Zen Tiki Lounge

ZTL 249 The Road To Tiki Caliente 4

Sunshine Tiki — Sun, 13 May 2012 03:28:34 +0000

Sunshine, Starshine and Kalani are tingling with anticipation over the upcoming weekend tiki event in Palm Springs. Tiki Caliente 4 is May 18-20! This week on the podcast we sip the two very cocktails we will be serving at our TC4 room party. Gingers Passion and the Luckubus are two lovely drinks sure to tickle most fancies. And, if you are attending the big shindig you will get to try them. Just remember to tip your bar tender. When in Palm Springs there is lots more to do besides the event. Try the aerial tramway and ascend to the top of Mt. San Jacinto in just minutes. Walk around town and get in some great shopping and visit some local art dealers and museums. There are two casinos in town for those who want to try their hand at slots and tables, or maybe a las vegas style buffet. Palm Springs is filled with posh boutique hotels worth visiting for their bars and cocktails alone. See, plenty to keep you busy. This week we also share some gardening tips for those with lots of space or just a few potted plants. Sunshine has recently discovered UrbanZen.com where you can find out where to share in your community or learn more about choosing a life path that is better for your and those you care about. Enjoy the show. Cheers and Mahalo!

The Luckubus

1.5 oz Sunshines very spicy rum, click for recipe

1.5 oz white grapefruit juice

.25 oz lime juice

.25 oz lemon juice

.5 oz Orgeat syrup

Shake all with crushed ice and pour unstrained into a double old fashioned glass. Garnish with lemon and lime wheel on rim.

ZTL 248 Animals Drunk On Tiki Drinks?

Sunshine Tiki — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 06:24:06 +0000

Ok, so our title this week is a little misleading. But we did find out that there is a fairly long list of animals that actually enjoy inebriation as much as we do. Those elephants, bears, moose and the like sure love a good bender after a long day in the wilderness. Who wouldn’t? Sunshine and Starshine are in the Zen Tiki Lounge discussing a lot more than drunk furry friends. We have a good deal of listener email, including a great question that explains what a “room crawl” is. For those that correctly engage in such an activity, crawling can very well become part of the fun. Sunshine recalls a time when he had to pick himself up off the floor of a random hotel room and try to remember his own room number. Ohhh, the fun. Starshine is simply along for the drink this week. Speaking of, our cocktail of the week is a sneak peek at just one of the two NEW drinks we will be serving at the Tiki Caliente room crawl and room party. You want to try it? Go to tiki-caliente.com and get your room and tickets so you can be there May 18-20 and experience the live music, vendors, sunshine, pool, cocktails and weekend long party. We toss in a good deal of tiki related news this week as well. Be sure to visit Ooga-Mooga.com for the updated website and news about better search features and the ability to add new collections of your tiki schtuff. Ooga-Mooga isn’t just for tiki mugs anymore. And thats just the stuff we can recall. There is plenty more tiki and non tiki banter in this weeks episode. Cheers and Mahalo!

ZTL 247 Tiki Caliente 4 Countdown With Rory Snyder

Sunshine Tiki — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 08:52:34 +0000

This weeks show is full of everything you need to have the full experience at this years Tiki Caliente 4. Music from the bands and a very special interview with event guru himself, Rory “Wildsvilleman” Snyder.

Please stay tuned for full show notes, we just need to sober up a bit.

ZTL 246 How Much Rum Can You Put In A Jello Egg?

Sunshine Tiki — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 02:39:27 +0000

Pumpkin is back in the lounge after many weeks away. She brings vegan pineapple upside down cake to pair with the Yellowbird cocktail. Then, outrageous talk of this and that.

ZTL 245 The Return of Campari Kraken, Tiki Bar Psychic

Sunshine Tiki — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 02:42:42 +0000

Aloha, and welcome to the Zen Tiki Lounge. It has been a few weeks since we got back in the lounge and recorded a podcast. Sunshine, Starshine and Campari Kraken are all here this week. On his first visit, the renowned Kampari Kraken introduced himself as the worlds most famous tiki bar psychic. This time, Campari sips a cocktail that Sunshine named in his honor and reflects on the difficulties of traveling via flying carpet when the weather is damp. No one likes a wet carpet. Campari also answers a few listener questions, if you consider his responses answers. Starshine shares of her excitement for a quickly approaching Las Vegas trip that will include a visit to Frankies Tiki Room and the Rhum Bar, our two favorite places in sin city to grab well crafted rum drinks. If you haven’t been to Frankies, we recommend going while the sun is still up. This helps you experience the stark contrast of the Vegas sun and the dimly lit interior of a classic looking tiki bar complete with bamboo decor, carved tikis, hanging puffer fish and a few of their exclusive tiki mugs. And don’t forget the cocktails. A complete list of drinks is available by clicking the link above. Sunshine will tell you not to be afraid of their high proof drinks like Bender Ender and Wild Watusi. And, over at Rhum Bar you can find some Cuba and Florida inspired libations. Their zombie isn’t quite the traditional because it lacks the anise flavor, which for some is why the like this zombie so much. An ample selection of rum for mixing and sipping is also available at this bright and airy watering hole. Well, there is plenty more squeezed into this show. So listen for all the rest. Sunshine plays one of his favorite tunes at the end, Passage to Papeetee by Kahuna Kawentzmann. A true gem of a tune that takes you to the mystical island of your choice. Cheers and Mahalo.

Campari Kraken Cocktail

1.5 ounces Kraken Rum

.5 ounces Campari

2.5 ounces white grapefruit juice

.5 ounce Orgeat

1 dash bitters

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass. Now you will be able to see the future.

ZTL 244 We Found Whitney Houston with The Tiki Time Machine

Sunshine Tiki — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:05:11 +0000

Step once more into the tiki time machine. Our stop this week takes us to 2007, episode #70 of ZTL. Sunshine and Pumpkin decided to listen to feedback from fans and try a gin drink instead of the usual rum. Well, they had several. And, Pumpkin became more surly than usual. Sunshine was showing difficulty remembering specific tiki tid bits. Pumpkin even uses a Whitney Houston reference that seems quite poignant as of now. Can you believe this show was back in the day before Facebook? Yep! We were just setting up our page and giving ourselves official aliases. Other subjects include a recap of a cocktail symposium with Beachbum Berry. Sunshine tries a few drinks and gives This is week two of our Gin drinks. The Kamaaina should be pronounced Kah-ah-mah-A-nuh. Pumpkin says it a little different but thats most likely because booze makes her mind go a little on the dirty side. After we get the drink going it only gets less professional from there. We welcome lots of great new listeners from myspace and read an email or two. Remember, this is tell a friend about the show month. Get out there and send a few emails to your friends, tell them how much you enjoy the podcast. We just want everyone to love us as much as we love doing this show.

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Drink of the Week
Kamaaina
2oz Lemon lime soda
1oz Gin
1oz Coconut syrup
1/2oz Triple Sec
1/2oz Fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 cups ice cubes
Blend all ingredients with ice for 20-30 seconds. Pour into tall tiki mug and garnish with a mint sprig and a pineapple wedge.

ZTL 243 Drink Enough Rum And Your Tiki Bar Becomes A Time Machine

Sunshine Tiki — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:57:43 +0000

Some treats are sweet. Some treats are good simply because it’s a surprise. We really aren’t sure which category this weeks podcast fits into. But, we dug deep into the annals of Zen Tiki Lounge and found episode #28. This was recorded so long ago we weren’t even sure of the date. Your original ZTL hosts were Sunshine and Pumpkin. We had not yet found our true tiki selves yet but just wanted to get behind the bar and record. And thats what we did. You will recognize the voices even though the audio quality is a bit rough, the rest of the show will seem foreign to those of you that have been listening to the most recent episodes. Some things remain a constant. The show starts with a cocktail, the Yellowbird. Which, continues to be Pumpkins favorite drink after all these years. For whatever reason there are random bits of music and sound effects in the background that don’t seem to have anything to do with what we are talking about. Hey, it was 2006! Before posting the show we put in an intro with a little context, a great big shout out to Tiki Caliente 4 which has rooms and tickets on sale now. Then, we added music from The Revomatics at the end of the show. Visit their site for details on upcoming shows, how to get their limited edition vinyl and also find their music in iTunes. If our friends and fans like this throwback we may do more of them in the future. Let us know what you think and post replies to this blog. Cheers and Mahalo!

Yellow Bird

2 ounce pineapple juice

2 ounces fresh orange juice

3/4 ounce creme de banana

1.5 ounces amber rum (Appleton or Cruzan are great in this drink)

Simply shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a glass with more crushed ice. Garnish with orange wheel and cherries on a skewer. Careful, this one sneaks up on you.

ZTL 242 This Tiki Bar Welcomes Gay Marriage And Cocktails

Sunshine Tiki — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:36:53 +0000

You don’t have to tell us twice that a tropical drink is a well deserved treat at the end of a long work week. Sunshine mixes up Colonel Beach’s Plantation Punch which he pulled up on the Tiki Plus app by Beachbum Berry. This gingery, citrus rum drink is full of vitamin C and helps you quickly lose all memory of your worst demons. Our music this week comes from the most recent Tikiyaki Orchestra album, “Aloha, Baby.” The latest CD is another lovely stroll down the beach with the guys whom we have all come to respect for their modern take on exotica and lounge. We have to mention a couple of our friends out there: Listener Stefan from Germany has a podcast aptly named The CocktailPodcast and is suited for our friends and fans who speak German. Yes, tiki does exist all over the globe! Check out the drink centric podcast by a man who knows a thing or two about drinking and the art of making drink. You can also check out a blog we just became aware of, The Pegu Blog which has been temporarily renamed The Tiki Blog for the month of February. Blogger Doug Winship has written both many of the great tiki podcasts that are currently producing shows and some that are dormant. Other fun stuff for this week includes creating a Las Vegas disguise kit, exotic story time based on a randomly selected song and the much over due ruling in California: Prop 8 has been ruled to be unconstitutional by the 9th circuit court. This isn’t about gay marriage people. It’s about civil rights and allowing all adults to be equal in the eyes of the law. Religion has nothing to do with it. Can you feel me? Good! Enjoy the show and Mahalo.

As mentioned, visit the blog of Tiki Chris Pinto and grab a Tiki Noir book for the pool or settle into a dark corner of any bar.

Colonel Beach’s Plantation Punch (courtesy Beachbum Berry’s “Tiki +” app for iPhone)

1 ounce lime juice

2 ounces pineapple juice (unsweetened)

2 ounces dark Jamaican Rum

1 ounce gold Puerto Rican Rum

1/2 ounce Barbados Rum

1/2 ounce falernum

1 dash bitters

6 drops Pernod or Anisette

2 ounces ginger beer

Shake all but ginger beer with ice in a shaker. Pour ginger beer into shaker, stir or swirl and pour unstrained into large tumbler filed with crushed ice. Garnish with lime and mint.

ZTL 241 Campari Kraken Is The Tiki Bar Psychic

Sunshine Tiki — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:10:10 +0000

After a recent trip to a local casino, Starshine and Sunshine are back in the lounge to tell of their travels. This is mostly to lampoon the worst psychic experience we have ever had. Sylvia Brown attempted to put on a “show” or “reading” but really just ended up leaving us with a heated desire to run back into the casino and find the nearest mai tai. And we did just that. That disappointment led us to finding our own tiki bar psychic who makes his first appearance on this episode answering listener questions. But we couldn’t be in the mood for predicting the future without a cocktail. Since Starshine wasn’t here when we first tried the Puka Shell, we brought it back for a another taste. Sunshine was hearing he islands call so our music this week is all Danny Stewart and the Islanders. Good ukelele to drink by. And to prove we are somewhat cultured there is a little bit of island inspired art via the old fashioned X ray machine. The art of Bert Meyers is not only beautiful, but shows us the creatures of the deep and long long ago in a totally new light. Listener mail includes some tips and tricks for easy party planning and how to choose the party to go to. Before we called it a week it was another update for Tiki Caliente 4. This event is something not to miss. Not only will you have a chance to join our ZTL room party but the entire weekend is filled with great musical acts like Martini Kings, Hula Girls, Smokin Menehunes, Sand Devils and The Deadbeat Daddies. Rooms and tickets are on sale now and are going fast. Book NOW and be sure to grab one of the limited edition event mugs when you check out.

Puka Shell

2 ounces white grapefruit juice

1 ounce Okolehao (Hawaiian ti plant liquor)

3/4 ounce spiced rum (Seven Tiki or Voodoo)

1/4 ounce cinnamon infused syrup*

Shake all with ice and pour into highball filled with crushed ice. Garnish with single cocktail cherry on a pick layed over top of drink. *Cinnamon Syrup: simmer 1 cup water with 1 cup sugar and 3 cinnamon sticks for 5 minutes. Turn off heat, set for 30 minutes and bottle. Keep in fridge for use in cocktails, coffee, on ice cream etc.

ZTL 240 Hawaiian Bruschetta And Grapefruit Daiquiris

Sunshine Tiki — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 03:42:13 +0000

It’s been a while since we invited a new host into the Zen Tiki Lounge. This week we are joined by Krista! A huge fan of tiki and pop culture herself, Krista fits right in here in the ZTL. Now Who’s ready for a cocktail? Try a simple grapefruit daiquiri. Sunshine and Krista sip this low calorie drink while Xavier Cugat and other great latin artists of the day. This week is full of tips for entertaining with less calories, both food and drink. You must try the Hawaiian Bruschetta paired with the Grapefruit Daiquiri. Simply magical together. And for the veggie lovers Krista has some tips on platters with dips that won’t break your waist. We’re also talking about reusing things around the bar, keeping that cocktail lifestyle as green as possible. Theres plenty more but my inebriated fingers are growing weak. Listen to the show for all the rest. Cheers!

Grapefruit Daiquiri with just 182 Calories

2 ounces white grapefruit juice

2 ounces light/amber rum (10 cane or Rhum Barbancourt)

1/4 ounce cinnamon infused syrup

Shake with ice and pour over crushed ice and sip away your cares.

Hawaiian Bruschetta just 40 calories per piece

1 pack Kings Hawaiian Rolls

3/4 cup chopped red onion

3/4 cup crushed pineapple

2 tsp butter

2 tablespoon dark brown sugar

Saute onion and pineapple with butter, adding sugar after onions have already gotten soft and translucent. Stir till sugar dissolves completely. Set aside. Slice rolls into three each, creating three thinner slices from each roll. Toast on a baking sheet in a 350 degree until corners start to brown, remove from oven. Top each piece with a teaspoon of sauté mixture. Garnish with chopped cilantro.

ZTL 239 Time For Tiki Caliente 4, Book Your Rooms Now

Sunshine Tiki — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:21:56 +0000

Sunshine and Starshine couldn’t be more excited to tell you that Tiki Caliente 4 rooms and tickets are now on sale. The event isn’t till May 18-20, but you will want to book now to make sure you get a spot at THE best tiki weekend event this Spring. You can also get an exclusive event tiki mug themed after the long closed Don the Beachcomber location in Palm Springs. And if you want to make sure you look your best by the pool at the party, we have another lower calorie version of a classic tiki drink. This time, the Painkiller. What was 560 calories is now 240, thats two for one! We also have plenty to say about the current events that have had some of us on pins and needles. SOPA has been shot down or now, Keystone XL has been corked and Newt Gingrich is still upset that people would call him out for cheating on multiple wives. That all makes for good conversation. We answer some listener mail, discuss whether or not tiki and polynesian kitsch is on the down swing (it isn’t), give some advice on infusing rum, vodka and the like and so much more. So mix up a painkiller, book your room at Tiki Caliente and join ZTL at our room party that will open to all event guests. Tip your bartender! Cheers and Mahalo

The Pain Killer (low cal version) 240 calories

2 ounces Pusser’s Rum

1 ounce cocnut rum (Cruzan or Coruba work best)

4 ounces unsweetened pineapple juice

1 ounce fresh OJ

Sprinkle of nutmeg

Shake everything with ice except the nutmeg. Pour into highball glass filled with crushed ice and sprinkle with nutmeg. Simple. The original recipe calls for 1-2 ounces of coconut cream which add up to an additional 260 calories. Wow! We sub the cream for coconut rum. Still has that pineapple and coconut flavor but removes over 200 calories. For an even lighter version, you can cut the rum back just a little or some of the juice. But, we found this recipe balances the rum and juice perfectly. Enjoy!

ZTL 238 Puka Shells And Spy Music, Cheers!

Sunshine Tiki — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:14:58 +0000

This is week two of our series on low calorie cocktails. Our drink this week is the Puka Shell. A tasty grapefruit libation with Okolehao, spiced rum and cinnamon. All for 160 calories while still packing that inebriated punch you all love so much. While drinking we enjoy some classic 60′s spy movie tunes from the likes of Hugo Montenegro, Henry Maincini and others. Low cal drinks and spy music set the mood for some news about our favorite TIKI weekend event, Tiki-Caliente 4 in Palm Springs this May 18-20th. Rooms/Tickets go on sale to the general public on Jan 21st. The super hip event is packed with rum, music, parties and plenty of time to get to know everyone in the tiki and pop culture enthusiast communities. The Zen Tiki Lounge will be hosting another swining room party with two more unique cocktails sure to knock your knickers off. Don’t forget to snag one of the Tiki Caliente 4 event mugs when purchasing your room. You can grab everything in one purchase. Can’t be more convenient or a better value. The rest of the show centers around a healthy new year. Fresh juices, a little more exercise, starting that garden full of veggies and herbs and much more. Check out Sunshine’s favorite nutrition podcast, The Nutrition Diva Podcast, as this episode is about alcohol metabolism. Too much fun for one show. Oh, and there may be some offensive banter tossed in for good measure.

Puka Shell

2 ounces white grapefruit juice

1 ounce Okolehao (Hawaiian ti plant liquor)

3/4 ounce spiced rum (Seven Tiki or Voodoo)

1/4 ounce cinnamon infused syrup*

ZTL 237 A Low Calorie Mai Tai For A New Year

Sunshine Tiki — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:43:55 +0000

After a few weeks off from the podcast Kalani and Sunshine are back at the bar and behind the microphone. Feeling refreshed by the new year and the hope of things to come we start things off with a low calorie version of the famous Mai Tai. And, we are very glad to say that this 200 cal version of the usual 400-600 calorie cocktail is damn good. Other tiki friends are making promises to themselves to continue their own self improvement and we feel like joining in with some support and our own goals. Kalani wants to stick to a healthier way of eating and some more exercise while Sunshine simply wants some muscles. We can do it! Join us at Tiki Caliente Calorie Countdown and share your story and support. Speaking of Tiki Caliente, the fourth annual event is coming this May and we have plenty to say. Also, listener mail, some odd spacey exotica and plenty of the shenanigans you always tune in for. Plus a live version of Como Oye Va from The Revomatics at a recent show they did back home. Happy New Year and Cheers!

Mai Tai (Low Cal) But still great tasting!

1.5 ounces Fresh Lime Juice

1 ounce Rum (Plantation, St. James Royal Amber or Cruzan Single Barrle work well)

1/2 ounce Senior Curacau or Bols Dry Orange

3/4 ounce Amarguinha Liqueur or Hiram Walker Amaretto 50 proof

1 tsp of pure cane sugar syrup (Depaz is great)

Shake with ice and strain into a double old fashioned filled with crushed ice. Garnish with lime wedge and mint sprig. This recipe cuts the typical mai tai from 420 calories down to 209. The key to lowering calories in cocktails is simply removing the added sugar from juice and mixers. This can be done by carefully mixing your base spirit (rum in this case) and liquors that have the flavors and nose you are looking for. Try to find the Senior Curacao because it has a hint of spice in it that really works in a Mai Tai. In this recipe, Orgeat is removed and an almond liquor used instead. This cuts 45 calories from the drink. Cheers and Enjoy!

ZTL 236 No Blue Christmas In This Tiki Bar

Sunshine Tiki — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:33:04 +0000

Sunshine, Starshine and Kalani drop by the Zen Tiki Lounge for a little gift giving, cocktails and exotica holiday tunes. This is one of those podcast we dare not try to describe in words. But be sure to check out links to our friends below:

PopTiki.com for great hand made tiki mugs

Tiwaka Goes To Waikiki is a great new book, third in the series by Everett Peacock

The Revomatics new album is now on iTunes and for sale at their pretty groovy website

Kahuna Kevin has a great new cocktail book, second in his series. We are drinking our way though it right now!

Happy Holidays and Mahalo from all of us at The Zen Tiki Lounge Podcast

ZTL 235 Tiki Gifts For Tiki People, And Rum

Sunshine Tiki — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 04:22:06 +0000

December is up on us. That means it’s time for the annual ZTL tiki gift giving guide. As usual, we suggest music, mugs, books and wares from many of the friends we discover as a result of this podcast. We personally use and have everything we suggest. No duds here. Please check out the links below and get some of the great stuff from our tiki friends all over the country. This week isn’t just about gifts, its also the first week in many months that Pumpkin and Sunshine had a chance to be in the lounge together. The two original hosts of Zen Tiki Lounge act as if no time ever passed. And our show wouldn’t be complete without a great cocktail, this one is courtesy of Ken Kanaka of The Crazed Mugs. Coquito is a version of eggnog that comes to us from Cuba and has become popular in Florida. We think it could be a holiday favorite here in the lounge. Try the recipe below. Thanks for listening, tell a friend, find us on facebook, Google+ and Mahalo!

Tiki Gift Ideas for anyone:

Music: The Crazed Mugs, The Revomatics, Tiki Joes Ocean,

Tiki Mugs: Only the best at PopTiki.com, the offical mug of the Zen Tiki Lounge

Bar/Cocktail Books: Kahuna Kevin “Why is all the Rum gone”, get volumes 1 and 2. Over 100 outstanding recipes with superb illustration.

Books/Beach Reads: The Parrot Talks In Chocolate, In The Middle of the Third Planets Most Wonderful of Oceans, Death by facebook, Banana the fate of the fruit the changed the world, And a Bottle of Rum, Tiki Modern

Coquito (“little coconut”)

Ingredients

1 cup water
12 cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
1 inch-long piece of fresh ginger, peeled
1 15-ounce can of Coco Lopez
1 12-ounce can of Carnation Evaporated Milk
1 cup light rum (I use Cruzan)
Powdered cinnamon

Directions

Place water, cloves, cinnamon sticks and ginger in a small saucepan to create an infusion. Cook at medium heat until the mixture begins to boil.
After cooking, cover and let the infusion cool for 15 minutes. Remove cinnamon, cloves, and ginger.
Place the Coco Lopez, evaporated milk, rum and infusion in a blender. Cover and blend for 30 seconds.
Pour contents into a glass bottle with a cinnamon stick and refrigerate until cold.
Serve in 2-5 ounce glasses. Spinkle top with powdered cinnamon.

Like an egg nog, the flavor improves with time. It’s quite good freshly made, but a 14-28 day aging in the refrigerator does wonders for it.

ZTL 234 Holiday Songs With Exotic Flare

Sunshine Tiki — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:09:38 +0000

Sunshine Tiki is solo in the Zen Tiki Lounge this week. As promised, this is our annual holiday music podcast. I have chosen each song to tell a familiar story, a tune everyone knows, but with a more exotic flare and maybe some instruments you don’t here to often. Each of the artists played on this weeks show have their music available online for download. How much easier could it be? Just listen to the show and find it all online. Of course the holidays wouldn’t seem right without a cocktail or two. So check out the recipes/drink ideas below to add some additional merriment to your gatherings. Next week we will be back with our holiday gift giving special. Just in time to help you find something special for the tiki fan in your circles. Enjoy and Mahalo!

Sunshines Very Spicy Holiday Rum

1.75L Gold Rum (Cruzan or Bacardi work well)

2 Vanilla Beans sliced length wise

10 whole cloves

12 Allspice berries cracked

3 Cinnamon sticks cracked in half

Put it all in the bottle. Turn upside down once each day. On day 5 use a permanent coffee filter or cheese cloth to strain out the bits. Remove the cloves. Put everything back in. On day 7 remove the allspice bits. The cinnamon and vanilla bean stay in forever, building more character. After a total of 14-21 days you are ready to enjoy this very spicy rum. Great with equal parts pomegranate juice and fresh OJ. Also great used in a rum cake recipe. Try it on the rocks or make your own holiday concoction.

ZTL 233 The Crazed Mugs And PopTiki

Sunshine Tiki — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:27:36 +0000

Aloha Listeners! Sunshine and Starshine are here in the Zen Tiki Lounge on our last podcast before Turkey Day. We have some great music for ya by The Crazed Mugs, their album Find Forbidden Island. Ken Kanaka was nice enough to send us a disc and we couldn’t help but play our favorite tracks on this weeks show. Be sure to grab your own CD by clicking the link and showing The Crazed Mugs your Mahalo! We also have a new mug courtesy of PopTiki.com, the offiical tiki mug of the Zen Tiki Lounge. Our Lovely new mug featured on this weeks show art is the Hei Tiki, a deep purple Maori figure that holds plenty of rum. With music and booze flowing we jumped right into turkey day shenanigans, perhaps a bit too much politics and started our Xmas lists. Do you have as much rum on your list as Sunshine? What better way to get the more expensive rum you just haven’t added to your bar yet? And one more thing to do with that rum, make ice cream. But freezing liquor isn’t easy. So you need this awesome book “Ice Cream Happy Hour” that shows you the science of boozy ice cream making and 50 recipes to go along with it. Now the holidays really will be bright! Theres a lot more squeezed in there so enjoy the show and see you after Thanksgiving.

ZTL 232 Stuff Your Turkey With Twinkies, Rum And Marshmallows?

Sunshine Tiki — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:59:10 +0000

We never intended that this weeks show become Thanksgiving centric. But, it did. Sunshine and Kalani talk about odd things to stuff inside your turkey including twinkies, pina colada marshmallows and a hefty amount of rum soaked cranberry stuffing. Yummm. Sunshine gives a few other ideas to livin up that boring turkey day dinner and add a little tropical flare. Our drink this week is an old favorite, Kalani’s Punani. Go back and check the show notes from podcast #193 for the spicy rum recipe that you need for this cocktail. And in podcast #196 you will find the drink recipe. With rum in our tummies and dreams of turkey we dove into current events. Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain and Rick Perry are up to more shenanigans. And how about that Penn State BS!? Yet more reasons to frequent your local watering hole. We throw in a a good deal of listener email and questions as well. Enjoy the show and cheers.

Don’t forget to get your limited edition Big Orange Richard from PopTiki.com. Listen to this show to find out how, while supplies last.

ZTL 231 The Big Orange Tiki Mug You Must Have!

Sunshine Tiki — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 04:38:39 +0000

With three of us in the lounge this week, things get loud. But for good reason. After a good wait we are very pleased to announce that PopTiki.com has kindly crafted their hot selling Moai mug in a brazen orange just for fans of the Zen Tiki Lounge. Listen to this podcast to get the details on how to get yours. Kalani is adept at using colorful metaphors to describe both Richard and her fondness for the libations we put inside him. One such libation is a new creation from Kahuna Kevin, who has another cocktail book about to hit the internet. In his first book Kahuna Kevin’s “Why is the rum gone?”, we were introduced to dozens of fabulous cocktail recipes with tantalizing pictures sure to tickle anyones taste buds. We were lucky enough to try one of the newest cocktails form volume two on this weeks podcast. But, you can’t get the recipe until the book is released later this year. Click the link to pre order your copy NOW. And thats just a taste of whats in store in this episode. Enjoy the podcast and tell a friend.

ZTL 230 Ghadafi And Bachmann Stop By For Halloween

Sunshine Tiki — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:33:01 +0000

Show notes coming tomorrow.

ZTL 229 Get Your Man With BBQ Scented Body Spray

Sunshine Tiki — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:59:06 +0000

What a joy it is to have Pumpkin in the lounge with us this week. Her discourse on encouraging women to wear to BBQ scented body oil is nothing short of amazing. Her belief is that women will bag that next husband by smelling like cured meats. Hmmmmmm? She also ponders her boyfriends wish to have her dress up like a slutty super hero for Halloween. Sunshine totally supports this costume idea. And, let it be said. Pumpkin is pretty good at sluttin herself up when she wants to. We do answer some listener mail, including Halloween Punch recipes and fun things to do in your tiki bar for the most wicked holiday of the year. We give advice on last minute Halloween costumes, throwing an impromptu party and ask our listeners their thoughts on the current tiki/pop revivial. Pumpkin shares thoughts on turning Better Homes and Gardensclassic recipes into vegan masterpieces. Sunshine goes on and on about bringing jello back to the center of American dessert table.

ZTL 228 Pan Am, Doritos And Jell-O. Kitsch Galore!

Sunshine Tiki — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:49:48 +0000

Sunshine continues to be inspired (though inspire may be the wrong word) jello concoctions of the 40′s, 50′s and 60′s. As the US economy powered through time after WWII, desserts like jello were in every home. We try another version that attempts to combine lime jello, green olives and cherries. After surviving this weeks appetizer, Starshine gives her suggestions for additional Ben and Jerry’s flavors. Including Cincinnati Bow Tie, Dirty Sanchez, Gemini Chocolate Sofa and Schlong and Nuts. We also discuss the hype around Nibiru, a supposed dark matter planet that is hurtling towards Earth and will cause the end of the world approx October 14-16. Luckily the hosts the Zen Tiki Lounge will be enjoying the end times in Las Vegas. Where else would you want to spend your last moments than a glitzy casino with ample smokes, drinks and shenanigans?

ZTL 227 A Dark Rum Punch Drowns The Monday Blues

Sunshine Tiki — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 23:15:11 +0000

This week, Listener mail and feedback inspire much of the conversation. Sunshine, Starshine and Kalani drop in the Zen Tiki Lounge for ours and your weekly dose of inebriated conversation. Birding, Fall Tiki events, hobbyist collections, art by Tiki Tony Murphy, Eric October and mugs by Pop Tiki are all subjects on this weeks podcast. Hows that for a run on sentence? Sunshine shares some tips on bar spices and other fun “extras” you need in a well stocked tiki bar. We also give a nice big shout to the upcoming GOIN’ PRIMITIVE event coming this October in Palm Springs from the same great folks that brought you Tiki-Caliente. Listen to the show, sip a drink and tell a friend. Mahalo and Enjoy

ZTL 226 Cottage Cheese, Jello, Couponing, and 9/11?

Sunshine Tiki — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:12:15 +0000

Every now and then our podcast takes a slant at inebriated political commentary. This would be one of those shows. But rest assured that only 20% of the show is “deep.” The rest is a load of shenanigans as usual. Kalani and Sunshine discuss 9/11 and the lessons we may not have learned. We also share thoughts on the many pitfalls of organized religion. On the lighter side, everyone but Pumpkin tries a vintage jello cottage cheese salad. Believe it or not, it was pretty tasty……black cherry jello with cottage cheese and cool whip. Wow! And what about luau pool parties when no one gets in the pool? It’s a pool party! Get wet! We also toss in some tips on extreme couponing and what products to be aware of in the frozen isle. Remember, just cause it was cool in the 60′s does not make it OK now.

ZTL 225 Lychee Fever And The New Horoscope

Sunshine Tiki — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:24:33 +0000

Sunshine hasn’t played much with lychee in the past. But, after a small happenstance, we have a tasty lychee cocktail that Starshine is already quite fond of. After we play with the recipe more we may give it out for all of you to enjoy. With cocktails in hand we drive down a narrow one lane road of inebriated banter in everyones favorite online tiki bar. All of us are talking about heading out to San Bernardino to visit the Wigwam Motel. This classic Route 66 attraction is not only fun to stay at but worth a few dozen pictures as well. Who wouldn’t want to stay a night or two inside a concrete teepee complete with AC, TV and a kidney shaped pool? Fun! As the drinks set in further we began our chit chat about Michele Bachman and other political minded shenanigans. Sunshine prefers to align himself with folks who are members of the Cinnamon Party , a growing number of folks who feel their political affiliations are better suited to their favorite spices vs. religion or moral values. What spice party would you be a member of? Nutmeg? Allspice (Liberals) or maybe Pepper? And how about that new 13th Zodiac symbol? Sunshine is now a Taurus and Starshine won’t recognize the change, she is a purist. We round out the show with a shout to Stephen at Chalkboard Ukulele and King Kukulele himself. We hope you enjoy the podcast as much as we do making it.

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