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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’re Recapping Chilled 100 ELEVATE 2023! Tropical vs Tiki

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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

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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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4 of the Strongest Cocktails You Can Order at a Bar

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Whether youre looking to get the most booze for your buck in one drink at a pricey bar, or youre keeping an eye out for drinks to actively avoid here are some of the bar worlds strongest cocktails. Zombie The Zombie is so strong that it was the first cocktail to ever inspire a two-drink limit.

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Would You Order a Tropical Itch?

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The Tropical Itch, a classic whiskey cocktail from the 1950s, is back at the tiki bar Tern Club in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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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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3 NYC Bartenders Predict Spring Cocktail Trends

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With spring eagerly anticipated, our minds are abuzz with thoughts of the tantalizing flavors that will adorn the menus of New York’s premier bars this season. It can be easily integrated into tropical-inspired drinks like coladas, tiki, and drinks served on crushed ice.

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