Cooking Lesson #334: More Classic Hawaiian Cocktails

…from the Happy Hour Bar

How you doin’? I’m still in an Aloha Happy Hour mood which brings me to this week’s happy hour cocktails. Many of my own restaurants and some of our clients’ restaurants have a kind of tropical theme… The Warehouse, The Customs House, Margaritaville to name a few. I guess you might say I got caught up in the whole Trader Vic’s-style of cocktails. Hawaii was always a favorite of mine and the cocktails served at the Halekulani bar were inspirational.
 
In Hawaii we have worked with clients on the five main Islands of Maui, Hawaii, Oahu, Kauai, and Lanai. It is a beautiful state with wonderful people, great food and cocktails and a spirit all its own.
 
I’ve been watching shows and reading about the many volcanos erupting around the globe so I think that’s a sign to start out our cocktail lesson with the Lava-Lava Cocktail.
 
                                                         Lava-Lava
Ingredients
1 ounce vodka
1 ounce Kahlúa coffee liqueur
1 small scoop vanilla ice cream
1/2 frozen banana
 
1/4 cup whipped cream (for garnish)
1 tablespoon grenadine (for garnish)
Directions

1. Using an electric blender, blend the cocktail ingredients together.
2. Pour into a highball glass and garnish with a drizzle of grenadine over the whipped cream.

                                                 Hawaiian Margarita
Ingredients
1 teaspoon red li hing mui powder (for glass rim)
1-1/2 ounces tequila gold
1 ounce Lilikoi (passion fruit) concentrate
3 wedges fresh pineapple (without inner core and outer skin)
 
Directions

1. Rim a bucket glass with red li hing mui powder
2. Blend ingredients well and serve in a cocktail bucket glass.

ChefSecret:  Li hing mui powder is made of ground plum skin that has previously been pickled in a combination of licorice, red food coloring, salt and sugar.

                                                           Haupia
Ingredients
1-1/4 ounces white crème de cacao
1-1/4 ounces Malibu rum
1 ounce Coco Lopez syrup
1 ounce neutral smoothie mix
 
Directions

1. Using an electric blender, blend all the ingredients well.
2. Pour into a double rocks glass. Add a cocktail umbrella for garnish.

 
                                                             Lava Pit
Ingredients
1 ounce strawberry puree
1-1/2 ounces Captain Morgan Rum
3 ounces mango puree
1/2 cup ice cubes
 
1 ounce lemon-lime soda
 
Directions

1. Place the strawberry puree at the bottom of the glass.
2.  Blend all the rum and mango puree with 1/2 cup ice cubes and pour into glass over the strawberry puree.
3. Splash the soda over the beverage in the glass.

 
                                                           Piña Colada
Ingredients
3-4 pieces fresh pineapple chunks
2 ounces pineapple juice
3 ounces Coco Lopez coconut syrup
1-1/4 ounces dark rum
1/2 cup ice cubes
Pineapple wedge for garnish
 
Directions

1. Blend all the ingredients with 1/2 cup ice cubes and serve with a garnish of pineapple.

 
                                                      Kona Coffee-Tini
Ingredients
1 ounce chilled Kona coffee
1/2 ounce Kona coffee liqueur
1/2 ounce caramel syrup
2 ounces Absolut vanilla vodka
1/2 cup ice cubes
 
3 to 4 chocolate covered roasted coffee beans (for garnish)
 
Directions

1. In a cocktail shaker shake all the ingredients with ice.
2. Strain into a large martini glass.
3. Garnish with the coffee beans.

 
                                                               Mai Tai
Ingredients
1/2 cup ice cubes
1-1/4 ounces light rum
1/2 ounce orgeat syrup
1/2 ounce orange Curaçao
2 ounces fresh lemon Juice
2 ounces pineapple Juice
1 ounce dark rum float
 
Directions

1. Pour all the ingredients over ice in a highball glass. Gently stir.
2. Garnish with a straw and a cocktail umbrella.

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