The Dark and Storm Cocktail
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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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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Tiki bar classic Mai Tai is a classic tropical cocktail and a must for any Tiki Bartenders recipe book. Most people think of the Mai Tai as just another fruity tropical rum drink and most uninformed bar tenders serve it that way. The truth is that the history of the Mai Tai is as interesting
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We at Buffet Beach’s top secret tasting labs were burning the midnight citronella oil recently working on our soon to be released line of cocktail mixers and made a fantastic discovery. Wanting to use as many different rums in our analysis as we could, we tried one we were unfamiliar with. Our happy surprise was
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One of our favorite exports from the beautiful Dominican Republic is Brugal Anejo rum. This Family distilled rum is a stand out in the sometime over crowded world of Rum. When Distillation began in 1888, founder Don Andres went the extra mile on quality and care in the distillation process. The family tradition has continued
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