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An epic achievement… congrats! … Posted @withr

An epic achievement… congrats! … Posted @withregram • @thehulagirls Two years in the making...
Episode premieres on YouTube.com/Thehulagirls at 6:30pst with the pre-party starting on IG Live at 6. See ya there!

Can’t wait to try the latest collaboration betwe

Can’t wait to try the latest collaboration between the Bum and @edrumguy … Posted @withregram • @official_beachbumberry Hahaha my sense of humor is broken today, so here are some facts about this latest blend:
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There’s a few recipes on the website (link in bio)
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@edrumguy makes good stuff (it’s a fact, deal with it)
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That’s all I’ve got for the moment byeeeeee
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#beachbumberry #edhamilton #latitude29nola #rum #navygrog #tiki #tropical

These gentlemen are taking the craft cocktail expe

These gentlemen are taking the craft cocktail experience to the next level. Visit them in Brooklyn … Posted @withregram • @sunkenharborclubnyc Allow us to reintroduce ourselves! Sunken Harbor Club started as a weekly tiki pop-up at owner St. John Frizell (@stjohnfrizell) Red Hook restaurant-bar @fortdefiance in 2013, and anchored down in Downtown Brooklyn October 2021. It was actually St. John’s quest to find a brick-and-mortar space for the Club that led him and his business partners, Ben Schneider and Sohui Kim, to Gage & Tollner back in 2017!

St. John tapped Chief Cocktail Officer Garret Richard (@garretjrichard) and former Head Bartender Stephen Bielawski to create the menu for our intimate, transportive little bar above Gage & Tollner. Drinks here draw inspiration from several sources: the vintage cocktail and travel writing of Charles H. Baker, Jr.; classic tiki drinks created at bars like Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic’s; and cutting-edge techniques that Garret learned working under culinary technologist Dave Arnold. Here, spirits are flash-infused under high pressure, juices are acid-adjusted to become more versatile, and fizzy drinks are made fizzier through forced carbonation. These “molecular” techniques never take center stage, but allow our bar team to create dazzling, unprecedented flavor combinations. Come join us this weekend and try them out for yourself - tell us your favorite! 🍹

Pick up the new issue now! … Posted @withregram

Pick up the new issue now! … Posted @withregram • @houseoftabu Exotica Moderne 15 featuring Shag on sale now!

It's great to have Rum Barrels from @the_maikai_re

Please hoist a cocktail and toast the many well-de

Please hoist a cocktail and toast the many well-deserved nominations among the regional top 10 honorees for the 16th annual Spirited Awards. A special okole maluna to the rum and Tiki (or Tiki-adjacent) bar teams at @manolitonola in New Orleans, @porcolounge in Cleveland, The Bamboo Room and @threedotsandadash in Chicago (Best U.S. Bar Team / Central); @rumbaseattle (Best U.S. Bar Team / West); @latitude29nola in New Orleans and The Bamboo Room in Chicago (Best U.S. Cocktail Bar / Central); @pearldiver_nashville (Best U.S. Cocktail Bar / East); @navystrengthseattle (Best U.S. Cocktail Bar / West); @cafelatrovamiami (Best U.S. Restaurant Bar / East); @strongwateranaheim (Best U.S. Restaurant Bar / West); @tikitatsu_ya in Austin (Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar / Central); @sunkenharborclubnyc in Brooklyn (Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar / East); and @insidepassageseattle (Best New U.S. Cocktail Bar / West).

Overall top 10 nominees will be announced on June 2, the top 4 finalists will be named on June 21, and winners will be celebrated on July 28.

Full info on all the nominees at TalesOfTheCocktail.org

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A highlight of last night's monthly @tikitrail liv

A highlight of last night's monthly @tikitrail live online event was this very appropriate May the Fourth cocktail from @oldmanmerrell of Trader Sam's: The distinctive (and delicious) Who's Scruffy Lookin? features a unique combination of agricole rhum, coconut cream and blue curacao. Forget "blue milk," this is the perfect fortification in any galaxy. #tikitrail #tikitraillive #tiki #tikicocktail #tikicocktails #tikidrink #tikidrinks #maythefourth #maythefourthcocktail #kellymerrill #tradersams #homebar #hometikibar #atomicgrog
… /// Posted @withregram • @tikitrail @oldmanmerrell from @tradersamsenchantedtikibar is our special guest for our #maythe4thbewithyou themed #TikiTrailLive! (We hope you like blue cocktails from far away planets!🧊✨🪐)

POUR-ALONG with us!!:

Who's Scruffy Lookin?
Fresh lemon juice 1oz
Cream of coconut 1oz
Blue Curaçao 0.75oz
Dark Rum 1oz
Agricole Rum 1oz
Light Rum 0.5oz
Apricot Liqueur 0.25oz
(or, choose your own fruit flavored liqueur! No wrong choices! Apple, peach, cherry, berry... Whatever! It'll all work, maybe it won't. It'll be fun to see what happens!)

Blend with 8-10oz of crushed ice and pour into your glass, not mug. No point in blue milk if you can't see it! Garnish with miniature Lightsaber.
(Available on @amazon)

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Trying out a new frozen passion fruit pulp. Very g

Trying out a new frozen passion fruit pulp. Very good results so far. The Demerara Cocktail was delicious. #passionfruit #demerararum #demeraracocktail #tikicocktails #tikicocktail #homebar #hometikibar #tikidrink #tikidrinks #atomicgrog

Tune in tonight! … Posted @withregram • @thehu

Aloha to everyone attending Arizona Tiki Oasis in

UPDATE: The Mai-Kai's takeout cocktails are return

Mahalo to @alohatikidon for documenting some of th

Mahalo to @alohatikidon for documenting some of the amazing items that received the highest bids over the weekend during the @oceanicarts56 auction hosted by @peekaboogallery in Whittier, Calif. What a historic event! Happy retirement, Bob and Leroy. … Posted @withregram • @alohatikidon The great Oceanic Arts Auction, Session 2 highlights. These five lots had the highest winning bids of the day.

-Lot 615, “Historic First Tiki By Bob Van Oosting, Second of Two” $12,300
-Lot 849, “Pufferfish N’ Glass Float Light, OA Lamp” $11,070
-Lot 950, “Richard Ellis KU Hawaiian War God Tiki, Don The Beachcomber, Las Vegas” $17,220
-Lot 954, “Big Smiley, OA Tiki Carving From, “The Islander” Featured in Life Magazine” $24,600
-Lot 1083, “WDW 1971 Polynesian Resort large Main Lobby Bayview Terrace Directional Sign” $12,300

-Total value of the top 5 lots day 2: $77,490
-Total value of the top 5 lots day 1: $60,962
-Total value of day 1 and 2 top 5 lots: $138,452

This concludes the celebrations and both auction sessions. What an event, start to finish this was tiki history in the making.

These two gentlemen took a modest garage basses business, combined it with love & aloha in the 1950’s and grew it to a 17,000 square foot warehouse and showroom. With hard work they filled it with tiki artifacts that made their mark, not only across the country and world but, into our hearts and lives.
Bob Van Oosting and LeRoy Schmaltz, mahalo. Mahalo for all you have done for tiki and I wish you health and happiness for years to come.

Much love and mahalo,
Tiki Don
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Looks great! … Posted @withregram • @leilowhtx

Looks great! … Posted @withregram • @leilowhtx BLACK MAGIC

2 RUMS. TROPICAL JUICES. COFFEE. SORCERY. SECRETS.

This drink comes from the legendary @the_maikai_restaurant. We are honored to serve this spell-bounding concoction. It’s only the menu for a couple more days, get bewitched before it’s too late!

#BlackMagic #Tiki #TikiAf #MaiKai #Leilowhtx #coffee #brujeria #houston #htowndrinks

The debut album is available now! … Posted @with

The debut album is available now! … Posted @withregram • @thesurfrajettes “Roller Fink” is here! Stream it everywhere, ask for it at your favorite record store, order online from @hitiderecordings or come pick up a copy at a show! We are so proud of this album, we hope you all enjoy it! Let us know what you think in the comments 👇🏼

The album features @miss_shermette and @surfrajetta on geetars, @sarahmillwinder on bass, and @daninashmusic on drums! It was produced by @colinjcripps and engineered by @tim.vesely at The Woodshed in Toronto. @teaserama took the photos & @50s_vintage_dame did the album art! Makeup by @teawithjacquie and Mastered by @wreckhouse

THANKS to everyone who made this album possible…let’s ROCK and ROLL! 🛼✨🛼✨

The Oceanic Arts celebration culminates with an ep

The Oceanic Arts celebration culminates with an epic auction this weekend … Posted @withregram • @peekaboogallery OCEANIC ARTS: The Godfathers of TIKI!

AUCTION DAY is upon us! This past month has been a tropical whirlwind with the ALOHA, OA! exhibition!

It’s been a Tiki homecoming, gathering fans, Tiki luminaries, history, xymposiums, presentations, food, drink, music and general good times as we bid farewell to Oceanic Arts and to the well-earned retirement of Bob Van Oosting and LeRoy Schmaltz.

A bittersweet celebration as this institution of the Tiki world closes its doors.

We’d like to thank Bob and LeRoy for trusting us with this huge task to bring their 66 years into focus while also spreading the joy and love their fans have for them and their work. Both Bob and LeRoy never imagined they were held in such high regard. They simply did what they did all these years and it’s this outpouring of affection that has taken them aback.

Thank you to the Peekaboo team, our partner vendors, local Tiki bars, bar staff, OA staff, OA families and especially our VOLUNTEERS for helping make this month the retirement party fir the ages!

The auction is this Saturday and Sunday beginning at 10am Pacific. Register online at www.peekaboogallery.com and navigate to auctions for participation options. More news to come! ALOHA, OA!

It's been a magical week since we picked up ample

"This is flight number 915 from Earth to our plane

"This is flight number 915 from Earth to our planet." Yes, I'm the nerd holding up the queue at Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance for a photo op. #hurricanehayward #atomicgrog #disneyworld #waltdisneyworld #disneyshollywoodstudios #starwars #riseoftheresistance

I'm sorry I couldn't make it to SoCal for any of t

I'm sorry I couldn't make it to SoCal for any of the events in honor of @oceanicarts56 this month, but I feel lucky and honored to have a copy of the amazing book on Bob Van Oosting and LeRoy Schmaltz by Jordan Reichek. Now's a good time to sit back, relax and enjoy "The Godfathers of Tiki" with a Puka Punch and fantasize about the upcoming @peekaboogallery auction. More info at PeekabooGallery.com ... #tiki #vintagetiki #polynesianpop #popculture #oceanicarts #godfathersoftiki #peekaboogallery #tikimugs #tikibars #tikistyle #tikiculture #tikidrinks #disney #tikidisney #disneyland #vintagedisney

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