Part One: An Invitation to Escape The Birth of Tiki 23 The Golden Era 47 The Tiki Revival 71 Part Two: Smuggler's Cove: The Modern Tiki Bar Creating the Space 101 Curating the Experience 123 Part Three: The Spirit of Rum Rum Through the Ages 149 Understanding Rum 183 Part Four: Exotic Cocktails: Mystique and Technique The Theater of the Exotic Cocktail 215 Eight Essential Exotic Elixirs 255 Part Five: Creating Paradise The Tiki Look and Feel 281 The Tiki Party 295 Epilogue The Heritage of Tiki 315 House-Made Ingredients 324 Resources 335 Bibliography and Additional Reading 340 A Few of My Favorite Tiki Spots 342 The Tiki The word tiki originated in New Zealand and the Marquesas Islands, where it can refer to a carving of a first man, a god, or a symbol of procreation depending on which culture it originated from. But eventually, mainland Americans appropriated the word to describe any Polynesian carving with a largely human form, exaggerated features, and a menacing visage. What's more, mainlanders started carving the tikis themselves, occasionally with an eye to their South Pacific origins, but more often with a "whimsical and naïve attitude toward another people's extinct religion," as historian Sven Kirsten puts it. These artists were inspired to add their own flair and style to the carvings. Thus was born a new kind of tiki whose provenance lay in many lands and imaginations, and would later become a tenet of Polynesian Pop. Halekulani Cocktail Open the door to paradise with this 1930s treat from the famous House Without a Key on Waikiki Beach. ORIGIN House Without a Key lounge, Halekulani Hotel, Waikiki Beach, circa 1930s SOURCE Beachbum Berry's Sippin' Safari , adapted by Smuggler's Cove GLASSWARE Chilled coupe 1⁄2 ounce fresh lemon juice 1⁄2 ounce fresh orange juice 1⁄2 ounce pineapple juice 1⁄4 ounce SC Demerara Syrup 1⁄2 teaspoon SC Grenadine 11⁄2 ounces bourbon 1 dash Angostura bitters GARNISH Edible orchid Combine all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker with cracked or cubed ice. Shake and double-strain into a chilled coupe and garnish with an edible orchid on the edge of the glass. Excerpted from Smuggler's Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki by Martin Cate, Rebecca Cate All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
