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I started writing this book during the busiest time of my life. I had just opened my bar, Laki Kane, and I was flying all over the world giving presentations on tropical drinks. With only one week to spare during my holiday with the family, this book began life as ideas and notes written lying on the beach in the sun, listening to the crashing waves, and enjoying the soft sea breeze. The setting couldnt have been more fitting.

Getting to where I am today has been a long time in the making. I graduated in banking and insurance, but it was quickly apparent that working in an office wasnt for me. I was instead drawn to hospitality I needed to be around people, to entertain and spread happiness. So, in my early 20s, I travelled to London to learn about the drinks industry. Douglas Ankrah introduced me to modern tropical cocktails at the legendary Lab and Townhouse bars, Richard Wood taught me all about rum at La Floridita, and Papa Jules introduced me to the tiki and tropical lifestyle when I joined the Mahiki team. I was hooked I fell for the beautiful nature, the exotic flavours, but most of all the tropical culture of harmonious living and passing love and positive energy. Our industry is all about making people happy, and that makes me happy. It wasnt long before I was promoted to Global Creative Manager for Mahiki.

All of these years of experience were leading to the opening of my own London bar, Laki Kane. The words together refer to the lucky sugar cane that makes the best rum; translate them separately, and laki means lucky and kane means human. We wanted to make everyone entering the bar feel lucky and happy. Don the Beachcombers tiki cocktail concept was so creative that bars and bartenders are still trying to recreate and enhance his drinks almost 100 years later. We wanted our bar to be as innovative, and to start a new era of tropical drinks. Laki Kane doesnt just take its inspiration from tiki, it is an escape to every tropical destination youve ever wanted to visit. We use rare exotic fruits, homemade syrups using natural sugars, cutting-edge mixology and presentation techniques, and we even distil our own unique Spice Dry Rum on site I think Don the Beachcomber would be proud!

The cocktails in this book are an accumulation of everything Ive learned from my travels and my work. From the first Caribbean rum punches to a selection of original modern drinks (and everything in between!), they are a real testament to tropical cocktail history and evolution.

You might want to read up on the stories behind the cocktails, or you might want to skip all of that and get straight to the Margaritas, its up to you! You may even want to take a leaf out of my and Don the Beachcombers book and come up with your own original mix. This book is all about sharing the pleasure that comes with a cocktail, so take from it what appeals to you the most. Lets get tropical!

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Tropical cocktails are all about using delicious ingredients from tropical destinations . They make use of the fresh fruits and exotic spices , and immediately conjure up an image of a place. So where do they come from , what are they made of , and how can you create your own island escape at home?

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Tropical Cocktail HISTORY

From Mayan cocoa to Kava root concoctions on the Pacific islands, tropical drinks certainly existed in the Pre-Columbian era. However, its only in the last few centuries that the boozy cocktails we know and love today began to emerge.

PACKING A PUNCH

All recognizable tropical cocktails originate from the rum punch. The first written record of the word punch to describe an alcoholic drink dates back to 1632, but people were most likely making punch drinks long before this. The word comes from the Hindu for five, representing the different constituents in a punch drink sour, sweet, strong, weak, and spice. This is the template for almost every tropical cocktail.

In the 16th century, sugar was more expensive than gold. When Europeans realized that the Caribbean and South America had the perfect climate for growing sugar cane, they began investing in big plantations. Soon it was discovered that alcohol (rum) could be made cheaply from molasses, a by-product of the sugar industry. By the end of the 17th century, rum had become the drink of the Caribbean islands, the British Navy, and pirates, and was being exported in large quantities to Europe. It worked perfectly with sugar, citrus, and spices and rum punch became the drink of choice in England and the colonies.

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NAVY RUM

In the 17th century, rum became the official spirit of the British Navy and a ration of rum was given to every British sailor. Navy strength meant an alcohol content above 57%. To keep discipline and promote health, the rum was watered down and mixed with energising sugar and vitamin-packed citrus to make what became known as Grog (named after the Admiral who invented it). This was one of the earliest tropical cocktails.

THE PROS OF PROHIBITION

This sober period of history actually had a positive effect on tropical cocktail evolution. With dodgy booze being produced illegally in North America, many people were more trusting of alcohol sourced from the Caribbean and nearby Mexico.

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THE CARIBBEAN BOOM

By the 1920s, the sugar plantations were focused on producing high-quality rum. Americans and Europeans were already fond of rum punches, and nothing tasted better with rum than the amazing fresh tropical fruits and unique spices available on the islands. Big hotels popped up and began to develop delicious signature drinks, and soon the tourist industry was booming.

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