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Home Tiki Bar Spotlight #54 Tatooiniki – Maplewood, NJ

Posted by Ray on April 25, 2019 in Home Tiki Bars 1 Comment

We all know Star Wars isn’t Tiki and Tiki isn’t Star Wars, but can you combine the two?

I believe that answer is YES! Proof positive of a perfect example of a Star Wars themed tiki bar is Peter Haugen’s Tatooiniki. Peter combined elements of Luke Skywalker’s home planet Tatooine and a classic tiki bar to create a truly unique space. Here is how his home tiki bar, Tatooiniki, came to be. A Long Tiki Time Ago, In A Tiki Galaxy Far, Far, Away …

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Tiki VIP #27 Brandon Giraldez – Geeki Tikis and Beeline Creative (Star Wars Tiki Mugs and More!)

Posted by Ray on October 16, 2017 in Tiki VIP

Star Wars Tiki mugs!

I couldn’t believe that two of my biggest loves have been merged. I didn’t have to think about which mug I was going to get: I was getting them all! Who thought of this awesome idea? Brandon Giraldez…

And he isn’t stopping with Star Wars. He’s only just begun…

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Star Wars Mugs Call For Star Wars Tiki Drinks At Tacoma Cabana

Posted by Ray on July 7, 2016 in Tiki Cocktails

Thinkgeek.com may have come with one of the coolest ideas ever. They combined two of my favorite things: Star Wars and Tiki! There are six different mugs. There is a mug for Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Yoda, R2-D2, Chewbacca, and a Stormtropper.

Jason Alexander of Tacoma Cabana ordered a collection of Star Wars mugs of his own. Once Jason had the mugs in hand, he started to think about what to do with them and came up with a great idea: create Star Wars-themed Tiki drinks!

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May The Fourth Be Tiki at Rumba Seattle 5/4/16

Posted by Ray on May 16, 2016 in Tiki Bars 2 Comments

If you didn’t already know, the sci-fi fans of the world have proclaimed May 4^th to be May the Fourth Be With You Day, celebrating the coolest movie ever: Star Wars!

I grew up with Star Wars and it is indeed my favorite movie of all time. I still have all my action figures from back when I was a kid! With the release of The Force Awakens, Star Wars might be bigger than ever!

May 4^th landed on a Wednesday this year and every Wednesday is Tiki Night at Rumba. Rumba had a great idea: combine Star Wars and Tiki! A special menu was created that had Star Wars and Tiki themed drinks. Here were some of drinks…

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