Tradewinds
The Tradewinds is a tropical, fruity tiki cocktail made with White Rum, Dark Rum, Apricot Brandy, Coconut Cream and Lemon Juice. It is shaken and served in a highball glass, about 14% ABV.
- Method
- Shaken
- Glass
- Highball glass
- Served
- Highball
- Strength
- About 14% ABV
- Family
- Tiki
- Flavour
- Tropical, fruity
Ingredients
- 30mlWhite Rum
- 30mlDark Rum
- 30mlApricot Brandy
- 45mlCoconut Cream
- 30mlLemon Juice
How to make it
- Use sweetened cream of coconut and an apricot liqueur, not a dry apricot eau-de-vie.
- Shake all ingredients with crushed ice, then pour unstrained into a tall glass.
- Add more crushed ice and garnish with a lemon wedge.
Tip: Fill the shaker with ice and shake hard for 10 to 15 seconds, until the tin is frosty.
About the Tradewinds
Jeff "Beachbum" Berry rediscovered this 1970s tiki drink, later adapted for Smuggler's Cove. Apricot liqueur and sweetened coconut cream give its two-rum base a distinctive fruity richness.
Missing something?
- No White Rum? Use Gold Rum (A little richer)
- No White Rum? Use Cachaça (Grassier and funkier)
- No Dark Rum? Use Aged Rum (Lighter, less molasses)
- No Dark Rum? Use Gold Rum (Lighter, less molasses)
- No Apricot Brandy? Use Peach Schnapps (Thinner and sweeter)
- No Apricot Brandy? Use Peach Brandy (Peach instead of apricot)
- No Coconut Cream? Use Cream (Loses the coconut flavour)
- No Lemon Juice? Use Lemon (Squeeze fresh: 1 lemon gives about 30 ml)
- No Lemon Juice? Use Lime Juice (Sharper, different aroma)
All swaps for White Rum, Dark Rum, Apricot Brandy, Coconut Cream and Lemon Juice
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