Cocktail masters pair exotic drinks with their favorite Tiki movies.
Here’s what to watch while you drink.
For some, summer is a time of sweet rum drinks with tiny umbrellas and exotic-sounding names.
Summed up thusly in the 1953 Fritz Lang crime noir,The Blue Gardenia: These arent really drinks.
Theyre trade winds across cool lagoons.
Theyre the Southern Cross above coral reefs.
Theyre a lovely maiden bathing at the foot of a waterfall.
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Then it all faded, or at least went underground.
(For me personally, Tiki resonated before I even knew what it was.
Now, I promote Tiki by traveling the world documenting it via my #TonightWeTiki.)
hide amongst tropical flower prints.
Additionally, modern Tiki culture appropriates less while also honoring its retro roots.
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Strain into a cocktail coupe.
Garnish:Long strip of thin, channel-cut lemon peel, coiled on top of drink.
Eight minutes of boozy amusement bookend a beautiful performance of the title song by the incomparable Nat King Cole.
Add the remaining ingredients and 12 ounces of crushed ice and flash blend with drink mixer for 10 seconds.
Double-strain into a chilled coupe glass.
You invite him aboard your boat and pop another straw in your drink to share.
Gulp, its gone.
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Pour onto pebble ice.
Garnish:Fresh mint, and dehydrated lime wheel.
Garnish:With an orchid, pineapple wedge & a cherry, skewered with an umbrella.
A journey to paradise with matching luggage, chanting and a lot of laughs.
you’ve got the option to practically taste rum while watching it.
Garnish:With every umbrella you’re free to find, orange wheels and cherries.
He decides to live the Polynesian life and falls in love with his roommates sister.
Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
Garnish:Pineapple slice.
The Goonies (1985)
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(President,Geeki Tikis)
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The horror film takes place in the South Pacific and is set in Hawaii.
Garnish:With swizzle stick, shredded coconut, parasol, and an orchid.
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