A dimly lit tiki bar that lives in your head. Each and every podcast we bring you a new exotic cocktail followed by plenty of tiki talk, exotica tunes and whatever else your loyal hosts Sunshine, Pumpkin and Starshine care to dispense. Politics, religion and current events are all free game. This podcast is not for the kiddies, so remember to get a sitter before tuning in. Mahalo.
Falling in love is a splendid thing. Here in the Zen Tiki Lounge we tend to fall for spirits in the rum category. The current apple of our eye is a blonde rum from Calivore Spirits Co. Aged in chardonnay barrels this version of cane goodness is not what you are used to. We recommend grabbing a bottle of Calivore at Whole Foods in Southern Ca and also Hi Times Wine Cellars in South Orange County.
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How do you quickly pass 5 hours with great artists, tiki drinks, live music and lots of Ohana? You attend the Tiki Mâkeke at Don the Beachcomber in Huntington Beach. Sunshine and Starshine took the podcast to the event and enjoyed a day with lots of friends and new faces. We have several interviews for you in this episode that will give you some insight into upcoming events, get to know a new spirit or two and great conversation with the artists who make it all happen.
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All of us in here at ZTL have been traveling after the holidays. Pumpkin just returned from a Caribbean cruise and wanted another Dirty Shirley. Normally we wouldn't be sipping such a drink in our tiki bar, but we let her have what she wants just this one time. 1.5 oz Vodka, .75 oz grenadine (we used real homemade pomegranate syrup) and 4-5 oz lemon lime soda are a nice combination when and only when combined correctly in the right amounts. Sunshine kept to his palate and enjoyed a Hemingway Daiquiri. You can click for the recipe and the story behind the classic cocktail.
Read MoreThe Zen Tiki Lounge podcast is hosted by a group of friends from our home tiki bar. The show focuses on Exotica Music, Cocktail Culture, Mid Century Modern, Kitsch and the "Island Lifestyle." Join us for a slightly inebriated trip into our dimly lit paradise.
