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Demerara Cocktail Tiki Tuesday

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020TomLeave a Comment

The Demerara Cocktail was created by Mariano Licudine in 1956. He was the head bartender at the Mai-Kai restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Trader Vic Punch Tiki Tuesday

December 1, 2020December 15, 2020TomLeave a Comment

This punch is an original Trader Vic recipe from the 1960’s.

Donga Punch Tiki Tuesday

November 17, 2020November 16, 2020TomLeave a Comment

The Donga Punch was created by Don The Beachcomber, somewhere around 1937. It’s a very simple 3 ingredient drink that is easy to make and enjoy! Ingredients ¾ oz fresh lime juice 1½ oz Don’s mix 1½ oz aged martinique rum Steps Put everything into a cocktail shaker half-filled with crushed ice. Shake well. Pour into a tall […]

Doctor Funk Tiki Tuesday

November 10, 2020November 8, 2020TomLeave a Comment

The Doctor Funk comes from the Palm Springs Don The Beachcomber’s, circa 1953, based on an actual South Pacific drink.

151 Swizzle Tiki Tuesday

November 3, 2020November 1, 2020TomLeave a Comment

The 151 Swizzle is an original drink created by Don The Beachcomber sometime in the 1940’s.

Tatuaje Nuevitas Jibaro No. 2 cigar review

October 30, 2020October 29, 2020TomLeave a Comment

Discontinued in 2007, the Tatuaje Nuevitas Jibaro line was brought back in 2018. It is now rolled at the My Father Cigars S.A. factory in Estelí, Nicaragua.

Colonel Beach’s Plantation Punch Tiki Tuesday

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020TomLeave a Comment

Colonel Beach’s Plantation Punch comes from Don the Beachcomber and was served at his “Colonel’s Plantation Beefsteak and Coffee House” in Waikiki in the 1950’s.

Smoky Tropical Sunset Tiki Tuesday

October 20, 2020October 26, 2020TomLeave a Comment

Well, another vacation is in the books. This time we spent a week in Sevierville, TN. We traveled around Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, TN as well. We did a bit of hiking around the Smoky Mountains and checked out as many Moonshine Distilleries as time allowed. Back home, I rounded up my taste testing volunteers […]

Diesel Esteli Puro cigar review

October 16, 2020October 15, 2020TomLeave a Comment

Released last month, this full-time addition to the Diesel lineup was created in collaboration with AJ Fernandez. Diesel Estelí Puro is available in three sizes and is sold in 20-count boxes. Robusto 5.25” x 54 — SRP per cigar $8.99 Toro 6” x 54 — SRP per cigar $9.49 Gigante 6” x 60 — SRP per cigar $9.99 […]

Zombie (1956) Tiki Tuesday

September 29, 2020September 27, 2020TomLeave a Comment

This is the final version of the Zombie that Donn Beach tinkered with. There is one version in-between the 1934 version and this one. I’ll get to that one in a couple of weeks, once I source one of the ingredients and return from a road trip.