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The Jungle Bird
A 1970's drink with a Tiki soul. The Jungle Bird is one of those drinks that is so ubiquitous that I assumed it was one of the original...

Bamboo Sam
Apr 1, 20222 min read
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Pango Daiquiri
The Pango Daiquiri - another Bamboo Sam original!

Bamboo Sam
Aug 24, 20212 min read
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Planet of the Apes
A great drink with multiple outcomes

Bamboo Sam
Aug 13, 20213 min read
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2021 Summer Rum Round-Up
Bamboo Sam's favorite new rums of 2021!

Bamboo Sam
Aug 6, 20214 min read
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Clarified Milk Punch #1
An old punch methodology that will remake familiar drinks!

Bamboo Sam
May 11, 20214 min read
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Toucan Dance
A drink from Pagan Idol that's lighter tasting than its ingredients suggest.

Bamboo Sam
May 4, 20212 min read
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Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
A hard twist on the daiquiri.

Bamboo Sam
Apr 13, 20213 min read
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Port Light
A look into the Port Light, a bourbon based Tiki Classic

Bamboo Sam
Feb 2, 20213 min read
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Elusive Dreams
The Patterson House (Nashville) is known for classic cocktails. The Elusive Dreams is their riff on the classic Hotel Nacional Special.

Bamboo Sam
Jan 19, 20213 min read
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Volcano Cooler
Trader Tom's take on the Lei Lani Volcano? Over the holidays I had the good fortune of procuring a bottle of blood orange syrup. As a...

Bamboo Sam
Jan 12, 20213 min read
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The Siboney
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...

Bamboo Sam
Jan 5, 20213 min read
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Jezebel's Blush
A great use of sparkling wine from London's Trailer Happiness bar While I've posted a couple of holiday themed drinks over the years such...

Bamboo Sam
Dec 22, 20202 min read
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Kick in the Coconuts
...seems like a good drink for toasting the last month of 2020! Perhaps unsurprisingly, I'm a big fan of all things coconut. While there...

Bamboo Sam
Dec 8, 20202 min read
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Falinum
The Falinum cocktail from Smuggler's Cove.

Bamboo Sam
Nov 13, 20201 min read
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Rain Killer
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...

Bamboo Sam
Nov 6, 20203 min read
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The Zombie
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...

Bamboo Sam
Oct 30, 20204 min read
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Pineapple Paralysis
A modern take on the Polynesian Paralysis Given that my liquor of choice prior to my Tiki conversion was bourbon, the Polynesian...

Bamboo Sam
Oct 16, 20204 min read
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Cherry Blossom
Another instant classic from the Minimalist Tiki. As I continue to work my way through Minimalist Tiki, an interesting confluence of a...

Bamboo Sam
Sep 25, 20203 min read
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BVLOS
A twist on the Planter's Punch for my drone flying friends.

Bamboo Sam
Sep 15, 20201 min read
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The Golden Gun
A Tiki Revival drink from Martin Cate's Smugglers Cove!

Bamboo Sam
Aug 28, 20202 min read
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