Category: general tiki

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

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

Sex, Lies, and Passionola

In my occasional forays into researching Tiki drink history and…

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

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

Polynesiacs Book Cover

Announcing Polynesiacs – Tiki at Home

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

Let’s Talk Sugar and Demerara Syrup

Let’s talk sugar and syrups. Cocktail recipes often call for…

Manuala Savona, Alexandre Gabriel, Jeff Berry and David Wondrich on a panel at Tales of the Cocktail

Jeff Berry, David Wondrich, and Alexandre Gabriel Tell Origin Stories of Stiggins’ Fancy and OFTD Rums

At Tales of the Cocktail 2022, renowned rum and cocktail…

Cocktail Wonk Top Ten Stories of 2021

Welcome to my traditional year-end introspective for CocktailWonk.com, my free-form…

Gatekeeping the Mai Tai

As a Tiki drink enthusiast, it’s exciting to see new…