Kick Back with Caribbean Cocktails at Jungle in Boulder | Eater Denver

"While on vacation in downtown Boulder, I stumbled into a tiki-inspired escape that opened in the former PMG space where tiki cocktails and island wines flow. Jungle, from the team behind nearby Arcana, offers a full island-living experience with Caribbean-inspired snacks and small plates, a bright lounge filled with plants, large umbrellas on the patio, and sliding floor-to-ceiling windows. Beverage director Jake Novotny says tiki is making a comeback—“It’s an immersive escape that’s exotic and nostalgic all at the same time,”—and the cocktail menu traces rum’s diverse roots: the High off the Indo features Indonesian rum with banana, coconut cream, fenugreek and Thai peppercorn, while inventive drinks like The Belefonte (Blanc Armagnac, pear William, Puerto Rican and Jamaican rum, ginger, cinnamon, and sparkling pear cider) and Rock Out with Your Conch Out (Aqua Amburana cachaça, Bolivian brandy, pineapple, cashew, lime, and XO chocolate bitters) offer a mix of sweet, sour, fruity and savory flavors. Arcana’s advanced sommelier Michael Elmore heads the island wine list with bottles from Santorini, Tasmania and New Zealand, and tropical bites include a luau pork sandwich on brioche with root veggie slaw and oregano chimichurri, a curried Jamaican beef patty with scotch bonnet and green sour cream, and coconut rice with grilled vegetables, red beans and green mango vinaigrette. Jungle is open Tuesday through Sunday, 3 p.m. to 11 p.m." - Georgina Rupp