147 Obama Will Save the World with Ginger and Parsley

/
ZTL 147
Sunshine Tiki

Mr. Prez sure has been up to a lot the last week.  Speaking on almost every topic but the one most near and dear our hearts.  Where is the political policy on tikinomics?  What about the economy of a cocktail based culture.  Surely Obama must have time to work out these important issues?  Well, if he doesn't WE DO!  So lets start with a super stomach satisfying ginger based drink.  A little mint, some passion fruit and get ready to have your socks knocked off.  Now that your toasted its time for Pumpkins latest installment of healing remedies.  This week is parsley.  Not just for your plate, but also great in juice and wine.  Yep, WINE!  Sunshine and Pumpkin also discuss how each of us can save our local tiki bar, fight stupidity, teach children that they can fail and learn from it, and much more. Make a Mingie Gingie for yourself:

1.5 oz Canton Ginger Liqueur

.5 oz Appleton white rum

1 oz fresh lemon juice

1/3 oz passion fruit syrup

1 large mint leaf torn into 8-10 pieces

Toss everything in a shaker with crushed or cracked ice.  Shake very well until the shaker is too cold to hold.  Strain into a rocks glass filled with crushed ice.  Garnish with mint and a long piece of curly lemon zest.

146 Better than Pineapple Upside Down Cake

/
ZTL 146
Sunshine Tiki

What a special show we have for your this week.  Sunshine and Pumpkin are giddy with excitement over our new favorite drink.  If you are looking for that perfect cocktail to impress your friends and family this holiday season....It's the Pineapple Upside Down Cocktail.  Sure, it takes a little fuss to mix one up but you won't be sorry.  Pumpkin gives us her second installment of home cures with a zen twist.  Now you know that olive oil is for your butt and honey is for the mouth and nipples.  Sunshine takes us back to childhood with a tiki version of Mad Libs, that wacky fill in the blanks game we used to play as kids.  Other rants include stupid people that shop at Wal-Mart, Snuggies hit the New York fashion scene and a very special phone in conversation with Ronnie, our man on the street.  Ronnie calls in to give us a quick run down of Ohana Luau at the Lake in New York. Make a Pineapple Upside Down Cocktail:

Make the syrup first and set aside: 3/4 cup brown sugar 4 tablespoon butter 3 tablespoon water Put everything in a small sauce pot, melt down sugar and butter stirring constantly. As the mixture starts to heat it will bubble/boil. Continue to stir while it bubbles for at least 5 minutes so that all the sugar dissolves. Pour into a glass measuring cup for later. Syrup can be warmed again in the microwave if it gets to thick. Pineapple Upside Down Cocktail: 3oz pineapple juice 1 tablespoon of brown sugar syrup 1oz Cruzan Vanilla Rum 1oz Cruzan Pineapple Rum 1/2oz Tuaca (Italian Liquer) 1/4oz Cherry Pucker Schnapps After the sugar syrup cools, use 1 tablespoon to drizzle the inside of an irish coffee mug or any other clear glass. In a sauce pan, heat up pineapple juice, rums, and tuaca. Do not let it boil, should not be any hotter than a cup of coffee. Pour into mug. Carefully pour cherry pucker into the center of the drink, it will go straight to the bottom. The warm mixture will start to dislove the drizzled syrup quickly so serve immediately. It is easy to make 4, 5 or 6 of these at a time. Drizzle all the glasses ahead, and multiply the recipe so you can warm it all up at the same time.

Garnish with a cherry and a pineapple cube Enjoy!!!

145 Did Obama Lie? Can Tikis Fly? We Discuss

/
ZTL 145
Sunshine Tiki

What a discomboobulated show we have for you this week.  Sunshine, Pumpkin and Starshine are all here to prove that too many hosts only leads to YELLING!  We introduce a new segment to the show, Tiki News.  A quick look at some of the tiki events and funny stories from around the globe and your own backyard.  Pumpkin brings us a long forgotten segment, Crazy Christian Cousin.  Pumpkins cousin is sending those nutty text messages about Jesus again.  Starshine is perturbed with the A-hole senator that called Obama a liar at his Healthcare address.  And, for good reason.  Representative Joe "Im a duche" Wilson calls the President a liar regarding healthcare.  Maybe Joe Wilson forgot that ALL of his campaign funding came from health care interests.  Wow, we all need a drink.  To keep it tiki Sunshine gives some shouts to fellow podcasters who keep us entertained with exotica and and the best sounds in lounge and space age pop.  Check out Cocktail Nation with Koop Kooper and The Quiet Village with Digitiki.  Great listening, interviews and advice on where to find that not so easy to procure exotica.  Now thats a show.  Listen, drink, enjoy!

144 Hawaii is 50, Lets Head to the Islands

/
ZTL 144
Sunshine Tiki

While Sunshine and Pumpkin both dread they day they turn 50, for a state like Hawaii it really is no big deal. In some ways it's hard to believe that Hawaii has been a state for only 50 years.  Regardless of age, the islands still lure millions of visitors to the tropical shores, luaus, national parks and endless sunsets with cocktails.  We talk about a few of our favorite memories, play a little luau music and drink quite possibly the largest blue hawaiian that Sunshine could mix up.  Be sure to pay attention to Pumpkins thoughts on how to avoid getting sick at an all you can eat/drink luau.  Other subjects this show include killer galaxy eaters, the Summer of Death, pharmaceutical company shenanigans, bad luck chain emails and much more.  And remember, if we aren't talking about something you want to hear about it's only because you didn't tell us what it was.  Email us Mail@zentikilounge.com