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Thank you Donn Beach. It’s that time of year again. When we all gather round with family and friends to enjoy a good meal,be thankful for what the year has brought us,and have a Tiki cocktail with dinner. I recently was able to watch the movie,The Donn of Tiki,a Kickstarter funded documentary about the life…
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Here’s the latest. The latest issue of Exotica Moderne has just arrived,and it’s a good ‘un. In addition to some great articles,there’s the regular installment of Tiki recipes. Here’s a pair I think you’ll really like. Enjoy! Mix #246 Swongo Swizzle 1oz Plantation OFTD1oz Coruba rum3/4oz lime juice1/4oz orange juice1/4oz falernum1/4oz cinnamon syrup1/4oz vanilla syruppinch…
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Goin’ bananas… Well,things have been pretty crazy lately,so let’s have some fun and monkey around a little. Banana liqueur features in many Tiki drinks,so here’s a couple you’ll go bananas over. Enjoy! Mix #243 Banana Dreams 2oz light rum3/4oz banana liqueur(1oz see below)1oz pineapple juice1oz grapefruit juice1/2oz lime juice1/2oz fassionola Shake with ice and pour…
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One more round… So Halloween may be over,but today is kinda scary,so here’s two final scary Tiki drinks. Enjoy! Mix #241 Frankenstein’s Monster 1.5oz Jamaican rum1/2oz overproof Demerara rum3/4oz Campari*1/4oz maraschino liqueur**1oz pineapple juice1/2oz grapefruit juice1/2oz lime juice1/2oz cinnamon syrup1/4oz allspice dram Shake with ice and pour into drinking vessel. *I used Aperol.**I used Cherry…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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