Mr. Bali Hai

The signature drink of the Bali Hai restaurant on San Diego's Shelter Island (opened 1955), named for the carved statue at its door. Rum, coffee liqueur, pineapple and lemon: a tiki drink with a roasty edge. Based on Jeff "Beachbum" Berry's version.

References

Spec via Difford's Guide, after Beachbum Berry's Remixed.

RECIPE CARD

Mr. Bali Hai

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Ingredients

1½ oz aged gold Jamaican rum
1 oz light rum
¾ oz coffee liqueur
1½ oz pineapple juice
1 oz fresh lemon juice
⅓ oz rich simple syrup (2:1)

Instructions

Chill a tiki mug or Collins glass.
Shake everything hard with ice.
Strain into the glass over crushed ice.
Garnish and serve.

Plating

Garnish with a pineapple wedge, a big bouquet of mint and 3 coffee beans.

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