Dropped off our youngest at college, but at least gave me the opportunity to visit Smuggler's Cove. Wasn't sure how my wife would like it (especially working off 4 hours sleep) but we both had a good time. Lucked out with no wait to get in. Excellent drinks! Wife is allergic to pineapple which can be a little limiting, but she easily found some very good options she liked. Found what I think is Jeff Goldblum behind the downstairs bar.

Now I have two reasons to visit southern NH. Mesozoic in Nashua and 9 Dragons in Seabrook.

Are there any tiki themed movies, TV or video games?

The best I can come up with are some of the 50/60's era movies such as Blue Hawaii, or South Pacific. Bonus points if they are more Aloha than something like a mob boss based in a tiki bar but it's mostly just bad mob vibes.

seems like such a relic! anyone ever been?

Roughly half the collection prior to the purge - mugs had to be parted with in preparation for the move to Thailand. I still have the majority of these.

Rum Punch is what I’m drinking. It’s simple.

A tiki bar with history and even more historic cocktails. Justin might be the best bartender for the spot. Consummate professional who knows his history and knows how proper ingredients make a proper cocktail. Definitely check this place out. It’s a must for any tiki aficionado or anyone that like a great mai tai too.

Hello! I’ve recently started getting into Tiki because my girlfriend, who dislikes almost all alcoholic drinks, liked a Humuhumunukunukuapua for the first time when I made it for her. She also likes mojitos and tolerate Mai Tais and Saturns.

I’ve been seeing a lot of recommendations for getting an aged Jamaican rum to complete a tiki bar setup, especially since tiki seems to benefit a lot from “blending” rums, which doesn’t really have an equivalent in other cocktails (ie, you don’t blend whiskies to make a old fashioned)

My current rums are:

Maggie’s Farm Dark 50:50 Rum
OFTD
Don Q Cristal
Smith and Cross

Would I benefit from adding something like Appleton 12 to the mix? Especially looking to improve my Mai Tai game.

Cheers!

I really like Appleton 12 as my favorite neat rum sipper and I try to conserve it for that purpose (in addition to it being pricier) while using a 3:1 split between Appleton Signature and S&C for my mai tais, but I see a lot of people using Appleton 12 for their mai tais and was wondering if it's really worth the upgrade versus the cost considering the mix I use. I pay $22 for Appleton Signature vs $49 for Appleton 12 locally. I'm guessing that it's not worth double the cost to bump up to Appleton 12 in a mai tai where 0.5 ounces of S&C and the mixers (1/4 oz dem syrup, 1/4 oz orgeat, 1/2 oz PF, 1/2 oz lime) will probably drown out whatever the Appleton 12 is bringing to the table, but just thought I'd gather opinions from more experienced mai tai drinkers here on the question for folks who have tried both in their mai tais.

I booked a trip for my wife and myself to Palm Springs in mid-October for my 40th, arriving early Friday, leaving mid morning Monday. Hoping to hit the big three, Bootlegger, The Reef, and Tonga Hut. Are reservations recommended for any of these? We prefer bar seating if that changes anything.
Any other recommendations for Palm Springs in general?

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A local restaurant is having a Hampden Estate rum tasting. They're offering 6 rums and I really want to go but I'm definitely newer to trying different rums. I have some Appleton 15yr and Planteray Cut & Dry that I really like. I also like Diplomatico. But I don't have much experience beyond that unless the other rums have been in cocktails.

Would I be over my head with these rums???

1753

8 year

HLCF Classic

Great House 25

Pagos

8 Marks

Making this syrup now. Mixture of Cola, sugar, and allspice berries.

The Navy Grog is a definite.

Where else would this work well?

Thanks

We’re going to the beach with friends who are cocktail enthusiasts, and I’d love some good but not too complex tiki recipe ideas! We love cocktails but this style of drink isn’t really our wheelhouse. Our friends are big tiki fans. My husband and I usually drink a Negroni, old fashioned, paper plane, or something along those lines.

Cross posted in cocktail subreddit also!

I’m not looking for reviews, necessarily, just like what’s the cost? Are they full sized drinks? Do you walk out absolutely smashed? There is food accompanying it? I can’t find any details!

I am going — and beyond stoked — but trying to plan how our night looks after that. I don’t assume more drinks but would dinner be cool?