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RayZorback
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Joined: Jul 11, 2011
Posts: 4 |  Posted: 2011-07-11 09:50 am Permalink
Hello. This is my first post here. I am fairly new to the world of Tiki compared to most of you all. I am opening a new Sports Bar & Grill and I want to pay tribute to the original Tiki Bars of the 1940s & 1950s & the "summer sports" (surfing, sand volleyball, etc) by including some of the most famous "tiki drinks". I am trying to be as close to the original recipe as possible so I don't offend aficionado. I have these "Tiki drinks" & recipes already on the menu:
Mai Tai
Navy Grog
Zombie (DB's 1950s version)
Blue Hawaiian
Scorpion
Hula Girl
Mojito
I am looking for about 4 more "classic" recipes. Pina Coladas, Daiquiris, Martinis, & Margaritas are listed elsewhere on the drink menu. Any suggestions or sources will be appreciated.
Thank you!
Ray
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MadDogMike
Grand Member (3 years) 
Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6398
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2011-07-11 11:17 am Permalink
Welcome to Tiki Central Ray, where are you located?
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RayZorback
Member
Joined: Jul 11, 2011
Posts: 4 | Posted: 2011-07-11 11:24 am Permalink
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On 2011-07-11 11:17, MadDogMike wrote:
Welcome to Tiki Central Ray, where are you located?
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I live in Arkansas. I own a pizza joint in South Arkansas and will be opening up a second location as well as developing this concept in a neighboring city -- we hope! Negotiations with developers are later this week, but either way, we will eventually open up this concept.
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Chuck Tatum is Tiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: May 12, 2011
Posts: 1674
From: Southern Cailifornia
| Posted: 2011-07-11 11:24 am Permalink
Just look to any of "Beachbum Berry's" cocktail books
it is our Bible!
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jingleheimerschmidt
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 20, 2007
Posts: 328
From: santa rosa, calif.
| Posted: 2011-07-11 4:12 pm Permalink
Check out the menus from Tiki Ti, Forbidden Island, Trader Vic's, Don the Beachcomber....it's all there on the internets.
Good luck to you.
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jokeiii
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Joined: Sep 18, 2010
Posts: 306
From: Miami
| Posted: 2011-07-11 6:29 pm Permalink
Here are my four suggestions:
Rum Barrel
Lapu-Lapu
Leilani Volcano
Scorpion
Hope that helps!
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I. M. Transpose
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Joined: Jun 03, 2011
Posts: 10
From: Boston, MA
| Posted: 2011-07-11 7:04 pm Permalink
Hi Ray, and welcome! I've found that the Shrunken Skull and the Doctor Funk (using orange bitters instead of Pernod, or just omitting the Pernod entirely) are good additions to a tiki repertoire - they're on the lighter, sweeter side and are great for people who prefer that flavor profile.
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CucamongaChango
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 13, 2008
Posts: 264
From: Denver, CO
| Posted: 2011-07-12 06:20 am Permalink
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Planter's Punch
Singapore Sling
Rum Barrel
Dark 'n Stormy
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The Blue Kahuna
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jun 01, 2011
Posts: 331
From: Points East & West
| Posted: 2011-07-12 07:30 am Permalink
Pupule/Nui-Nui, Honi Honi, Samoan Fog Cutter, Macadamia Nut Chi Chi . . .
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Slacks Ferret
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 02, 2003
Posts: 1172
From: Calgary
| Posted: 2011-07-12 08:12 am Permalink
How about a Ray's Mistake?
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jingleheimerschmidt
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 20, 2007
Posts: 328
From: santa rosa, calif.
| Posted: 2011-07-12 11:37 am Permalink
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On 2011-07-12 08:12, Slacks Ferret wrote:
How about a Ray's Mistake?
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o_O
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thePorpoise
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 23, 2011
Posts: 700
From: Tampa Bay
| Posted: 2011-07-12 12:56 pm Permalink
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On 2011-07-11 09:50, RayZorback wrote:
I have these "Tiki drinks" & recipes already on the menu:
Mojito
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fyi, the mojito is not a tiki drink.
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Swanky
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 03, 2002
Posts: 4806
From: Hapa Haole Hideaway, TN
| Posted: 2011-07-12 1:25 pm Permalink
Some easy and good drinks to add that do not call for hard to find ingredients:
Derby Daiquiri
151 Swizzle if you can get Lemon Hart 151 or El Dorado Rum, or you might try a good dark Jamaican that is not 151
Jasper's Jamaican is now in my steady rotation but you'll need St. Elizabeth's Allspice Dram. Half the Dram and lime, and doubel th esumple syrup.
For people who like tart. I mena love it, the Demerara Dry Float.
Go over to The Grogalizer and sort the recipes by average grade and you will have a very good list. That way you get recipes you can make with what you already have.
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jokeiii
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Sep 18, 2010
Posts: 306
From: Miami
| Posted: 2011-07-12 5:30 pm Permalink
It goes w/o saying BUT, grab a copy of Beachbum Berry's Remixed and Sippin' Safari for the recipes to all these cocktails.
The mojito and piña colada are more Caribbean drinks than Tiki drinks, so you may want to move them over to that section of your menu. (And, while you're making mojitos and daiquiris, you might as well offer caipirinhas.)
HTH!
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[ This Message was edited by: jokeiii 2011-07-12 17:32 ]
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Sparkle Mark
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Joined: Jul 05, 2004
Posts: 301
From: Porter Ranch, CA
| Posted: 2011-07-13 01:54 am Permalink
I would consider throwing in a whisky, whiskey or bourbon beverage just for the folks that are certain that they don't like rum.
(Usually these people have never had a decent rum)
This way you can ease them into a nice rum later once they are digging properly made tropical drinks.
The Honi Honi, Starboard and Port Lights are pretty good.
Good Luck!
Mark
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