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ZTL 270 Passion Pineapple Mojitos And A Tiki Bar Psychic

Feb 232013

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Kalani and Sunshine are in the lounge sipping a variety of flavored and classic mojitos. People often ask what drink or drinks to server for a group when they have little behind the bar experience. A mojito is a great option. Few ingredients and can be customized easily with little effort. See Sunshines batch recipe below and invite your guests to experiment a little at your next cocktail party. Our music this week is an album we found on eMusic.com. ”Exotic Lounge Essentials” is a decent album with a large track list of exotica classics covered by Ethel Azama and Tak Shindo. Good album to put on and just let it go so you don’t have to worry about a play list. Is it erotic per say? Nah. After a few drinks and some music we are joined by resident tiki bar psychic Campari Kraken. CK answers a few listener questions and tells a fortune or two. And in true self aggrandizing style, he subtly informs people how trivial their lives really are. We finish the show with a tune from our friends The Revomatics, White Cap Sunrise. Cheers and Mahalo!

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Mojito Batch Recipe:

2 Cups fresh lime juice

1.5 Cups sugar

.5 cup water

Two large bunches mint, remove leaves from stems

2 Cups 10 Cane Rum

1 Cup Cruzan Aged Light Rum or another mid priced silver rum

In a large bowl, add rums and torn mint leaves. Steep mint in rum for a few hours in the refrigerator. In another bowl mix sugar, lime juice and water. Stir till sugar dissolves. Do not use heat method, it changes flavor of lime juice. Strain mint leaves from rum and combine both mixtures. This is your Mojito base. It should be a little on the tart/sour side as this is a concentrate of sorts. Put mojito mix in a pitcher for pouring. Offer a selection of flavored rums such as coconut, mango, orange, vanilla etc. In a glass filled with crushed ice let your guests add 3/4 to 1 ounce of a flavored rum to their glass, 3 ounces of soda water (NOT LEMON LIME SODA) and 2 ounces of mojito mix. Garnish with bruised mint leaves and a lime wedge. Enjoy!

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ZTL 245 The Return of Campari Kraken, Tiki Bar Psychic

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Feb 122013

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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 ounce Campari

2.5 ounces white grapefruit juice

.25 ounce fresh lemon juice

.5 ounce Orgeat

1 dash orange bitters (Angostura Orange bitters work best)

Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled glass. Garnish with long curl of grapefruit peel. Now you will be able to see the future.

ZTL 241 Campari Kraken Is The Tiki Bar Psychic

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Jul 262012

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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 Campari Kraken, 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. Just pronouncing Okolehao, the key ingredient in this drink proves that Sunshine still has a lot to learn about the Hawaiian culture. 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.