The Seer Cocktail – Tropical Cooler

Last Updated on February 19, 2024 by Leah Hall

This tropical cooler cocktail is perfect for the new year, a tiki drink makes you think of warmer weather!

 

So, tiki drinks. We have a few of them here on the site. Like our Rambler’s Ruby and Cargo Cult cocktails. These we did in the common tiki drink way in mugs. The Seer Cocktail is not a typical one, but it has all the typical flavors of a tropical cocktail. Try another tropical cocktail ingredient in our homemade allspice dram, too!

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This drink has all the flavors of tiki, but much simpler glassware. But did I say simpler cocktail? Hahah, you know us by now, right? Our Nene Bird cocktail is delicious, too!

What Ingredients are Needed for The Seer?

• Golden Rum – It has an amber color, hence the name. The flavor is sweet, rich and sometimes buttery. Unfortunately this can apply to just some added caramel color, so be careful what you use. Some great brands are Mount Gay Eclipse, Havana Club, Pyrat and Bacardi.
• Dark Blackstrap Rum – blackstrap is a nomenclature. They are basically a black rum, but made with blackstrap molasses. Dark and rich with caramel tones and sweetness. Some brands can be Gosling’s or Cruzan.
• Lime Juice – fresh squeezed is best!
• Pineapple Juice – again, fresh is best, but canned is ok. Just make sure to shake the can or bottle before pouring. Try another pineapple cocktail with our Fall in Paradise or Pineapple Express Punch!
• Orgeat – an almond syrup with orange flower water. Orgeat is a tropical staple ingredient, and plays super well with citrus juices and rum. Try it in our Mai Tai, Winter Mai Tai or make your own homemade orgeat!
• Tiki Bitters – we used Bitterman’s ‘Elemakule tiki bitters, but El Guapo Polynesian Kiss bitters work really well, too!

Now we had some dry ice that we had gotten in a delivery. So we used it, because dry ice is fun, and fun to photograph! Again, see our most recent post, Mrs Claus, or a Halloween Negroni!

 

NOTE: drinking dry ice is not safe! If you add it to a drink, make sure it is completely dissolved before drinking the cocktail. This may mean waiting several minutes for it to do so. It is a safer option to use a larger chunk of dry ice in a bowl with warm water to give the effect of the dry ice in the area you are serving. Use caution and always use gloves and tongs when handling dry ice. Just skip it altogether if safety precautions can’t be followed.

How to Make the Tropical Cooler

As you can tell, we love to use dry ice for effect and drama. See above for info. In this Seer cocktail, we really felt inspired by the idea that we are almost in a new decade!

Yeah, it’s the 20’s. Wait, what?! So we came up with the idea of a fortune telling cocktail “seeing” into the future of the new decade and the new year coming up.

 

And then…..and then, Jay thought of using a fortune cookie as a garnish. Genius, I thought! So much fun this one was, and so tasty! Easy to make if you are having a New Years party, too!

And, if you are located in the middle of the country like we are, or anywhere that is cold, it’s nice to have a nice tropical cocktail to be dreaming of warmer weather! The combination of gold and blackstrap rum is sweet and dark at the same time.

Then we added the tropical juices of the pineapple and lime. The orgeat syrup was light and flavorful in this, and then the tiki bitters took it over the top!

We hope you make this fun one, dry ice or not, a tiki drink is perfect for celebrating the new year and new decade!

Tips & Tricks

• Dry Ice – if you use Dry Ice for effect in this drink, just make sure you use a small amount and then wait for it to melt before drinking the cocktail. NOTE: drinking dry ice is not safe! If you add it to a drink, make sure it is completely dissolved before drinking the cocktail. This may mean waiting several minutes for it to do so. It is a safer option to use a larger chunk of dry ice in a bowl with warm water to give the effect of the dry ice in the area you are serving. Use caution and always use gloves and tongs when handling dry ice. Just skip it altogether if safety precautions can’t be followed. 
• Rum – use the rum flavors or brands that you like. The two we used – Gold and dark rums are a great combination, but use what you like!
• Citrus Juices – remember, freshly squeezed is best!
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Like this recipe? Try these below, too!

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Other Tropical Cocktails

• Rum Punch – Inspired by Charm
• Sunrise Rum Punch – Grilled Cheese Social
• Navy Grog
• Tropical Rum Margarita – My Crazy Good Life
• Hawaiian Mimosas – Crazy for Crust

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