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  • Happy Halloween! Ok,technically last night was Halloween,so that makes today Dia de los Muertos,the Day of the Dead. Good thing I have a pair of drinks just for this. Mix #239 Day of the Dead 1oz aged Jamaican rum3/4oz moderately aged rum3/4oz overproof Demerara rum1oz pineapple juice1/2oz orange juice1/4oz lime juice1/4oz lemon juice3/4oz cream of…

  • All you Zombies,show your faces… Well,you can never have too many Zombie riffs…or can you? The idea for this post first came from a Zombie recipe that came in my e-mail from Trader Vic’s: While the Trader knew a thing or two about Tiki drinks,you can’t always bowl a strike. This is very tart to…

  • From the Dark Of Herbert West, who was my friend in college and in after life, I can speak only with extreme terror. This terror is not due altogether to the sinister manner of his recent disappearance, but was engendered by the whole nature of his life-work, and first gained its acute form more than…

  • I Am About 50 Percent More Into You Now… Just Sayin’! I’ve previously mixed drinks that called for mezcal,but have substituted tequila because I a) didn’t have mezcal,and b) have heard stories about its taste. But in my search for spooky Tiki drinks for Halloween I came upon a drink that specifically called for mezcal…

  • The Innsmouth look. “Certainly, the terror of a deserted house swells in geometrical rather than arithmetical progression as houses multiply to form a city of stark desolation. The sight of such endless avenues of fishy-eyed vacancy and death, and the thought of such linked infinities of black, brooding compartments given over to cob-webs and memories…

  • Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn! This year for Samhain season I’ve dug out my Lovecraft Film Fest DVD’s. And with the Search For Tiki taking a hiatus from their 13 Nights of Tiki Frights this year,I’ve decided to dig up some Cthulhu-themed drinks. Here’s one that will have you seeing other dimensions. Ia,ia! Mix…

  • Spooky Time Well,it’s that time of year again. Halloween season. Time to carve a pumpkin,watch scary movies,and have some spooky cocktails. Let’s start things off this year with a pair of Zombie riffs. They’re coming to get you Barbara… Mix #230 Undead Gentleman 1.5oz blended aged Jamaican rum1oz Demerara 151 rum1/2oz velvet falernum1/2oz grapefruit juice1/2oz…

  • Rain,rain,go away. So it’s been raining all week,and looks like it will rain most of next week as well. As your Uncle Giltron is a cyclist,this pretty much sucks. So here’s a cocktail that might make it better. Mix #229 Foul Weather 1oz dark Jamaican rum1oz light Puerto Rican rum1oz orange juice1/2oz lemon juice1/2oz passionfruit…

  • Arrr Laddies! Aye,be it that time o’ year a’gin. The day where we speak the tongue o’ the buccaneers. ‘n t’ save ye seadogs from scurvy,I’ve a pair o’ grogs t’ make ye merry. Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Mix #227 Peg Leg 1oz Plantation 3 Star3/4oz Lemon Hart 1513/4oz lime juice1/2oz…

  • Two more. Just two mixings from Facebook this week,but they’re good’uns. Hope you enjoy them. Mix #225 Coconut Doppelgänger 1.5oz coconut rum1oz pineapple rum1/2oz velvet falernum1oz lime juice1/4oz orgeat1/4oz simple syrup3 dashes Angostura bitters Shake with ice and pour into glass. I found this in Tiki Recipes on Facebook. It’s sweet with a coconut base…