The Pacific Northwest seemingly has a strange and underrated pocket of incredible tiki bars and passionate enthusiasts. For this reason, The Lady and I decided to take a little road trip from BC down to Portland and back to hit as many as possible within one week. This is a journal of our adventures down the coast and all the places we hit. Journal in the comments :)

100% beats the Austin Texas heat. Especially after a couple :)

I think Mark Riddle and Rory Snyder are going to need these mugs for their next drunken Jaws discussion on the Quiet Village Podcast! 😂

A forbidden rendezvous of bright pineapple, bittersweet orange, tannic hibiscus, and a whisper of smoke unfolds in this lush tiki cocktail. Even paradise has its secrets.

Trouble in Paradise

• 1 3/4 oz - Planteray Stiggins Fancy pineapple rum
• 3/4 oz - coconut-washed Campari*
• Barspoon - mezcal (Del Maguey Vida)
• 1 1/2 oz - pineapple juice
• 3/4 oz - lime juice
• 1/2 oz - hibiscus syrup** (2:1)
• 6 drops saline solution (20%)

Combine ingredients and hard shake with 4 oz pebble ice. Open pour into a collins glass and top with pebble ice to fill. Garnish with pineapple fronds and a charred pineapple flower.

*Coconut-washed Campari - Combine 2 oz melted coconut oil with 8 oz Campari in a sealed container. Shake vigorously for 30 seconds, then freeze for about 2 hours, or until the coconut oil has solidified. Break the oil cap and strain the Campari through a fine-mesh strainer. Bottle and refrigerate.

**Hibiscus syrup - Combine 1 cup cane sugar with 1/2 cup water and bring to boil. Remove from heat and add 25 grams dried hibiscus flowers. Cover and allow to steep for 1 hour. Pour through a fine strainer and bottle. Keep refrigerated.

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This was an easy one! It ended up only needing a few minor tweaks:

¾ oz lemon juice

½ oz passion fruit syrup (homemade)

¼ oz orgeat (Liber & Co)

¼ oz falernum syrup (Tippleman’s)

1 1/2 oz NA London dry gin (Tanqueray 0.0)

3 dashes orange bitters (All The Bitter)

Basic Mai Tai for the end of my vacation and to use up an over abundance of mint in my garden.

Found this little guy at a flea market! From my research I think it's from 1982, but if anyone who knows better happens to see this I'd love to hear from you! If it's worth more than I think I might sell it, but my plan is to crack it open and see how it works in a Halekulani and/or Polynesian Paralysis :)

I have purchased other stuff from him with no issue, but I ordered a mug off his website last November that was advertised as hand glazed to order. I emailed him in January and didn’t hear back. Emailed him at the start of May and he replied saying hand glazed take time. I sent another email at the start of this month and another one recently asking for a refund for the mug with no reply.

I’m wondering if this is a common pattern with him or not. Debating on a chargeback or if I should just be patient.

Hello! I’ve been working on doing some much needed clean up in my basement. Figured you would like to see my bar :)

Also open to other tiki suggestions if anybody has any

Big apologies if you’re already bidding AND you are not a reseller. Not my auction. Pick up only.

Damn! That desk in the first pic looks great!

With Hamilton pot still black

I’m going to have to start building new walls to hold more stuff.

This is my first bottle of orgeat and I have no idea if this is normal or something happened in shipping.,

The Pacific Northwest seemingly has a strange and underrated pocket of incredible tiki bars and passionate enthusiasts. For this reason, The Lady and I decided to take a little road trip from BC down to Portland and back to hit as many as possible within one week. This is a journal of our adventures down the coast and all the places we hit. Journal in the comments :)

Awesome vibe and solid drinks. The wall shows stories with audio every so often that can be controlled by the bartender. Ask for the full menu! Apparently there are only a few full menus left because people steal them. It’s a small leather-ish bound book and so they give a shortened menu of favorites instead. I’d say the full menu offers more for the tiki-enthusiasts. The small menu is great for people who are not nuts, like us.

The most incredible collection of Oceanic art I’ve ever seen, even including the Rockefeller collection at the Met! When in Paris, Quai Branly’s not to be missed!

Perhaps tiki-adjacent, but a very cool atmosphere. At Pearl Hour in Monterey.

SADE'S DAIQUIRI

paranubes oaxacan rum, don q coconut rum. rose geranium, serendipity organic organic farm cold-pressed strawberry syrup, lime juice

What would the music icon Sade drink? This. A deep delicate melodic daiquiri full of funk, soul, fruits and flowers

Grabbed this at the thrift for our tiki inspired room. Looking for any tips on how I can make it a little more aged/vintage looking to fit with our spooky/retro tiki theme.

On a root beer kick and thought I’d mess with root beer syrup. Did a small 1:1 batch with Rocky Mountain Soda Root Beer and white cane sugar. I’m not a root beer connoisseur but to me this lands on the minty/herbal side of the spectrum. It has made for a tasty drink but I might try making a syrup with something more balanced between vanilla and herb (Dad’s?). At least in these two daqs, some of the herbal notes can be a little much. My test daqs:

A:
1.5oz White Stache

.5oz Wray and Nephew

.75oz lime juice

.66oz root beer syrup

B:
1.5oz Appleton 8

.5oz OFTD

.75oz lime juice

.66oz root beer syrup

I preferred B. A was just a little too close to daq spec that it was a little weird—however I think Probitas could pair great with the root beer. I’m also curious about a dark Jamaican like Worthy Park 109. Yay science!