TIKI BOOZE

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...

The Pango Daiquiri - another Bamboo Sam original!

A great drink with multiple outcomes

Bamboo Sam's favorite new rums of 2021!

An old punch methodology that will remake familiar drinks!

A drink from Pagan Idol that's lighter tasting than its ingredients suggest.

A hard twist on the daiquiri.

A look into the Port Light, a bourbon based Tiki Classic

The Patterson House (Nashville) is known for classic cocktails. The Elusive Dreams is their riff on the classic Hotel Nacional Special.

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...

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...

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...

...seems like a good drink for toasting the last month of 2020! Perhaps unsurprisingly, I'm a big fan of all things coconut. While there...

The Falinum cocktail from Smuggler's Cove.

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...

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...

A modern take on the Polynesian Paralysis Given that my liquor of choice prior to my Tiki conversion was bourbon, the Polynesian...

Another instant classic from the Minimalist Tiki. As I continue to work my way through Minimalist Tiki, an interesting confluence of a...

A twist on the Planter's Punch for my drone flying friends.

A Tiki Revival drink from Martin Cate's Smugglers Cove!

My latest discovered riff on the Planter's Punch - the Kill Devyl Reef

An ode to Black Tot Day on its 50th anniversary.

The daiquiri that launched them all!

The Colonel Beach's Plantation Punch by Don the Beachcomber.

A review of Two James' Doctor Bird Jamaica Rum

The Lorikeet is a riff on the Jungle Bird by Shannon Mustipher.

The Golden Barnacle cocktail is a Tiki revival drink that adheres closely to what made Tiki drinks great in the first place.

The Halekulani, a classic Hawaiian cocktail from the 1930's.

How to make a Pohō Moku cocktail.

Ever wonder how Bamboo Sam is trying to keep Covid-19 at bay?

A review of Diplomático Reserva Exclusivo rum.

Giving Demerara Distiller's El Dorado 21 year Special Reserve a try.

A review of Cruzan's Black Strap Rum and an overview of Black Strap Rums in general.

A review of Brugal 1888 Rum

A Tropical take on the Old Fashioned

Fog Cutter, hell! After two of these you won't even see the stuff.

Okolehao is Hawaii's only "native" liquor but it's been largely unavailable on the mainland for years.

A review of Mount Gay's Black Barrel Rum

“One of sour, Two of sweet, Three of strong, Four of weak”

A look at the Tiki's grand cocktail