Surdyk's staff is here to show you how to use a specialty spirit or liqueur in several ways so you can feel confident about your purchase AND avoid lingering bottles in the back of the bar cabinet.
One Bottle, Endless Possibilities: Maggie's Farm Falernum
Posted on Oct 21st 2025
Surdyk's Staff
THE BOTTLE: Maggie's Farm Falernum made in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
What is Falernum?
A ginger, lime, and clove liqueur made with a rum base. Maggie’s Farm Falernum is made using all fresh ingredients (fresh ground ginger, hand-grated lime zest, and whole toasted cloves). A staple ingredient in classic Tiki cocktails. It’s having a resurge in popularity! Tikiphiles – this one’s for you!
Ways to Use It:
Ingredients:
2 oz Maggie’s Farm 50/50 Dark Rum
¾ oz fresh lime juice
½ oz Maggie’s Farm Falernum
½ oz Dapper Baron Triple Sec
¼ oz simple syrup
Directions: Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Strain into a cocktail glass.
(A tiki classic, named as a WWII victory signal)
Ingredients:
1½ oz Cihuatan Aged Rum
½ oz Hamilton Demerara Rum 86pf
½ oz Maggie’s Farm Falernum
½ oz honey syrup (1:1 honey to water)
½ oz lime juice
¼ oz Pierre Ferrand Curacao 375ml
1 dash Angostura bitters
1 dash St. Elizabeth's Allspice Dram 375ml (optional but traditional).
Directions: Shake with ice and strain into a tiki glass with crushed ice. Garnish with three cherries (“dots”) and a pineapple leaf (“dash”).
(A tiki twist on a Negroni)
Ingredients:
1½ oz Appleton Rum
¾ oz Campari
½ oz Foro Rosso Vermouth
¼ oz Maggie’s Farm Falernum
Directions: Stir with ice and strain into a rocks glass. Orange peel garnish. Bitter, spicy, tropical.
(Low-proof)
Ingredients:
1 oz Maggie’s Farm Falernum
1 oz Carpano Punt e Mes Vermouth
¾ oz fresh lime juice
½ oz Osborne Amontillado sherry
club soda
Directions: Combine all ingredients except soda water into an ice-filled shaker. Shake until well-chilled. Strain into a highball glass with fresh ice and top with soda water. Garnish with lime wedge and mint sprig.
Ingredients:
2 oz Maggie’s Farm 50/50 Dark Rum
½ oz of Maggie’s Farm Falernum
¼ oz fresh lime juice
3 dashes Angostura bitters
Directions: Pour the rum, falernum, lime juice, and bitters into a lowball glass over ice and stir well. Squeeze in a fresh lime wedge and drop it in.