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finkdaddy Tiki Socialite
Joined: May 11, 2004 Posts: 2061 From: Wisconsin
| Posted: 2005-11-26 06:48 am  Permalink
new lauhala matting or
Gosling's Black Seal rum?
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Chip and Andy Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 13, 2004 Posts: 2277 From: Corner table, Molokai Lounge, Mai-Kai.
| Posted: 2005-11-26 07:23 am  Permalink
[ This Message was edited by: Chip and Andy 2009-06-05 17:12 ]
 
 
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Doctor Z Tiki Socialite
Joined: Aug 01, 2002 Posts: 1617 From: The Hale Moana Lounge, Torrance, CA
| Posted: 2005-11-26 08:14 am  Permalink
FRESH MINT!!
 
 
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ikitnrev Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1323 From: D.C. / Virginia
| Posted: 2005-11-26 08:24 am  Permalink
10 Cane rum also smells wonderful - much smoother than the other rums in my bar collection.
VErn
 
 
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Basement Kahuna Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 14, 2002 Posts: 3601 From: Jawja Province, Isle of North America
| Posted: 2005-11-26 09:06 am  Permalink
That first blast of Australian Oak smoke from the chinese ovens when you enter Trader Vic's or the Mai Kai...but fresh lauhala is right on up there on the roster, too...
 
 
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cynfulcynner Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 24, 2002 Posts: 1799 From: Ocean Beach, San Francisco
| Posted: 2005-11-26 11:52 am  Permalink
DURIANS!
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Scottiki Tiki Centralite
Joined: Jun 21, 2004 Posts: 65 From: The Moai Lounge
| Posted: 2005-11-26 8:01 pm  Permalink
Mmm...fresh thatch,
Or
The mint sprig in a Trader Vic's mai tai!
 
 
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ErichTroudt Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 27, 2002 Posts: 629 From: SoCal
| Posted: 2005-11-26 9:18 pm  Permalink
Plumeria Flowers off the tree in my backyard.
cynfulcynner, saying Durian is not even right..... I lived in malaysia for 6 months and know all about that "smell". They can call it the "King of Fruits" all they want, but it smells like an outhouse. Both Korea and Thailand had it too. Bad, bad, bad, stuff. I got bad flashbacks just seeing that picture.....lol
 
 
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hewey Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 4284 From: Sydney, Australia
| Posted: 2005-11-27 5:38 pm  Permalink
AHHH! Durian! We tried some in Thailand. The Thai say "Smell like hell, taste like heaven" We thought it should be "Smell like Sh@#, taste like sh#@!" Nasty stuff. I believe its a ruse to laugh at tourists "silly tourists, eating yucky fruit!". Dead set, they even have No durian signs, like you would have no smoking signs, in the hotles it is that bad.
Back on topic, I love:
The smell of freshly worked pine wood
Mums spag bol (spaghetti bolognaise)
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bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11594 From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2005-11-27 6:23 pm  Permalink
Rotting Noni fruit laying out on Marquesan farm racks. (Since it's discovery as New Age medicine it has replaced Copra there.)
Actually, that is the worst smell I ever encountered. Fresh mint would be my fave, too. And, on a good day, the smell of arriving in Hawaii.
 
 
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rodeotiki Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 21, 2004 Posts: 1513 From: calgary
| Posted: 2005-11-27 6:46 pm  Permalink
I love the smell of cedar, my whole house has a hint of cedar too it after a good day of carving and sanding.
 
 
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hiltiki Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 10, 2004 Posts: 4021 From: Reseda, calif.
| Posted: 2005-11-27 7:18 pm  Permalink
Coco-butter lotion.
 
 
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Chrisc Tiki Centralite
Joined: Dec 01, 2004 Posts: 65 From: UK
| Posted: 2005-11-28 05:15 am  Permalink
Re: DURIANS
I don't think they smell bad at all. Yes, the smell is a bit insistant, but I can tell it's actually of vegetable origin and only pretending to be something disgusting. I even fancy I can detect the sweet underlying elements of strawberry, almond and banana that make up the flavour of the fruit.
CHRIS
 
 
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Thomas Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 15, 2005 Posts: 372 From: Lake Mojave
| Posted: 2005-11-29 11:05 pm  Permalink
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On 2005-11-27 18:23, bigbrotiki wrote:
And, on a good day, the smell of arriving in Hawaii.
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This reminds me of a few lines from a book I quoted from a while back, the imagery in which sticks with me very strongly:
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But I must admit it was wonderful to fly to Hawaii in a Boeing 707 in 1969 before it became so touristy. It was like being in the start of a Bond movie, the one where Ursula Andress came up out of the sea in that white swimsuit. The whole island smelled as if it had been sprayed over with the most wonderful subtle perfume. It was quite heady.
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(original thread):
http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/viewtopic.php?topic=16130&forum=1&hilite=beatles
 
 
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paranoid123 Tiki Socialite
Joined: Dec 13, 2002 Posts: 378 From: New York City
| Posted: 2005-11-30 12:30 am  Permalink
... steaks grilling on red oak.
 
 
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