Scorpion bowl
| Type | Mixed drink |
|---|---|
| Standard drinkware | Special: Scorpion Bowl |
| Standard garnish | Multiple fruits, gardenia flower |
| Served | Communally, with straws |
A Scorpion bowl is a communally shared alcoholic tiki drink served in a large ceramic bowl traditionally decorated with wahine or hula-girl island scenes and meant to be drunk through long straws. Bowl shapes and decorations can vary considerably. Starting off as a single-serve drink known as the Scorpion cocktail, its immense popularity as a bowl drink in tiki culture is attributed to Trader Vic.[1][2]
The drink contains light rum, brandy, and orgeat syrup along with orange and lemon juice and is typically heavily garnished.[3]
Different versions can have multiple types of rum (overproof, dark and white), gin, wine, and fruit juices. If a sparkling wine "floater" is being added it is normally done last after the other ingredients have been mixed.[4]
Later variations
Separate small ceramic volcanic crater dishes were sometimes later placed inside the center of Scorpion Bowls, turning them into "volcano bowls".[5]
Volcano versions were also rebranded as "The Mystery Drink" at tiki bars including the Kahiki and the Mai Kai,[6]
References
- ↑ "Scorpion Bowl". blog.distiller.com. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ Riffs, Kitchen. "The Scorpion Cocktail". Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ↑ Vic, Trader (1972). Bartender's Guide, Revised (revised ed.). Garden City, NY: Doubleday. p. 179.
- ↑ Duggan McDonnell (2015). Drinking the Devil's Acre: A Love Letter from San Francisco and her Cocktails. Chronicle Books. pp. 94–97. ISBN 9781452140629. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ↑ Carter, Duke (2003). Tiki Quest. Chicago: Pegboard Press. p. 80.
- ↑ Kirsten, Sven (2000). The Book of Tiki. Taschen. p. 146.