Month: January 2021

Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #81 PaPa Nui – Charleston SC

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It’s hard to deny that World War II had a massive impact on Tiki’s popularity. Many GI’s came back from the war in the South Pacific with a new-found love for all things tropical and shared this love with the rest of their family. This would be the case with Scott Evans. Both of his grandfathers served in the South Pacific and this sparked his interest in tiki. His grandfathers inspired him so much that Scott built his own tiki bar and called it PaPa Nui in honor of his grandfather. Here is the story of PaPa Nui …

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Tiki VIP #44 Cristian Salazar Diaz- Adventures With Alchemy

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You may know Cristian from Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar, and I’m guessing he has poured you many HippopotoMai-Tais, some Krakatoa Punches and maybe an Uh Oa! or two. But did you know that Cristian has his own YouTube show? It’s called Adventures With Alchemy and in each episode, he reveals some of his secrets on how to make truly great cocktails. If you’re into tiki drinks or even craft cocktails, Adventures In Alchemy is a must watch!

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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #80 Kapu Tiki Lounge – Milwaukee WI

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There is nothing more beautiful than a tiki bar outside. But what do you do if you live somewhere that actually gets cold in the winter? The answer is you do what Pete Flessas did and extend your tiki bar into your basement. Pete and Kelly’s Kapu Tiki Lounge started with a tribal mask and ended with a super cool tiki escape that goes inside and out, or would it be the other way around? Here is Pete’s story about tribal masks, Dark ’n’ Stormies and graven Images …

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Tiki Triangle – A Book About Tiki And Tiki Cocktails by Justin Cristaldi

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Visiting your first tiki bar and sipping your first Mai Tai can be a life changing experience. It was for me and for many others who fell in love with tiki culture. As you start to get more and more into tiki, you realize that there’s so much to discover, there’s tiki art, fashion, escapism, mugs and last but not least, cocktails. Tiki Triangle by Justin Cristaldi is a great book to help you enter into this wonderful world of tiki. Tiki Triangle has chapters on the history of tiki, tiki’s connections to WW2, food, rum, ingredients and tons of tiki cocktail recipes!

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