Tiki Central Canada
114 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to tiki central Canada with host Craig Stephens and co-host Paola (newbie) and Mark (tiki expert) as we talk about tiki drinks, the history of them, culture, tools and ingredients that will make you mouth water. Their witty humor as they pass on information? and some stories!! Enjoy and subscribe to the podcast!
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Episode 97: Episode 97: Pago Pago Cocktail with Mark's adventures to Shameful Tiki Room (BC, Canada)
July 11, 2023 00:00 - 56 minutes - 130 MBHi folks, Sorry we have been not online for some time...it has been items such as schedules, work, private lives and other items that has set us back. We will work harder to bring you the shows and thanks for sticking with us. This episode, we will be talking about the Pago Pago cocktail and its origins. There was a time where in North America there was several tiki bars named Pago Pago and a few still stand today. The main item we discuss on the origin of this drink t=is two littl...
Episode 96: Episode 96: The Harry Yee's Show and Cocktails
April 08, 2023 00:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBHi guys, Sorry for the delay we had a recording session that was a bad recording and so we had to re-schedule this show to get a good recording. So this past year we lost a famous and pioneer in the tiki world, Harry Yee at the age of 104 years old. Wow, that in itself is an amazing accomplishment. Do you want to grow that old? I'm aiming for 100!! Anyways, on this show we will cover two of Harry's cocktails: Tapa Punch (1959) and Chimp in Orbit (1961), Tapa Punch was the first co...
Episode 95: Episode 95: Mark's Adventures goes to Hawaii, part 2
January 19, 2023 00:00 - 55 minutes - 126 MBHi folks and Happy New Year, This is our 5th year doing the show and wow we have gone through a lot in that time!! I was hoping we would have cracked 100th last year but it's coming!! Ok, enough about that, this show is part two of Mark's adventures to Hawaii.... We will do two cocktails on this show for you from there. We need to do some Mai Tai cocktails of course and so we are giving you two versions of Trader Vic's Mai Tai. Now wait a minute Craig, I thought there is one origi...
Episode 94: Episode 94: Christmas show 2022
January 04, 2023 00:00 - 51 seconds - 135 MBHi folks, I hope everyone had great holidays this year and some time off of course. Isn't the best thing of the year to end it with family and friends and time to reflect on the year we have had.... This episode we will give you two Christmassy recipes for you o try out during this time. I said Christmassy as I don't normal make cocktails that are holiday related. I know you are saying "Craig you are such a Scrooge" but for me I like making cocktails that are not so targeted to a ...
Episode 90: Episode 93: Mark's Adventures goes to Hawaii , part 1
December 20, 2022 00:00 - 48 minutes - 110 MBHI guys, So, I know we are cutting it close for the year end to jam a few more shows in for you. This special episode (this is part one of 2) is about Mark's adventures to Hawaii. He finally went back to the oasis he knew so many years ago and re-visited a few places and checked out some new ones as well. He tried out 30 Mai Tai just for research. I know the things he will do for our listeners, what a trooper!! This episode we will talk about two cocktails he experienced there on h...
Episode 92: Episode 92: Talk like a Pirate show 2022 (special guests Rob and Erica Brunner)
November 29, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 153 MBHi guys, Long time no show...I know, I know!!! This is one of my favorite shows yearly as we talk about September 19th: "Talk Like A Pirate Day" Rob and Erica Brunner always join us for this show and you maybe be asking why if you ever listen to this show yearly?? Well, first off Rob is a Lieutenant Commander of the Canadian Royal Navy (ok that qualifies him for sure), and he is also part of a pirate society association of Canada that does pirate re-enactments and show across the c...
Episode 92: Episode 91: Mojito Show and Cuba (with special guest Cameron)
October 13, 2022 00:00 - 42 minutes - 98 MBHi guys, Yes, this is been a crazy year and getting shows out has been a challenge at times...I'll work on that but I do have a surprise for you on this episode as Cameron (original co-host) is back for this one and my guinea pigs as well as Mark on some new variations of the summer classic: Mojito. So with the origin, we go through a few of the theories to this drink as some of the classic cocktails wasn't documented well back then as to who create them. We dug deep and came up w...
Episode 91: Episode 90: Lost Tapes with Paola and Justin's adventures to Hawaii, part 2
July 22, 2022 00:00 - 50 minutes - 115 MBHey guys, So we are continuing on our talks with Paola and Justin on their great adventure to Hawaii.. Sorry the intro is the same as part one as we only recorded one intro and then decided to split the show into two. But it is worth hearing again. Mark is not a tiki expert according to him just someone who drinks a lot LOL (running joke). And Paola will finally say who our special guests is...Justin!!! On this episode, we will be talking about Justin's favorite drink he had whic...
Episode 90: Episode 90: Lost Tapes with Paola and Justin's adventures to Hawaii, part 1
July 06, 2022 00:00 - 43 minutes - 100 MBHi guys, I bet you are wondering, where did they go ? Did the show stopped? Where is my drink recipes because I need a drink stat? Well, Lots has happened since our last show and I feel I need to explain (if you want to skip this go to SHOW NOTES BELOW). So around Christmas last year, I got separated and moved to a new apartment. I also had to move the entire liquor cabinet (360 bottles) and the studio to a new location. I then had to move again in May to a new townhouse where I ha...
Episode 89: Episode 89: Pain Killada and Craig's Blue Fusion cocktail
April 20, 2022 00:00 - 34 minutes - 79.2 MBHey Folks, Sorry for the delay! I have moved and the studio needed to be reset up again as well as my liquor cabinet as well LOL! This episode we don’t have Paola unfortunately as she is travelling to Hawaii and do some “research” for us and it’s her first time there and so I’m sure she is checking every single tiki bar she can. Mark gave her a list so look forward to seeing what she experienced but that is another show…. This episode we are doing a spin off a Pain Killer cockta...
Episode 88: Episode 88: Bali Hai and National Kahlua Day!!!
March 28, 2022 00:00 - 38 minutes - 89.1 MBHey guys, We finally got this show out after Lockdown and other obstacles that delayed out show. We are glad to have Paola back on the show after she had to go back to Brazil for family affairs. Today, we will give you two cocktails and also they both have one key ingredient in them. Bali Hai cocktail and Muerto Bali Hai (which is a spin off the original drink). Kahlua liqueur is used in both these drinks as it is National Kahlua Day February 27th. Now, I have a bad experience wit...
Episode 87: Episode 87: Tiki Book Review 2022
March 02, 2022 00:00 - 57 minutes - 131 MBHi guys, So this episode is different than our usual format as we discover all the information and research we do to make the show and get the details you crave to hear. Paola is away on family matters but Mark and I will take you on adventure of our tiki library we both have some of the books that we dig deep into on a weekly basis for our show. We talk about pioneers of tiki in North America to today's version of the tiki bible. We do start of with two recipes for you (what woul...
Episode 86: Episode 86: South Pacific Punch and the movie...
February 11, 2022 00:00 - 42 minutes - 96.6 MBHi Folks, We are doing a special show on the South Pacific Punch and the movie as well. Why South Pacific? This movie back in the 50s and "Blue Hawaii" with Elvis Presley made a major influence on North America culture and international to tiki culture and Polynesian crazy!!! We talk about two cocktails for this show: South Pacific Punch and the Castaway!! Both the drinks are from the Jeff Beachbum Berry "Remixed" book. Jeff is also another influence that brought back tiki to us. ...
Episode 85: episode 85: Royal Hawaiian Cocktail and Hotel
January 21, 2022 00:00 - 38 minutes - 88.6 MBHi guys, Welcome to 2022 and our season 5 for us now!!! We are so excited about this year as we have dedicated to giving you more shows and more amazing cocktails. We will also be including more interviews from bartenders and tiki experts. This episode has tons of information and cool facts but an amazing colorful cocktail that you got try. We will be covering the Royal Hawaiian cocktail and details about the hotel as well in Hawaii. First off, the cocktail is got a Canad...
Episode 84: Episode 84: Christmas Show and Shooters!!!
December 23, 2021 00:00 - 56 minutes - 130 MBHey Guys, Yes we squeezed in our last show of the year...Christmas!!! What a year and we want to thank all of loyal listeners who hanged in there with us through this rough year and we wasn't able to do as many shows as we wanted. But next year, right!!! Surprise for all your loyal listeners from way back...Cameron visits the studio and gives his input on the drinks today since Santa (me wink wink) dropped off a care package to his house. By the way, apparently Cameron likes to b...
Episode 83: Episode 83: Miami Vice and special Guest Jason Pierotti
December 17, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 145 MBHi Guys, So this is a special episode as we get a special guest joining us to talk about cocktails, cruise ships, martinis and even Martini Airbnb. The shows is a bit lengthy but well worth it as we talk about cocktails and bartending..my two favorite things...well ok...maybe a beach as well...ok two out of three of my favorite things!!! So, this is a different format to our show then our usual one. Yes, we still are going to talk about drinks of course. One of the cocktails that ...
Episode 82: Episode 82: Day of the Dead and Mark's Adeventures
November 27, 2021 00:00 - 53 minutes - 122 MBHi Guys, You ever wonder while listening to our show what its would sound like uncut and just how much editing does Craig do?? Well, due to finally recording live at Paola's house and some laptop experiences getting back to the right sound we ended up with a mono channel recording that I basically can't edit and is a raw file. I also wasn't being a good sound engineer and was clipping here and there on this recording...now, don't panic as its still a great show and tons of fun we ...
Episode 81: Episode 81: Casino Royale and James Bond...Shaken Not Stirred!!!!
November 08, 2021 00:00 - 45 minutes - 104 MBHey guys, We are back and yes it has been awhile!! Our apologize!!! On this episode we are going to be talking about Daniel Craig's last James Bond movie (No Time to Die) with no spoilers (since Mark hasn't seen it yet)!!! The cocktail we will talk about are the Casino Royale (which is not a James Bond drink be say but a Dale Degroff cocktail) and Vesper (which is from Casino Royale movie which was Daniel Craig's first James Bond movie he did). Both these cocktails are ritzy yes ...
Episode 80: Episode 80: Tiki Trivia show for 2021
October 11, 2021 00:00 - 54 minutes - 124 MBHey guys, Not our normal show as there are no drinks but I did put a Craig's Creation cocktail on our site just in case you was in a mood for a new cocktail. This is our annual trivia show where we see if our tiki panel (Paola and Mark) and you was listening to our show all year long and made some notes and this year is just as challenging as the past years. Topics like the Cosmopolitan cocktail, Grog, Mint Julep, Day of the Dead, Don the Beachcomber, Mariano Lucudine, Harry Ye...
Episode 79: Episode 79: Talk Like a Pirate and Bumbo Cocktail with Rob & Erica Brunner
September 17, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 217 MBHey guys, This show is a little different then our usual show as we do our annual "Talk Like a Pirate" day show with our pirate expert and Canadian Navy Lieutenant Commander Rob Brunner and his wife Erica. Both are part of pirate society here in Canada and their crew called the "Cut and Run". Talk Like a Pirate day is September 19th every year internationally. This show is a bit longer than our usual show but pack full of information and fun facts about pirates!!! So Ahoy, Matey...
Episode 78: Episode 78: Disney's Trader Sam's and cocktails
September 06, 2021 00:00 - 50 minutes - 116 MBHey guys, Sorry for the delay as COVID is still playing havoc with running a bar but that's another story!! This episode we will be talking about Disney land and park but more specifically Trader Sam's bars that are featured in those areas. The Enchanted Tiki room gets some coverage as well in this show and so we have all the bases covered for your trip to Disney. We do two of the Trader Sam's cocktails: The Castaway Crush and the Rosita's Margarita. The Castaway cocktail was a t...
Episode 77: Episode 77: Black Tot/International Day and Sea Shanties
August 16, 2021 00:00 - 45 minutes - 103 MBHi guys, So this show is close to my heart in many ways! Yes, it's tiki and I'm the tiki guy but also we are going to talk about International Rum Day (August 16th) and Black Tot (July 30th 1970) which just pasted. We will also have drinks of course...what is a show without drinks...hmmm..Cosmos maybe (yeah I like the show too Ok). No, we will also be talking about Sea Shanties which for me brings me back to family home turf of Nova Scotia. Why and what is a Sea Shanty? Well, you h...
Episode 76: Episode 76: Building a Tiki Bar and Mocktails
July 26, 2021 00:00 - 48 minutes - 112 MBHey Folks, Sorry again for the delay...opening my bar after the lockdown as you can imagine has been more work than I thought. I do apologize for the delay. So this show is not our usual format as we are talking about build a tiki bar and how to decorate it. It's summertime and we all have been coupe up way too long. So, now we can have friends and family over for some BBQ and of course, cocktails!!! We will give you guidelines (yes that is what they are) on how to build and decorat...
Episode 75: Episode 74: The Bitters Show and Mark's Adventures: Tiki Rock
July 05, 2021 00:00 - 48 minutes - 110 MBHey folks, Sorry for the delay on the show as the show’s file got corrupted and the whole editing process had to be started all over again!!! Computers …right!!! This show is all about bitters! Now, you are asking yourself or me in this case…what is bitters and how does it affect a drink’s taste? Well, we will dive into the answer which really goes back to the old times of pre-historic medicine. Yeah, bitters were a medical ingredient that you would add to your food or drink and re...
Episode 74: Episode 74: Tiki Jukebox show (part 2)
June 10, 2021 00:00 - 44 minutes - 102 MBHey guys, So here is part two of the tiki jukebox show for this year. We only did 10 songs like last year as there was so many we could have gone on for hours. Craig's playlist is the calypso music and let's get the party started near the pool!! (Paola calls it Cancun party music.... Mark's playlist is the traditional tiki exotica music we come to hear when you hit those tiki bars and escape from reality...ahh the bars!!! So if you are having people over (yes, we finally get to do ...
Episode 73: episode 73: annual Tiki JukeBox show (PART 1)
June 01, 2021 00:00 - 53 minutes - 123 MBHey guys, Sorry for the delay as with COVID our post production team shut down and so this put a delay on this episode. We will be giving you guys our top 10 playlist for this year for your tiki parties or just to sit back in your backyard and enjoy a cocktail while listening to it. Paola, this year has contributed as well to our list and with baby in mind she brought some soothing melodies to it. I, on the other hand, brought the party, the fast paced and Caribbean sounds to the...
Episode 72: Episode 72: Cinco De Mayo Celebration
May 07, 2021 00:00 - 34 minutes - 27.5 MBHey guys, It's that time of year that we do our Cinco De Mayo show and some great tequila drinks. Today, we will be doing 2 tiki cocktails for you (well, one maybe considered not a tiki cocktail but it brings the sunshine into your glass). Tiki Rita Cocktail (I got from a Patron website) brings in tequila but some tiki ingredients we all know. The combination of lime juice, grapefruit juice, vanilla and all spice dram (pimento dram). The other cocktail is a traditional drink from ...
Episode 71: Episode 71: Hawaiian Drinks and National Luau Month (cocktails from Lynn Calvo)
April 23, 2021 00:00 - 42 minutes - 97.9 MBHey guys, We are still in lockdown so this show is recorded via internet but you know us...we never stop for anything! We want to bring the show to you when you are sitting at home wondering what to do this summer! This show is all about Hawaiian cocktails and the Luau. It's international Luau month this month!! We also very excited to introduce some cocktails from a new pioneer in the tiki world. Lynn Calvo has been working hard in New York district to open her bar called Lynn's H...
Episode 70: episode 70: Sidecar Cocktail and Prohibition
April 11, 2021 21:50 - 57 minutes - 132 MBHey guys, Well we are doing a show on Prohibition as we usually do every year. This show is usually in January but with Covid and us coming out of lockdown, we thought it's like Prohibition for us. Even breaking the law (Judas Priest for you metal fans out there)! This episode we talk about the Sidecar cocktail was created actually in France by Harry McElhone at the Ritz Hotel back in 1922. The sidecar was the way the American Captain's would get to the bar for the early drinks. Ha...
Episode 69: Episode 69: The Saturn Cocktail
March 26, 2021 00:00 - 40 minutes - 93.2 MBHey guys, Hi Guys, As you can see from our media posts we are back in our new studio and happy to be recording finally together. Paola was definitely happy as she finally was able to enjoy one of my drinks since the baby has been born. She gives her review of the Craig's Creation Jamaican Breeze we did last show. This show we discuss the Saturn cocktail (originally named the X-15 which was the experimental rocket program that helped develop the Apollo and NASA program). It was creat...
Episode 68: Episode 68: Banana Daq. and Craig's Creation (also with Mark's Advenure's: The Alibi
March 12, 2021 00:00 - 52 minutes - 120 MBHey guys, Sorry for the delay of the show as we tried a new platform to record and end up with missing files and so we had to re-record this show. Opps!!! So on this show we will be covering a Banana Daquiri. No, it's not just a Daquiri with a banana. Come on this is tiki….we are making a tiki cocktail created by our good friend of Harry Yee (yes, he is still alive, not one of the dead guys as Paola claims). So as other tiki drinks in the past, we discover that many people or pl...
Episode 67: Episode 67: Hawaiian Eye Cocktail and Harry Yee
February 22, 2021 00:00 - 41 minutes - 94.7 MBHey guys, We are back with a new episode from you guys via internet due to lockdown. We will be discussing the Hawaiian Eye Cocktail on this show. This is adrink not created by Don the Beachcomber or Trader Vic but instead by Harry Yee. He is still alive (yes, he is) at the age of 101 years old this year...WOW!!! This man is famous for creating in Hawaii some famous tiki cokctails such as Blue Hawaii cocktail which is one of Poala's favorite drink. This drink was created for the TV...
Episode 66: Episode 66: Myrtle Bank Cocktail
February 08, 2021 00:00 - 37 minutes - 85.3 MBHey guys, Welcome and we are so glad to give you another tiki adventure for this winter season. This episode is recorded via internet since we have gone into another lockdown but still want to entertain you with cool facts, stories and of course cocktails. On this episode we talk about the Myrtle Bank Cocktail which is a created at Myrtle Bank Hotel in Jamaica. This location is near the old Port Royal area of the island which is where Captain Morgan was staying. He was made govern...
Episode 65: episode 65: Last Rites Cocktail and the Mai Kai
January 23, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutes - 98.5 MBHey guys, Welcome to our 4th season and we are very excited to be back. This episode is recorded via internet since we have gone into another lockdown but still want to entertain you with cool facts, stories and of course cocktails. On this episode we talk about the Last Rites cocktail which was created by Mariano Licudine at the Mai Kai. Now, we have to go back to Don's the Beachcomber's location where Mariano worked for him for over 15 years. These recipes are secretive and so we...
Episode 64: Episode 64: Mele Kalikimaka Mai Tai Cocktail and Christmas Show!!
December 24, 2020 00:00 - 42 minutes - 98.3 MBHey guys, We normally publish on Monday's but we thought we can't have you go through Christmas and the holidays without us...so here we are!!! We will be covering a classic cocktail that has a new age spin on it. Mele Kalikimaka Mai Tai cocktail!! We took Don's...no wait Trader Vic's...well one of their recipes and added a new twist. Should I say Candy cane twist!! Tis the season!! We'll give you a great complex tiki cocktails with three different types of rum. Now, this is the ti...
Episode 63: Episode 63: Annual Rum Tasting Show
December 12, 2020 00:00 - 19 minutes - 247 MBHi Guys, NOTE: This is not our regular show format as we don't feature a drink or its history at all. We been asked by many listeners, what rums I should have on my bar to make these tiki drinks? Do I need all these rums to make drinks? This is a tasting show that Cam, Mark and I did where we describe some basic rums from different parts of the world to give you an idea of what you need for our drinks. We will cover the following rums: Saint James: RHUM AGRICOLE (Martinique rum), ...
Episode 62: Episode 62: Pearl Diver Cocktail (Don the Beachcomber)
November 29, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 91.6 MBHey guys, As you have noticed we have changed our schedule for the show. It will be posted on Monday's for now due COVID changing my work schedule. WE always make sure to get the show out to you as fast as possible. This show, we will be talking about the Don the Beachcomber's Pearl Diver cocktail. This cocktail was created by him when he opened his first location in California in 1930s. By the way, the address to that location is 1722 N. McCadden Place. It is now a dog park accord...
Bonus episode: Editor's Floor
November 16, 2020 00:00 - 42 minutes - 98 MBHi Guys, So this is not our usual format of a show but a cool look at the year and somethings that didn't make the show. We thought we would travel back throughout the year at some key times while recording that was not in the original shows. It's hard at times to edit the show and wonder what to keep and what you can't use. There are some of the cuts are due to time restraints of the show (so it won't be too long as we like to keep it under an hour). There was others that on their...
Episode 61: La Paloma Cocktail and "Day of the Dead"
October 30, 2020 00:00 - 36 minutes - 83.6 MBHey folks, It's that time of year when all the goblins and ghosts come out to play. I hope you are all staying safe and enjoy this fall season. On today's show, we will be talking about the La Paloma Cocktail. This cocktail is normally made with Tequila (oh, Mark mentions don't eat the worm...yuck)!!! You can also make it with Mezcal which is not tequila technically. We will get into the details about that on the show. Also, we suggest trying Casamigos tequila that is George Cloone...
Episode 60: Apple Cider Cocktails and Thanksgiving!!
October 20, 2020 00:00 - 56 minutes - 129 MBHey Guys, Sorry for the delay on the show! With the COVID situation in the bar industry, it prevented me from getting out in time!! So this show is focused on the apple cider cocktails for the season. We are getting into colder weather and what better way to warm up on those cold nights then a hot rum beverage. We will be covering two cocktails for you as we have two different Thanksgiving Days on our calendar (Canada-October 12th and USA-November 26th). The first cocktail that we...
Episode 59: Mint Julep Cocktail and the Kentucky Derby
October 01, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MBHi everyone, I hope everyone is staying safe and doing okay with the second wave of COVID on its way. What better time to do a tiki show then now when we all need that getaway from it all? This show's cocktail is the mint julep cocktail. This cocktail goes all the way back to the 1800's. The julep term means "medicine" and this drink was made to prevent illness and bring health back to par. The American mint julep used to contain camphor which was a medicinal ingredient that today...
Episode 58: Rum Barrel Cocktail and The Shameful Tiki Room
September 18, 2020 00:00 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBHi Guys, I hope everyone is being safe out there. We are so glad that we bring you some sunshine to your day and an oasis for all of us. The drink on this show is the Rum Barrel (or known as Barrel O' Rum) cocktail. This drink started back in the 50's with Don the Beachcomber. But like every other tiki drink, it has others claiming its creation. First one, in Port O` Call in Tucson Arizona in 1960's, invented by Dean Short who owned several Polynesian restaurants. Second, it was ...
Episode 57: Rum Runner and "Talk Like a Pirate" Day with special guest Rob Brunner (Canadian Naval officer)
September 03, 2020 02:44 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBHey guys, This is a special episode that has been on my desk for months to do and finally is here. With September 19th coming soon, we talk about "Talk Like A Pirate" day. We thought who better to be our expert than an expert pirate of the seas right now. We had to do this show via internet and yes, it is longer than our normal shows but trust me...well worth it!!!! Rob Brunner is a Canadian Lieutenant Commander of the Navy. He is also an expert on pirates as he writes a column in ...
Episode 56: Cosmopolitan Cocktail and "Sex in the City"
August 21, 2020 00:00 - 44 minutes - 61.1 MBHi folks, We are back from our summer break and glad to be back. On this episode, we figured we would cover a nice refreshing summertime drink. The Cosmopolitan cocktail was created back in the 80's by a woman bartender named Cheryl Cook in NY. She was approached by Absolut to create a new cocktail using their new product of Absolut Citron vodka. She went off and created this drink which became an instant hit to the point that others claimed they made this drink years prior but nev...
Episode 55: Easy summertime drinks (3 and 4 ingredients)
July 31, 2020 20:53 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MBHi Guys, I hope you are enjoying your summer with delicious cocktails and of course sunny beachy weather (well, we are not on a beach but you get the point)! We figured for those hot summer days outside you can make some easy recipes you can make with things around your kitchen and some rum of course!! We will be covering three cocktails and some cool facts about them today: Daiquiri, Moijto, and Caipirinha . Daq: classic cocktail that through time we have seen evolve into other ...
Episode 54: Tiki Trivia
July 16, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBHi Guys, So this show will be different than our usual format as in there is no drinks (well we are having drinks) but no drink recipes or history of drinks today. This is Tiki Trivia today!!! Have you been listening closely to the show and remember all those cool facts? Well, today we find out as we ask you and my co-host some questions that are all about what we have covered in the past year. Don't panic to write the questions down or try to remember all the multiple options to...
Episode 53: Canada VS USA (National Holidays) plus Trivia
July 02, 2020 00:00 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBHey Guys, Happy Canada Day or Independence Day (4th of July) for everyone. I know with these COVID times that the celebration is not its usual bang and big party BUT we thought we would help you with some cool drinks to use during your celebration. We made one sweet and one boozy (tart) for you to try. There is the Red, White and Blue Colada which I found in my research and tweaked a bit since the original recipe was too sweet (Yes, even for Paola)!! Then we also have the Red and ...
Episode 52: National Mai Tai today and the real story!!!
June 18, 2020 15:59 - 47 minutes - 65.4 MBHey guys, So this whole show is all about the Mai Tai because on June 30th, it's national Mai Tai day!! On another note, June 27th is national pineapple day (Paola's favorite)! So who made this drink that set tiki into a nation wide craze? Well, there are several facts and stories to this delicious drink that we will tackle today. We have Don the Beachcomber (the pioneer of tiki in North America) who claimed it and that he created this drink back in 1933. He did at times have this...
Episode 51: Ancient Mariner Cocktail and the Call of Cthulhu
June 05, 2020 00:00 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MBHi Folks, I hope everyone is doing well and we are glad that we get to bring you the show while you are stuck at home. This episode's drink that we will be covering is called the Ancient Mariner which is a Jeff "Beachbum" Berry cocktail. This drink was created by accident as Jeff was reverse engineering one of Trader Vic's recipe "The Navy Grog". This cocktail was a result of trying to re-create the drink and I must say that I'm glad he did as it is delicious. The two items of T...
Episode 50: Cobra's Fang Cocktail and over-proofed rum!
May 21, 2020 00:00 - 47 minutes - 64.9 MBHey Folks, I hope everyone is being safe and doing well! We will always have shows and information for you to educated and entertain you as well in these times. And oh...like our new look...logos and headers are new so don't get confused!!! Besides, I'm sure you wanted to see our smiley faces!!! On today’s show, we will be talking about a legend Don the Beachcomber and his Cobra’s Fang cocktail. This was not as famous as the Zombie or the Three Dots and a Dash cocktails but it was ...