What is Pisco ?
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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The Pineapple Sangria recipe is our new favorite summertime pitcher of fun. As with most Sangria recipes it is very easy to make and is both tasty and refreshing. The brain trust ( yes we do know the humor of that term ) at Buffet Beach had a little back and forth on this one about
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The Tipsy Dolphin beach cocktail is a drink that you may not have tried yet…. and you really, really should. I is a really nice cocktail that is very easy to mix up by the glass or by the pitcher… we like it better that way , it lasts longer. A feature of the The Tipsy
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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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In the world of mixology, Tropical Cocktails hold a high position indeed. From the Grand Daddy of Tequila drinks, The Margarita, to the long list of classic Tiki Bar drinks, we will try to shed some light on the subject. The tropics have long been a rich source of adventure and travel, not to mention
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The world of Tiki Culture can be broken into classic and modern. One of the modern tiki drinks that has become an instant classic is the Black Strap Jungle Bird. But first a little back ground. We were enjoying an after work cocktail at Shag Bark a really top notch restaurant in Richmond Va. The
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All the hard work of Rupert Holmes aside, I think the world needs to revisit the pleasures of an all time classic, the Pina Colada. This delightfully tropical concoction has faded from popularity since it’s heights in the days of Disco. For a drink that is light, not too sweet and very refreshing, you all
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