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  • Words of Wisdom From Feb in my Islands in the Sun calendar:

  • Feeling Groggy On the menu of most Tiki bars is a drink with ‘Grog’ in the name. This is due to this gentleman: His name is Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon,and in the pantheon of Tiki gods,he’s right up there with the legendary Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic. Why do you ask? Because on the 21st…

  • Send in the Clowns!

    Send in the Clowns! BG Reynolds makes wonderful syrups that make delicious cocktails. While perusing their site,I found this: I was immediately intrigued. Especially after looking through their recipes section and finding this: I mean,who wouldn’t want to try a drink with that name? And thus,my love of ‘clown syrup’ began. Here’s the drinks from…

  • The Other Mai Tais While there is only one true recipe for the original Mai Tai,that’s not to say there can’t be variations. The Trader himself had his own alternative Mai Tais. The Honi Honi was his bourbon Mai Tai,which just subbed bourbon for rum. I used Makers Mark to make these for a friend…

  • Mix #1 the Mai Tai ‘44 In 1944,Trader Vic invented the Mai Tai to showcase a 17-year-old rum imported by J. Wray & Nephew. Upon tasting the wonderful elixir,one of his friends from Tahiti said,“maita’i roa ae!”,which loosely translates to “out of this world,the best!”,and the Mai Tai was born. The Mai Tai is,in my…

  • Aloha! Aloha everyone! I am Giltron,Grand Poobah of the DC chapter of the Order of the Golden Fez. I’m retired military,currently a bicycle mechanic(specializing in Bromptons) living in Washington DC. I’ve always been into exotica and surf rock,but the fun that was 2020 got me seriously into all things tiki. Now I’m running out of…