Fill glass with orange juice and stir.

-- Honolulu Lulu
1 tsp. Trader Vic's Grenadine Syrup,
1/2 slice pineapple
1 1/2 oz. lemon juice
2 oz. Trader Vic's Private Selection Silver Rum

Blend all with 12 oz. glass of shaved ice in blender until liquid is semi-frozen. Serve in a stem cocktail glass.

-- Grenadine Cocktail (Non Alcoholic)
Pour 1 tsp. Trader Vic's Grenadine Syrup over cracked ice in a tall glass. Fill glass with lemon lime soda. Stir and serve with straw and a maraschino cherry (this drink is also known as a ³Shirley Temple²).

-- Aku Aku
1 dash Trader Vic's Rock Candy Syrup
Juice of 1 lime
8 or 10 large fresh mint leaves
1/2 oz. peach liqueur
1 oz. Trader Vic's Private Selection Silver Rum
12 oz. glass of shaved ice

Blend ingredients thoroughly in electric drink mixer. Serve in a Tiki stem pearl glass or large cocktail glass.

-- Around the World
1 oz. Trader Vic's Orgeat Syrup
3 oz. orange juice
3 oz. lemon juice
3 oz. Trader Vic's Private Selection Silver Rum
1/2 oz. brandy
juice of 1/2 fresh lime.

Blend with 2 scoops of shaved ice for 12 to 15 seconds in electric drink mixer. Pour into 2 grapefruit supreme glasses. Fill glasses with cracked ice. Serve with straws. Makes 2 drinks.

-- Trader Vic Grog
1 oz. Trader Vic's Passion Fruit Syrup
1 dash Angostura bitters
1 oz. lemon juice
1 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice
2 oz. Trader Vic's Private Selection Gold Rum

Pour into mixing glass filled with shaved ice. Shake. Pour into ten-pin pilsner glass. Decorate with fresh mint, a cherry and a stirrer.

-- Mex Tex Cooler
1/4 oz. Trader Vic's Ko-Ko Kreme Syrup
1 1/2 oz. grapefruit juice
1 1/2 oz. tequila

Blend in electric mixer with 1 scoop crushed ice. Pour into tall glass.

-- Chi Chi
1/4 oz. Trader Vic's Ko-Ko Kreme Syrup
2 oz. pineapple juice
2 oz. UV Vodka

Blend in electric mixer with 1 scoop crushed ice. Pour into glass and decor-ate with a fruit stick and fresh mint.

-- Samoan Fog Cutter
1/2 oz. Trader Vic's Orgeat Syrup
2 oz. Trader Vic's Private Selection Silver Rum
1 oz. brandy
1/2 oz. gin
2 oz. lemon juice
1 oz. orange juice
1 teaspoon Sweet Sherry

Shake all ingredients except sherry with ice cubes. Pour into a 14 ounce glass. Add more ice cubes. Float the sherry on top. Serve with straws.

-- Scorpion
1 1/2 ozs. Trader Vic's Orgeat Syrup
6 oz. orange juice
4 oz. lemon juice
6 oz. Trader Vic's Private Selection Silver Rum
1 oz. brandy

Blend in electric drink mixer with 2 scoops shaved ice. Pour into large scorpion bowl. Fill with ice cubes. Decorate with a gardenia. Serves 3 to 4.

-- Orange Orgeat Highball
1/4 oz. Trader Vic's Orgeat Syrup
3 oz. orange juice
1 1/2 oz light rum

Pour into tall, chilled cocktail glass with ice cubes.

-- Lemonade D'Orgeat
1 oz. Trader Vic's Orgeat Syrup
1/4 oz. Trader Vic's Rock Candy Syrup
1 1/2 oz. lemon juice
club soda

Pour into a highball glass with ice cubes. Fill glass with club soda.

-- Tom & Jerry
1 heaping tsp. Trader Vic's Tom and Jerry Batter
1/2 oz. Trader Vic's Private Selection Gold Rum
1/2 oz. E & J Gallo Brandy

Boiling water, hot coffee, or hot milk Preheat a 6 ounce Tom and Jerry mug with hot water. Empty water and add batter, rum, and brandy; and stir. Fill mug with boiling water, hot coffee, or hot milk. Stir.

-- Skull & Bones
1 teaspoon Trader Vic's Hot Buttered Rum Batter
2 whole cloves
1 oz. Trader Vic's Private Selection Gold Rum
Hot water

Put cloves, batter, and rum in a mug. Fill mug with hot water. Decorate with a cinnamon stick.

-- Northwest Passage
1 teaspoon Trader Vic's Hot Buttered Rum Batter
3 or 4 whole cloves
1 oz. 151 proof Demerara rum
boiling water
cinnamon stick

Put cloves, batter and rum into a mug. Fill with boiling water. Stir well. Add cinnamon stick.

-- Hot Buttered Rum
1 heaping tsp. Trader Vic's Hot Buttered Rum Batter
1 1/2 ozs. Trader Vic's Private Selection Silver Rum
boiling water

Preheat mug with boiling water. Put batter into the mug, and add rum. Fill mug with hot water. Stir well. Decorate with cinnamon stick. Also very tasty with Brandy or Bourbon instead of rum.

-- Coffee Grog
1 teaspoon Trader Vic's Hot Buttered Rum Batter
1 strip lemon peel
1 strip orange peel
1 1/2 ozs. Trader Vic's Private Selection Silver Rum
hot black coffee
1 oz. fresh cream

Put batter, lemon peel, orange peel, and rum into pre-heated mug. Stir. Add cream. Fill the mug with coffee.

-- TAHITIAN COFFEE
1 Jar (1 pound) Mandalay Coconut Syrup
1 Tablespoon Instant Coffee Powder
1 Pint Heavy Whipping Cream
Hot Black Coffee
Trader Vic's Private Selection Gold Rum

Stir together coconut syrup and the 1-tablespoon instant coffee to make base mix. Beat together cream and the teaspoon instant coffee until softly whipped to make cream topping.
To prepare each drink: Preheat a fizz glass with hot water; empty. Put 1 level teaspoon of the base mix into the glass. Add coffee to fill glass to within ½ inch of top. Stir. Add 1-ounce Trader Vic's Premium Gold Rum.
Float cream topping on drink.

-- KAFÉ-LA-TÉ
4 Teaspoons Trader Vic's KAFÉ-LA-TÉ Mix
1 Ounce E & J Gallo Brandy
Hot Water
Softly Whipped Cream

Put KAFÉ-LA-TÉ mix and brandy into preheated 8-ounce mug. Fill mug with hot water. Stir well. Float ½ inch of whipped cream.

-- VOODOO GROG
2 Teaspoons Honey
½ Ounce Trader Vic's Passion Fruit Syrup
1 Egg White
2 Ounces Trader Vic's Navy Grog Mix
1 Ounce Trader Vic's Private Selection Gold Rum
1 Ounce Trader Vic's Private Selection Dark Rum

Blend in electric drink mixer with 1 scoop shaved ice. Pour into Voodoo Tumbler. Add ice cubes. Dust with grated nutmeg. Decorate with fresh mint and fruit stick.

-- SUFFERING BASTARD
3 Ounces Trader Vic's Mai Tai Mix
1 Ounce Trader Vic's Private Selection Silver Rum.
2 Ounces Trader Vic's Private Selection Dark Rum.
Lengthwise Strip of Cucumber Peel.

Cut lime, squeeze juice into Mai Tai glass filled with shaved ice; save one shell. Add Mai Tai Mix and Rums. Hand shake. Decorate with cucumber peel, spent lime shell, fresh mint, and fruit stick.

-- TIKI PUKA PUKA
1 Ounce Orange Juice
3 Ounces Trader Vic's Navy Grog Mix
1 Dash Trader Vic's Grenadine Syrup
1 Ounce Trader Vic's Private Selection Silver Rum
2 Ounce Trader Vic's Private Selection Dark Rum
Orange Flower Water

Blend all ingredients except orange flower water in electric drink mixer with 1 scoop of shaved ice. Pour into grapefruit supreme glass. Add ice cubes. Decorate with a gardenia. Dash orange flower water on gardenia.

-- SCORPION PUNCH
1½ Trader Vic's Private Selection Silver Rum
2 Ounces Gin
2 Ounces E & J Gallo Brandy
1 Pint Lemon Juice
½ Pint Orange Juice
½ Pint Trader Vic's Orgeat Syrup
1 Split Fifth Dry White Table Wine
2 Sprigs Fresh Mint
Gardenias

Mix well all ingredients except gardenias; Pour over ice cubes in a punch bowl. Let stand for 2 hours. Add more ice cubes. Garnish with gardenias. Serve in punch cups or Trader Vic's coconut cups. Serves 12.

-- HARBOR LIGHT
½ Ounce Green Crème De Menthe
1 Ounce UV Vodka

Shake with ice cubes. Strain into chilled lady cocktail or other cocktail glass.

-- GREEN STEM
Green Crème De Menthe
1 Ounce Trader Vic's Ko-Ko Kreme Syrup
1 Ounce Evaporated Milk
1 Ounce Trader Vic's Private Selection Silver Rum

Fill stem of hollow-stem champagne glass with Crème De Menthe. Place cherry at top of stem to prevent Crème De Menthe from floating. Shake in a commercial electric drink mixer (or in shaker can with mixing glass) with ice cubes, the coconut cream, milk, and rum. Strain into champagne glass. Dust with grated nutmeg.

-- BAHIA
2½ Ounces Unsweetened Pineapple Juice
1 Ounce Trader Vic's Ko-Ko Kreme Syrup
2 Ounce Trader Vic's Private Selection Silver Rum

Mix with ice cubes in commercial electric drink mixer (or by hand with shaker can and mixing glass). Pour into 10-ounce pilsener glass. Fill with cracked ice. Decorate with fresh mint and fruit stick.

-- RUM KEG
1 Ounce Trader Vic's Rock Candy Syrup
1 Ounce Trader Vic's Passion Fruit Nectar
2 Ounces Pineapple Juice
4 Ounces Lemon Juice
1 Ounce Apricot Liqueur
5 Ounces Trader Vic's Private Selection Silver Rum
1 Ounce Trader Vic's Private Selection Dark Rum

Blend in electric drink mixer with 2 scoops shaved ice. Pour into rum keg. Add ice cubes. Serves 4

-- SCORPION (INDIVIDUAL)
1½ Ounces Lemon Juice
2 Ounces Orange Juice
½ Ounce Trader Vic's Orgeat Syrup
1 Ounce E & J Gallo Brandy
2 Ounces Trader Vic's Private Selection Silver Rum

Blend in electric drink mixer with 1 scoop shaved ice. Pour into grapefruit supreme glass. Add ice cubes. Decorate with gardenia.

-- JAMAICA SNIFTER
½ Ounce Trader Vic's Passion Fruit Syrup
4 Ounces Trader Vic's Navy Grog Mix
¼ Ounce Dark Crème De Cacao
1 Ounce Trader Vic's Private Selection Dark Rum

Pour into mixing glass. Add one scoop of ice cubes. Hand shake. Pour into 11-ounce brandy snifter. Add ice if necessary. Garnish with sprig of mint.

-- OLD YELLOWSTAIN
¾ Ounce Trader Vic's Passion Fruit Syrup
2 Ounces Trader Vic's Navy Grog Mix
1½ Ounces Trader Vic's Private Selection Gold Rum

Shake with ice cubes. Pour into footed iced-tea glass decorate with a rock candy stick and fresh mint.

-- BERMUDA SWIZZLE
4 Ounces Trader Vic's Navy Grog Mix
1½ Ounce Apricot Brandy
2 Ounces Trader Vic's Private Selection Silver Rum

Squeeze lime juice into planter's punch glass partly filled with shaved ice. Add remaining ingredients. Swizzle well. Decorate with lime shell, fresh mint sprig, and fruit stick.

-- NAVY GROG
4 Ounces Trader Vic's Navy Grog Mix
1 Ounce Trader Vic's Private Selection Silver Rum
2 Ounce Trader Vic's Private Selection Dark Rum

Cut lime; Squeeze juice into Mai Tai (Doubled Old Fashioned Glass) filled with shaved Ice; Save one lime shell. Add remaining ingredients. Hand shake. Decorate with spent lime shell, rock candy stick, and fresh mint. You can substitute three ounces of Trader Vic's Navy Grog and Punch Rum for the three rums listed.

-- RHUM COSMO
1½ Ounces Trader Vic's Private Selection Gold Rum
Juice of ½ Lime
1 Dash Trader Vic's Rock Candy Syrup
1 Ounce Unsweetened Pineapple Juice

Shake with 1 scoop shaved ice. Pour into footed iced-tea glass. Decorate with a long spear of fresh pineapple and fresh mint.

-- TRADER VIC'S RUM CUP
2/3 Cup Lime Juice
2/3 Cup Trader Vic's Orgeat Syrup
1 Fifth Trader Vic's Private Selection Gold Rum
2 Dashes Angostura Bitters

Combine all ingredients in a pitcher, and chill. At serving time, pour over a block of ice in a punch bowl. Variation: add chilled club soda to taste.

-- TRADER VIC'S CASSIS PUNCH
2/3 Cup Crème de Cassis
1 Pint Trader Vic's Premium Gold Rum
1 Cup French Vermouth
Chilled Club Soda or Champagne

Combine cassis, rum, and vermouth in a large pitcher, and chill. Just before serving, pour over a block of ice in a punch bowl, and add soda or champagne to taste.

**Trader Vic's Rock Candy Syrup
Substitute for the sugar in recipes or to add a touch of sweetness as you desire.
COLD DRINKS: Use in Sangrias, slings, swizzles, punches, collins, rickeys, juleps, and fizzes.
IN COCKTAILS: Use in Daiquiris, old fashioneds, or any cocktail requiring sugar. Non-alcoholic drinks, Ice tea, lemonade, and fruit punches.
HOT DRINKS: Use in Toddies, hot tea and rum drinks, and all hot punches.