381 Living The Tiki Caliente Lifestyle with Rory Snyder and playing Whats in Kalani's Bra!?

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381 Living The Tiki Caliente Lifestyle with Rory Snyder and playing Whats in Kalani's Bra!?

Would you believe we are still recovering from four days of Tiki Caliente?  14 room parties.  Dozens and dozens of cocktails.  4 trips to the local casino.  Great food.  Live music from more than 10 bands.  Interviews.  Sunday service by the pool.....and much more.  So you may not be surprised that this episode was hastily edited and posted.  We just might get around to a full set of links and credits.  For now, listen to the podcast and enjoy a taste of Tiki Caliente 9.  

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379 Juan Bahama And The Exotic Asian Chill Out

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379 Juan Bahama And The Exotic Asian Chill Out

Sunshine and Starshine are behind the microphone on this episode.  We settle into the lounge, dim the lights and begin sipping a blended drink that was inspired by a meme.  Sure, inspiration can come from anywhere.  Juan Bahama may or may not run for office in 2020 but you enjoy this frosty libation regardless of the political climate.

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378 Joan Crawford and Bette Davis Walk Into A Tiki Bar with Tura Satana

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378 Joan Crawford and Bette Davis Walk Into A Tiki Bar with Tura Satana

While sipping a stiff libation and enjoying a tropical fruit salad, Sunshine and Kalani discuss the various trials and tribulations of podcasting from the tiki bar that lives in your head.  Put your headphones on and enjoy exotic music accompanied by a new cocktail recipe and conversation of recent events including: Feud, the story of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, a kickstarter documentary on Tura Satana that you can support, our tiki mugs are back in stock, best places to eat your egg salad and much more.  

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377 Tiki Mâkeke With Calivore Spirits, Susan Nelson, Samantha Coulter and Kari Hendler

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377 Tiki Mâkeke With Calivore Spirits, Susan Nelson, Samantha Coulter and Kari Hendler

Each time we record our podcast at Don the Beachcombers Tiki Mâkeke we have the opportunity to interview fellow tikiphiles and bring you some of the latest happenings in music, liquor, artists and more.  This visit includes a chat with Sarah Kraft of Calivore spirits, Susan Neslon, Samantha Coulter from Don's and Kari Hendler about The Reef Palm Springs.

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376 Hapa Haole, Pupus With MSG And Low Sugar Tiki Drinks

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376 Hapa Haole, Pupus With MSG And Low Sugar Tiki Drinks

Sunshine is in the lounge solo on this episode of ZTL podcast mixing cocktails and listening to Hawaiian classics and Hapa Haole.  Time for a quick and easy cocktail made with one his favorite hard to find spirits.  Okoleaho is native to Hawaii and can be found if you look very hard in some West coast liquor establishments.  Or, just bring back a few bottles when you return from Hawaii.  With just three ingredients the Puka Shell scales up to any size drink you have a thirst for.

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375 And War Was Declared With Dirty Shirlies And Vegan Pupu Platters

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375 And War Was Declared With Dirty Shirlies And Vegan Pupu Platters

When this podcast was recorded Sunshine and Pumpkin, your two original ZTL hosts were thinking this would be a Valentines themed show from our home tiki bar.  Well, not so much after taking a week to edit the damn thing.  We did start with our signature tiki drink of love.  Please take a look at our recipe for Aloha Amoré and mix one for love or try one for wanton inebriation.  Either way Aloha Amoré will delight with pineapple, grapefruit, chocolate and passion fruit.  If you dig the music playing in the lounge you may want to check out this Ultra Lounge album: On The Rocks.  

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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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