Category: Cocktails

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The Falernum Files — Will the Real Falernum Please Stand Up?

For a recent project, I analyzed hundreds of tiki recipes…

Meet Rumba’s House Rum Blend for 2023

Back in 2021, Jennifer Akin, the then-general manager of Seattle’s…

Sex, Lies, and Passionola

In my occasional forays into researching Tiki drink history and…

Maori Punch – An Undiscovered(?) Trader Vic Original

Thanks to the pioneering cocktail archeology of Jeff “Beachbum” Berry…

The Nine Essential Tiki Rum Styles – A Beginner’s Guide

Wherever Tiki geeks gather, one question invariably arises, “I’m new…

Tropic of Cancer – Highlighting Another Great Tiki Flavor Combo

In chapter ten of Minimalist Tiki, I noted that understanding…

Polynesiacs Book Cover

Announcing Polynesiacs – Tiki at Home

In case you haven’t heard yet, Wonk Press (our publishing…

Revised Falernum Recipe

Small confession time — I recently realized Minimalist Tiki‘s falernum…