Chefs' Recipes

Jumantiki

Australian Gourmet Traveller cocktail recipe for Jumantiki from Lobo Plantation in Sydney.
Jumantiki

Pi Yi

William Meppem

“It’s easy to make tiki drinks at home,” says Simon Toohey of Sydney’s Lobo Plantation. “Especially if you follow this simple rule: one part sweet (syrups, sugars, liqueurs) to two parts sour (citrus) to three parts strong (spirit) to four parts weak (juices). Stick with that and you can make a cocktail for one or a hundred. The flavours are up to you.” We’ve opted for a more traditional look here, but Toohey likes to serve the Jumantiki in a two-litre Nescafé tin filled with crushed ice. He also suggests infusing the honey with a pinch of saffron to add another dimension of flavour.

Ingredients

Method

Main

1.Half-fill a shaker with ice. Add all ingredients except Chartreuse, shake hard and fast, then strain into a large tumbler filled with crushed ice. Float Chartreuse on top by carefully pouring it in over the back of a spoon and serve.

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