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A must listen! ....... Posted @withregram • @the

What a great idea ... Okole maluna! ........ Poste

What a great idea ... Okole maluna! ........ Posted @withregram • @maxstiki We just had these passport booklets printed and are selling them for $10 each. The artwork was done by local artist Anthony Carpenter. Each page inside contains an illustration of one of our cocktails, 36 in all. Each time you order a different cocktail, we’ll stamp your passport. When you’ve tried them all and gotten all the stamps, we’ll engrave your name on a plaque and permanently affix it to our 2nd floor boat bar! Your achievement will live forever inside Max’s to be envied by future generations of tiki fans. 🤙🍹🗿 And you get to keep the passport as a memento of your glorious achievement. We only printed 200 of these and when they’re gone, they’re gone (unless we decide to print more later, which we may).(Small print: Passports only available inside Max’s, no mail order. Limit of three stamps per person per visit - these drinks are strong. No “sharing” a single passport among various people - that violates the spirit of this. And then whose name would be on the plaque?) #tiki #tikibar #tikicocktails #tikidrinks #maxstiki

New on the blog: @the_maikai_restaurant re-release

Virtual @tikioasis is Aug. 14-16 ... get your tick

Virtual @tikioasis is Aug. 14-16 ... get your tickets this weekend! ......... Posted @withregram • @tikioasis Virtual Tiki Oasis 8/14-816!! Check out this fab seminar by @dr.skipper.marley “Disney goes Tiki” Friday 8/14 4pm PST tix on sale this weekend! #tikio #virtualtikio #disney #waltdisneyfamilymuseum

If you missed this great new rum during its sneak

If you missed this great new rum during its sneak preview in April, it’s now back along with some cool limited edition glassware! ........ Posted @withregram • @the_maikai_restaurant August is National Rum Month!!Presenting The Real McCoy 12-year “Distillers Proof” Mai-Kai blend batch 131.A single-blended Barbados rum, exceptionally smooth with unmistakable notes of toasted pecan, vanilla and wood spice with a long elegant finish.Supplies are limited and if you purchase a bottle you will be invited to the virtual seminar, “Rum Runners of the Prohibition Era", on August 13th, presented by Bailey Pryor, a seven-time Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker, founder and CEO of @therealmccoyrumWe are also extending an invitation to anyone that previously purchased a bottle from batch #130 or #131.Batch 131 COST PER BOTTLE: $64.20 including taxTO PLACE YOUR ORDER and arrange for pick up (we regret that we are not able to ship), call Pia Dahlquist at 954-646-8975 or email pia@maikai.com.Order now as the first barrel (batch 130) sold out in no time! #maikai #rum #barbadosrum #therealmccoy #foursquarerum #polynesianrestaurant

We're enjoying a new decadent delight: Missionary'

We're enjoying a new decadent delight: Missionary's Colada by Italy's @emanukai. This mash-up of two classics - the minty Missionary's Downfall and coconutty Pina Colada - is the Reese's Cup of cocktails! #missionaryscolada #misssionarysdownfall #pinacolada #tikidrink #tikidrinks #tikicocktails #tikicocktail #rum #quarantiki #homebar #hometikibar

Great new mug from @hiddenharborpgh and @tikidiabl

Great new mug from @hiddenharborpgh and @tikidiablo ...... Posted @withregram • @hiddenharborpgh Coming this week: a bold new limited glaze-edition of our Marquesan Idol mug by @tikidiablo. We’re calling it the “Ring of Fire” edition, based on the killer gloss-over-matte glaze work that suggests uplighting by a fire in the drum-like basin (itself designed to accommodate flame and dry ice effects). Only 75 mugs were made in this limited edition, with no plans to do any further glaze runs in this mug design (but never say never, of course!).
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RELEASE DETAILS: for the benefit of our local folks, we’ll be pre-releasing the mug this Thursday for dine-in (or rather, dine-outside) guests only. Reservations may be made on our website. Then, starting Friday when we open for takeout at 11:30 a.m., mugs will also be available to order for takeout from the @independentpgh website (along with cocktails, mocktails, food, and more). Finally, next Monday, August 10 at noon ET, any remaining mugs will go up in our web store.
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Whenever and however purchased, mugs will be limited to one per customer, and our usual anti-flipping policies will apply. Mugs are $125 each, and every cent will help keep us and our team members doing what we do in these challenging times. Mahalo!
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#tiki #tikibar #tikimug #tikiculture #tikidiablo #marquesan #marquesanidol #🌴

If you're looking for a low-budget "dark Jamaican"

If you're looking for a low-budget "dark Jamaican" rum for classic Tiki cocktails, we were pleasantly surprised by Navy Bay ($15.99 at @totalwine). Distilled in Jamaica in both pot and column stills and aged in ex-American bourbon barrels. It holds its own against Coruba in a Planter's Punch. #rum #jamaicanrum #planterspunch #tiki #tikidrink #tikidrinks #tikicocktail #tikicocktails

Time to enjoy the calm before the storm! .........

Time to enjoy the calm before the storm! ......... Posted @withregram • @the_maikai_restaurant Friday night Happy Hour!!In the Molokai Bar, from 5pm-7pm get 1/2 off drinks and 1/2 off apps.***Reservations are not required for the Molokai Bar, but there is limited seating available.#tikibar #maikai #maikairestaurant #molokaibar #happyhour #fortlauderdale

Mahalo to @tikikiliki for hooking us up with this

Mahalo to @tikikiliki for hooking us up with this great limited-edition glassware we missed back when it was first released in 2013. The double old-fashioned glasses feature logos and artwork from five historic Tiki-themed hotels, bars and restaurants: The Hanalei Hotel in San Diego, Luau 400 in New York City, The Mainlander in St. Louis, Johnny’s Tiki Hut in Salt Lake City, and the Inter-Island Resorts in Hawaii. #tiki #tikikilikiproductions #tikiglassware #tikiglasses

We can’t wait for this! ........ Posted @withreg

We can’t wait for this! ........ Posted @withregram • @tikidiablo Here's a mug we designed one night while sitting at the bar inside the Tiki Ti. The Ti was founded by Ray Buhen, one of the original #filipino bartenders that helped open #donthebeachcomber in 1934. Donn Beach is credited with the creation of the first #tropicalbar and many #tropicalcocktails that we enjoy to this day. Although I never met Ray personally, someone had the wherewithal to interview him and write his story down. Here's a quote from Ray on his time at DTB.
"He'd [Don ] say anything," chuckled Ray. "He said he invented the Zombie, but he didn't. Or hardly any of his drinks." That work, Ray maintained, was done by Ray and his fellow Filipinos. " Ray said Don was a good guy to work for and was fond of him.
Ray later left to work at other iconic Hollywood watering holes before opening up his own bar , the Tikii Ti in 1961. Ray physically built this bar with the help of his son Mike Buhen. Mike continues to run this world famous bar today along with his own son, Mike Jr and their first employee, Greg , since 1961 . Like many small businesses including bars and restaurants, they have been shut down for months now due to state order.
We are working on a new mug to help support this internationally loved bar and we hope to offer it in a couple of months. For now please give @tikiti1961 a follow, shop their merchandise and support the bar in any way you can.
Pic by @polynesianpop#tikidiablo

Aunty Lilikoi is back in business under new owners

Aunty Lilikoi is back in business under new ownership producing their acclaimed passion fruit syrup and other products in Hawaii. It compares favorably to homemade syrup in classic Tiki cocktails such as the Demerara Float. Order now at AuntyLilikoi.com. #auntililikoi #passionfruit #tikidrink #tikidrinks #tikicocktail #tikicocktails #homebar #hometikibar

Another great interview with Ian Burrell. We can’t wait to try Equiano! .......... Posted @withregram • @bartenderatlarge It is hard to find anyone else in the spirits business who has done more for the modern rum renaissance then Global Rum Ambassador, @TheRumAmbassador. For over 20 years, he has travelled the globe visiting distilleries, and educating bartenders and rum aficionados. In addition, he is also the founder of @UKRumfest, one of the industry's most prestigious spirits festivals, as well as co-founder of his very own rum, @EquianoRum. So click the LINK IN BIO to tune in and get schooled on what it is like to live a life in dedicated to premium rum. #rum #rumambassador #ianburrell #equiano

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Very well said! We agree 100% ...@withregram • @

Very well said! We agree 100% ...@withregram • @jochen_hirschfeld Life is change. And to be able to grow we always need to listen and learn. Tiki pop culture started for me with an innocent love for Oceania. And „innocent" often also means naïve and superficial. That is ok if you are open and willing to explore further. In 2004 I started filming my Tiki Pop documentary. We went to the Pacific Islands first, New Zealand, Fiji, Cooks Islands, Tahiti and Hawaii. Early on I realized that this was an odd approach. The „Tiki“ I was trying to document has almost nothing to do with the Pacific islands. Many people I interviewed shook their heads and wondered what I was doing. I am very thankful for their patience and guidance that helped me to learn more about the real history and culture of Oceania. Today, on the wings of the cocktail revival, Tiki Pop is making a big comeback…but also a very superficial one. Often the cartoony reduction to beach, fun and hula-girls is all that is used to sell some rum. Whenever I read an „highbrow“ magazine article on Tiki the word „Kitsch“ makes me cringe. It used to make me mad but recently I have to admit that there is some truth to it. The mainstream interpretation of Tiki pop is often kitschy and superficial. I understand that a friend from Tonga or Tahiti would have mixed feelings. Tiki pop culture prides itself as a culture of „Aloha“, an open and welcoming community. Even though I have always experienced it like that I am realizing that not everybody feels equally comfortable and welcomed in this fantasy mesh-up that is being served. So it is time for change, time to listen and learn…This is a great opportunity to really revive Tiki Pop culture into something that is from the present day, that is alive, inclusive and enjoyed by many. Revivals that just heat up nostalgia fade fast. It will be exciting to see how this genre can evolve… leaving kitsch, plastic and all limiting cliches behind. I am confident that there is a heart in tiki pop culture, an underlying concept that can be transformed into something classy and fresh. So let’s learn more and appreciate more. #tiki #tikipop #tikitikitangata #nokitsch #tikibar #tikihistory

Don’t miss out ... Pre-order now! ........... Po

Don’t miss out ... Pre-order now! ........... Posted @withregram • @theartistshag Tomorrow, Wednesday July 22, would have been the opening day of San Diego Comic-Con. At 9:00 am PDT, geekitikis.com will launch preorders for the official collaboration between @beelinecreative and Shag.

Each of the four Star Wars tiki mugs is limited to 500 and includes a character totem swizzlestick and custom packaging.

For the full line of mugs, swizzles, coasters and aloha shirts, sign up at geekitikis.com or the link in the bio of @beelinecreative.

@starwars @lucasfilm @disney #shagstarwars #geekitikis #beelinecreative #sdcc2020 #comicconathome #comicconathome2020

Join this fascinating discussion tomorrow! .......

Join this fascinating discussion tomorrow! .......... Posted @withregram • @tradervicsworldwide Trader Vic’s Zoom Meet up with Heather and Ken Pleasant of Pleasant Tiki Thursday, July 23rd at 6:00 pm PST Go to our Facebook page for the link to our Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 956 2201 7100 Passcode: 730143 Ken and Heather Pleasant are a husband and wife team who continue the family business that is Witco Decor. View their art here: www.pleasanttiki.com Ken was trained by Heather's grandfather, William Westenhaver, in the art of chainsaw carving. William Westenhaver was a brilliant artist and designer who presided over Witco Decor from 1958 to 1978. He passed his knowledge, designs, and techniques down to Heather and Ken, who today, create mid century and tiki style art just a few miles from where it all began over 60 years ago.
#tradervics #tikiartist #witco #pleasanttiki #tikicarving

I couldn't decide which rum to use on #nationaldai

I couldn't decide which rum to use on #nationaldaiquiriday so it became a group effort. The results were quite pleasing. #rum #daiquiri #daiquiris

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