{"id":38530,"date":"2026-05-19T23:36:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T03:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/?p=38530"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T19:23:14","slug":"event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2026\/05\/19\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"Event spotlight: Tikitaly spices up European cocktail and retro culture scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

Italy\u2019s modest contributions to civilization include the development of modern science, the evolution of fine arts, and the establishment of civic, legal, and economic systems. Not to mention some of the most delicious food and beverages on the planet. More recently, a growing number of Italians have embraced the country’s rich tradition of dolce vita<\/em> (the sweetness of life) in a much more tropical fashion.<\/p>\n

\"Native<\/a>
Native Italian Daniele Dalla Pola (left) prepares a cocktail while participants enjoy Tikitaly 2025. (Tikitaly Facebook photos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The result of this passion is Tikitaly<\/strong>, a self-proclaimed “spaghetti exotica fest” that features art, music, mixology and more at an immersive site on the beach in Livorno, a major port city on the western coast of the Tuscany region. Now in its second year, the event attracts movers and shakers from around the world for seminars, concerts, Tiki carving, and many opportunities to taste top-notch drinks and spirits.<\/p>\n

May 29 – June 1 – Tikitaly<\/a> in Livorno, Italy,<\/strong> Featuring three days of cocktail parties, seminars, bands and DJs, artists, plus the Tiki Master Cocktail Competition.
\n• The Tiki Times: See all the upcoming events<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Tikitaly\"<\/a><\/p>\n

About Tikitaly<\/h3>\n

A major Tiki event based in Italy makes total sense when you think about it. The South Pacific spirit of ohana<\/em> (the Hawaiian word for family<\/em>) drives the global scene’s sense of community and mutual support. This is not unlike la famiglia<\/em> (family) and fratellanza<\/em> (brotherhood), concepts that form the bedrock of Italian society.<\/p>\n

Italy didn’t embrace Polynesian Pop until the 21st century revival, but enthusiasts are doing their best to make up for lost time. Nu Lounge Bar in Bologna (est. 2000) was a pioneer, bringing flamboyant Tiki cocktails to a new generation. In the past decade, driven by the craft cocktail explosion, a new wave of Tiki-themed bars has emerged. Most notable are Luau Tiki Bar in Bari (2015), Makai Surf & Tiki Bar in Roma (2016), Rita’s Tiki Room in Milano (2019), Bali Ha’i in Jesolo (2021), Encio’s Tiki Bar in Ferrara (2021), and Waikiki Speaki-Tiki Bar in Trieste (2021).<\/p>\n

\"Tikitaly<\/a>
Tikitaly 2025 featured live carving and Polynesian performers. (Tikitaly Facebook photos)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Inspired by traditional mid-century American escapism, the Italians add their own flair, most notably their high culinary standards and inventiveness. The Tiki scene in Italy is also closely linked to retro musical subcultures, most notably rockabilly and surf. It’s no accident that Tikitaly takes place in and around the Surfer Joe Cafe & Diner<\/a> on the beach in Livorno. The restaurant is owned by Luca Valdambrini, whose brother Lorenzo Valdambrini is the musician behind the Surfer Joe<\/a> band over the past 15 years.<\/p>\n

The Surfer Joe Summer Festival, which will return next year, has run continually since 2003. The event moved in 2012 to the cafe with outdoor stages on Livorno’s seafront promenade, Terrazza Mascagni. Tikitaly takes advantage of this same exotic locale.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Tikitaly highlights<\/h3>\n
\"Acclaimed<\/a>
Acclaimed Italian bartenders participating in Tikitaly include Alessandro D\u2019Alessio (winner of the Campari Bartender Competition) and Davide Mitacchione (Italian champion of the Bacard\u00ed Legacy Global Cocktail Competition).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

COCKTAILS:<\/strong><\/font> Tikitaly will host such notable international mixologists and spirits experts as David Cordoba<\/a> (Mr. Daiquiri, Spain), Daniele Dalla Pola<\/a> (Kaona Room<\/a>, Miami), Georgi Radev (Lake Kane<\/a>, London), Adam Rains (The Golden Tiki,<\/a> Las Vegas), and Scotty Schuder (Dirty Dick<\/a>, Paris). Also showing off their skills will be some of Italy’s best Tiki bartenders, including Alessandro D\u2019Alessio (Rita\u2019s Tiki Room<\/a>, Milano), Davide Mitacchione (Luau Tiki Bar<\/a>, Bari), and Gianni Zottola (Cocktail Engineering Academy<\/a>), plus bartenders from Makai<\/a> (Roma). Rum and Tiki author Matt Pietrek of Wonk Press<\/a> (now based in France) will also participate with a signature seminar, “Recreating Tiki Classics: What We got Wrong.” Sponsor Planteray Rum<\/a> will present “Rum Rhapsody,” a deep dive into the world of rum through the lens of music, inspired by Tiki bar pioneer Don the Beachcomber<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"L'Exotighost<\/a>
L’Exotighost has performed at events worldwide, including Tiki Oasis, The Hukilau and Mex\u00f3tika. Formed in Livorno, Sinfonico Honolulu is the first and largest ukulele orchestra in Italy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MUSIC:<\/strong><\/font> Bands and DJs from across Europe will perform daily, including Les Hommes<\/a> (London), L’Exotighost<\/a> (Spain), Sinfonico Honolulu<\/a> (Italy), and The Ukelites<\/a> (Germany).<\/p>\n

\"Paul<\/a>
Paul Campese (aka Tiki Campese) creates everything from mugs to sculptures to paintings. Tim Dyson, a native of New Zealand, sells carvings and decor as Tim’s Tiki Terrace.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ARTISTS:<\/strong><\/font> Tiki carvers – including Paul Campese<\/a> (Italy), Thalys Tiki Art<\/a> (Germany), and Tiki Tim Dyson<\/a> (Australia) – will show off their work. Polyneisan culture will also be represented with dance performances by Hula Tahiti.<\/p>\n

\"Antonio<\/a>
Antonio D’Auria won last year’s Tiki Master competition at Tikitaly. (Tiki-master.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TIKI MASTER:<\/strong><\/font> The festivities conclude on Monday (June 1) with the latest Tiki Master Cocktail Competition<\/a>, which held a U.S. showdown during Miami Rum Congress in February. [See recap]<\/a> The six finalists from across Italy who will compete in Livorno are: Adrian Castaneda<\/a> (Caribbean Club, Barcelona), Francesco Lisco<\/a> (Raw Bar, Bari), Marco Mazzariol<\/a> (Bali Ha’i, Jesolo), Simone Mina<\/a> (Checchino Dal 1887, Roma), Edoardo Otalora<\/a> (Bootleg, Roma), and Lorenzo Sardo<\/a> (Rita’s Tiki Room, Milano).<\/p>\n

MORE INFO:<\/strong><\/font> Go to the official site<\/a> to buy tickets. Follow the Instagram<\/a> and Facebook<\/a> pages to see all of the special guests who will be attending.<\/p>\n

**************************<\/B><\/div>\n

MORE UPCOMING EVENTS<\/B><\/font><\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
\nUPDATES:<\/B><\/FONT> The Tiki Times: Exclusive events guide<\/a><\/B>
\nCheck the calendar for all of the major happenings around the world, from Tiki weekenders to rum festivals to marketplaces and music fests.<\/p>\n

**************************<\/B><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Italy\u2019s modest contributions to civilization include the development of modern science, the evolution of fine arts, and the establishment of civic, legal, and economic systems. Not to mention some of the most delicious food and beverages on the planet. More recently, a growing number of Italians have embraced the country’s rich tradition of dolce vita … <\/p>\n

Continue reading “Event spotlight: Tikitaly spices up European cocktail and retro culture scene”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[40,5,41,7,31,42,1126,43,30,1125],"tags":[277,1149,1209,1821,1800],"class_list":["post-38530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-cocktails","category-culture","category-events-2","category-events-music","category-events-art","category-events-calendar","category-history-culture","category-music","category-the-tiki-times","tag-cocktails-2","tag-daniele-dalla-pola","tag-surfer-joe","tag-tiki-master","tag-tikitaly"],"yoast_head":"\nEvent spotlight: Tikitaly spices up European cocktail and retro culture scene - The Atomic Grog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Now in its second year, "spaghetti exotica fest" attracts movers and shakers from around the world for seminars, concerts, Tiki carving, and many opportunities to taste top-notch drinks and spirits.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2026\/05\/19\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Event spotlight: Tikitaly spices up European cocktail and retro culture scene - The Atomic Grog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Now in its second year, "spaghetti exotica fest" attracts movers and shakers from around the world for seminars, concerts, Tiki carving, and many opportunities to taste top-notch drinks and spirits.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2026\/05\/19\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Atomic Grog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/atomicgrog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/atomicgrog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-20T03:36:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-20T19:23:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tikitaly2026-hero_940.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"940\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Hurricane Hayward\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@theatomicgrog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@theatomicgrog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Hurricane Hayward\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/19\\\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/19\\\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Hurricane Hayward\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d148c3e6891224766841c162ce418ff1\"},\"headline\":\"Event spotlight: Tikitaly spices up European cocktail and retro culture scene\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-20T03:36:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-20T19:23:14+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/19\\\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":954,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d148c3e6891224766841c162ce418ff1\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/19\\\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/Tikitaly2026-hero_940.jpg?fit=940%2C280&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"cocktails\",\"Daniele Dalla Pola\",\"Surfer Joe\",\"Tiki Master\",\"Tikitaly\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Art\",\"Cocktails\",\"Culture\",\"Events\",\"Events\",\"Events\",\"Events calendar\",\"History\",\"Music\",\"The Tiki Times\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/19\\\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/19\\\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/19\\\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\\\/\",\"name\":\"Event spotlight: Tikitaly spices up European cocktail and retro culture scene - The Atomic Grog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/19\\\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/19\\\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/Tikitaly2026-hero_940.jpg?fit=940%2C280&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-20T03:36:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-20T19:23:14+00:00\",\"description\":\"Now in its second year, \\\"spaghetti exotica fest\\\" attracts movers and shakers from around the world for seminars, concerts, Tiki carving, and many opportunities to taste top-notch drinks and spirits.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/19\\\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/19\\\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/19\\\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/Tikitaly2026-hero_940.jpg?fit=940%2C280&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/Tikitaly2026-hero_940.jpg?fit=940%2C280&ssl=1\",\"width\":940,\"height\":280,\"caption\":\"Tikitaly spices up European cocktail and retro culture scene\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/19\\\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Event spotlight: Tikitaly spices up European cocktail and retro culture scene\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Atomic Grog\",\"description\":\"Events, Music, Art, Cocktails, Culture\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d148c3e6891224766841c162ce418ff1\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/d148c3e6891224766841c162ce418ff1\",\"name\":\"Hurricane Hayward\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/Atomic-Grog-logo_200.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/Atomic-Grog-logo_200.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/Atomic-Grog-logo_200.jpg\",\"width\":200,\"height\":178,\"caption\":\"Hurricane Hayward\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/06\\\/Atomic-Grog-logo_200.jpg\"},\"description\":\"A journalist and Florida resident for more than 40 years, Jim \\\"Hurricane\\\" Hayward shares his obsession with Polynesian Pop and other retro styles on his blog, The Atomic Grog. Jim's roots in mid-century and retro culture go back to his childhood in the 1960s, when he tagged along with his parents to Tiki restaurants and his father's custom car shows. His experience in newspaper journalism and more than 20 years as an independent concert promoter have given him a front-row seat in the South Florida scene since the 1970s. He promoted hundreds of rock, punk, and indie concerts under the Slammie Productions banner since the early 1990s. A graduate of the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications in 1983, Jim was a longtime editor and web producer for The Palm Beach Post before his retirement in 2022. He earned his nickname by virtue of both his dangerous exotic drinks and his longtime position overseeing tropical weather coverage in his stormy home state. Jim now spends his time mixing cocktails, attending events and writing stories for this blog, which launched in 2011. The Atomic Grog extensively covers events, music, art, cocktails, and culture with a retro slant.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/theatomicgrog.com\",\"http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/atomicgrog\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/theatomicgrog\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/theatomicgrog\",\"https:\\\/\\\/youtube.com\\\/@atomicgrog\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.slammie.com\\\/atomicgrog\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/hurricanehayward\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Event spotlight: Tikitaly spices up European cocktail and retro culture scene - The Atomic Grog","description":"Now in its second year, \"spaghetti exotica fest\" attracts movers and shakers from around the world for seminars, concerts, Tiki carving, and many opportunities to taste top-notch drinks and spirits.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2026\/05\/19\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Event spotlight: Tikitaly spices up European cocktail and retro culture scene - The Atomic Grog","og_description":"Now in its second year, \"spaghetti exotica fest\" attracts movers and shakers from around the world for seminars, concerts, Tiki carving, and many opportunities to taste top-notch drinks and spirits.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2026\/05\/19\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\/","og_site_name":"The Atomic Grog","article_publisher":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/atomicgrog","article_author":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/atomicgrog","article_published_time":"2026-05-20T03:36:18+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-05-20T19:23:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":940,"height":280,"url":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tikitaly2026-hero_940.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Hurricane Hayward","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@theatomicgrog","twitter_site":"@theatomicgrog","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Hurricane Hayward","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2026\/05\/19\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2026\/05\/19\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\/"},"author":{"name":"Hurricane Hayward","@id":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d148c3e6891224766841c162ce418ff1"},"headline":"Event spotlight: Tikitaly spices up European cocktail and retro culture scene","datePublished":"2026-05-20T03:36:18+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-20T19:23:14+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2026\/05\/19\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\/"},"wordCount":954,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d148c3e6891224766841c162ce418ff1"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2026\/05\/19\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tikitaly2026-hero_940.jpg?fit=940%2C280&ssl=1","keywords":["cocktails","Daniele Dalla Pola","Surfer Joe","Tiki Master","Tikitaly"],"articleSection":["Art","Cocktails","Culture","Events","Events","Events","Events calendar","History","Music","The Tiki Times"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2026\/05\/19\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2026\/05\/19\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\/","url":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2026\/05\/19\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\/","name":"Event spotlight: Tikitaly spices up European cocktail and retro culture scene - The Atomic Grog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2026\/05\/19\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2026\/05\/19\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tikitaly2026-hero_940.jpg?fit=940%2C280&ssl=1","datePublished":"2026-05-20T03:36:18+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-20T19:23:14+00:00","description":"Now in its second year, \"spaghetti exotica fest\" attracts movers and shakers from around the world for seminars, concerts, Tiki carving, and many opportunities to taste top-notch drinks and spirits.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2026\/05\/19\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2026\/05\/19\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2026\/05\/19\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tikitaly2026-hero_940.jpg?fit=940%2C280&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tikitaly2026-hero_940.jpg?fit=940%2C280&ssl=1","width":940,"height":280,"caption":"Tikitaly spices up European cocktail and retro culture scene"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/2026\/05\/19\/event-spotlight-tikitaly-spices-up-european-cocktail-and-retro-culture-scene\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Event spotlight: Tikitaly spices up European cocktail and retro culture scene"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/","name":"The Atomic Grog","description":"Events, Music, Art, Cocktails, Culture","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d148c3e6891224766841c162ce418ff1"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/d148c3e6891224766841c162ce418ff1","name":"Hurricane Hayward","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Atomic-Grog-logo_200.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Atomic-Grog-logo_200.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Atomic-Grog-logo_200.jpg","width":200,"height":178,"caption":"Hurricane Hayward"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Atomic-Grog-logo_200.jpg"},"description":"A journalist and Florida resident for more than 40 years, Jim \"Hurricane\" Hayward shares his obsession with Polynesian Pop and other retro styles on his blog, The Atomic Grog. Jim's roots in mid-century and retro culture go back to his childhood in the 1960s, when he tagged along with his parents to Tiki restaurants and his father's custom car shows. His experience in newspaper journalism and more than 20 years as an independent concert promoter have given him a front-row seat in the South Florida scene since the 1970s. He promoted hundreds of rock, punk, and indie concerts under the Slammie Productions banner since the early 1990s. A graduate of the University of Florida's College of Journalism and Communications in 1983, Jim was a longtime editor and web producer for The Palm Beach Post before his retirement in 2022. He earned his nickname by virtue of both his dangerous exotic drinks and his longtime position overseeing tropical weather coverage in his stormy home state. Jim now spends his time mixing cocktails, attending events and writing stories for this blog, which launched in 2011. The Atomic Grog extensively covers events, music, art, cocktails, and culture with a retro slant.","sameAs":["https:\/\/theatomicgrog.com","http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/atomicgrog","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/theatomicgrog\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/atomicgrog\/","https:\/\/x.com\/theatomicgrog","https:\/\/youtube.com\/@atomicgrog"],"url":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/author\/hurricanehayward\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Tikitaly2026-hero_940.jpg?fit=940%2C280&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1xHjT-a1s","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38530"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38530\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38550,"href":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38530\/revisions\/38550"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slammie.com\/atomicgrog\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}