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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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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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The Beatles Are Overrated
A great drink from, "Everyone Has a F*cking Cocktail Book" by Chad Austin

Bamboo Sam
Mar 25, 20222 min read
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Christmas Eve of Destruction
A Favorite Drink from Sippin' Santa 2021!

Bamboo Sam
Dec 14, 20212 min read
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Beachbum Berry's Latitude 29
A look at Latitude 29 during Sippin' Santa 2021! I've made no secret of the fact that Jeff "Beachbum" Berry is partially responsible for...

Bamboo Sam
Nov 26, 20213 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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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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Hot Buttered Rum
Hot buttered rum was originally just that, rum, hot water, and a pat of butter. We can do better...

Bamboo Sam
Feb 19, 20212 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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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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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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Coquito
The Puerto Rican Egg Nog As the holidays approached I was greeted with an offer to buy some "Coquito" from a Puerto Rican family in my...

Bamboo Sam
Dec 15, 20203 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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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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