Aku Aku
ClassicWhite rum, pineapple, and mint with a soft peach lift.
Bright, juicy, and herbaceous. Pineapple and lime lead, mint keeps it garden-fresh, and the peach adds a soft floral sweetness in the background. Lighter and more refreshing than most tiki drinks — an easy tropical cooler.
Ingredients
- 2 oz White Rum
- 0.5 oz Peach Liqueur Schnapps
- 1.5 oz Pineapple Juice
- 0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 0.5 oz Simple Syrup
- 8 Mint Leaves
- Mint sprig · optional garnish
Method
- 1
Gently muddle the mint with the simple syrup in a shaker.
- 2
Add the rum, peach schnapps, pineapple, and lime with ice.
- 3
Shake hard and strain into a rocks glass over crushed ice.
- 4
Garnish with a fresh mint sprig.
The Story
Aku Aku takes its name from the Polynesian-themed restaurants and the Easter Island moai that decorated the mid-century tiki boom. A brighter, fresher cousin to the darker Don the Beachcomber drinks, it pairs light rum with pineapple and mint and a whisper of peach — a formula built for sipping poolside rather than contemplating by candlelight. It's tiki in its sunnier, more approachable mode.
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