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Bamboo Sam
Feb 16, 20234 min read
Trader Vic's - Atlanta
A visit to one of the last great Tiki bars of the 70's
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Bamboo Sam
Apr 1, 20222 min read
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...
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Bamboo Sam
Dec 14, 20212 min read
Christmas Eve of Destruction
A Favorite Drink from Sippin' Santa 2021!
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Bamboo Sam
Nov 26, 20213 min read
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...
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Bamboo Sam
May 4, 20212 min read
Toucan Dance
A drink from Pagan Idol that's lighter tasting than its ingredients suggest.
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Bamboo Sam
Apr 13, 20213 min read
Royal Bermuda Yacht Club
A hard twist on the daiquiri.
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Bamboo Sam
Feb 19, 20212 min read
Hot Buttered Rum
Hot buttered rum was originally just that, rum, hot water, and a pat of butter. We can do better...
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Bamboo Sam
Feb 2, 20213 min read
Port Light
A look into the Port Light, a bourbon based Tiki Classic
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Bamboo Sam
Jan 26, 20213 min read
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
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Bamboo Sam
Jan 19, 20213 min read
Elusive Dreams
The Patterson House (Nashville) is known for classic cocktails. The Elusive Dreams is their riff on the classic Hotel Nacional Special.
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Bamboo Sam
Jan 12, 20213 min read
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...
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Bamboo Sam
Jan 5, 20213 min read
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...
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Bamboo Sam
Dec 22, 20202 min read
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...
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Bamboo Sam
Nov 13, 20201 min read
Falinum
The Falinum cocktail from Smuggler's Cove.
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Bamboo Sam
Nov 6, 20203 min read
Rain Killer
A lesser known cocktail from Tiki's Golden Age. While I often write about Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic, there was a third pillar of...
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Bamboo Sam
Oct 30, 20204 min read
The Zombie
The dangerous drink that launched the tropical drinks craze I'm really not sure how I made it this far without doing a post on the...
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Bamboo Sam
Sep 4, 20202 min read
Foul Weather
An attempt to recreate a drink I never knew existed!
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Bamboo Sam
Aug 21, 20203 min read
Kon-Tiki Rain
The Kon-Tiki Rain, a great Tiki revival drink from Kelly "Hiphipahula" Reilly & "Trader" Tom Morgan.
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Bamboo Sam
Aug 14, 20203 min read
Rum Runner
A quick look at the Rum Runner in two different forms.
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Bamboo Sam
Jul 24, 20203 min read
Daiquiri No. 1
The daiquiri that launched them all!
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