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SideBlog: Tiki Music—Don Tiki

Doug — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:27:44 +0000

Don Tiki. Excellent new Tiki music. Try South of the Boudoir on for size. @DonTikiTribe

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Tiki Drink: 151 Swizzle

Doug — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:48:50 +0000

This Summer, at Tales of the Cocktail, I encountered the 151 Swizzle as the featured player at the most epically entertaining train-wreck of a seminar I have ever had the pleasure to attend.

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SideBlog: Sh*t Bartenders Say

Doug — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:41:23 +0000

Sh*t Bartenders Say:

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Tiki: Guilt Free Sex?

Doug — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:49:25 +0000

In which I answer the question, “Is Beachbum Berry right when he says Tiki was about guilt-free sex (among other things)?”

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SideBlog: Selling Tiki—Ukuleles! Tiki King

Doug — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:16:59 +0000

Ukuleles!!

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Tiki Timeout: Max La Rocca’s “3 is the Magic Number”

Doug — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:25:19 +0000

OK, this isn’t strictly TIki. But it is strictly awesome.
Max La Rocca produces a “3 is the Magic Numbe”r old-fashioned, amidst a cloud of smoke… just like magic.
I never thought an Old-Fashioned post would work during Tiki Month, but here you go!

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Elsewhere For Tiki Month: Rowen Burns Off the Fog

Doug — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:36:13 +0000

Out in San Francisco, my friend and drinking companion Rowan trades in the usual fog of the City by the Bay for some redolent sun in the South Pacific.

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SideBlog: Places Where I Must Drink One Day: The Tiki Ti

Doug — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:11:02 +0000

The Tiki Ti, L.A. Among the places in which I must one day drink. (@theTikiTi)

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Update: Beachbum Berry’s Tiki+

Doug — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:05:05 +0000

For almost a year and a half, there has been a new version of Beachbum Berry’s Tiki+ app for iOS, and I knew nothing about it. Here’s the lowdown.

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Tiki Drink: The Sneaky Tiki

Doug — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:12 +0000

The Sneaky Tiki. A late Tiki-era potable from a Lake Tahoe casino.

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SideBlog: The Zen Tiki Lounge

Doug — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:02:47 +0000

The Zen Tiki Lounge. Bloggers, Podcasters, Twitterers. Bringing you the Tiki any way they can!

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Tiki Essentials: Simple Syrup—Surprisingly Easy, Surprisingly Complicated

Doug — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:51:57 +0000

Simple Syrup is both more simple than most normal people think, and more complex than most cocktail gooks think.

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Elsewhere for Tiki Month: It’s Always Tiki Month for Tiare

Doug — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:16:32 +0000

It may not be a stretch for her, but I’m thrilled to see Tiare of A Mountain of Crushed Ice is on board for Tiki Month!

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SideBlog: Selling Tiki Stuff: Cheeky Tiki

Doug — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:14:33 +0000

Cheeky Tiki. Among the places I’ve bought from, or want to buy from. This one is a British retailer.

Tiki Drink: Vicious Virgin #2

Doug — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:00:48 +0000

The Vicious Virgin #2: Tiki name! Tiki color! Tiki… tequila?

SideBlog: Found, One Protegé in My Family

Doug — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:46:24 +0000

Found at last, my protegé within my family. I was dictating Vic’s Navy Grog to him for a Superbowl punch. “How do I chill it?” he replies, “I have both liquid nitrogen and dry ice!”

Elsewhere For Tiki Month: Basic Civilization Goes Down the Mai Tai Hole

Doug — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:36:08 +0000

Joe Garcia makes the mistake of writing about making Mai Tais. This never ends well.

An Interview With Ed Hamilton, US Importer of Lemon Hart 151, Among Others

Doug — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:00:13 +0000

An interview with the US importer of Lemon Hart 151 and leader of the Ministry of Rum, Ed Hamilton about how he and Lemon Hart got where they are today.

SideBlog: Fassionola

Doug — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:00:23 +0000

Fassionola. What is this stuff? Long lost Tiki ingredient or just proto-Hawaiian Punch? Is it still made, and do I need it?

Elsewhere For Tiki Month: Spirited Remix Grogalizes

Doug — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:24:49 +0000

DJ Hawaiian Shirt reviews The Grogalizer for Tiki Month, so I don’t have to.