A visit to one of the last great Tiki bars of the 70's

A great drink with multiple outcomes

The Pearl Diver is another one of those drinks that would have been lost to time were it not for the dogged pursuit of Jeff "Beachbum" Berry

The Patterson House (Nashville) is known for classic cocktails. The Elusive Dreams is their riff on the classic Hotel Nacional Special.

Another drink where we have an original and an update! One of the advantages of being an adult with a well publicized hobby is that any...

A great drink for the holiday season. When we think of Tiki and tropical drinks we most often conjure visions of tropical locations and...

A lesser known cocktail from Tiki's Golden Age. While I often write about Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic, there was a third pillar of...

The dangerous drink that launched the tropical drinks craze I'm really not sure how I made it this far without doing a post on the...

A Hiphipahula dedication to the Tikiyaki Orchestra After my Blue Curaçao epiphany with the Cherry Blossom, I've been going back through...

The Kon-Tiki Rain, a great Tiki revival drink from Kelly "Hiphipahula" Reilly & "Trader" Tom Morgan.

An ode to Black Tot Day on its 50th anniversary.

The daiquiri that launched them all!

The Golden Barnacle cocktail is a Tiki revival drink that adheres closely to what made Tiki drinks great in the first place.

A WWII era drink from Vic's original Oakland location. There are a few images that loom large in my romantic notions of the South...

It doesn't get much more tropical... Before I knew what a Tiki mug was I was awed by two types of drinks I remember my mom getting when I...

Kelbo's twist on the standard daiquiri.

A Traditional Cocktail from 3 ingredients! I realize that in these times of pandemic related "shelter in place" orders, that some of us...

Ever wonder how Bamboo Sam is trying to keep Covid-19 at bay?

A short review of The Home Bar Guide to Tropical Drinks and the Hipalicious cocktail

With plastic straws now persona non grata, what are the other options?

a 6 month update w/ 2020 goals...

The story on Don the Beachcomber's Q.B. Cooler

The Miehana, a First Class Tiki Revival drink

Notes from Polynesian Pop Festival 2019

a Tiki Manifesto

All about drink straining for Tiki drinks

“One of sour, Two of sweet, Three of strong, Four of weak”

A look at the Tiki's grand cocktail

Checking out Las Vegas' torch bearer for the Tiki Room I recently found myself in Las Vegas for a conference (Trimble Dimensions, if...