Hawaii Tropical Rum Drinks & Cuisine by Don the Beachcomber

Rum, tiki art, kitsch culture, Waikiki nostalgic—it’s all here in this collection of exotic drinks and food dishes by the father of the Mai Tai. Restauranteur, host, and legend, Donn Beach was famous for his rum concoctions and cooking. All you need to know to throw a beachcomber theme party!

Recipes

Original Rum Drinks

• Honey Cream Mix
• Beachcomber’s Gold
• Planter’s Rum Punch
• Beachcomber’s Daiquiri
• Beachcomber’s Rum Barrel
• Tahitian Rum Punch
• Don the Beachcomber’s Plantation Punch
• Cherry Blossom Punch
• Mystery Gardenia
• Cobra’s Fang
• Colonel Beach’s Plantation Punch
• Cuban Daiquiri
• Coconut Rum
• Don’s Pearl
• The Original Mai Tai
• Missionary’s Downfall
• Marama Rum Punch
• Pi Yi
• Colonel Beach’s Plantation Ambrosia
• Don’s Martini
• Pineapple Surprise
• Q.B. Cooler
• Test Pilot
• Shark’s Tooth
• West Indian Plantation Potion
• White Sands Champagne Jubilee
• Vicious Virgin
• Pearl Diver
• Black Hole
• Beachcomber’s Punch
• Zombie
• Navy Grog

Coffee Drinks

• Tahitian Coffee
• Colonel’s Favorite
• Cafe Diable
• Kona Coffee Grog
• Cafe à la Queen of Tonga
• African Safari
• Cafe Anise

Appetizers

• Chinese Hawaiian Barbecue Ribs
• Green Shoyu Bean Pupus
• Tahitian Shrimps
• Poisson Cru

Salads and Dressings

• Bean Sprout Salad
• Chiilled Cauliflower Salad
• Crispy Chicken Salad
• Papaya Seed Dressing
• Salad Supreme

Meat

• Tonkatsu Supper
• Steak Genghis Khan for Four

Seafood

• Crab Fu Yong à la Donn
• Sauce for Crab Fu Yong à la Donn
• Don’s Broiled Salmon Dinner
• Mahimahi à la Marama
• Don’s Jambalaya

Side Dishes

• Cook Island Banana Leaf
• Lyonnaise Potatoes
• White Beans
• Vegetable Orientale

Desserts

• Don’s Soufflé
• Flaming Fujiyama
• Papaya Royal

Author: Arnold Bitner and Phoebe Beach