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Dr. Cocktail exorts those who make their own versions of cocktail elixirs this month<\/a>. In October, Hukilau<\/a> will have a mixology seminar headed by Beachbum Berry<\/a>. At his side will be a few friends of mine whose drinks I have imbibed with pleasure: Pablus, Kuku Ahu and Basement Kahuna. Thes guys have the drive for perfection that has caused them to make their own liqueurs when the original stock has dried up.<\/p>\n

Basement Kahuna is a drink detective. Months after being at the Mai Kai<\/a> last, he hands me a drink at Coon Tiki<\/a> and asks how it compared to their “Black Magic.” He had been deducing the\u00c2\u00a0formula in his lab and thought he found the correct concoction. I think he is right. He’s reproduced a few of their recipes and made some great ones of his own.<\/p>\n

Pablus tends to make his drinks in gallons. Crates of fresh fruit from the groves and it all comes together. He is a great soldier in the quest for perfect Falernum<\/a>, and has indeed made his own! It was he who put together the great Falernum tasting of Hukilau 2004. He even sings songs he has written about Falernum and cocktails with his band The Crazed Mugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In my bar I have a bottle of Pimento Liqueur made by JTD and have sampled that made by Ahu. He has made his own Passionfruit Syrup, Grenadine, Pimento Liqueur, and tried his hand at Falernum and any number of mixers. Ahu has a background\u00c2\u00a0as a chef\u00c2\u00a0and brings that huge knowledge to bare on the drink making.<\/p>\n

These guys\u00c2\u00a0have a great wealth of mixing knowledge, talent and taste. There are only a handfull of us who spend the hours and dollars to make our way through all the recipes in Berry’s books. These guys are some of the best.<\/p>\n

And besides the seminar, you can check out their work in my room at Hukilau on Thursday night as the Fraternal Order of Moai <\/a>host their bar there. Look for the guys in the blue Fezes.<\/p>\n

In the mean time you can catch me and Ahu enjoying the Kahiki’s head bartender’s drinks at the Hot Rod Hula Hop 2<\/a> this August in Columbus. If you live near me in Tennessee, you can maybe get invited to my luau this month where I and Basement Kahuna will make a lot of classic and new tiki cocktails for my guests. And as always, visit your local tiki bar and encourage the classics!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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