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BevX 2024: The Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar Make Tiki Cocktail Magic

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The Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar in the Fairmont San Francisco hotel, which first opened its doors in 1945, has long been a Tiki institution and immersive experience. A noteworthy enhancement to the beverage menu includes a description under each of the classic Tiki drinks describing the history of the cocktail.

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We Asked 14 Bartenders: Which Cocktail Do You Wish People Would Order More? (2025)

VinePair

I posit that rum could be a great substitute for American whiskey , which, let’s face it, is seeing lower quality, and lower age statements for higher prices year after year while rum offers richness and complexity along with tremendous value. It’s a great combination of flavors that will appeal to a large audience.

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Exploring Rum’s Vast Diversity and Range

Imbibe Magazine

It’s an accepted truth in the drinks world that no spirit demonstrates as much diversity in style and breadth of range as rum. But while rum and its sugarcane kin have long been celebrated in carefree cocktails evoking the tropics, rum’s true story is much deeper, and sometimes darker. We’re taking a closer look at rum.

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Imbibe 75 Place to Watch: Paradise Lost

Imbibe Magazine

But they wanted to avoid the usual South Seas cliches and imagery that have made tiki a controversial topic in recent years. There are also rum flights and a Ti’ Punch service where the bottle of rhum agricole is left with you. They needed a new theme. Their counterintuitive alternative?

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Can a Cocktail Have Too Many Ingredients? Bartenders Weigh In

VinePair

By the time the tiki craze was underway in the ‘30s and ‘40s, it was par for the course to see drinks containing over seven ingredients and multiple expressions of rum layered on top of one another. Eduardo “Lalo” Hernandez, bartender, Superbueno , NYC The article Can a Cocktail Have Too Many Ingredients?

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The Cocktail College Podcast: The (Re)Missionary’s Downfall

VinePair

Few tiki and tropical drinks are as light, herbal, and dangerously sessionable as the Missionarys Downfall. It achieves this profile by straying from the genres usual path, swapping out heavy syrups and layered rum blends for pineapple, mint, peach brandy , and, of course, a little rum. TEQUILA 40% ABV.

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How to Get the Most Out of Orgeat, According to a Top Tiki Bartender

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It provides a creamy texture and nutty flavor that pairs beautifully with rum , lime juice, and myriad spices. To discover how to seize orgeat’s full potential, we consulted with Stefan Was, owner of Cleveland’s Porco Lounge & Tiki Room. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Add almonds, and you’ve got a cake right there.”

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