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20. @leaky_tikiPhoto by Boyd Coleman Mai Tai 1 oz fresh lime juice ½ oz orange curacao ¼ oz orgeat syrup ¼ oz sugar syrup 1 oz aged Jamaican rum 1 oz aged Martinique rum Shake well with plenty of crushed ice. Pour unstrained into a double old-fashioned glass. Sink your spent lime shell into drink. Garnish with a mint sprig. By Trader Vic, 1944 Adapted from Jeff Berry and Annen Kaye, Beachbum Berry’s Grog Log. (San Jose: SLG Publishing, 1998) p.50. Used with permission.

21. Where can I learn more? • Tikicentral.com • Book of Tiki by Sven Kirsten • Facebook.com/bambooben • Tikifarm.com • Swampfirelounge.com @leaky_tiki • Tikimania.com • Tikibosko.com • Beachbumberry.com • Tiki+ iPhone App

Editor's Notes

The Evolution of Poly Pop. Don the Beachcomber and the “Beachcomber” style of the 30s. Trader Vic’s and the “Trader” style of the 40s. Steven Crane and the Kon Tiki Chain of the 50s and 60s. Devolution begins in the 70s.
The Evolution of Poly Pop. Don the Beachcomber and the “Beachcomber” style of the 30s. Trader Vic’s and the “Trader” style of the 40s. Steven Crane and the Kon Tiki Chain of the 50s and 60s. Devolution begins in the 70s.
Don the Beachcomber – Beachcombing style. Considered the Founding father of Polynesian Pop, Don Beach set out to blend the perfect cocktail and temporarily transport his customers to distant shores, while outside big city life rushed by.
Victor “Trader Vic” Bergeron and the first Trader Vic’s in Oakland, CA. Trader Vic is known as the father of the Mai Tai and his own mythological figures, the Menehune, or “little people” of Polynesian legends.
Steven Crane with wife number four, Helen Demaree Crane, at the entrance to the Portland Kon Tiki.
Eli Hedley, “The Original Beachcomber”, chiseling a Moai for the Aku Aku restaurant at the Stardust Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The last remaining Moai from Eli Hedley was relocated to Sunset Park in Las Vegas, where Eli’s grandson, Bamboo Ben is seen at right.
The Kon Tiki in Tucson, Arizona. Bamboo Ben renovation
Two tiki icon’s no longer here. The Kon Tiki Hotel and The Islands Restaurant.
The original Trader Vic’s Scottsdale, top left. The building today: bottom right.
The new Trader Vic’s Scottsdale
Other Tiki Bars/Restaurants in Phoenix. Drift Lounge, The Bikini Lounge, Hula’s Modern Tiki.
Sven Kirsten, author of The Book of Tiki.
Holden Westland, owner of Tiki Farm Mugs.
Doug Horne, graphic artist. Swampfirelounge.com
Crazy Al, Scottsdale native, tiki carver. Tikimania.com
Bosko. Tiki Carver. Style similar to Witco. Shield at Hula’s Modern Tiki.
Jeff “Beachbum” Berry, author, mixologist. Dedicated to recreating and preserving original cocktail recipes from the Tiki era.
Tiki+ iPhone app. Beechbum Berry’s books.
Trader Vic’s Original Mai Tai.
Where to learn more.

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