Posts Tagged tiki

Trader Tiki’s Exotic Syrups

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Posted by Kenn in The Business of Cocktails  |  July 16, 2010

Summertime is finally upon us here in Portland and that means it’s time to break out the Martin Denny and start mixing up some tropical cocktails again. I’ve found my supply of appropriate ingredients to be a bit lacking, but luckily there’s a great new line of products available this year to help solve this problem: Trader Tiki’s Exotic Syrups.

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Thatch Tiki Bar

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Posted by Kenn in Bar Reviews, Portland  |  June 25, 2010

We’re finally getting some warm weather here in Portland and after spending a warm afternoon hanging out at the Cirque du Cycling, Sarai and I stopped by Thatch to celebrate the weather just a little more before heading home.…

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Tiki Crawl 9

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Posted by Kenn in Events  |  June 13, 2009

It’s that time of year again: Tiki Central just announced Tiki Crawl 9, this year’s annual annual tiki bar crawl around the San Francisco bay area. Taking place July 9 through 12, Tiki Crawl 9 features the best…

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Mai Tai

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Posted by Kenn in Cocktail Recipes  |  October 27, 2008

Classic Mai Tai

Mai Tai

  • 2 ounces Jamaican rum
  • 1/2 ounce orange curacao
  • 1/2 ounce orgeat syrup
  • 3/4 ounce fresh lime juice
  • Mint sprig for garnish

Combine all liquid ingredients in an ice-filled shaker and shake until cold. Strain into…

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Kona Club

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Posted by Kenn in Bar Reviews, San Francisco  |  October 20, 2008

San Francisco’s East Bay — the area that includes Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda — has become something of a tiki mecca in recent years. There’s always been a tiki presence here; this is where Trader Vic’s, the birthplace of…

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San Francisco Tiki Crawl 2008

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Posted by Kenn in Events  |  October 6, 2008

Tiki Central's Tiki Crawl 2008

This weekend Tiki Central is hosting its eighth annual Bay area tiki crawl:

Come join in the biggest Bay Area Tiki Bar Crawl yet! Four days! Ten Bars! Savor the world of tiki with visits to

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Tiki Ti

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Posted by Kenn in Bar Reviews, Los Angeles  |  August 30, 2008

We didn’t plan on hitting Tiki Ti on our recent trip to LA, but sometimes you just need to tiki it up. We were near a beach, experiencing some real summer weather for a change, and we heard the…

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Dr. Zarkov’s Tiki Lounge

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Posted by Kenn in Articles  |  June 24, 2008

While perusing the Barware, Bar Tools, Barphemera, etc. group on Flickr, I came across an amazing home tiki bar, by someone named Dr. Zarkov (not the Dr. Zarkov?!?).

Dr. Zarkov\'s home tiki lounge

I’ve long dreamed of having a nice home…

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Forbidden Island

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Posted by Kenn in Bar Reviews, San Francisco  |  January 27, 2008

After nearly two years, I finally made it out to Forbidden Island, the new (well, newish) tiki bar in Alameda. Residents of Alameda refer to themselves as “island people”, so a place like this fits in well. (For…

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Tikipedia

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Posted by Kenn in News  |  June 4, 2006

Last summer I had a brilliant idea: Create a Wikipedia-like web site focused on everything tiki: bars, cocktails, whatever. It was going to consist of a WordPress blog and, of course, a wiki for user contributions. It was going to…

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