IBA Tiki
Cuban tiki, tropical, contemporary.
Two Cuban rums, amaretto, Frangelico and maraschino meet passion fruit, pineapple, lime and fresh ginger. A rich, tropical tiki drink served over crushed ice.
- IBA · New Era
- Long drink
- Shaken
- Glass
- Tiki mug
- Method
- Shaken
- Strength
- Medium
- Time
- 5 min
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Ice
- Crushed
Ingredients
Measures for 1 serving
-
Fresh ginger
1 slice
-
Aged rum
30 ml
-
Smoky rum
30 ml
-
Amaretto
15 ml
-
Hazelnut liqueur
5 ml
-
Maraschino liqueur
5 drops
-
Passion fruit purée
30 ml
-
Pineapple juice
90 ml
-
Lime juice
30 ml
Garnish
- Citrus wheels
- Dehydrated pineapple slice
Proportions
How to make
- Chill a tiki mug.
- Muddle a thin slice of ginger in a shaker.
- Pour the Profundo rum.
- Pour the Smoky rum.
- Pour the amaretto.
- Pour the Frangelico.
- Add the drops of maraschino.
- Pour the passion fruit purée.
- Pour the pineapple juice.
- Pour the lime juice.
- Add ice to the shaker.
- Shake vigorously.
- Fill the tiki mug with pebbled ice.
- Strain into the tiki mug.
- Garnish with citrus and a dehydrated pineapple slice.
The story
Origins
ProbableA plausible account, without definitive proof.
The IBA Tiki is one of the youngest cocktails on the official list. According to the sources consulted, it was created in 2022 by Cuban bartender Diosmel Mendoza Medrano at El Polinesio, the tiki-style venue of Havana's Habana Libre hotel, which housed a Trader Vic's in the 1950s. The drink was devised for the 69th IBA World Cocktail Championship, hosted by Cuba in November 2022, as a tribute to the association: hence the name. The recipe explicitly calls for products of the event's sponsors, Havana Club rums and Luxardo maraschino. It joined the official IBA list with the 2024 revision.
Sources (3)
Taste profile
- Fruity
- 5 out of 5
- Sweet
- 3 out of 5
- Sour
- 3 out of 5
- Spicy
- 2 out of 5
- Smoky
- 2 out of 5
