Hibiscurious

Name: Hibiscurious
Ingredients: 1 oz Bumbu Rum; 1/2 oz Spiced Bourbon Blend; 1/2 oz Wray And Nephew Overproof Rum; 1/2 oz Campari; 1 oz Grapefruit Juice; 3/4 oz Lemon Juice; 3/4 oz Cinnamon Hibiscus Syrup (1:1); 1/2 oz Anise Syrup; 8 dash(es) Peychaud’s Bitters; 8 drop(s) Bittermen’s Elekamule Tiki Bitters

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By Mike Vander Horn

Submitted on: October 24, 2021

Signatures

Apertiki

This is one hell of a flavor packed punch. Multiple punches. In the face. Round 1 brings together a sweet, banana-y and spice rum in Bumbu meeting its match in a spiced and spicy bourbon blend including negro peppers cinnamon allspice and clove. Then Wray and Nephew and Campari bring funk and a bitter bite for round 2. Round 3 seems a little more forgiving with grapefruit and lemon jabbing with plenty of citrusy acidity, matched by a cinnamon hibiscus syrup with its floral sweetness with a littl...

Ingredients

1 oz
Bumbu Rum

1/2 oz
Spiced Bourbon Blend

1/2 oz
Wray And Nephew Overproof Rum

1/2 oz
Campari

1 oz
Grapefruit Juice

3/4 oz
Lemon Juice

3/4 oz
Cinnamon Hibiscus Syrup (1:1)

1/2 oz
Anise Syrup

8 dash(es)
Peychaud’s Bitters

8 drop(s)
Bittermen’s Elekamule Tiki Bitters

Instructions

Garnish

Star Anise and Hibiscus Flowers

Build

Frappe & Dump

Glass

Glass

Estimated strength

About 14% ABV (estimate)

By Mike Vander Horn

Mixologist

I hope to see my creations out in the wild!

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Add all ingredients to a shaker tin with crushed ice. Shake well and open-pour into a clear tiki mug. Top with more ice. Serve with a straw with star anise and dried hibiscus on top.

Editor's Note

A maximalist tiki cocktail that pits funky overproof rum and bitter Campari against a duo of house-made floral and spice syrups. A heavy dose of bitters ties the complex, warring elements together.