Tiki
- Big Toe mug for the Inferno Room in Indianapolis
My partner and I made a trip to The Inferno Room for their mug release with Big Toe last weekend. Initially, we were set on the brown variant but had to go with the yellow when we set eyes on it in person.
- Grapefruit Mai tai
Made some grapefruit super juice so figured I’d try a Mai tai. Replacing the lime with grapefruit. It’s interesting and refreshing but I feel the grapefruit gets lost.
- Estate Sale Score
I scored this Hamilton Beach Model 18 mixer for 40 bucks, almost 100 years old and still works. Just refreshed the motor brushes and replaced the jacked up cord. Cant wait to make some cocktails with this bad boy.
- "A New Golden Age for the Tiki Bar", 2018 article from the Atlanticwww.theatlantic.com A New Golden Age for the Tiki Bar
Half a century after the tropical craze of the 1960s, the modern age of escapism is taking cues—and inspiration for giant rum drinks—from the past.
- Heading down to Palm Springs, any Suggestions?
I am heading down to Palm Springs next week any Tiki recommendations? I have been to the Reef, but wanted to check out some other bars.
- DIY Imitation Glass Float Lights
Just an FYI for anyone putting together a tiki event on a budget: solid-color inflatable balls from Dollar Tree work great as ad hoc glass floats for a party.
We had some LED puck lights from a past event that were simple to hide in the top rope (with a layer of electrical tape to block any other light leakage). They illuminate through the ball for fantastic ambience.
You can follow Batjakknots to weave the rope, or just improvise with cuts of cheap netting/simple knots like I did, it all ends up capturing the effect pretty well for ~$3 per light
- Frankie's Tiki Room in Las Vegas
I was in Vegas for one night and had to choose what tiki bar to go to. My go to is usually Golden Tiki but I chose to hit up Frankie's, it did not disappoint. It was crazy slow which is super rare, but it allowed us to chat with the bartender and she was great, fun conversation, super good drinks, and lots of knowledge of tiki culture.
My wife and I ordered three drinks in total the Kahiki Kai, Lapu Lapu, and the Mai Tai. The drinks where delicious, and strong. I had the lapu lapu and the mai tai and was feeling it.
The ambiance was cool as well, the original design was created by Bamboo Ben, who also created the decor inside Disney's Enchanted TIki Room.
I recommend checking it out if your in town.
- Welcome and Aloha
Hello everyone, as a member of the r/tiki subreddit for quite a long time, and after the Reddit drama, I figured why not give the tiki folks a place to share in the fediverse. This community is unapologetically inspired by r/tiki as you may have noticed from the description and guidelines. I can only hope for those who jump ship from Reddit can feel they have a safe harbor here.
Aloha Ohana
