Grapefruit cordial: for reference, see Paloma (Fully Loaded), but this is slightly simplified. Add peel of one pink grapefruit to jar, bury it in 3/4 cup of sugar and refrigerate for one day. Add juice of 1 pink grapefruit juice and half a lime, 2 oz. water, 1/2 tbsp. salt. Shake repeatedly until sugar totally dissolved, then remove peel and refrigerate.

To make the gin, add one Juniper Ridge Douglas Fir Spring Tip tea bag to a bottle of gin. Wait 20-30 minutes, strain.

Don't use cold brew, the flavor is too weak.Works well as an after-dinner drink, especially if you need a food-coma antidote.

Use a dark roast coffee. Death Wish (brand) recommended for its high caffeine and fitting the theme of the drink.

Don't overdo the absinthe or Sambuca, the anise will overpower everything else. If you want to reduce the anise you could use 1/2 Teaspoon Absinthe and no Sambuca.

Variants: You can also make this with 1 oz Don's Mix if you want a more cinnamon-forward flavor, but this version is more balanced.

You can garnish with anything appropriate to Tiki drinks if you want. I'd probably do an orange wheel and a mint sprig.

To make the banana syrup, take 2 mashed bananas, 2/3 cup water and 1 2/3 cup unrefinted cane sugar. Heat until sugar is dissolved. Strain to remove solids.

Used none of the brands except Regans & still enjoyed

I used 2 big jalapeño slices, with seeds, per 2oz of Don Julio Anejo Tequila infused for 1 or 2 days. Gives a nice pepper flavour but no heat . Once I left the infusion or over a week and it was too hot for me to handle, so just taste your infusion and decide based on your taste. Might try with agave nectar instead of simple syrup.