Tapa Punch
Ingredients
- 5⁄6 oz Dark/black/blackstrap rum
- 1⁄2 oz Bacardi Carta Blanca Superior White Rum
- 1⁄3 oz Myers's Original Dark rum
- 1⁄3 oz 100% pot still rum
- 1⁄3 oz Giffard Crème de Pêche de Vigne liqueur
- 1⁄3 oz Lime juice
- 1⁄3 oz Lemon juice
- 1⁄2 oz Sugar syrup 'rich'
- 2 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
- 3 drop Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s
Method
Glass:
Photographed in an Urban Bar Gili Mixer Glass 42cl
Prepare:
- Select and pre-chill a TIKI MUG OR COLLINS GLASS.
- Prepare garnish of icing sugar dusted mint sprigs bouquet, grated nutmeg and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry skewered with a paper parasol.
Method:
- POUR all ingredients into a glass or mug.
- Two-thirds fill glass with crushed ice and SWIZZLE.
- Add more crushed ice to fill glass and SWIZZLE some more.
Garnish:
- Garnish with icing sugar dusted mint sprigs bouquet, grated nutmeg and cherry skewered with a paper parasol.
- Serve with a straw.
Nutrition:
One serving of Tapa Punch contains 207 calories
History:
'Tapa' is a patterned bark cloth made by South Pacific islanders, which is sometimes used to decorate Tiki bar walls and ceilings. The Tapa Tower, built in 1958 to house the growing numbers of tourists visiting the Hawaiian Village in Hawaii, was named after this bark cloth. The Tapa Punch followed soon after the tower was completed (circa 1959) and was created by Harry K. Yee, the Hawaiian Village's head bartender.
Previously lost, the recipe to this cocktail was unearthed in 2008 by Jeff Isbister, beverage director of the Royal Kona Resort in old papers found during a bar renovation. The full story and that recipe (see below) were recorded by Jeff Berry in his 2017 Beachbum Berry's Sippin' Safari.
The Tapa Punch is particularly noteworthy as Yee claimed it was the first cocktail garnished with a paper parasol, so creating the first of what became known as "umbrella drinks".
Review:
A peachy rum sour served swizzle-style. Citrus adds balance and freshness to this blend of rums with their fruity funk enhanced by a splash of peach liqueur.
