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Rum Club Launches at Boo Loo Lounge
Orinda’s small but well-received tiki bar Boo Loo Lounge is launching a rub club called the Restless Spirits Club.
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New Menu at Boo Loo Lounge
The menu format takes inspiration from Boo Loo’s location in the Orinda Theater complex, laying it out like a screenplay with red editorial notes in the margins.
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San Jose’s Best Halloween Bar is Alter Ego
We’ve had amazing cocktail experiences here before and the new menu was no exception.
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Return to Tiki Pete
Sometimes second chances are worthwhile and we like to stay open-minded.
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The unwelcome Hulaween intruders have taken over the Tiki garden at the Mai-Kai, inching closer to penetrating the interior. Be wary on your walk through the jungle ...
#maikai #maikairestaurant #maikaihulaween #polynesianrestaurant #tikibar #tikirestaurant #tiki #floridatiki
The Last Rites Mai Tai
I tried the Mai Tai to see if it was improved from the so-so versions I’ve had over the years.
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I talk my history, tiki revival, Mai-Kai and Donn history. Give it a listen. Also available on your favorite podcast thingy.
17.10.2025 21:37 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Frankenstein’s Cocktail Bar Pop-Up
The good news is that we found the cocktails to be pretty good – and suuuuper boozy.
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Witches Brew at Hula Hoops
It’s served in a little cauldron and contains a little dry ice inside a metal tea bag, so it bubbles ever so subtly as you drink it!
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I'm breaking in the Trader Vic's 90th anniversary mug, designed by Tiki Rob (RIP) and acquired during Inuhele, with my Tropical Thunder Express cocktail (recipe at AtomicGrog.com). Get the mug at TraderVics.com for 50% off! I'll be back in Atlanta with a new seminar in 2026 (tickets at Inuhele.com).
15.10.2025 02:44 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Donn Beach’s 1988 entry in the Rotary Club and his sponsor Martin Denny’s.
14.10.2025 17:48 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Breakfast at Trader Sam’s at Disneyland Hotel
We always enjoy visiting Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar at the Disneyland Hotel and wanted to check out the breakfast service that’s been running for a few months.
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Don’t have it but also it isn’t 63%, so…
23.09.2025 00:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0There seemed to be way less of those locations this year for some reason
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Jamaican Overproof Rum Blind Shootout
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Does It Daiquiri? open.substack.com/pub/jaymebla... #daiquiri #rum #homebartender #mixology
06.09.2025 21:26 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Lei’d Back at Sacramento’s Jungle Bird
It’s been more than a couple years since we’ve been to Sacramento’s leading tiki bar The Jungle Bird for some reason, but stopped in for a drink and some light food on a recent excursion.
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Mai Tai Day 2025
What a fabulous day in Emeryville for the annual Mai Tai Day celebration at Trader Vic’s.
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Mai Tai Day Slides – The Search for the Ultimate Mai Tai
Join Kevin Crossman for an informative and humorous presentation describing the hunt for the ultimate Mai Tai.
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Mai Tai Day Seminar
We’re pleased to return to Mai Tai Day at Trader Vic’s Emeryville to present a seminar called the Search for the Ultimate Mai Tai.
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Not the Mai Tai Rum You’re Looking For. Or Is It?
There’s been a lot of online hype for Holmes Cay’s new Réunion Island Rum Traditionnel – Single Origin Edition.
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International Bartenders Association (IBA) Mai Tai Recipe Learns the Wrong Lesson
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Believe it or not those Mai Tais don’t really bother me too much. I thought the Hawaiian Mai Tai was fine. (I know that show is very popular but the vibe … isn’t my jam). Make and Drink is more my style.
03.08.2025 06:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
2044 Mai Tai: Funky Rum with Yellow Chartreuse
The half ounce of orange curaçao liqueur is replaced by the sweet herbal Yellow Chartreuse in a subtle change that is sort of buried in the blend due to the firebomb of a rum blend made with funky high proof rums.
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Trader Vic’s at Oakland Airport Coming in 2026
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Pleasant Surprises from the Mai Tai Menu at Wilfred’s Lounge
New to me on this visit was a whole page of Mai Tais on the cocktail menu.
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Another kidnapping at Home Depot, Inglewood, California
05.07.2025 14:20 — 👍 2645 🔁 1399 💬 261 📌 83Cheers
05.07.2025 22:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0TLDR Yes it is the best. Cheers!
05.07.2025 22:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Anyone know somebody at Instagram who can help get an account unstuck from a post password change lock up? Asking for a friend.
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