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tofukulele
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Aug 07, 2011
Posts: 66
From: San Francisco Bay, CA
|  Posted: 2011-12-07 08:48 am Permalink
Aloha folks,
Would any of you be interested in starting a SF Bay Area rum club? (I'm assuming there's not already one of these considering there's no mention of one here on TC.) Here's what I'm thinking:
1. Meet monthly or quarterly
2. Rotate venues among members' homes
3. Each person would bring a bottle (or so) to maximize the tasting possibilities
4. Each tasting would have some sort of theme -- country, price level, age, etc.
Thoughts?
Mahalo,
Josh
P.S. I originally posted this notion on the Ministry of Rum FB page. Kahuna Kevin suggested I post it here as well.
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paulynesia
Member
Joined: May 14, 2008
Posts: 4
From: San Francisco
| Posted: 2011-12-07 3:23 pm Permalink
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On 2011-12-07 08:48, tofukulele wrote:
Aloha folks,
Would any of you be interested in starting a SF Bay Area rum club? (I'm assuming there's not already one of these considering there's no mention of one here on TC.) Here's what I'm thinking:
1. Meet monthly or quarterly
2. Rotate venues among members' homes
3. Each person would bring a bottle (or so) to maximize the tasting possibilities
4. Each tasting would have some sort of theme -- country, price level, age, etc.
Thoughts?
Mahalo,
Josh
P.S. I originally posted this notion on the Ministry of Rum FB page. Kahuna Kevin suggested I post it here as well.
Aloha Josh,
I would be interested in a monthly or quarterly SF/Bay Area rum club. I live in San Francisco so am flexible on locations. Great idea! Let me know if it gets off the ground.
Okole maluna (with all due respect),
Paul
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tofukulele
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Aug 07, 2011
Posts: 66
From: San Francisco Bay, CA
| Posted: 2011-12-07 3:55 pm Permalink
Good deal, Paul! Let's see if we can generate some critical mass here. Who else is in?
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aquarj
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Apr 02, 2002
Posts: 1107
From: SF bay area, CA
| Posted: 2011-12-09 1:35 pm Permalink
Yeah, I could be up for that. Even down for it too. We're on the peninsula.
I could bring an unusual bottle from time to time - here's a little bottle gallery I add to when I get new varieties. I confess that I have a rotten selfish impulse to wanna keep for myself the ones I like, and mostly share the ones I don't like! But not every impulse has to be followed.
-Randy
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Tikitastic
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 28, 2006
Posts: 272
From: Los Gatos, CA USA
| Posted: 2011-12-09 3:02 pm Permalink
I am in! And I am glad to host.
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JenTiki
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Jun 16, 2006
Posts: 2345
From: Home of the best rum collection in NC
| Posted: 2011-12-09 3:08 pm Permalink
I could get into that, but I can't host at my place. I'm in Alameda.
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SgtClassick
Member
Joined: Oct 07, 2011
Posts: 2 | Posted: 2011-12-09 3:57 pm Permalink
Im down.
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Trad'r Bill
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Oct 14, 2008
Posts: 493
From: Hercules, CA
| Posted: 2011-12-09 4:19 pm Permalink
I'm in - it will be a while before I can host tho'. Sounds like fun
-Trad'r Bill
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Coco Loco
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 21, 2004
Posts: 820
From: Exotic Isle of Alameda
| Posted: 2011-12-09 4:27 pm Permalink
Mai Tai and I may be in ... And may be able to host in the future.
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tofukulele
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Aug 07, 2011
Posts: 66
From: San Francisco Bay, CA
| Posted: 2011-12-09 6:19 pm Permalink
Excellent! We're reaching a critical mass here. I think we're up to about ten people now. Who else is in? Pretty soon, we'll have to figure out where the first gathering will be and when. Getting excited!
Aloha,
Josh
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tofukulele
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Aug 07, 2011
Posts: 66
From: San Francisco Bay, CA
| Posted: 2011-12-10 10:29 am Permalink
Aloha,
Now that we have about a dozen people expressing interest in the notion of a grassroots rum club, let's get together! I just posted a survey to see where folks would like to meet for the first time. Given that we don't all know each other yet, a public venue might be good (the local tiki spots) but anything's possible. Please vote on the survey and I'll post the results here once it looks like everyone has voted.
Survey here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LV8JDRM
Mahalo,
Josh
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tofukulele
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Aug 07, 2011
Posts: 66
From: San Francisco Bay, CA
| Posted: 2011-12-10 8:28 pm Permalink
With 50% of all precincts reporting, it's a dead heat between Forbidden Island, Trader Vic's Emeryville, and Trader Vic's Palo Alto--all with two votes each. If you haven't already voted, please do so! Once we decide on a location, we can nail down a time.
Aloha,
Josh
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tofukulele
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Aug 07, 2011
Posts: 66
From: San Francisco Bay, CA
| Posted: 2011-12-11 08:26 am Permalink
With eight total respondents thus far, it appears as though the tide has shifted toward Forbidden Island.
Has everyone voted? I think we may have a few stragglers, and I don't want to leave anyone out ^_^
Aloha
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Kahuna Kevin
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jul 12, 2010
Posts: 227
From: Mountain View, CA
| Posted: 2011-12-12 12:45 am Permalink
I vote for Trader Vic's Palo Alto or Tikitastic's mansion.
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tofukulele
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Aug 07, 2011
Posts: 66
From: San Francisco Bay, CA
| Posted: 2011-12-12 5:52 pm Permalink
Ok, now it's getting weird. Do we really have 16 people going to this initial meetup? Has anyone accidentally voted more than once? See the results as of a moment ago in the image below:
The drive from Forbidden Island to Trader Vic's in Palo Alto is about an hour, so it's a considerable difference, and I want this to be as fair as possible.
Thoughts welcome!
-Josh
PS. I myself voted for TV's in Emeryville, as I thought it was the most centrally located for East Bay and SF types, but this is likely little consolation for the folks in the South Bay or Peninsula.
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