Tiki Cocktail Culture
About Tiki Cocktail Culture
Don the Beachcomber opened the first tiki bar in 1933 in Hollywood. Trader Vic Bergeron was his chief rival. The movement appropriated Polynesian aesthetics while serving complex rum cocktails. The Zombie and Navy Grog are iconic tiki drinks. Tropical escapism during the Great Depression. The Mai Tai dispute between the two men was bitter.
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Margarita
Multiple origin stories. The salt rim balances sour lime and strong tequila. Frozen margarita machin...
Old Fashioned
Considered the original cocktail, first documented in 1880. Made with bourbon or rye whiskey, sugar,...
Mojito
One of the oldest known cocktails. African slaves in Cuban sugarcane fields are credited with its cr...
Negroni
Count Camillo Negroni asked for his Americano with gin instead of soda water. Equal parts gin, Campa...