The Caribbean’s favorite cocktail, The Pain Killer
It is hard to be a fan of tropical drinks and not love The Pain Killer. A refreshing blend of fruit juices and rum it has been a staple of summer fun for many a year. As with most Tiki style cocktails, Rum is the star performer. This drink, much like the Dark and Stormy
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Roni and I were having fun one night at one of our favorite resorts in Tampa. We soon struck up a conversation with a likable fellow. After a bit of fun conversation Steve and I found we had an unexpected thing in common. We both had a great fondness for one of St. Marin’s best
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The number of classic Tiki drinks is relatively short compared to the current laundry list of nondescript, mediocre cocktails that are everywhere. The Scorpion Bowl Cocktail is an all time Tiki winner. Just take a trip back and try to picture your grandparents on a date. Out for dinner in a super cool exotic Chinese
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Many people have been asking What is Pisco recently. The answer is, it is one of the hot new liquires that the Tiki culture is embracing. New may be a bit of a stretch as Pisco has be the preferred drink in Peru and Chile for centuries. Back, oh lets say 500 years or so, the
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Have you ever wondered How to build a Tiki Bar ? Yes, we know you have. The glamour, the mystique, the nostalgia all build into an Mad Men fueled desire to go back to a simpler time. If you are ready to start a Tiki Bar project the first step is to find the proper area
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Of all the magical things that the Caribbean has bestowed on the world one of our favorites is the classic cigar. When coupled with, oh, let’s say a finely crafted, well aged rum, a Classic cigar is an all out luxurious assault on the senses. The feel in your hand, the smoke wafting around you
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The history of the Dark and Stormy Tiki Cocktail , and yes there has to be a history for any classic Tiki drink, goes way back to circa 1860. The Gosling family of Bermuda was busy growing there rum business. In 1806 James Gosling, a recent immigrant to the tiny island of Bermuda started perfecting
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The Tiki Bar Classic, Fog cutter is a drink that if you have tried one, it probably wasn’t the classic recipe. The story of the Fog Cutter is the story of the Tiki world… filled with mystery and quite a bit of industrial espionage. One story goes that Tony Ramos, the lead bartender at the
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Of the many great things associated with the island paradise of St. Martin, Ma Doudou flavored rum is one of the best. If you have never been to St. Martin, first we feel for you… second, you have probably never heard of one of our favorite rum products. Ma DouDou is one of the island’s
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Grog, few things fit as neatly into the pantheon of Classic Tiki Culture as the question, What is grog ? The history of Grog, and there is quite a history goes way back to to August 21 1740. On that day Vice Admiral Edward Vernon of the Royal Navy decreed it was good and should
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