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Trader Vic's - Atlanta
A visit to one of the last great Tiki bars of the 70's

Bamboo Sam
Feb 16, 20234 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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Pearl Diver
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

Bamboo Sam
Jan 26, 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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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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Dharma Bum
A great drink for the holiday season. When we think of Tiki and tropical drinks we most often conjure visions of tropical locations and...

Bamboo Sam
Dec 1, 20202 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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Black Sand, Blue Sea
A Hiphipahula dedication to the Tikiyaki Orchestra After my Blue Curaçao epiphany with the Cherry Blossom, I've been going back through...

Bamboo Sam
Oct 9, 20204 min read
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Kon-Tiki Rain
The Kon-Tiki Rain, a great Tiki revival drink from Kelly "Hiphipahula" Reilly & "Trader" Tom Morgan.

Bamboo Sam
Aug 21, 20203 min read
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Navy Grog
An ode to Black Tot Day on its 50th anniversary.

Bamboo Sam
Jul 31, 20203 min read
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Daiquiri No. 1
The daiquiri that launched them all!

Bamboo Sam
Jul 24, 20203 min read
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The Golden Barnacle
The Golden Barnacle cocktail is a Tiki revival drink that adheres closely to what made Tiki drinks great in the first place.

Bamboo Sam
May 29, 20203 min read
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Trader Vic's PB2Y2
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...

Bamboo Sam
May 22, 20202 min read
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The Boo Loo
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...

Bamboo Sam
May 8, 20203 min read
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Kelbo's Guava Daiquiri
Kelbo's twist on the standard daiquiri.

Bamboo Sam
Apr 24, 20203 min read
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Corn & Oil
A Traditional Cocktail from 3 ingredients! I realize that in these times of pandemic related "shelter in place" orders, that some of us...

Bamboo Sam
Apr 17, 20203 min read
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COVID-19 Update
Ever wonder how Bamboo Sam is trying to keep Covid-19 at bay?

Bamboo Sam
Apr 8, 20201 min read
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The Hipalicious
A short review of The Home Bar Guide to Tropical Drinks and the Hipalicious cocktail

Bamboo Sam
Mar 20, 20204 min read
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The Straw Problem
With plastic straws now persona non grata, what are the other options?

Bamboo Sam
Jan 31, 20202 min read
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