374 Drinking Rumhattans With Morton Gould And His Orchestra - Jungle Drums

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374 Drinking Rumhattans With Morton Gould And His Orchestra - Jungle Drums

Raise your cocktail to the escapism lifestyle.  This episode of ZTL has over 40 minutes of vintage vinyl exotica to get you settled in your dimly lit corner.  Sunshine is in the lounge solo enjoying a Rumhattan made with Plantation 5yr Rum and Punta e Mes vermouth.  Don't forget the orange bitters.  While visiting the dimly lit tiki bar that lives in your mind you will no doubt savor the entire Morton Gould-Jungle Drums recorded from an original vinyl album.  The sound of this orchestral work is rich with colorful instruments and plenty of drums.

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373 Trying Calivore Spirits Blonde Rum With A Lime Daiquiri And A Vegan Pu Pu Platter

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373 Trying Calivore Spirits Blonde Rum With A Lime Daiquiri And A Vegan Pu Pu Platter

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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372 @Don The Beachcomber Tiki Mâkeke with Rory Snyder, Calivore Spirits, OB Tiki and Jeremy Cross of Night Gallery

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372 @Don The Beachcomber Tiki Mâkeke with Rory Snyder, Calivore Spirits, OB Tiki and Jeremy Cross of Night Gallery

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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371 Vintage Vinyl, Campari Kraken And Bitters For Hipsters

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371 Vintage Vinyl, Campari Kraken And Bitters For Hipsters

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.  

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370 Is That A Cocktail In Your Compression Pants?!

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370 Is That A Cocktail In Your Compression Pants?!

Pupu platters and tiki drinks were made for each other.  Kalani and Sunshine sample singed meats, spicy dipping sauces and a new cocktail called Cherry Bonzai.  We also review two new rums on the market.  Sun Rum and Bacoo Rum have popped up on a few shelves in our local liquor barns and we enjoyed both, sharing our tasting with you.  Its a tough job.  

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369 Ho Ho Ho, Gotta Get A Drink In The Zen Tiki Lounge

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369 Ho Ho Ho, Gotta Get A Drink In The Zen Tiki Lounge

Aloha and Cheers!  This is our annual Holiday Spectacular.  Its best to just mix yourself a drink and listen to this episode.  All four hosts are here in the lounge to exchange tacky gifts, enjoy some of our favorite holiday exotica and let the year go by.  Be sure to visit our cocktails page for a half dozen recipes that will tickle your taste buds with winter cheer.  

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368 Fruitcakes And Rum Barrels Make The Holidays Bright

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368 Fruitcakes And Rum Barrels Make The Holidays Bright

Music Show!  Sunshine is in the lounge solo on this episode.  When the ladies of the lounge are away Sunshine gets to fill the void with more exotica of his choosing.  This time we have some Lex Baxter, The Crazed Mugs, The Mallet Men, Robert Drasnin, Bas Sheva and more.  Pour yourself a nice drink and relax while Sunshine does the talking, plays the tunes and fills 60 minutes of your life with tiki bar inspiration.  

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