Dagger Rum Promo Record Postcard
I got this promo postcard for Dagger Rum in 2012. It’s a flexi-disc record as well. I posted it to Tiki Central in a nice long section on J. Wray Read More …
Category: Cocktail Capers
Support Our Tiki Research – Become a Patron
On Don the Beachcomber’s birthday we are launching a Patreon campaign whereby you can help us in researchign his life. Join the campaign here. Top supporters can get one of Read More …
Smuggler’s Cove Is All In
Smuggler’s Cove surprised me in several ways. Martin had contacted me a few times over the past few years mainly about Mai-Kai and Don the Beachcomber history. Martin’s history is Read More …
Crazy Al Creates New Mai-Kai Memories Series Molokai Maiden
Only the mastery of Crazy Al could recreate this amazing carving from the Mai-Kai. The latest piece in the Mai-Kai Memories Series is the Molokai Maiden. An unreal smaller version Read More …
Help During the Lime Crisis of 2014
Due to the great Lime Crisis of 2014, we are forced to re-evaluate options. In the past I have endorsed Nellie’s Key Lime juice as a back-up when fresh lime Read More …
Traveling Tiki Cocktail Bar needs
IMO, you can fit all you need to make many of the best Tiki drinks in a milk crate. Granted, these are for making Don the Beachcomber’s recipes… Light Rum (Cruzan) Read More …
Low Carb Tiki Drinks
After a few weeks on a strict low carb diet, I wanted to celebrate with a classic cocktail by Don the Beachcomber. I wasn’t about to blow the diet, so Read More …
DYI Ice Volcano for your Mini Mystery Bowl
If you don’t yet own the Mini Mai-Kai Mystery Bowl, well, go get one HERE. Follow along regardless. To make the ice volcano that goes in the center of the Read More …
Swank Pad’s Mini Mai-Kai Mystery Bowls are here!
I am excited to announce what I hope is the first of my “Mai-Kai Memories Series”. This is an individual sized Mystery bowl designed after the 1950s original. They are Read More …
The Return of Mazarine Cordial
 6 years ago we last tasted this beverage. The bottle was found by friends who were cleaning out a relative’s home after they passed. They just happened to keep the Read More …
Swanky – Knoxville’s “Tiki King” in Metropulse
 We were a bit shocked to find that Knoxville weekly indepenant paper Metropulse had made me the cover story this week. And I was very pleasantly surprised to find they Read More …
A Truly Good Low Carb Margarita Recipe
 Having been on the low carb diet many times, and enjoying a Margarita and just plane any cocktail when Friday afternoon rolls around, I have worked at making a low Read More …
Mai-Kai Derby Daiquiri and Mariano Licudine
This image is from the June 1959 issue of Esquire magazine. It says: “The fabulous mixologist Mariano Licudine of the famed Mai-Kai Restaurant in Florida creates new ways with rum Read More …
Grogalizer 2.0 is here
With The Bum’s new book just out and his new seminar coming up at Hukilau, it is a great time to unveil the newly redesigned Grogalizer website. I have wanted Read More …
Cocktail Ice Shell
The Ice Shell is one of those lost arts, or perhaps, lost little extras, that went away with cheap labor. I know of only one place I can get a Read More …