Tropical Itch

Name: Tropical Itch
Ingredients: 1 oz Bourbon; 1 oz Demerara 151 Rum; 3 oz BG Reynolds Passion Fruit Tropical Cocktail Syrup; .5 oz Orange Curaçao; 1 oz Pineapple Juice; .5 oz Lemon Juice; 1 oz Dark Jamaican Rum; 2 dash(es) Angostura Aromatic Bitters

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By Gidget

Made with a product from a current or former Crafted Pour partner. The creator may have received free product or other incentives from the brand.

Submitted on: July 7, 2025

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The Tropical Itch cocktail was created in 1957 by Harry Yee, a tiki bartender legend who also created the Blue Hawaii cocktail, among others, at the Hilton Hawaiian Gardens Resort in Waikiki. This cocktail combines bourbon (an unusual ingredient in tiki cocktails), 151 rum, orange curacao, passion fruit (the real star of this cocktail), pineapple juice, lemon juice, and a dark rum float with bitters over top. It is then garnished with a bamboo backscratcher (so cute). Cheers!

Ingredients

1 oz
Bourbon

1 oz
Demerara 151 Rum

3 oz
BG Reynolds Passion Fruit Tropical Cocktail Syrup

.5 oz
Orange Curaçao

1 oz
Pineapple Juice

.5 oz
Lemon Juice

1 oz
Dark Jamaican Rum

2 dash(es)
Angostura Aromatic Bitters

Tools

Cocktail Shaker
Jigger
Hurricane Glass
knife
Cutting Board
Hand Juicer
Back Scratcher

Instructions

Garnish

Backscratcher and tropical flower

Build

Shake & Strain

Glass

Hurricane

Estimated strength

About 13% ABV (estimate)

By Gidget

Fun Craft Cocktails

Hi, I'm Gidget. After 30+ years in the spa/resort industry, I wanted to create an online business. What started out as a summer hobby quickly became a passion for creating beautiful craft cocktails for my family and friends. I started my website funcraftcocktails.com in the summer of 2022 and and became a certified mixologist. When I started creating cocktail reels on Instagram, I discovered that I also have a love of photography/videography and writing! I have always been very theatrical, taki...

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1. Add all ingredients, except the dark rum and bitters, to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake to combine (30 seconds). 2. Strain into a hurricane glass filled with crushed ice. 3. Float the dark Jamaican rum and bitters over the top. 4. Add a backscratcher, tropical flower, and straw. Cheers!

Editor's Note

A 1957 classic from Harry Yee. Bourbon adds an unexpected, oaky depth to the traditional tiki profile of passion fruit and overproof rum.

Links

Tropical Itch

BG Reynolds

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