Tag: Kahuna Kevin`s Tiki Cocktails

Following the two first books which I purchased at the last year´s Tiki Oasis, this is the new third volume of Kahuna Kevin`s Tiki Cocktails. The third book is in the same style as the two others, with 44 new recipes of tropical drinks to make with color photos and mixing instructions for each drink.

Within the pages of this book lies 3 years of cocktail making and there`s a lot of interesting drinks to try out, for example the “Ring of Fire” which contains Trinidad Amber rums and is garnished with a skewered red onion ring!

Or the “Pau Pau Punch” a gin based “secret” in this rum based book……which also has gin based drinks, and others that use blends of rum, whisky and even vodka spirits.

There is a cold remedy too….a hot botanical and rum elixir that cures what ailes ya! and if you`re into something special you can make Kahuna Kevin`s Black Spiced Grog Syrup and use in the “Kahuna Kevin`s Black Spiced Grog” – containing multiple and strong rums, fresh fruit juices and spice….sounds yum!

So this book contains a lot of things and I like the color photographs of the drinks and they are all beautifully garnished. The index contains “Drinks by Potency” and Ingredients in different cathegories - Rum, Liquor/Liqueur/Ale/Wine, Juice, Mixers/Soda, Syrup, Bitters, Herbs, Spices, Sugars, Garnish.

Well organized!

There`s 2 cocktails that contains separate associated ingredient recipes. 1 is the Black Spiced syrup and the other is a gin infusion for the Voodoo Nectar cocktail. Drinks are rated by Potency Skulls, more skulls = stronger drinks. Strongest drink has 7 skulls, or 7oz average equivalent of 80 proof spirits per drink.

And if you want a tasty island twist of the Mai Tai, there`s Kahuna Kevin`s Guava Mai Tai which looks fabulous to me….. (in the top picture)

In all there´s 44 tropical tiki libations, enough to keep you fortified for a long time! the drinks are all over the spectrum, tropical, spirit forward, spicy, bitter, sweet and blends of multiple profiles. Focus is on higher end spirits, fresh ingredients, cane based sweeteners, for top quality cocktails.

So I wanted to try a drink or two from this book and here they are, and since I didn`t have all ingredients or garnishes I subbed some rums and used what garnishes I had on hand, and the drinks turned out very tasty!

The Third Dilemma

This drink turned out very nice and rummy/spicy but also fruity. The next drink I tried is called “Escape Pod” which is a yummy cocoction of Coconut juice/water, dark rum, lime and other tasty, spicy ingredients topped with fragrant cinnamon bark….

You will find the recipes in the book….

Escape Pod

The book was launched earlier in july and can be purchased at www.KahunaKevin.com (main website, all books on sale from Aug 1 to Aug 16th to celebrate Tiki Oasis)

And Aloha and Mahalo to Jeanne Catahula Vidrine for lending me tiki glasses and stuff for this post since i`m not at home! and thanks New Orleans for producing such nice giant Gardenia flower bushes…. perfect for tiki drink garnish… 🙂