Vanilla Funk [work in progress] 2 oz pineapple juice 1 oz lime juice 1.5 oz Licor 43 1.5 oz Smith & Cross Shaken with ice Open pour Garnish with fresh nutmeg.

Felt like a Mai Tai kind of night... 1 oz Planteray Xaymaca Rum .5 oz Hamilton 86 Demerara Rum .5 oz Smith & Cross Jamaica Rum .5 oz Orgeat .25 oz Demerara Syrup [2:1] 1 oz Lime Juice Garnish with half a Lime and Mint. Enjoy the most tiki of tiki drinks.

Raspberry Agricole 1 oz Giffords Raspberry 2 oz Rhum St James Imperial Blanc 2 dashes Angostura Bitters 2 dashes Orange Bitters

The Jack Parson's Project [a cocktail of my own invention that symbolizes Jack's life and duality as a mystic and scientist 0.75 oz Wray and Nephew Overproof Rum 0.75 oz London Dry Gin 0.5 oz St Elizabeth's Allspice Dram 0.75 oz Fresh Lime Juice 0.75 oz Passoã Passion Fruit Liquor 0.5 oz Rich Demerara Syrup 1-2 dashes Angostura Bitters Combine in a cocktail shaker with Ice and shake until the shaker frosts over. Double Strain into a coupe and garnish with fresh Grated Nutmeg. The combination of botanical gin and intense rum with the warm spices are multi-dimensional and represents the duality of Parsons's mystical and scientific passions while the citrus from the lime and tropical notes from the passion fruit prevent the rum and gin from overwhelming the palate.

Mary Pickford 2 oz Rum 2oz Pineapple Juice 1 bar spoon Grenadine 1 bar spoon Luxardo Maraschino Liquor Shake with ice and double strain into a coupe Special Note: This particular Mary Pickford was made with Rhum Barbancourt 110. After tasting, I do not recommend this rum for this drink. This is much better with a Spanish style Rum that is light and clean, like Havanna Club, Flor De Cana, or Bacardi Silver.

Planteray Pain Killer 1 oz Cream os Coconut 1 oz Orange Juice 4 oz Pineapple Juice 2 oz Planteray Original Dark Fresh grated nutmeg Mix all ingredients except nutmeg in Shaker tin Shake with cracked Ice and agitator cube. Strain into glass and finish with open gate. Grate nutmeg over the top and enjoy.

Kaiter Swizzle 3/4 oz Lime Juice 1/2 oz maple syrup 1/2 oz Velvet Falernum 2 oz El Dorado 8 yr Rum 2 Dashes Angostura Bitters

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Meet Trader Rich

I’m Richard—better known here as Trader-Rich. I grew up a Navy brat in the 80s and 90s, moving from base housing to nearby neighborhoods, riding bikes until dark, running to 7-Eleven, and figuring things out along the way.

We moved to Maine when I was a freshman in High School and, outside of a stint in Indiana and New Hampshire, I’ve lived here for my entire adult life.

Somewhere along the line, I fell in love with cocktails, rum, and the strange, tangled history behind them. By the late 2000s and early 2010s, I’d gotten married, started a family, and—almost by accident—become a Disney Adult. The tiki culture at Disney’s Polynesian Resort tied it all together: escapism, storytelling, and cocktails that still inspire me today.

Trader-Rich is where those threads meet—a tiki-esque spirit with a practical, Mainer’s perspective and a dry sense of humor. No syrupy myths, no gimmicks. Just good drinks, honest bottles, and stories worth sipping to.

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