IBA Tiki
| IBA official cocktail | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Cocktail |
| Base spirit | |
| Served | On the rocks |
| Standard garnish | Citruses, dehydrated pineapple slice |
| Standard drinkware | .svg.png) |
| IBA specified ingredients† |
|
| Preparation | Muddle the slice of ginger in a cocktail shaker. Pour remaining ingredients into the shaker, and shake with ice. Strain into a tiki glass over pebbled ice. |
| † IBA Tiki recipe at International Bartenders Association | |
The IBA Tiki is a tiki cocktail made with a blend of rums, amaretto, Frangelico, maraschino, passion fruit purée, pineapple juice, lime juice, and muddled ginger. Invented by Cuban bartender Diosmel Mendoza Medrano in 2022, it has been recognized by its namesake International Bartenders Association (IBA) as an official cocktail since 2024.
History
The IBA Tiki was invented by Cuban bartender Diosmel Mendoza Medrano in honor of the International Bartenders Association's 69th annual World Cocktail Championship, held in the Cuban resort town of Varadero in November 2022, the first instance after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] Medrano created the cocktail at El Polinesio, a tiki bar at the Habana Libre hotel in Havana that was formerly operated by Trader Vic's.[1]
The recipe was created at the request of the competition's organizers, in honor of the IBA's board.[1] It specifically calls for Havana Club brand rums and Girolamo Luxardo brand maraschino, both of which were sponsors for the competition.[3][4]
The cocktail was added to the list of IBA official cocktails in March 2024, when it was included as the 101st cocktail in the organization's 101 IBA Cocktails book.[5][6][7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Fossati, Stefano (2 April 2024). "Ricetta cocktail: Iba Tiki, da Cuba il prossimo classico dell'aperitivo". Magazine ApeTime (in Italian). Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ "Bartenders from 65 countries come together for 69th World Cocktail Championships in Cuba". ABC7 New York. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ "USBG, International Bartenders Association Announce Winner of IBA World Cocktail Championship". United States Bartenders' Guild. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ "IBA Tiki". International Bartenders Association. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ Cavazzuti, Nicole (27 March 2024). "Il nuovo libro dei cocktail IBA: un mastodontico viaggio nella storia e nell'arte della mixology". Horeca News (in Italian). Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ Fossati, Stefano (30 March 2024). "La nuova lista dei cocktail Iba, ecco il libro ufficiale. Leggi l'anteprima". Magazine ApeTime (in Italian). Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ Cavazzuti, Nicole (29 March 2024). "Ecco la nuova lista Iba: 101 cocktail tra storia, tips e video ricette. Tutte le novità". Italia a Tavola (in Italian). Retrieved 16 July 2025.
