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We’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2023! Tropical vs Tiki

Chilled Magazine

Topical versus Tiki was a fun and informative seminar led by Daniele Dalla Pola. A decades-long career has certainly made Daniele an expert on authentic Tiki culture. A decades-long career has certainly made Daniele an expert on authentic Tiki culture. A tiki drink adds a complexity of layers into the mix.

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The Best Way to Upgrade Tiki Cocktails? Turn East to Ming River

Chilled Magazine

So, where does the tiki fall into this? Ming River is that spirit that shows you just how flexible and friendly baijiu is behind the bar. It’s perfect for tropical tiki-style drinks because it plays a lot like a high-ester rum or rhum agricole in a cocktail,” says Sandhaus. The post The Best Way to Upgrade Tiki Cocktails?

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Freaky Tiki Happening In Long Beach This October

PubClub

With a name like Freaky Tiki Happening, you can expect a creatively fun time. 19 at the way-cool Secret Island Tiki Lounge, below Shannon’s Corner bar, downtonw on 2nd & Pine Ave. This is a Flor de Caña Rum takeover of Shannon’s and the tiki lounge with a grotto and hidden entrances.

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

VinePair

The downside of orgeat is that, unless you’re running a bar program, you’re probably not using an entire batch of the stuff at once. 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.

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A Pair of Tiki-esque Honey Daiquiris

Cocktails with Suderman

Both of this week’s drinks are honey-laced Daiquiri variations that take the core three-ingredient formula — rum, lime, and sugar — and move it in a more tiki-ish direction by layering multiple sweeteners and adding a spice/intense flavor element. It’s your house and your bar. One is a little bit dryer.

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5 Useful Tips to Elevate your Bar Menu and Drinks Program

Chilled Magazine

As drinkers’ palates have evolved and become more sophisticated and complex, their desire for a well-constructed bar menu and top-shelf drink program is essential. Here are a few simple tips to take your bar menu and drink program to the next level. What kind of drinking establishment are you? Italian restaurant?

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Jungle Bird Cocktail: A tiki delight from 1970’s Malaysia

Australian Bartender

But this one actually hails from the Aviary Bar, at the Hilton Hotel in Kuala Lumpur in 1978. And what makes it pretty cool (and different from most tiki-style drinks) is that it features a bitter aperitif, Campari. Well, the bar is called ‘aviary’, so we can only assume that the cocktail list was rife with bird references.

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