Taste This: Cocktails and the Story Behind San Francisco’s Legendary Tonga Room

Leslie Sbrocco, host of Taste This, cozies up next to bartender Matthew Elia to learn the history of this Tiki-themed landmark and the cocktails associated with it...at the Tonga Room in San Francisco.

Recipe: Tonga Room’s Rainmaker

Makes 2 cocktails

Ingredients:
• 1 ½ ounces Hamilton Jamaican Black rum (93 proof)
• 1 ½ ounces Flor de Caña 4yr rum
• 1 oz Bacardi Superior Light rum
• ¾ ounce Fernet Branca
• 2 ounce orange juice
• 2 ounce lemon juice
• 1 ounce Orgeat
• 1 ounce pineapple gum syrup
• ¾ ounce Velvet Falernum
• 4 dashes Angostura bitters

Garnish:
• 2 Luxardo cherries, speared
• 1 orange wheel
• Fresh ground cinnamon

Instructions:
1. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice cubes, and add all ingredients.
2. Shake well to combine.
3. Pour into serving container and garnish with speared cherries, orange wheel and freshly ground cinnamon. Serve immediately.