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.
In a world of overly fancy cocktails and clubs with no front entrance, sometimes you just want something simple. Listen to this episode for a quick and easy way to turn a cocktail and a glass of red wine into much more. Some quick updates on Spring and Summer tiki events, news about our new tiki mug, tips for impressing your snobby friends and a little more. Enjoy the show, Cheers!
Read MoreOn this episode of Tiki Drink How To, we make Sunshine's Very Spicy Rum. This homemade spiced rum is very handy for holiday cocktails and many other great drinks. You will want to keep a bottle behind your bar all year long. Also included is a quick grapefruit daiquiri using homemade cinnamon syrup from our past episode.
Read MoreSunshine Tiki invites you into the Zen Tiki Lounge test kitchen for our first how to video. Make simple and cinnamon syrups and a classic lime daiquiri that uses your new bar mixers.
Read MoreMost of you have probably not heard of the terrible fate of our almost perfect food. The Banana may soon be gone forever. Sunshine has been doing his homework on this tropical fruit and most of what he found was sad news indeed. Listen to hear all the unhappy details. Pumpkin may be preparing to miss her daily fruit but still finds a way to bring a discussion of sexual addiction to the lounge. RLS is a problem facing a few Americans but thank goodness our friends at the pharmaceutical companies have come up with a drug. Just one little issue. The side effects are gambling, sex and alchol addiction. Geeeesh. Just before we end the show Sunshine brings some happy news of this Summers Tiki shindigs on both the east and west coasts. Check them out this Summer. Listen often and be sure to tell your friends about the show.
Drink of the Week
Banana Daiquiri
1.5oz Sailor Jerry spiced rum
1oz orange curacao
.5oz fresh lemon juice
.5oz fresh lime juice
.5oz simple syrup
1 large banana chilled and sliced
Put everything in a blender with 1.5 cups crushed ice. Blend till smooth and pour into a nice tall hurricane glass or any other tall fancy tiki mug. Best when you make at least two at a time. You want to share with friends don't you?
This post originally posted back in April of 2008. Please enjoy the trip back in time and THREE cocktails in one episode.
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.
