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‘Tis the season… Hauʻoli Kalikimaka e oʻu mau hoa! It’s once again the Xmas season and your Uncle Giltron knows you’ve been naughty,so here are some Xmas Tiki drinks for you to enjoy. These three come from master mixologist Brian Maxwell,whose wonderful concoctions I’ve blogged about numerous times in the past. The man can seriously…
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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…
