I did not try this but enjoyed the typo

Just really getting into tiki and rum, and it appears I've fallen into the rabbit hole. About a month ago I had Bacardi Superior and some bitters. Just got a shipment from K&L today with Worthy Park 109, Rum Fire, and Rhum JM Terroir Volcanique.

...and then I went to the site and blew a hole in my wallet lol My 20th 21st birthday is next week so this is my gift from me to me.

WHO WANTS MAI TAIS?!

Check out the pictures. Just keep going.

That semi-annual sale email hit my inbox right after an email about a raise and damage was done! Excited to finally get my hands on some bottles not available in PA. If anyone has any recommendations for the Planetary coconut rum I’ll happily take them. 🤩

This is one of the few "specially" rums available where I live. I don't see it called out often in recipes. What drinks does it work well in?

My hope is that it's good enough to be a "workhorse" on my shelf that can replace some special-order-only bottles. If the consensus is that it kinda sucks I guess I'll keep plugging along with the high-price, hard-to-get bottles.

I feel like I still need a few rums

After what feels like a million hours of work, I finally reached the point where I felt comfortable sharing my home tiki bar.

It's still very much a work in progress. The structure is finally where I wanted it: faux rock walls, lauhala matting, a jungle ceiling, custom cabinetry, and enough room to function as both my home office during the day and tiki bar at night.

Now comes the fun part - filling the shelves, dialing in the lighting, adding artifacts, building the menu, and slowly layering in all the little details that make a tiki space feel lived in, which all can be done with rum in-hand.

This project has definitely consumed more time (and money) than I ever planned, but seeing it finally come together has made it worth it.

Looking forward to hearing what you all think, and I'm always open to ideas for the finishing touches.

Cheers!

This month’s theme was Food.

• 1/2oz lime
• 1/2oz grapefruit
• 1/2oz cinnamon syrup
• 1/2oz falernum
• 1oz Lemonhart 151
• 3/4oz Appleton 12
• 3/4oz Planteray 5 Year
• 1 dash Elamakule tiki bitters
• 1 dash Pernod
• 5 drops saline

The wash line isn't great, these glasses are huge 😅

My wife bought me this vintage Aloha shirt from a vintage clothes shop in Liverpool! What do you think?

I really loved this mai tai made with their pecan rum. They have the recipe online so I will try to recreate it at home!

Ideally they’d be new or flawless condition. Either way if not maybe some of use just want a few and one of us buys them and sells/ships the rest to members…

2oz Charanda Uruapan Blanco
.5oz Daytrip Strawberry Amaro (my addition)
.75oz Lime Juice
1 tablespoon “sugar mix” (equal parts raw and white sugar by weight)
60g frozen strawberries (I’d probably do 90g next time)
170 grams crushed ice
1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum (cut it to 1/8th)

Overall pretty good, maybe my strawberries are super flavorful so i wanted a little more but I enjoy it. 1/4 xanthan gum i find is a little too much for one drink it sorta gets a little gummy.

Sometimes it seems like just yesterday, but OFTD was revealed to the world ten years ago today. To remember the occasion and the rum's place in the modern tiki landscape, all seven OFTD Brothers shared their thoughts for my Rum Wonk article.

Works well, flavor stand up well to everything else going on in this drink. exploring cocktails with it, im a big fan so far.

Vela Incident
1oz lime
1oz Mhoba Shaldon
½ Velvet Falernum
½ Orgeat
½ Green Chartreuse
½ Triple Sec

Shake into rocks glass with crushed ice, garnish with spent lime shell & mint

Bikini Atoll from https://cocktailvirgin.blogspot.com/2011/10/bikini-atoll.html

Just recently visited Tiki Tatsuya in Austin Tx and fell in love with this mug! Unfortunately it was not for sale but I was wondering if anybody here knows of anything similar for sale online ! Unfortunately not the best picture

How would you recreate the Taro Taro !
I had at Cane Tiki Room in Paso Robles and it was amazing

I am planning to visit Taipei, and I was wondering if anyone knows about any places that sell tiki mugs in person. All that I can find online is places that sell ceramics in general (so not a guarantee) or online.
Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated

Does anyone know the spec for Three Dots Chicago’s Tequila Caribbean Punch?

I’m guessing it’s something like :

1 1/2oz Reposado

1/2oz Aged Cachaça (Novo Fogo?)

1/2oz Overproof Rum (Wray & Nephew?)

1/2oz lime

1/2oz Pom syrup

1 1/2oz sarsaparilla syrup (??)

Absinthe rinse

Dash of Angostura Bitters

Does anyone know for sure the exact spec? Or which reposado they use, etc?